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Feeling overwhelmed trying to build the perfect pitch deck? You’re not alone. Many founders have felt confused, frustrated, or downright manic while piecing together their first $500K raise from Friends, Family, and Angel (#FFA) investors. But here’s the good news: there's a solution! Join us on October 31, 2024, at the Life Sciences Innovation Hub for an exclusive workshop led by Ed Kang (RODC), Chief Strategy Officer and Lead Advisor for Startups.com. You're learn the three critical slides every pitch deck needs:  - Problem, Solution, and Market Size - Expert tips on what investors really want to see - How to avoid common mistakes that waste time - Ed’s Startup Funding Canvas tool to guide your fundraising strategy With Ed's experience raising over $100M from angels, VCs, and private equity, plus his work with founders who’ve raised over $5B, this is your chance to turn your deck from “meh” to “WOW!” Register now: https://lnkd.in/g2s2D2Cb

IT'S TIME! Applications for Focal Demo Day are now open, where one 7 minute application unlocks hundreds of investors for your fundraise. We aren't a pitch competition where the winner takes all. 🔥Every🔥single🔥application🔥 is put in front of our 250 VC partners (inc. Sequoia Capital, Balderton Capital, Atomico and Bessemer Venture Partners). We facilitated 1.5k introductions last Demo Day alone. If you're a founder fundraising within the next six months for a pre-seed to Series A startup, it's worth applying to Focal. Details are in the comments section 👇

Early stage fund raising is hard, even harder for first time founders, without a track record. There are many things that go wrong in the process of fund raise, that makes otherwise amazing startup founders' fund raise journey difficult. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I, along with a group of passionate founders and investors are running #TiEQuest this year. TiEQuest is a zero-equity accelerator program of TiE Toronto, in its 19th year. One of the goals of TiEQuest 2024 is to help founders raise money - both from preparedness as well as from access perspective. Early stage VC funds have a different way to evaluate deals v/s angels. They look for the same things, but from different lenses. So we decided to get two investors with amazing track record, one as a VC and other a startup leader and angel investor, to come together and talk about this. Meet Janet Bannister & Gokul Rajaram on 7-Feb at the kick-off session for TiEQuest 2024 batch. If you think you are at a stage where you need help with GTM or pre-seed/seed fund raise, I'd encourage you to apply. Application closes soon! https://lnkd.in/g77hfn5b In case you'd like to speak to someone and understand if this program is right for you, I'd be happy to chat one-on-one. See my calendar link in comment. Matthew Lombardi Shambhavi Mishra Sunil Sharma Vijay Thomas Upasana Sharma Mahendra Naik Jey Narayanan Sokkappan

With the current VC landscape, how are diverse founders faring in raising venture dollars? Despite a 37% decline in overall VC funding from 2022 to 2023, the 2023 Diverse Founder Report shows that 128 Black and Latino founders raised over $1M, amassing a staggering $4.6B in incremental capital. The report also celebrates 3 new diverse unicorns and 2 investors backing more than 25 diverse startups. Explore the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gsTA6ens #VentureCapital #DiverseFounders #MarketTrends

Whether you are new to angel investing or if you already have experience, this is an excellent opportunity to learn and grow. Join us in our next webinar: "How to Start Startup Investing " by STAN Angel Rem Darbinyan, the founder of SmartClick and CEO of ViralMango, with over 60+ investments and LP in VC funds. 🌟 At STAN Talks, How to Start Startup Investing, we cover key questions including differences in investments, how to identify promising startups, and how to prepare for your first angel investment. 🚀 Hurry up to book your spot https://lnkd.in/dVCarfj6 Rem Darbinyan

If you are heading to EDTECH WEEK go see the best of JFFVentures, Sabari Raja on her panel regarding vc funding in the #edtech space!

What makes FiBAN your top choice for starting your fundraising? 👀 Let our Deal Flow Manager Miikka Miettinen tell you how you can multiply your chances of finding funding with our vast network of 600+ investors, partners, and VCs. For example: Innovestor's angel co-fund - a fund that completes angel investment rounds. Nordea's credit offering for startups. Perfect for startups almost at any stage! Ps. Now it’s a good time to prepare your Autumn funding round. Apply by 1.8. and you may have the chance to pitch to dozens of investors at the end of August! Key links in the comments. 👇

At Angel Squad and at Hustle Fund, we prioritize educating founders and investors. We give radically transparent access to show exactly how our fund approaches investing, and we believe that our approach translates incredibly well for new angels. If you want to see exactly how we evaluate startups, check out the Angel Squad Page!

April 30, I give away some secrets about how to attract #angelinvestor people like myself! Join me for a fireside chat on "How to Pitch to Angel Investors" on Startup Grind - moderated by Naimul Abd. Angel investors are a crucial force in the early-journey of startups and provide a invaluable support ecosystem before your startup is ready for venture capital. But the big question is: How to capture the attention of angel investors? Get your free ticket and tune in: https://lnkd.in/dSEmriFt

Persistence is a pointless trait without any evaluation now and then. Fundraising is a grind (unless you have very rich Friends, Fools and Family) Don't underestimate the time and network it takes to raise a round. The big headlines of others may make it sound easy but every single unicorn on the planet has had to prove a lot of investors, who turned them down, wrong. However, many times early stage investors have been right as well with an enormous number of startups dying without having raised anything at all. Startup Fountain helps you getting investor meetings.