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My TRU$T deal framework transformed capital raising for 6 & 7 figure entrepreneurs, steal YOURS here 👇 Wonder why you get more Investor no's than yes? You are too focussed on YOUR deal, while you should be focussed on theirs... I've supported 300+ entrepreneurs to collectively close US$240M in transactions. • Simon: $700k in 2 weeks • Aziz: $1.500k in 4 months • Dirk: $500k in 3 months • Albertus: $600k in 8 weeks • etc. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻? They designed their investment offer following the TRU$T framework Your Investment offer has 5 pillars 𝟭/ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 Give investors a reason why NOW is the time to invest. We all are influenced by urgency. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: ↳ How can I incentivize an investor to say yes now? ↳ Why would now be the best moment to invest? 𝟮/ 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 Investors are in the game to make money. in exchange for their capital, they buy a security. Frankly, they don't care about your product. But they love your product as it can make a return. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: ↳Is the ROI clearly mentioned in your offer? ↳How much ROI can I offer (worst case, base case, best case)? 𝟯/ 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 It's a pain in the ass if your investor sees the business is doing well, but there is no option to exit. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: ↳ How can I design a clear exit strategy? ↳ How can I offer investors liquidity during growth? 𝟰/ $𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 Like Warren Buffett shares, Rule 1: Never lose money. In order for the investor to not lose money, he needs to build in securities and decide on his financial instrument. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: ↳ How can I de-risk the deal for my investor? ↳ What kind of security can I offer to comfort the investor to not lose money? 𝟱/ 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 Investing is a game of speculating that a security will rise in price. And the investor is relying on the team and product/service to achieve it. But like any game, there are rules. Terms. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: ↳ What terms do I need to include to make this investment a great offer? ↳How do we protect the interest of the investee and the investor? -------------------------- 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆----------------------- Design a TRU$T investment offer, combine. • Timing • Return • U-Exit • Security Type • Deal Terms -------------------------- 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹----------------------- In 20 days, I start for just 20 entrepreneurs the "GetFunded Program: 👉 book your 1st meeting under 10 days 👉 get raise ready in 30 👉 close your first cheque in 60 ❌ no course but die hard implementation DM "JOIN"

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4 unforgettable lessons after making 50+ VC investments over 10 years. 1. Not all funding is created equal. The right partner matters more than the dollar amount. 2. A Tier 1 investor's prestige comes with a price. Better deals probably exist elsewhere. 3. Long-term success comes down to culture-fit and compatibility 4. Vision and the ability to scale are THE paramount traits an investor needs Founders: don’t just take any deal you can find. It could cost you dearly down the line.

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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞… What’s your next move? Find the strategies tailored to your startup’s unique stage! Because the right model can mean the difference between scaling fast and stalling out Here’s how to navigate funding through your growth journey: 1. Early-Stage Funding: - Bootstrapping ↳ Control it all, but limited funds can slow your growth. - Angel Investors ↳ Money + mentorship, but equity dilution comes with the deal. - Friends & Family ↳ Supportive terms, but risky for relationships if things go south. 2. Growth-Stage Funding: - Venture Capital ↳ Big $$$, big expectations, and even bigger stakes. - Series A/B ↳ Expand markets and scale ops, but prepare for deep due diligence. - Revenue-Based Financing ↳ No equity loss, but it can cost you as revenues climb. Know When to Pivot… From Bootstrapping to Angels? You’ve got product-market fit. From Angels to VCs? It's time to scale like a rocket. Build a Sustainable Strategy: 1️⃣ Define your stage: Ideation, scaling, or expansion? 2️⃣ Know your needs: How much $$$ and why? 3️⃣ Evaluate options: Align funding with your vision. 4️⃣ Think long-term: Protect your mission and equity. Funding isn’t one-size-fits-all. The “right” choice is the one that matches your goals, values, and growth pace. 👉 What stage is your startup in? ----------------------------------- 📢 Stay ahead in fundraising, entrepreneurship, and VC strategies! Follow Leon Eisen, PhD for actionable insights, tips, and expert guidance.

