Startup Funding: How To Find Investors

One of the main roadblocks to the startup funding process is how to find investors. Most Founders complain that they don’t know any Angels or VCs or can’t find people in their network who do. In this webinar, I describe three effective methods to find Investors and connect with them.

The bottom line: it’s all about understanding which Investors are suitable for your development stage.

Note: This post is part of an 8-part series designed to help Founders raise funds with Venture Capitalists. Make sure you read the other posts and watch the corresponding webinars. They tackle all the steps in the fundraising process, from VC-eligibility to contacting potential Investors, pitching VCs, negotiating term sheets and instruments such as SAFEs and Preferred Shares.

Main Take-Aways

Here are the main points I tackled in the video. You can click on the white dots in the player’s bar to access them faster.

• What not to do: real-life examples
• Why targeting the right Investors is the first step in the process
• How Founders can create Fear Of Missing Out
• Growing your company is the best way to attract VCs
• The illusion of cold-calling or cold-emailing VCs
• The best ways—ranked—to contact Investors
• How to build relationships with VCs
• When is the best time to start meeting Investors?

Sources & Additional Content

You can find our previous webinars in this series here

The 3 Reasons Why VCs Will NOT Invest In Your Startup, our webinar to check your eligibility to VC

How Not to Pitch a Billionaire (Chris Sacca), on Gimlet’s podcast The Startup

How Do I Raise Money From an Angel Investor or Venture Capitalist?, by Gary Vaynerchuk

High Resolution Fundraising, another brilliant Paul Graham post

“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”, our post to understand the difference between Maverick and Herd Investors

Mastering the VC Game: How to Raise Your First Round of Capital, with Jeff Bussgang

HBO’s Silicon Valley show, a must-watch

Garry Tan’s video on compelling cold emails

Do VCs mind you pitching them on LinkedIn?, by Alan Jones (M8 Ventures)

How To Connect With Investors on LinkedIn for VC Jobs or To Raise Funds, our 4-step guide to build relationships with VCs outside of your network

Crunchbase for information on VC rounds

What is the best way to contact a VC?, by Jason Calacanis

Our Twitter VC list to follow the industry’s pulse

I hope you enjoy this webinar.

Let me know in the Comments section below about other sources I should include, and your own experience!

Aram Founder

Aram is a veteran investment professional with 20 years of experience. He’s realized over 45 transactions across Project Finance, LBO Financings, Growth Equity, Venture Capital, and M&A in half a dozen countries on three continents.

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