TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. Raising Venture Capital Tech Market Analysis' They are also sad.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Gaetano Crupi is a partner at venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab. I have also heard it referred to as a “narrative deck” — basically a detailed, written version of your pitch. I have also heard it referred to as a “narrative deck” — basically a detailed, written version of your pitch.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. The winners receive support, including an investment, to accelerate and scale their ventures. Be the learn-it-all. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The entire episode is available below, along with a portion of DeepScribe’s Series A pitch deck. References. We do a lot of customer calls and check references on the entrepreneurs. “Then we come up with a list of key questions we want to go deep on,” Achadjian said. “What’s the business model?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2023

Allison Baum Gates Contributor Share on Twitter Allison Baum Gates is a general partner at early-stage venture capital fund SemperVirens, and the author of Breaking into Venture. I spent the better part of my first five years in venture capital on a plane (mostly in middle seats in economy, to be exact).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital. The list should include around 30 to 50 names, which you can put into a spreadsheet with other relevant information for easy reference. Perfect your pitch.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. Raising capital is about quality of outreach, not quantity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s not a lot new under the sun in the world of venture capital — look at 20 VC websites and they’re pretty much all indistinguishable. They’re closing a round next Monday and you have to meet them quickly and do all the references,” laments Rust. Yes, they invest in the best teams.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Investors, myself included, see hundreds, if not thousands, of decks The #1 repeating mistake I see in a deck is that the customer story is missing; moreover, in nearly every pitch deck, the “story” is incomplete or entirely missing. What’s running through my mind: Is this actually feasible, and how will you win?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. for nearly two years.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

A newly funded startup all about helping people break into the venture capital investment world and land coveted cap table spots feels very 2020. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. You can’t buy a community, so make it worth it.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Total addressable market, or TAM, refers to the dollar value of what a startup wants to sell to a certain population. All this is to say that TAM matters for startups, how they pitch investors and how investors make investment decisions. It’s super critical. We’ve written about it on TechCrunch a lot over the years.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. It included some well known firms that made me come for a team pitch and then only gave me literally 15 minutes when we’d scheduled an hour. My blog was wiped out. Tempus Fugit.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more. ” Olumide Soyombo, co-founder, Voltron Capital What differences did you notice in the investment landscape in 2022 compared to 2021?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

” On this week’s Extra Crunch Live , the duo discussed how the Ironclad pitch excited Loughlin about leading the round. (So As with every episode of Extra Crunch Live, they also gave feedback on pitch decks submitted by the audience. (If Episode breakdown: The pitch — 2:30. Pitch deck teardown — 35:00.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. How do you prefer to receive pitches? Have fintechs gotten close to growing into their 2021 valuations?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

Of course there is no right answer but it’s a function of how much capital you have raised, your prospects for raising more capital in the future, your growth rate and your company’s risk tolerance. Usually when an investor is asking you your burn rate he or she is referring to net burn — what cash are you consuming.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“Denver was ready for the Zoom boom, and is reaping the — venture capital — rewards.” Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. I went into Apple Podcasts and it said, “Hey, Saba, here’s my pitch.” Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. How 2 companies leveraged organic and inorganic growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

The role of these investment staff varies firm-to-firm but they often entail: Sourcing deals for partners Helping with initial deal screening with a partner Helping with due diligence (competitive assessments, customer calls, reference checking, market sizing, technology reviews, etc.) This is Sales 101.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions. It partners with entrepreneurs in funding their growth stories through innovative market access and public venture capital strategies. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Lak Ananth is founding CEO and managing partner of the global venture capital firm Next47 and serves on the board of several companies that he has helped to grow beyond $1 billion valuations. In this environment, every investor has a well-honed pitch on how they can uniquely add value. Lak Ananth. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

If the seed and/or anchor investor asks for a percentage of total fees for any future investors across other vehicles, I’d try to negotiate specific performance criteria required of that anchor investor: serving as a reference; full press rights on the use of their name; and if possible even introductions to their end clients.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. ” “Mattel stepped up and changed the face of Barbie.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. More posts by this contributor. Building A Diverse Board Makes Sense For Startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Dig into the pitches yourself, as there’s never a bad time to check out some super-early-stage startups.” As the saying goes: Past performance is no guarantee of future results, but using 2020 debuts by neoinsurance firms Lemonade and Root as a reference point, Alex says the IPO window is wide open for other players in the space.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing Raising Venture Capital (VC) series. When people refer to a strategic investor they are usually talking about an investor that comes from the industry you serve as opposed to an independent venture capital investor. The reality is that their core business is not venture capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

During a seed-funding round, a founder needs to convince a venture capital investor on a vision. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. Melissa Bradley is the co-founder of a startup called Ureeka, an investor at 1863 Ventures and a professor at Georgetown’s business school.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2010

When you’ve had 3 meetings, a partners meeting and some reference calls you’re not likely the only company in the circling pattern. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital VC Industry. You need to be aware of that and find a way to get land or get diverted. As you know, circling patterns suck.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. The company, co-founded by Michele Romanow and Andrew D’Souza, positions itself as an alternative equity-free capital solution for early-stage founders. Alternative capital has pros and cons, just like venture capital has pros and cons.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

The other major trend of 2012–2015 was the entrance of “non VCs” into late-stages of venture capital , which mostly consisted of hedge funds, mutual funds, corporate investors, sovereign wealth funds and even LPs doing direct deals. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Choose wisely.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

For Hamilton, Runner is a return to an idea she’s been working on before she even broke into venture. Before Backstage, Hamilton was a production coordinator and tour manager for musicians (she continues to pepper music references into her work as an investor). The Runner team provided the pitch deck. “It’s

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2020

What’s less clear, however, are the right steps a founder should take to make the most of this virtual world, especially with regards to their fundraising pitch deck. But in the seed round, the state and viability of your “product” can make or break your pitch. pages was the average for successful seed rounds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

While I don’t know for sure, I can only presume that what is being referred to is ScaleFactor’s $60 million Series C raise in August 2019 that was led by Coatue Management. Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck. ScaleFactor crashed and burned last year.).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. I’ve covered that in this post on how to reference check your VC. I like the way he thinks.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2014

You''ll get a venture capital analyst from a brand name firm who has just recently taken his job talking about what makes a company successful. Sometimes, I see people on venture capital panels that aren''t even VCs! In common parlance, "VC" refers to someone who is an investor--who can do a deal. Skip a month.

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