Fundraising Hub

Raise with
Clarity & Confidence

Resources, investor networks, and events — tailored to where you are in your raise.

Where Are You Now?

Select Your Raise Stage

We'll tailor your fundraising roadmap, resources, and investor networks to match exactly where you are.

Choose Your Stage to Get Started

Select your raise stage above to unlock your personalized fundraising roadmap, curated resources, and investor networks.

Events

Upcoming Fundraising Events

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Tool

Cap Table Calculator

Model your dilution before you raise. Adjust the sliders to see how your ownership changes.

$5.00M
$1.00M
8.00M
10%

Post-Money

$6.00M

Price / Share

$0.5625

Investor Owns

16.7%

Founder Retains

75.0%

Ownership Breakdown

Founders
75.0%(8.00M shares)
Option Pool
8.3%(888,889 shares)
New Investor
16.7%(1.78M shares)

Prep

Due Diligence Checklist

Everything investors will ask for. Check items off as you prepare your data room — progress saves automatically.

Data Room Readiness0%

0 of 30 items complete

Corporate & Legal0/7
Financial0/7
Product & Technology0/5
Team0/5
Customers & Traction0/6

Templates

Investor Email Templates

Copy-paste templates for every stage of investor outreach. Customize the bracketed fields.

Cold OutreachAngel / Pre-Seed

Subject

Intro: [Your Name], [Company] — [One-Line Description]

Hi [Investor First Name],

I'm [Your Name], founder of [Company] — [one sentence: what you do and for whom].

We're raising a [amount] pre-seed round to [specific milestone: e.g., launch in 3 markets / hit $50K MRR]. We've already [traction: e.g., 400 waitlist sign-ups / $18K in pre-orders / 3 pilot customers].

I admire your work with [specific portfolio company or investment thesis], and I think there's strong alignment with what we're building.

Would you be open to a 20-minute call this or next week?

[Your Name]
[Company] · [website]
[LinkedIn]

Reference

Term Sheet Glossary

Plain-English definitions for the terms you'll see in every deal.

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