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2024 will be the year of sub-$500M M&A. If you're a CEO of Founder, here are 4 tips to position yourself for an M&A event: 1. Understand If You’re Even an M&A Candidate Some companies decide they’re for sale when nobody wants to buy them. If you’re sub-$10M, it’s better to focus on continuing to build enduring company value than look for an off ramp. If you do find one, it will likely not be lucrative. The time to start thinking about M&A is post $20M in revenue. At $20-$50M, you are big enough to show scale but not so big your valuation prices out a lot of potential acquirers. These are the sweet spots where solid sub-$500M M&A can present themselves. 2. Build Relationships Now As a Founder or CEO, you need to be developing relationships with key partners outside your company. Your biggest partners and your biggest customers are possible acquirers. So make sure you are investing in those relationships over the long term. Partner-driven M&A doesn’t happen transactionally, it happens from deep collaboration over years. 3. Build Resiliency Into Your Business and Customer Base To be an attractive M&A candidate, you need to ensure that the enterprise value you’ve created is durable and sustaining. The business can’t collapse with the loss of one customer or key executive.  If you’re in that position, spend time building redundancy and resiliency into your organization. Have succession plans for key executives. And work hard to ensure no customer represents more than 10% of your revenue.  Understand this fundamental truth - not all revenue is created equal.  Your goal is to ensure that your total topline number is comprised of a diverse set of customers who can be relied upon to return in upcoming years.  If that’s not your reality, you must plan to create it over the next 24 months. 4. Be Diligence Ready Lastly, be diligence ready. What does this mean? You need proper financial controls.  You need to demonstrate that your revenue and P&L are real. You need all your customer contracts easily accessible in one place. You probably need to be audited. M&A is very sensitive and potential deals evaporate all the time. As with any potential investment, the biggest reason a deal might fail is because your company is not really what you presented. It’s not as big. It’s not really ARR. You’re not recognizing revenue properly. So, if you’re serious about M&A, take the time to ensure that your data is accurate, accessible, and confirms the story you’ve been telling. BONUS TIP: Companies are bought not sold. The best thing you can do to create optionality for your business is straightforward… build a good business. The less you need acquirers or investors, the more likely they are to appear. Spend your time and attention building a great company with a great team with great customers and the rest should take care of itself. P.S. You don't need to do it alone. Pavilion has a private CEO community where we can help. DM me to join.

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1/15 Why is #FinancialNihilism pushing retail towards #memcoins in 2024? 🤔 Let's dive into some eye-opening trades and market trends! #Crypto #InvestmentTips 2/15 First up: #Arbitrum. Sold the drop at $1-1.15, bought back before the split. Despite bullish talk, it's now near ATL (-65%) with no buyers. Why? Another 92.65M tokens ($74M) hitting the market soon. 📉 #CryptoMarket 3/15 #Worldcoin drama: Shorted at $8-12, got mocked, but who's laughing now? 😏 730 days of 6.62M daily token pressure ahead. Plus, FTX and 3AC as lenders... yikes! #ShortSelling #CryptoTrading 4/15 #IONet: Shorted from $5-5.5. With $3-5M monthly issuance pressure, it's no shock it's near $3 now. Binance launchpads in 2024 aren't looking too hot! 🔥 #TokenEconomics 5/15 #LayerZero: Shorted at $4.8, but got closed out. Recent pump due to circulating supply misrepresentation rumors. Founder's hidden message in $ZRO? To zero! 😱 #CryptoRumors 6/15 So why is retail loving #memcoins? Simple: No pretense of tech or intrinsic value. Just pure #cryptopunk vibes! 🎭 #RetailTrading 7/15 $popcat, $mog, $mew, $wif, $pepe - No fancy tech, but they've got culture and freshness. It's about how well they fit into our lives! 🐱🐶 #MemeCoins 8/15 Interesting take: "NFTs need 10k people promoting different images. Memcoins can have millions pumping one coin." 💡 #CryptoPhilosophy 9/15 Welcome to a future where the ideal portfolio might be: #BTC, #ETH, #SOL, and a sprinkle of memcoins! 🚀 #PortfolioManagement 10/15 These memcoins could outperform hundreds of tech coins facing multi-million dollar splits. Wild, right? 🎢 #CryptoInvesting 11/15 Remember #Arbitrum's drop? It shows how even "promising" tokens can face massive pressure. Always do your research! 🕵️‍♂️ #DYOR 12/15 The #Worldcoin saga teaches us to be wary of hype. Even big names like Sam Altman can't guarantee success. Stay alert! 🚨 #InvestorBeware 13/15 #IONet and other Binance launchpad projects in 2024 remind us: Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. 📊 #CryptoLessons 14/15 The #LayerZero pump shows how quickly market sentiment can change. Always be prepared for volatility! 🎢 #CryptoVolatility 15/15 In this crazy #crypto world, sometimes the simplest ideas (like memcoins) can win big. But remember, high risk, high reward! Stay safe out there, traders! 💪 #CryptoAdvice

