Fulcrum 2024 Q4 Update
2024 was a consolidation year for Fulcrum. After our 7th cohort of Fundraising Mastery competed late last year we took a step back and moved into a more bespoke model
November 18, 2024
Fulcrum Venture Accelerator Launches Seventh Cohort of Groundbreaking Startups: Pioneering the Future of Innovation
Fulcrum Venture Accelerator, the startup accelerator for mission-driven entrepreneurs, announced its seventh cohort today – comprising a select group of exceptional companies poised to make a significant impact. “We are
July 26, 2023
Fundraising During The Summer
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, the venture capital world experiences
June 20, 2023
Unveiling the Next Generation of Innovative Startups in Our Sixth Cohort
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 to graduate in June 2023.
April 13, 2023
Fulcrum alum Soula closes investment from supermodel Natalia Vodianova
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 model Natalia Vodianova. Having founded
March 27, 2023
Announcing Our Fifth Cohort of Groundbreaking Companies
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 companies based on their market
January 11, 2023
How To Close An Investor in 5 Words
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 and Liam Randall from Relentless
December 30, 2022
How To Handle Investor Objections
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
December 2, 2022
Fundraising Mastery 5 Launching in Fall 2022 (And The Key To Seed Funding)
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 in order for those solutions
September 14, 2022
Fulcrum Alum Nori closes $7M Series A
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 solve climate change. We met
March 7, 2022
What To Call Your Raise (Angel round vs. Seed vs. Pre-seed Etc.)
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 topic that has come up
February 13, 2021
Can You Outsource Startup Fundraising?
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 all, as a CEO I
February 10, 2021
How To Close Investors For Your Seed Round (Part 2)
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
January 25, 2021
How To Close Investors For Your Seed Round (Part 1)
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
January 23, 2021
Free Webinar: How to Leverage Zoom to Close your Seed Round of Funding
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
December 2, 2020
Paul Gambill ($5M Raised) on The Importance of Fundraising Process
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
October 20, 2020
GetFunded alum Nori closes $4M to scale up carbon removal marketplace
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
October 12, 2020
Free Webinar: How to Put Investors in a Trance
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
October 2, 2020
Webinar – How to Fundraise Successfully During a Pandemic
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 350 people attend and it
June 16, 2020
The Anatomy Of An Investor Meeting Part 1
View this post on Instagram I go over the stages of doing an investor meeting. Engage- Build Rapport – Enroll – Compel. FYI Our next cohort of the
June 15, 2020
Fulcrum Venture Accelerator is Officially Anti-Racist – What we’re doing
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 felt some hope as I
June 13, 2020
Fundraising During a Pandemic?
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
April 6, 2020
Startup Founders – what to do About Covid-19?
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 startup leaders here in the
March 14, 2020
The Winning Psychology of Fundraising (How to do investor meetings that convert)
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 of fundraising and how to
September 4, 2019
The Three Main Barriers To Raising Startup Funding (And How to Break Through Them)
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 any investors. I don’t know
July 29, 2019
How Much Money Should I Raise For My Startup?
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?” Well here’s my answer: either
March 28, 2019
How To Overcome Founder Burnout
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 burnout and I would define
March 21, 2019
How To Meet Angel Investors (Part 2)
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 angel investors. Let’s go!: So
March 14, 2019
Navigating Co Founder Conflict
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 leave the business, or stick
March 7, 2019
How To Get A Lead Investor For Your Startup (in 3 Simple Steps)
(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 startup. This is the process
March 1, 2019
How To Resolve Co-Founder Conflict
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 a company with somebody and
February 23, 2019
How To Meet Angel Investors (Part 1)
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 or close to the first
February 18, 2019
How To Get Investors To Say Yes
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 fundraising for your startup. So
January 29, 2019
Welcome to GetFunded
Welcome to GetFunded! our mission is to promote social entrepreneurship and harness the power of business to create the world we want. Too many entrepreneurs struggle with raising funds and
November 17, 2018
