Dream It

APRIL 8, 2020

Founders planning near-term fundraising rounds need to understand that an economic downturn is one of the most difficult times to pitch to investors. If the investors don’t seem to be on board at the end of your pitch, ask them what milestones they would like to see you achieve to get them to write you a check in the future.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. Who’s going to have a harder time in this new environment? For good entrepreneurs, there’s always a path, right?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

We’ve covered the dry powder that venture capital firms are sitting on and also how difficult it is to raise funding in this economic environment. He explained that when pitching as a founder, you share the vision of the company and can show what you are building. Teran and Gettinger are investing initial $1.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures , an early stage venture capital firm that backs customer-focused startups and leads their communications. Then create a purpose-drafted pitch for that particular investor to ensure you show alignment in your interests. Masha Bucher. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

It concludes with a Pitch Showcase awarding at least $25,000 in prize money. To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Information reported in late August that Arctic Wolf was in talks to raise $300 million, making this round a decided success in a punishing macroeconomic environment. This week, Crunchbase further noted that while cyber startups saw more funding in H2 than all of 2020 ($8.9 Through the same period in 2021, startups had around $13.3

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startups and VC. Spending management layoffs : Romain reports that spending management startup Pleo lays off 15% of its workforce. Robo-greenhouse layoffs : Agtech startup Iron Ox lays off 50 people , which is nearly half its staff, Brian reports. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck.

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