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99% of VC will pitch to their investment committee. This is why knowing this is a game-changer: When you get to a later stage in the fundraising process. An investor will have to pitch internally to their IC. All to decide if they want to give you a term sheet. Now... Not everyone in the IC will have seen you before. So a VC has to create an "IC paper" to give a run-down of their thoughts on you and your company. This will have thoughts on why they are excited. And also why they are anxious. This can be a game-changer for how you pitch yourself to investors. Because having a IC paper example to look at before your fundraise allows you to see how an investor: - Analyses you - Gets excited to invest into you - Speaks about your company internally Luckily for you: I am giving an example away for free! All you have to do is: → Like this post → Comment "Memo" → Connect with me And i'll send you 100+ examples of it! Let me know what you think.

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How to structure your venture studio SaaS portfolio company right from the start Venture studios are keen on creating SaaS portfolio companies. If structured right, SaaS companies can become profitable cash machines for venture studios. Combining fifteen years of experience with SaaS business models and researching venture builders for a PhD project, these are my five major learnings: 🔗As most SaaS products may be copied. Excellent distribution and long-term customer relationships are crucial. Long-term and strong relationships impact many important KPI's including ARR growth, Churn, NPS and eNPS. ➡️For venture studios, that means building on the existing network to creating legitimacy for the portfolio start-up. ---- 🚥A streamlined organization where everyone knows what to do makes recruiting during scaling much easier. Hiring too fast, before the need of more team members occurs, may hinder efficiency. Create job descriptions, routines and procedures for the organization open enough not risking losing founder mode. ➡️For venture studios, that means knowing what competence to look for in different states. Use accumulated knowledge timing and managing recruitment as best as possible. ---- 📈 Keep track on the blended CAC ratio. Inefficiency and high cost in acquiring new ARR will eat up your EBITDA margins. Most B2C SaaS gets scalable through higher numbers of customers. In B2B SaaS, expansion, cross-selling, and price increases are fundamental for fast growth. ➡️For venture studios, that means share customer databases, cross-sell as much as possible, and develop a value-based pricing structure as soon as possible. ---- 🔁 Having routines and procedures in place capitalizing from a management quality system (we used ISO) helps bringing your start-up from a healthy creative chaos to an efficient scale-up. ➡️For venture studios, that means creating a management quality system and put it in place in each portfolio company will help increase speed of development and growth. ---- 💻 An understanding that an intuitive and ‘friendly’ user interface with few bugs in the product, allow support and customer success to be part of the sales organization focusing on the core product, rather than being a business unit trying to help customers handle an in-efficient product to avoid churn. ➡️For venture studios, that means accumulate knowledge in software development in relation to user friendliness and learn from previous start-up attempts to avoid churn. From your experience, what other learnings should be added here? #venturestudio #venturebuilder #entrepreneurship #scaling #saas ________________________________ Did you like this post? Connect or Follow @john-erik hassel

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founder1~ my venture is pre-revenue, would you want to invest. founder2~ my venture is pre-revenue, could you help me in fund raise by connecting with investors? founder3~ i'm at idea stage, would like to pitch for investment. same revert to all 3...(may Budha bless you in my head 🙏 ) 99.99% of the times, i have observed only ventures with traction getting investor attention, exceptions being serial entrepreneurs or those building in genAI space (which is super hot right now), hence pls come back with at-least 6/12 months of traction (paid customers) which will be a simple validation of your product/service with the TG 🙂 #startups #founder #investment #growth #india

