Fulcrum Venture Accelerator, the startup accelerator for mission-driven entrepreneurs, announced its seventh cohort today – comprising of a select group of exceptional companies poised to
I had a conversation with a founder today about fundraising during the summer, so I thought I’d write out some thoughts. As you might know,
Raising money is a highly asymmetrical process: Founders do it only a few times in their careers, while Angels and VC’s do it all day every day for years.
This results in a massive information, knowledges and skills gap between founders and investors. Watch this session (held on June 14th 2023) from Fulcrum Founder Will Sacks on what founders can do to close the gap and raise funding quickly and efficiently using the power of process.
How do you as a founder orient to the current challenges and opportunities that are showing themselves in the market?
Tough economic times present challenges, but they are also when billion dollar unicorns are born. As part of our mission to help founders succeed regardless of what’s going on macro-economically, join us for a special event on how to close a seed round in Q3 of 2023.
Entrepreneurs, are you struggling to catch the attention of investors in today’s competitive market?
Don’t worry, our pitch deck workshop (held on May 10th 2023) will give you the edge you need to succeed!
Learn from our in-house Venture Partner & All-Star Pitch Deck creator, Melanie Platt, as she shares her expertise on creating a pitch deck that leaves a lasting impression.
With over $500M raised for founders, Melanie knows what it takes to make investors sit up and take notice. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a pro and take your pitch deck to the next level.L
After a rigorous selection process that involved reviewing hundreds of companies we have handpicked our sixth cohort of promising companies and innovative startups, all set
This morning we were forwarded a Wired article about how Natallia Miranchuk (a founder from our December cohort) just closed a seed investment from super
Are you a Founder looking for resources to raise capital over the next six months?
The Fulcrum VA team hosted a Virtual Open House session on March 1st. They went into depth on our program design, our Mentor and Investor Network for growth, and our approach to working with founders through a successful fundraise.
This Virtual Open House featured Will Sacks (CEO, Fulcrum Venture Accelerator), Sharn Bassi (Program Manager, Fulcrum Venture Accelerator), Melanie Platt (Venture Partner) and Fulcrum alum Roger Mann (Smart Response)
AI is potentially the biggest technological breakthrough in the history of the human race. So how can founders adjust and integrate? Watch an open discussion on how investors are preparing for AI technologies and what startup founders should be considering when implementing tools like ChatGPT.
Guests:
Jeremy Burton, Platform Studio VC,
CEO and Cofounder
Chhavi Singh, Cofounder Flyte,
Fintech and AI startup Advisor
In this market, getting the attention of VC’s is harder than ever. On average, investors are spending a little more than 2 minutes reviewing a deck before they move on…
Watch our Venture Partner, Melanie Platt break it down and get the do’s and don’ts on creating a pitch deck that wins!
It’s no secret that in 2023, global economic changes are drastically affecting all aspects of our lives. Join us for both an Investor and a Founder perspective.
Guests:
John Albright, Relay Ventures, Managing Partner
Dylan Robbins, Lucra Sports, CEO & Founder
After reviewing hundreds of applicants, we are thrilled to announce our fifth cohort of promising young companies set to graduate in March 2023. We select
Take a peek at our Open house webinar where you can watch our successful alumni and mentor, Daniel Nordberg (CEO – Playground.tv) and Fulcrum Founder Will Sacks show you around our flagship program Fundraising Mastery. –
A few weeks ago we held another Investor Roundtable event with 3 prominent investors: Aaron Stachel from First Mile Ventures, Angela Lee from 37 Angels
Watch the Fulcrum team and prominent investors for a frank and honest discussion about how founders can close seed funding in 2023. –
Here’s a proven method to handle investor objections and finish meetings with investor commitments. Today let’s talk about handling investor objections.An “Objection” is a concept from sales, and since fundraising is sales, objections are very relevant to raising capital from investors. In fact, I believe it’s crucial for every founder to know how to handle objections because often they are what stand in between you and closing a given investor on your round.
