TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Five Flute’s founders shared their slightly redacted pitch deck with us. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M It’s imperative to slice users into their respective buckets, because it opens the opportunity for unique targeting and messaging.”. Walter Thompson.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

The investment was led by Advantage Capital with participation from Conductive Ventures, Origin Ventures, ScOp Venture Capital, JobsOhio, Cintrifuse Capital and 1809 Capital. Advantage Capital is an equal opportunity provider. million Series A extension funding round.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A number of individuals also participated, including partners from First Round Capital and Wilson Sonsini, Wiley and Allison Cerilli, David Rose, Tom Wisniewski, Chad Stoller, and Ramesh Haridas, among others. VCs pitch for money, too. No one ever thinks about VCs having to pitch, who they pitch to, or how it works.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

A quick word on pitching. If you are starting your fundraising journey , apply to be part of the 2-minute life pitch practice on our TechCrunch Live series. If you’ve already raised some money , Haje is always on the lookout for pitch decks to feature as part of his Pitch Deck Teardown series on TechCrunch+. Hey, folks!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

The company has two revenue models: First is a SaaS platform that collects, verifies and tracks compliance documents like business licenses and W9 forms for general contractors, developers and property managers. As CEO, Gutsa started fundraising for Billy in May 2022 and said he experienced the routine highs and lows that come with pitching.

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Haystack

JULY 4, 2019

I don’t think it matters what the obligation is — but rather — it’s an opportunity for the founders to supply their most passionate early supporters with information and ammunition to infuse into our conversations with downstream investors, potential candidates, and potential angels and BD prospects.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that. Data about startups is helpful to understand directional trends and how the flow of capital works and changes over time. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Lore was Walmart’s e-commerce chief until January.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SBA Local Assistance : Provides you with a list of local Small Business Development Centers that you can contact to find grant opportunities. Participating in an accelerator allows you to join a community of other startups in the program, be provided with networking opportunities, and have the chance to elicit feedback from your peers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

We’re only two weeks away from TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a virtual conference focused on making diversity, equity, inclusion and labor as integral to tech as data, software engineers, startups and venture capital. Brian Brackeen (Lightship Capital), Astrid Scholz (Zebras Unite), Sydney Thomas (Precursor Ventures).

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

But in recent years, corporate docs are being drawn up in English to facilitate communication both inside Switzerland’s various language regions and foreign capital, and investment documentation is modeled after the U.S. Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. is incredible.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Effective mapping initiatives can reveal opportunities to leverage new connections, partnerships, and collaborations. How do you assess and find what resources are available, then organize it all, document it, and publish it to make it available? All ecosystem builders I talk to agree that mapping their ecosystem is valuable.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Amid the pandemic, investors became laser-focused on sections of the pitch deck that address monetization and business viability — signs that founders need to come to the table with better-defined businesses in order to succeed. Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Can AI turn out polite pitch rejection letters, automate aspects of due diligence, or draft accurate market maps? AI see the future : Veteran enterprise VC Peter Wagner on the opportunities for AI startups , as reported by Connie. Skipping the line : If you want the Nothing phone in the U.S. sign up for the beta, Brian reports.

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David Teten VC

JULY 23, 2019

– 1-2 sentence elevator pitch. Note the pitch should explain what they actually do preferably using the Mad Libs format : “My company, [NAME], is developing [A DEFINED OFFERING], to help [DEFINED AUDIENCE], [SOLVE A PROBLEM], with [SECRET SAUCE].”. TEMPLATE DOCUMENT FOR SHARING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER VCs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

That’s the opportunity a new fintech startup called Luxus , co-founded by two women with experience in both finance and luxury fashion, is hoping to bring to investors. Luxus has valued the diamond at $400,000 and will be offering 2,000 shares at $200 each to investors, according to a document the company shared with TechCrunch.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

I recently stumbled on this great article below from my good colleague, David Gardner (pictured), the founder and General Partner at Co-Founders Capital , one of the most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Our CEO can deliver a convincing investor pitch deck and plan.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. For ideas, see How Executives Can Work from Home with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. Lastly, gather feedback.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

I think about that when I do my job as a venture capitalist. My job basically revolves around strangers and technology--letting people I've never met that wind up in my inbox come into my office to pitch. These could be other kids whose interests might align more with theirs than the kid who just happened randomly to grow up next door.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. It’s why I wrote that the best meetings are debates and not pitches.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

Weeks or even months of working on your pitch deck could come down to the 170 seconds (on average) that investors spend looking at it. “Investors see a lot of pitches,” VC and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman noted. “In You want them focused on the opportunity. exit strategy”. just X percent”.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. 3) Documenting best practices. This is hosted by NFX.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. For ideas, see How Executives Can Work from Home with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. Lastly, gather feedback.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. 3) Documenting best practices. This is hosted by NFX.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Giving the same pitch, sending the same email, and answering the same questions over and over again. A great way to get connected with potential investors is by participating in pitch competitions. I couldn’t pitch the idea clearly, which meant that even I didn’t understand my solution, so why should others? Refresh again.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The pitch: Video has emerged as one of the prominent ways for enterprises to communicate internally and externally with their customers and partners. What it does: Unlock financial opportunities for farmers to create sustainable farms and improve their livelihoods. What it does: Video conferencing platform for enterprise workflows.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . Pollen VC offers a LTV calculator.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . Earnest Research * mines proprietary data sets (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. These discussions then bring further biases to the surface. It is all possible, but patience is key. Think of the worst-case scenario.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It’s a story common to all sectors today: investors only want to see ‘uppy-righty’ charts in a pitch. They have good reason to believe that, too: The complexities of selling to schools and universities, for example, are widely documented, so it might seem logical to take your chances and build market share internationally.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

Formstack alongside All Stage & Zapier allows us to solicit pitch meetings dates from founders, for deal leads to request SPV creation, for members to refer new members. clipr transcribes and categorizes the content of our pitch meeting video recordings. Zoom is our platform of choice for pitch meetings and internal meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. I’ve experienced this in many sales meetings I’ve made and unfortunately in many VC pitches I made. Congratulations. Sometimes that works.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Each respondent was kind enough to let us know how they want to be pitched, and for grins, one shared an example of a cold e-mail that worked,” she writes. Christina Melas-Kyriazi, partner, Bain Capital Ventures. 10 fintech investors discuss what they’re looking for and how to pitch them in Q1 2022. yourprotagonist.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

We mostly use it for collecting votes and gathering signatures on documents. AngelSurvey (our own custom site for recording member interest after pitches). This was an investment before my time (Jon) at New York Angels, which was acquired by GovOS. We still have access to the legacy platform and use that.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

This is well documented and understood. Some interesting demographic trends are also underway that favor Uber’s opportunity in this market. Scale clearly matters for these types of opportunities. This trend is just beginning, but because of the points highlighted herein, we believe this to be a real opportunity.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. They lie in wait of these exact situations, and salivate at the opportunity to exercise their advantage.

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