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How I raised $40 million from VCs After 15 years and 3 startups I know their Pain Points So I tailor my pitching solving VC pain points Fundraising isn’t luck; it’s preparation and precision. To help you know what VC want I am sharing 15 things you must have Master these 15 key steps to stand out to investors. 1. Craft your unique narrative: Share your potential vividly. 2. Construct a savvy business plan: Reveal your deep market understanding. 3. Create an outstanding team: Reflect unity and fill gaps. 4. Display your MVP: Your proof of concept matters. 5. Be diligence-ready: Have all documents prepared. 6. Design a clear exit strategy: Show your foresight. 7. Master your pitch: Perfect your delivery. 8. Build connections: Start networking early. 9. Know your investors: Tailor your pitch to their interests. 10. Persevere: Fundraising is a marathon. 11. Expect objections: Prepare for tough inquiries. 12. Pivot readiness: Be flexible to market shifts. 13. Uphold a growth mindset: Embrace continuous learning. 14. Maintain a digital presence: An online footprint speaks volumes. 15. Stay authentic: Investors back people, not just ideas. Venture Capital is more than just a checklist. It's a captivating vision fueled by a solid strategy and undying grit. P.S. What’s the one tip you’d add to this list? ♻️ Repost to interact with other networks ✅ Download my Investor Due Diligence Checklist → https://lnkd.in/d6Xm4wzE

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Solv Protocol Raised 11 Million Dollars in Series B Funding Round Solv Protocol, a leading blockchain-based fund platform, announced that it has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round․ The investment was led by OKX Ventures as well as a number of other prominent venture capital funds․ This funding will be used to accelerate product development and expand Solv Protocol's innovative Bitcoin stacking layer․ Solv Protocol seeks to address the fragmentation of Bitcoin assets by providing investors with income opportunities and regulatory compliant storage solutions․ The platform creates a comprehensive gateway into BTCFi, paving the way for traditional funds to enter the world of cryptocurrencies with confidence․ Key Benefits of Solv Protocol⁚ -- Simplified Bitcoin Steaking⁚ Solv Protocol offers a simple and efficient way for users to steak their Bitcoin while generating income․ The platform abstracts the complexity of the steaking process, making it accessible to a wide audience․ -- Enhanced Yield⁚ Solv Protocol optimizes Bitcoin steaking yields by leveraging advanced strategies and partnerships with leading players in DeFi․ -- Security and Compliance⁚ The platform provides secure storage for Bitcoin assets by utilizing regulatory compliant storage solutions․ -- Integration with DeFi⁚ Solv Protocol integrates with the DeFi ecosystem, giving users access to a wide range of income and asset management options․ Impact Funding: The funding received will enable Solv Protocol⁚ -- Accelerate product development and introduce new features that improve usability and profitability for users․ -- Expand its team and attract talent in blockchain and finance․ -- Strengthen marketing efforts and increase brand awareness of Solv Protocol in the crypto community․ -- Develop strategic partnerships with leading players in DeFi and traditional finance․ Receiving $11 million in Series B funding round is a testament to the credibility of Solv Protocol and its potential in Bitcoin steaking․ The platform aims to become the leading Bitcoin steaking solution by providing users with a secure, convenient and high-value experience․ With this funding, Solv Protocol will continue its mission to expand the availability and potential of Bitcoin in the DeFi world․

