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 make a significant impact. “We
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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