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Our new pre-seed fundraising report is now live!

Our newest fundraising report, The Pre-Seed Round Deﬁned: How to Succeed as an Early-Stage Startup, digs into what makes a successful pitch deck.

March 3, 2020

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Fund managers: Maintain investors' trust with this stakeholder management strategy

Communication is the key to an effective stakeholder management strategy. We’ll go over how regular investor reporting, annual investor meetings, and in-person meetings create mutually beneficial relationships with your investors.

February 29, 2020

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Improve your cold investor emails using psychology

Writing a cold investor email is sometimes necessary when fundraising. Here’s how to write a compelling one with tips backed by science.

February 28, 2020

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How investor reporting can help grow your fund

Quarterly investor reporting is one of the most important things fund managers can do to build investor confidence and increase future investments. Here's how to do it and what to include.

February 18, 2020

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Seed Round Fundraising: Tips to make your pitch deck a hit with VC investors

DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston teamed up with Fenwick & West corporate partner Sam Angus for a deep dive on seed-round funding decisions, pitch deck best practices, and dos and don’ts for courting investors.

February 14, 2020

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How to have a successful pre-seed fundraising round in 2020

Your pre-seed fundraising round can be challenging—your business isn’t fully established yet, and you may not have a lot of traction. Read more for insights on how other companies are achieving successful pre-seed fundraising rounds this year.

February 13, 2020

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How to use your investor updates to your company’s benefit

Your investor updates are important for more than just keeping investors in the loop—how you approach them is of important strategic value to your company.

February 10, 2020

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Here’s what should actually happen post-funding (+ free checklist)

Closing a round of funding is an exciting time for your company, but the post-funding period isn't the beginning of a long vacation.

February 3, 2020

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