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Marc Andreessen's Guide: What to Do When VCs Say "No"... Many founders come across posts like 'Startup founder secures funding after pitching to 100 VCs' and feel motivated to pitch to as many investors as possible. I agree that one "no" doesn’t mean anything—the VC could just be having a bad day. But If you meet with 5-8 VCs and they all say no, it’s not a coincidence. There is something wrong with your plan. As previously said, many founders are inspired by stories of startup founders securing funding after pitching to numerous VCs, but they often overlook the fact that these successful founders continuously refined their plans with each pitch. Meeting with more VCs after a bunch have said no is probably a waste of time. Instead, retool your plan—which is what this post is about. Remember VCs rarely actually say “no”—more often they say “maybe”, or “not right now”, or “my partners aren’t sure”, or “that’s interesting, let me think about it”. They do that because they don’t want to invest in your company given the current facts, but they want to keep the door open. And that’s exactly what you want—you want to be able to go back to them with a new set of facts, and change their minds, and get to “yes”. The second thing consider is funding environment which influence more in fundraising. (But not in founder's control...) so focus on retooling your plans... I know this is hard — changing the facts of your plan and what you are trying to do, to make your company more fundable. But do it.. So how do you retool your plans? - Consider this theory Investor, look at the risk around an investment as if it’s an onion. Just like you peel an onion and remove each layer in turn, risk in a startup investment comes in layers that get peeled away—reduced—one by one. Your challenge as an entrepreneur trying to raise venture capital is to keep peeling layers of risk off of your particular onion until the VCs say “yes”—until the risk in your startup is reduced to the point where investing in your startup doesn’t look terrifying and merely looks risky. What are the layers of risk? 🧅 → Founder Risk: Evaluate team dynamics; consider adding or replacing founders if needed. → Market Risk: Validate the market practically; seek paying customers or credible prospects. → Competition Risk: Ensure strong differentiation; avoid claiming no competition. → Financing Risk: Rethink and reduce future funding needs; optimize your financial plan. → Technology and Product Risks: Build and demonstrate your product; focus on progress. → Hiring Risk: Add crucial positions to the founding team if concerns arise. Read more in attached image 👇 Any thoughts on this theory? . #startups #funding #founders #investing #funding #fund #pmf #product #market #angelinvesting #investors #marketfit #pmf #fundraising #fundraising #VC

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Do you need help with fundraising? Before going out to raise, founders should follow this simple guide. With X raised, we will achieve $Y in MRR in Z months. Compared to now, we will have X customers and will grow by Y%. Additional business milestones and product milestones will be achieved. There will be an average burn of $X per month (burn not spent) and a runway of Y months. We plan to raise the next round in X months, at which point our revenue will be $Y, and our runway will be Z. All X, Y, and Z in the above are different for each line. You will likely notice tension between the lines, and that is intentional. Your deck and financial model should reflect the above metrics. Let’s go! --- ♻ Repost to help your network reach its full potential. And follow Peter Korbel for more content!

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Propzy's story is out. Here's my key takeaway: Know your market damn well (or don’t touch it at all). Why? - The founder of Propzy was in finance and not real estate. - He started Propzy after struggling to find properties in Vietnam. - However, it seems that his lack of understanding of how Vietnam’s real estate industry worked led to many bad decisions down the road. This is especially true for old industries like real estate. There’s a reason why agents or brokers are still heavily involved in the entire process (value chain) despite the rise of technology. It’s easy to attach technology and call it a tech startup to disrupt these old industries, but it’s extremely hard to gain wide adoption if you don’t fully understand how each element works. It's crazy to see how Propzy's collapse shocked the entire real estate market in Vietnam. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gunrp9nX Do you think real estate in Vietnam can be replaced by tech entirely? #startup #vietnam 🤝🏻

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Crypto knows no borders. Why should your spending? From morning coffee at Dubai Mall... To securing your Token2049 pass in Singapore... Hopping Grab rides in Bangkok... And closing deals over Phở in Ho Chi Minh City... OrbitX transforms your crypto into seamless global spending power. Zero fees on all USD transactions. Just 1.5% on foreign currencies. Real-time transactions everywhere. Full spending control always. Keep your crypto earning while you're: • Building global partnerships • Attending premier events • Managing remote teams • Exploring new markets Enterprise security. Local compliance. Global reach. OrbitX. Your global treasury, your local card. Ready to transform your treasury management? Comment "GLOBAL" below for a 10-minute discovery call. Let's discuss how OrbitX can power your worldwide operations. #Web3 #GlobalBusiness #FinTech

