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1/13/2022
18 : 14
Fundraising in 2022
Read insights on today's founder-friendly market and advice from investors on fundraising in 2022, plus how to prepare for a Series A raise. Not subscribed? Sign up here. _weekly index newsletter
12/2/2021
16 : 34
How founders can win funding in 2022
Read insights on conveying traction in your pitch deck, listen to the new Funded pod, and join us for a Pitch Deck Teardown with Freshworks. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. _weekly index
11/18/2021
16 : 54
How to create a pitch VCs will remember 🤑
Read about the art of storytelling in your pitch, get our free pitch deck templates, and join us for a Pitch Deck Teardown with Freshworks. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. _weekly index
11/4/2021
15 : 44
How to win customers and influence traction
Read a step-by-step process for getting feedback and early traction from Saba Karim of Techstars, plus marketing tips from $0-$100M in ARR. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. seed report
10/21/2021
15 : 14
How to impress investors during your fundraise
Read actionable tips from VC Gale Wilkinson on the documents you need to fundraise, advice on pre-product market fit, and the State of VC. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. seed report
10/7/2021
16 : 24
Now is the time to fundraise, here's why
We dig into data on the fundraising landscape during the pandemic and why today's high market activity is good for founders raising capital. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. Hi John,
9/23/2021
15 : 44
Here is the new seed fundraising report
Dig into our latest research on raising seed capital with data on what makes a successful or unsuccessful fundraising in today's market. View in browser Not subscribed? Sign up here. Hi John, This
2/4/2021
16 : 14
How Decent.com raised their $10M Series A over Zoom
Read our Q&A with Nick Soman, CEO of Decent, on raising a Series A, a guest post from F7 Ventures, plus new Pitch Deck Interest data. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up
1/28/2021
16 : 4
Driving inclusion in the VC and impact investment space at scale
Read our Q&A with Bahiyah Robinson, CEO of VC Include, on how she supports first-time fund managers, plus new Pitch Deck Interest metrics. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign
1/21/2021
16 : 14
How VCs raise money to invest in startups
Get exclusive access to our new VC fundraising report with data on what it takes to raise money as a VC, plus a new interview with Russ. Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up here January 18
1/15/2021
2 : 26
A look back on Q4 2020's Pitch Deck Interest metrics
Read how our Q4 data broke records for pitch deck interest, time spent, and links created, plus a look ahead into what we expect for Q1. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up
1/7/2021
16 : 14
How a startup founder raised a $3.9M seed round in four weeks
Read our Q&A with Flo Crevillo, founder and CEO of Teamflow, on his fundraising process, plus 2020's final Pitch Deck Interest metrics data. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates
12/24/2020
16 : 54
The 2020 DocSend Startup Index Year in Review
Here are the top 5 most-read Q&As we did, our fundraising reports, and more content and programs we created to support fundraising founders. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates?
12/18/2020
17 : 14
After four years, I sold my startup to Twitter - Q&A with Esther Crawford
Read how Esther Crawford, CEO of Squad, built her startup for four years then sold it to Twitter, plus DocSend Fundraising Network trends. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up
12/17/2020
16 : 14
After four years, I sold my startup to Twitter
Read how Esther Crawford, CEO of Squad, built her startup for four years then sold it to Twitter, plus DocSend Fundraising Network trends. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up
12/10/2020
16 : 14
I Just Raised a $3M Seed Round from Top Silicon Valley VCs - Here's My Step-by-Step Process
Read how Brent Franson, Founder & CEO of Most Days, raised his seed round in 2020, plus win $500 through our Fundraising Research survey. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign
12/4/2020
3 : 55
Why co-founders are the foundation of any startup
Q&A with Sam DeBrule, co-founder of Journal, on how his co-founders came together to build their startup, plus win $500 through our survey. View in browser If you enjoy our newsletter, please
12/4/2020
3 : 5
These founders raised millions for their startups... but how?
Q&A with Jason Yeh, Founder and Host of the Funded podcast, launching Tuesday, plus win $500 through our Fundraising Research survey. View in browser Not subscribed to our weekly updates? Sign up
11/19/2020
21 : 24
Fundraising for digital health startups with the UCSF Health Hub
We've partnered with the UCSF Health Hub to highlight data on the fundraising process and 2020 performance of digital health startups. View in browser If you enjoy our newsletter, please consider
11/13/2020
6 : 44
The election scenarios we predicted, and our analysis on what happened
We review the Pitch Deck Interest metrics from last week's Presidential elections and how the startup fundraising market could react. View in browser If you enjoy our newsletter, please consider