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Investor Connect Podcast


Investor Connect is for investors interested in learning more about investing in startup and growth stage companies. Experienced investors share their experiences and advice with those who are considering an investment into startups and growth companies. It includes a podcast series of interviews with investors to inform others about the process of funding startups as well as a resource list and a discussion board.  

Topics include sourcing, analyzing, and researching companies. Other topics include valuations, terms Sheets, board of directors, board of advisors, due diligence, syndicates, venture capital, angels, angel networks, family offices, crowdfunding, exits, and more.

Investor Connect is a community program. We welcome your suggestions for speakers and topics which you can send to us through the Contact page. No registration is required to use the resources.  Discussion boards are available to post and answer questions about startups and growth company investing through which registration is required.

Investor Connect is a program under the Texas Open Angel Network which is a 501(c3) non-profit dedicated to the education around startup funding.

Disclaimer: Hall T. Martin is the Director of Investor Connect which is dedicated to the education of investors for early stage funding. All opinions expressed by Hall and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Investor Connect. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Jun 6, 2023

Fundraising Timeline

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

For every $1M of funding you want to raise, it will take one year to raise it for early-stage startups.

This includes time to prepare the company, the investor documents, and the pitch as well as contacting, pitching, and following up with investors. 

It’s best to have your pitch deck and financial projections prepared before the fundraiser as well as a basic dataroom with the key documents investors expect.

This shows you have the fundraise well organized.

Investors have their diligence process and of course, they are very busy so you have to work through their schedule.

Fundraising should be a full-time job for the CEO with support from the team for document preparation.

The first few investors are the most difficult as every investor wants to go first. 

Once you reach 50% of your fundraising goal you can estimate the remainder of the raise will take about 30% less time than the first half of the raise.

The process may run faster if you have run a startup before, especially if you have had an exit.

 

Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.

Let’s go startup something today.

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