A glimpse inside Fundraising Mastery, our 3-month fundraising accelerator program for seed-stage mission-driven entrepreneurs with successful alum, Alexa Barker, Program Director Mike Schroeck & Fulcrum Founder Will Sacks.
The world we live in has problems and needs solutions, and I believe a lot of those solutions will come from entrepreneurs like you. But
It’s always fun to report on the success of our alumni, and that’s definitely the case with Nori, a company with the grand mission to
As I’ve been doing interviews for Fundraising Mastery this week (We launch in 2 weeks!) I’ve found myself having a recurring strategy discussion with founders: The
One thing I wanted to do at Kindara, and that I think is natural for CEO’s to want to do is to outsource fundraising. After
In today’s post I’m going to address the final step of the 7 step process of doing super effective investor meetings: The final close. As a reminder the 7 step process is:
Step 1: Engage
Step 2: Build Rapport
Step 3: Qualify
Step 4: Enroll
Step 5: Handle Objections
Step 6: Test Close
Step 7: Close
Over the last two weeks I’ve been writing posts to help you get better at doing investor meetings. Today I’m going to talk about how to close investors for your seed round using “test closes”.
A webinar on common fundraising mistakes and how founders can use the Fulcrum fundraising process to close seed funding. Learn how to set yourself up for success in closing your round.
How do I leverage zoom to my advantage? How do I stand-out, spark interest, draw positive attention, and take what used to be an offline conversation and turn that into an online experience vs just yet another zoom conversation?
Fulcrum Alum Paul Gambill from Nori sent us a short video on how he used the Fulcrum process to close more than $5M in seed funding over the last 18 months.
Nori has a beautiful vision to reverse climate change and it was such a pleasure and an honor to work with the team to close their $1.3M seed round in January and assist with this current round.
In this session Fulcrum founder Will Sacks goes over 25 rookie fundraising mistakes that we see founders making over and over. Learn what not to do and what to do instead to succeed with your raise.
As many of us have learned, just because you have a solid concept, team, product, traction, and market opportunity, it doesn’t mean investors will get excited. Because excitement is an emotion, and the language of emotion is storytelling.
Hey everyone, our founder Will hosted a webinar last Tuesday for the Founder Institute called “How to Fundraise Successfully During a Pandemic” We had over
View this post on Instagram I go over the stages of doing an investor meeting. Engage- Build Rapport – Enroll – Compel. FYI
I felt sickened and overwhelmed this past week as I watched the ongoing police brutality and impunity in this country amid protests demanding racial justice. I also
What does the coronavirus pandemic mean for you as a founder raising money? How do you navigate this new landscape? Will funding dry up? Or are there new opportunities being created?
Hi Friends, Many of you might be wondering what to do about the Covid-19 pandemic. Well here is a statement signed by many of the
Hi friends, today I did a presentation for the Founder Institute’s Funding Lab class of 2019. In this video, I go over the winning psychology
For anyone who has a dream and wants to raise funding to make it happen, there’s three objections I hear the most. I don’t know
Ok so you’ve decided to raise a seed round for your company and you are asking yourself the question “How much money should I raise?”
Note: this post was transcribed from this video. Today I’m going to talk about How To Overcome Founder Burnout. I have personal experience with founder
Note: this post was transcribed from this video. Hey guys, in this article I’m going to go over four more ways that you can meet
Today we’re going to talk about Co-founder Conflict. If there’s conflict with your co-founder, how do you know if you should ask your co-founder to
(Note: This post was transcribed and edited from this video) In this article, I’m going to talk about how to get a lead investor for your
Hey guys, I want to talk for a few minutes about cofounder friction and what to do if you’re in a situation where you started
Today I’m going to give you 3 ways to meet angel investors. Let’s get started: First a few definitions: Angel Investors are often the first
Note: This post was transcribed from this video. Hey guys, I want to do some writing about how to get investors to say yes when
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