Use-of-funds one-pager
Set out what the money buys, milestone by milestone, on a single page an investor can read in a minute.
Copyable template
Templates
Fundraising readiness
Whether now is the right time to raise, and what investors expect to see before a first meeting.
Templates
Milestone-to-raise map
Work backward from the milestone that makes the next round fundable to the raise that pays for it.
Copyable template
Investor-readiness self-audit
The twelve readiness questions as a checklist you can keep, work through, and come back to.
Checklist
Key metrics definition sheet
Write down what each of your numbers actually means, so the definition never shifts between meetings.
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The reading for this topic
Fundraising readiness in the learning library
The articles these templates are drawn from, and the thinking behind the choices each one asks you to make.
From the publication
Read The Raise Memo
A note for founders raising capital—what investors notice, how conviction gets built, and what to do next.
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