Fundraising4 min read
How to Raise a Seed Round for Your Startup
A founder's playbook for raising a seed round: how much to raise, the traction investors expect, running a tight process, and closing the round cleanly.
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Kai Lindemann · Aug 7, 2026
Fundraising
Raising money as an early-stage founder: angels, accelerators, pre-seed mechanics, and what investors actually evaluate in founding teams.
13 articles
Fundraising4 min read
What Is a Term Sheet? A Founder's Guide
What a startup term sheet is, the clauses that actually matter — liquidation preference, board control, option pool — and how to negotiate the terms that bite later.
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Kai Lindemann · Aug 4, 2026
Fundraising5 min read
How to Value a Pre-Seed or Seed Startup
How startup valuation really works at pre-seed and seed: why early valuations aren't math, the methods investors use, what sets the number, and how to negotiate it.
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Kai Lindemann · Aug 1, 2026
Equity & Legal4 min read
Startup Cap Tables Explained (for Founders)
What a cap table is, how startup ownership and dilution work across rounds, how option pools and SAFEs affect it, and how to keep a clean cap table from day one.
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Kai Lindemann · Jul 23, 2026
Fundraising4 min read
What Is a Convertible Note? A Founder's Guide
What a convertible note is, how it works, the discount and valuation cap explained, and how convertible notes compare to SAFEs for early-stage startup fundraising.
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Kai Lindemann · Jul 20, 2026
Fundraising4 min read
How to Bootstrap a Startup (Without Raising)
How to bootstrap a startup: fund growth from revenue, stay default alive, decide when bootstrapping beats raising, and the trade-offs of keeping full ownership.
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Anna Martin · Jul 17, 2026
Fundraising4 min read
How to Manage Startup Runway and Burn Rate
How to calculate runway and burn rate, what 'default alive' means, when to start raising, and the levers founders use to extend runway before the money runs out.
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Anna Martin · Jul 14, 2026
Fundraising5 min read
What Is a SAFE Note? A Founder's Guide
What a SAFE is, how valuation caps and discounts work, post-money vs pre-money, SAFEs vs convertible notes, and how dilution sneaks up on early founders.
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Anna Martin · Jul 11, 2026
Fundraising4 min read
Angel Investors vs VCs: Which Should You Raise From?
Angel investors vs venture capital: how they differ on check size, control, speed and expectations, and which is the right fit for your stage and ambition.
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Anna Martin · Jun 13, 2026
Fundraising5 min read
How to Raise a Pre-Seed Round for Your Startup
A founder's guide to raising a pre-seed round: how much to raise, what investors expect, SAFEs versus equity, valuation, and running the round as a tight process.
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Kai Lindemann · Jun 12, 2026
Fundraising4 min read
Startup Accelerators: How to Choose and Get In
How to choose the right startup accelerator and actually get in: what top programs offer, whether the equity is worth it, and how to build a standout application.
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Anna Martin · Jun 10, 2026
Fundraising5 min read
Startup Pitch Deck Guide: Slides That Raise
The pitch deck structure investors expect, what each slide must prove, and the storytelling mistakes that quietly kill early-stage fundraising rounds.
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Anna Martin · Oct 11, 2024