Fundraising

If you’re going to market, your GTM slide needs to be awesome

Only 7% of founders have a pitch deck with a reasonably good go-to-market (GTM) narrative. Given that a lot of founders are raising money to acquire new customers, allow me to put words to what that m

Seed funding: Everything founders should know about fundraising, seed rounds and more for 2024

To understand what’s happening with seed rounds in 2024, TechCrunch+ spoke with three seasoned investors who offered advice for founders looking to raise.

Deal Dive: VCs are no longer gunshy about firearm startups

Kai Kloepfer started biometric “smart” gun startup Biofire as a science fair project after the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012 brought the U.S.’s gun violence problem close to ho

Haven Energy lands $7M Series A 9 months after its seed round

The startup's platform helps speed the installation of batteries to back up home and small commercial solar installations.

Deal Dive: Can AI fix lost and found?

Boomerang thinks so. It uses machine learning to match photos and descriptions of lost items to streamline the lost and found process.

Here’s what to know to raise a Series A right now

If you're thinking about raising a Series A, you should probably start now.

A startup pitch is not a presentation and founders must understand the differences

Bill Reichert Contributor Share on X Bill Reichert is partner and chief evangelist at Pegasus Tech Ventures. More posts by this contributor TAM takedown: Investors are looking for market opportunity,

As more than $1 trillion flows into climate tech, incentive-tracking apps find firm footing

Climate tech is suddenly so awash in cash that there are a number of websites, apps and startups rushing to track all the incentives available.

Explained in 5 charts: Venture capital in 2023

Venture capital had a lot of ups and downs in 2023, so we charted out the numbers to make it clear just how much things actually improved.

How to partner with a venture investor who values technology innovators

Venture capital often finds nonconsensus and nonobvious deals, but the process may take hundreds of meetings before the first yes.

Deal Dive: A Stripe secondary deal worth paying attention to

A recent secondary stock sale shows that investors are starting to value Stripe above its most recent, slashed, valuation.

YL Ventures details the challenges facing Israeli cybersecurity startups

The Israeli high-tech industry, with cybersecurity at its helm, will continue to deliver top-tier service, products, and innovation, no matter what.

Debunking the myth that crowdfunding is only good for cash

VCs like to tout they bring value beyond their capital, but many startups say they've found the same benefits from crowdfunding investors.

Deal Dive: Thank god a startup is solving the bed bug problem

Spotta's devices can identify bugs before they become infestations, both indoors and outdoors.

Electric vehicle charging startup EVCS is raising $20M

If successful, the new round could be a step up from the $18.8M Series A EVCS raised in July 2022. But it could also represent a tempering of expectations.

Deal Dive: Training the workforce for the clean energy transition

Montamo hires and trains people to work in the clean energy transition with an emphasis on helping migrants build a new career.

Climactic launches first fund as its partners eye looming M&A boom in climate tech

The venture capital firm's $65 million inaugural fund will back founders who are starting climate tech software companies.

Here are the best options for raising capital for late-stage startups

There are multiple ways to finance the growth stage of your business, but it's essential to always have an eye on your long-term goals.

Here’s where founders screw up their pitch decks most often

We fed a few thousand pitch decks to an AI, analyzed them all, and found the most common problems are for founders raising early-stage funding.

How to set up and use a CRM to run your VC fundraising process

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software isn’t just for managing customer relationships anymore. Here's a detailed guide to setting up your own system for pitching investors.
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