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🎙 The #FundraisingDemystified podcast is back next week! We have a lot of great guests and conversations lined up for you in the upcoming episodes as I chat with even more founders and investors who have raised and deployed capital. Is there anyone you’d like to hear from? Let us know in the comments. Or maybe you’d like to share your #founder journey on the #podcast? Drop me a DM. In case you missed anything, check out the previous episode here: https://lnkd.in/ecTXWxnp

Season 2 of #FundraisingDemystified is taking a summer break 🏖️ 📢 As we all know, the VC world tends to slow down during the summer months. Sand, surf, and sunscreen become the priority as people (myself included) take well-deserved vacations. With that in mind, I've decided to conclude season 2 of Fundraising Demystified and return on September 12, 2024. We're using this time to work closely with our current clients, preparing them for the fundraising push, and we need to focus on their priorities. 🚀 I promise to return with even more valuable insights and exciting guests when we kick off again on September 12, 2024. with fresh episodes. 🎧 In the meantime, feel free to revisit our past episodes on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast platforms to help us grow and improve. If there's anyone's story you want to hear, tag them in the comments. And if you want to share your fundraising story, DM me. Thank you for your ongoing support, and enjoy your summer! 😎

📣 Another week, another edition of #FundraisingDemystified. In this week's newsletter, I explore #founder #equity- are all founders getting their equal slice of the cake in their #startup's cap table, and how to decide who gets what? Happy reading!

Canada might be 1/10th the size of the US population, but Canadians still deploy capital into startups, but at 1/25th the rate of the US. If you're a Canadian founder you should meet some notable Toronto venture capitalists, ready to back your journey! 1. Relay Ventures-ventures Focus: Pre-Seed and Seed Stage Ventures Sector: Urbantech, Proptech, Fintech, Sportstech Top Portcos: Boomerang, Bird, Ecobee 2. Real Ventures Focus: Early-Stage Ventures Sector: Tech Enabled Businesses Top Portcos: Mejuri, Integrate AI, Unbounce 3. Radical Ventures Focus: Early Stage Ventures Sector: Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive tech Top Portcos: BirchAI, RoadBotics, Nabla Bio 4. Golden Ventures Focus: Seed Ventures Sector: Agnostic Top Portcos: ApplyBoard, Yesware, tacked 5. Alate Partners Sector: Real Estate, PropTech Top Portcos: Bird, Altrio, PadSplit 6. iGan Partners Focus: Seed Ventures Sector: Digital Health and MedTech Top Portcos: Meta, Akira, Think Research 7. Whitecap Venture Partners Focus: Seed and Series A Ventures Sector: B2B software and Med Tech Top Portcos: GoBolt, Real Matters, Clearwater 8. Ripple Ventures Sector: B2B Software Top Portcos: Wisely, Artemis, Plannuh 9. Loyal VC Sector: Tech Enabled Businesses Top Portcos: MyTM, ZestIOT, Avant Meats, BetaStore 10. Portage Focus: Seed to Series C Ventures Sector: Fintech Top Portcos: KOHO Financial, Albert, League, Clark Ready to connect with the perfect investor for your startup? Drop “LIST” in the comments, and I’ll tailor a personalized investor lineup just for you. Who’s your favorite VC firm in Toronto? Give them a shoutout in the comments! At Thunder.vc, we specialize in matching your fintech startup with venture capital firms that align with your sector, growth stage, and goals. Let’s find the right partner to fuel your growth!

Based on what I'm seeing in the market, I've compiled a list of my 9 favorite VCs in the USA that specialize in Fintech. Let me know who I should I add to this list. 1. Fin Capital Focus: Pre-seed to IPO Location: San Francisco, CA Top Portcos: Vestwell, Embed, onfido 2. FinTech Collective Focus: Early-Stage Ventures Location: New York, New York Top Portcos: Flutterwave, Vestwell, Antler 3. Precursor Ventures Focus: Pre-Seed and Seed Ventures Location: San Francisco, CA Top Portcos: Pivo, Zeta 4. First Round Fast Track Focus: Early-Stage Ventures Location: San Francisco, CA Top Portcos: Ascend, SmartBiz, On Deck Capital 5. Foundation Capital Focus: Early-Stage Ventures Location: Palo Alto, CA Top Portcos: LendingClub, One Finance, Stripe 6. Point72 Ventures Focus: Seed stage to IPO Ventures Location: New York, New York Top Portcos: PayEngine, Tesouro, Vestwell 7. TTV Capital Focus: Early Stage Ventures Location: Atlanta, Georgia Top Portcos: Green Dot Bank, Bill, SmartAsset 8. Commerce Ventures Focus: Early Stage Ventures Location: San Francisco, CA Top Portcos: Bill, Marqeta, Socure, Fidel API 9. Bain Capital Ventures Focus: Early Stage to IPO Ventures Location: San Francisco, CA Top Portcos: Ansa, Column Tax, Flywire Ready to connect with the perfect investor for your fintech startup? Drop a “LIST” in the comments, and I’ll tailor a personalized investor lineup just for you by leveraging our AI at Thunder.vc Who did I miss? Or Who’s your favorite fintech VC firm in the USA? Give them a shoutout in the comments! At Thunder.vc, we help great businesses get the capital they need.