This is a list of resources and blog posts around early stage startup fundraising. Please take every piece of fundraising advice with a grain of salt, as every startup, industry, founder, industry is different, and the market changes rapidly.
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Puzzleâs guide to always being fundraise ready
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Early stage fundraising pitch deck resources
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General fundraising advice and understanding the VC market
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Popular topics investors ask about
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How do I find investors for my company?
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How to prepare for due diligence
Early stage fundraising best practices only matter if you know them. I made the mistakes so you donât have toâŚ
Below is a subjective 4-part blog series on fundraising best practices for seed stage founders, with a focus on first-time founders raising venture capital. It's based on my personal experience (Sasha Orloff, founder of LendUp, Mission Lane, Puzzle) and hosting or attending multiple discussions on the topic with early stage founders and investors. Note: Later stage investing is almost an entirely different process.
Take everything with a grain of salt. I am sharing my experience as an investor, a venture-backed founder, a board member and a limited partner. I have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in equity and debt, and I have made many, many mistakes. This is just a perspective of one. Raising venture capital is hard, frustrating, and not for every business model. But if you want to go for it, best of luck and I hope you succeed!