Fundraising Resources
Here are the fundraising resources we track and share with founders.
Seed Crust: State of the Seed Market 1H 2024
Most startups at Seed are circling around, unable to break through to Series A. We’re calling this the Seed Crust. I recently released a market report covering:
- The market forces behind this
- What it will take for this to change?
- The paths forward for founders stuck
Download the report: here: https://vcminute.
VC Minute
VC Minute is our short-form podcast offering quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. Each episode is about 2 minutes long, packed with insights and guidance into the dynamics of seed stage venture financing.
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The VC Minute Substack has regular posts focused on founders & fundraising.
"Deal Flow" Distro Lists
There are a number of startup “deal flow” emails that I subscribe to and suggest you check out to get your company in front of a wide variety of investors:
- DocSend will review your deck for free, provide personalized feedback and intros to investors. Submit your deck via DocSend link to pitchdeck@docsend.com and mention in your email that you were referred by SpringTime Ventures. Learn more here.
- Lolita’s Startup-Investor Matching Tool is a vetted weekly email to investors that’s made over 4,000 intros. Learn more here.
- Mercury Raise has regular cohorts of Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and DTC startups that they send around to a curated list of investors. Learn more here.
- Malloy’s Monthly Deal Flow has a great format to quickly engage VC’s beyond the standard elevator pitch (and no, we’re not related, I’m a one-L Maloy tyvm) Learn more here.
- 43North invests $5M annually into seed-stage startups. They bring in high-quality investors from around the country; it’s one of our favorites. Learn more here.
VC Lists
Here’s the list of VC lists that I recommend to founders to help them find additional investors:
- Signal NFX – Great database of VCs, Bay Area heavy
- OpenVC – Database with additional fundraising resources
- Visible Connect – Free offering from a SaaS tool for investor updates
- Find Funding – A new one on the scene, curated by Focal
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