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5 Pros of Investing in SPVs... 1) Deal-by-deal decision making & Low barrier to entry One of the best things SPVs offer investors is the ability to invest on a deal by deal basis. This is very different from a traditional venture fund where you invest in the fund manager/GP who will allocate the capital accordingly to future portfolio companies. In SPVs, the investor can decide based on the deal details. 2) More deal flow without the work of sourcing deals & securing allocations When investing in SPV’s, the SPV lead does all the work to 1) source the investment opportunity and 2) secure the allocation for her/his Limited Partners i.e. the LP does not need to do any of the work required to source the deal or secure the allocation. 3) *Typically* better economics than a traditional fund here is the comparison of what I *typically* see funds charging in terms of economics versus SPVs/Syndicates: - Funds = 2% management fee annually across 10 years, so 20% in management fees in total and 20% carry - SPVs/Syndicates = 0% management fees and 20% carry In short, the carry is typically the same, but the fee’s will almost always be less or none at all for SPV’s 4) Access to invest alongside Tier 1 VCs SPV’s are a great way to co-invest alongside some of the best traditional venture funds. Most individual investors do not have access to be an LP in the Sequoia, Benchmark or Greylocks of the world. SPVs provide opportunities to invest alongside pretty much all of the VCs that exist out there 5) Returns Opportunity Venture capital as an asset class is typically riskier than others, however the upside potential is also much larger. We wrote about this weeks ago, but by creating a diversified portfolio of high risk investments, early stage VCs more or less accept that the majority of their portfolio companies will fail or return 0-1x capital back, but the few that make it will become massive winners, providing outlier returns of 100-500x+ invested capital and return the fund, potentially many times over. -- Powered by Sydecar & Forge, Last Money In Media is the most actionable venture capital newsletter. Written by Zachary Ginsburg and Alex Pattis, who have deployed >$200M across 800+ SPVs.

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🌟Investor Pitch 101 (Where did I go Wrong?) Looking to get funding for your startup? Your pitch deck is not the key. Making it relevant to Investor is power. 👉Most pitch Deck Needs Less of this 👇 - No Problem Statement. - No WIIFM for Investors. - Too much overload text. - Lacks Competitive edge relevance. - Random financial Projections year ahead. - Crappy visual appeal and poor data traction. More of this👇 - Get Attention with Relevant, Relatable Point. - Future pacing the growth and profitability. - Define the Problem and Solution Clearly. - Show the visual competitor analysis. - Reasonable Financial projections. - Be storyteller Not news reporter. - No fancy design but simple. - Show show proof. - Give Choice. ⭐ Pitch Deck is Key but Communication is power. ✨ Mastering.. How to Unlock Funding with Communitcation Using Pitch Deck Key. #PitchDeck #StartupFunding #InvestorPitch #Entrepreneurship101 P.S: Did I miss anything. Share below. P.P.S Together let us build.

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Struggling to get interest from Angel Investors? (Use this cheat sheet 👇 ) 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 1.. 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.. 1. How much does it cost to acquire a new customer? 2. What’s the average time to win a customer? 3. How long do customers typically stay with your business? 4. What’s the profit or revenue per customer over time? 5. How predictable is your revenue (recurring, repeat, or one-time)? 6. What’s your monthly operating expense, and how long can you sustain it without new funding? 7. How scalable is the business? Can growth occur without a proportionate increase in costs? 8. How large is your target market, and what portion is realistically capturable? 9. What makes your product or service different in the market? 10. What will this funding specifically help you achieve? 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 2- 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐏𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭. Using the details provided below, generate the following investor outreach messages. Each message should be concise, impactful, and should directly reference key metrics or unique strengths of the business to engage the recipient effectively. Content to Create: LinkedIn Connection Request (200 characters): Write a short LinkedIn connection request that includes a compelling reason to connect based on the business’s unique value or traction (e.g., market size, growth potential, or customer retention). LinkedIn Acceptance Message (includes Pitch Deck): After the connection is accepted, draft a brief message thanking the investor. Mention a standout metric or key differentiator, attach the pitch deck, and suggest reviewing it for further insights. Cold Email: Write an introductory email that uses the business’s strongest metrics and unique aspects to capture interest. Highlight the potential for growth, scalability, and market opportunity, and invite the investor to discuss the opportunity further. WhatsApp Message: Craft a short, friendly message for WhatsApp that highlights a top metric or key differentiator, introduces the business, and suggests a quick call to explore potential investment. Business Details: {Paste details such as customer acquisition cost, time to acquire a customer, customer retention, profit per customer, revenue predictability, monthly expenses, scalability, target market size, unique differentiators, and funding goals.} 𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. Investors are drawn to start-ups that can prove their strengths today and show a plan to build on them tomorrow. It’s about owning your unique edge and making it clear how that strength drives a path to success. Ask yourself: What sets you apart today? And how are you building momentum for tomorrow? Highlight these, and you’re already one step closer to winning that investment. #VentureCapital #Fundraising #AngelInvestor

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