Fundability Mini-Assessment
See how ready your company is to start talking to investors.
The Raise Memo
Fundraising intelligence for founders.
Six practical tools for the decisions founders face before, during, and after a raise.
The tools
Six free tools for the decisions founders face before, during, and after a raise.
Raise + Runway Planner
Work out how much to raise and how many months it actually buys.
SAFE + Dilution Decoder
Understand how a SAFE converts and what ownership is left afterward.
Pitch Deck Diagnostic
A structured self-check on how clearly your deck tells the story.
Investor Outreach Toolkit
Build a target list and run outreach as a process instead of a scramble.
Diligence + Fundraising OS
Run the whole raise, from first preparation through diligence, as one process.
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From the Memo
Recent reading
Fundraising operations and alternatives
Should My Startup Use Venture Debt?
Venture debt can extend runway without further dilution, but only makes sense once a company has predictable revenue or a recent equity round backing it.
Diligence and closing
What Should Be in a Startup Data Room?
A data room needs corporate documents, financials, and key contracts organized before diligence starts, not assembled reactively once an investor asks.
Investor meetings
What Questions Do VCs Ask Founders?
Most first meetings center on the same handful of questions about the problem, the traction, the team, and why this raise, however different the conversation feels in the room.
Outreach and follow-up
How Do I Cold Email a VC?
A cold email that gets a reply leads with one sharp sentence about the problem and traction, not with a pitch deck attachment and a request for time.
From the publication
Read The Raise Memo
A daily note for founders raising capital—what investors notice, how conviction gets built, and what to do next.
TRM Tools provides educational information only. It is not legal, tax, investment, accounting, or financial advice. Every company's situation differs, so talk with qualified professionals before making decisions about a financing.