Investor update template
The monthly update that keeps investors paying attention long before the next round starts.
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Bridge round announcement memo
How to tell existing investors the plan changed, leading with why rather than with the ask.
Telling existing investors you need a bridge is a different conversation than a new pitch — they already know the company, and what they're evaluating is whether the plan changed for a good reason. Lead with why, not with the ask.
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What is in it
- What changed
- What we've learned since the last round
- The bridge
- What it buys
- Timeline
- The ask
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This lands better as a direct conversation or call first, with this memo as the leave-behind, rather than as a cold email — existing investors expect a heads-up, not a surprise in their inbox.
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A note for founders raising capital—what investors notice, how conviction gets built, and what to do next.
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