10+ Best Articles on Fundraising
The most useful articles on fundraising from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Fundraising Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on fundraising by Refind users in 2023 so far.
- The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup's metrics
- "Is your startup idea taken?"
- Lessons From A Study of Perfect Pitch Decks: VCs Spend An Average of 3 Minutes, 44 Seconds…
- WeWork Used These Documents To Convince Investors It's Worth Billions
- Visualizing the Stages of Startup Funding
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How to Build a Great Series A Pitch and Deck: Series A
YC’s Series A Program Manager Janelle Tam on how to put together a great Series A pitch and deck.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on fundraising—all under 10 minutes.
"Is your startup idea taken?"
☝️Above: Michelle Rial (follow her at @TheRialMichelle), then working at Buzzfeed, posted this hilarious infographic with all the “X for Y” ideas. Here’s the original article. I had a quick laugh, of…
7 Notion Fundraising Templates for Your Startup
There’s a lot to track when raising funds for your startup idea. These 7 Notion templates will help you raise a successful round.
Visualizing the Stages of Startup Funding
About 1,500 companies are founded daily, but how does the typical startup get financed? This creative graphic uses pie to explain startup funding rounds.
Lessons From A Study of Perfect Pitch Decks: VCs Spend An Average of 3 Minutes, 44 Seconds…
DocSend, a startup that provides people with a secure and private way of sharing files like offer letters or legal agreements, studied more than 200 pitchdecks to figure out the right way to…
If Your Pitch Deck Has a Competitive 2×2, I’m Going to Ask You This Question
As an early stage investor I look at A LOT of pitch decks. In the seven years since we started Homebrew there has been some evolution in this area – Docsend, videos, the occasional memo ̵…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on fundraising.
Everything I wish I had known about raising a seed round
How to survive the process as a first-time founder.
The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup's metrics
Entrepreneurs and investors base decisions on user growth forecasts. But common models for user growth rely on lagging indicators. In this clever article, venture capitalist Andrew Chen details a method for understanding and predicting growth via user “acquisition loops” and “engagement loops.” Start-up investors and entrepreneurs will appreciate Chen’s authoritative take on this crucial subject, as well as his emphasis on sustainability and quality.
How I Raised VC From Top-Tier Funds
Incredible Health CEO & Co-Founder Iman Abuzeid breaks down the complicated (and often convoluted) process of fundraising and makes public her lessons for the Founder community on what it takes to…
Why Founders Should Take More Risk
As the startup ecosystem has grown, we’ve seen a decreasing appetite for risk. Today, NFX Managing Partner Pete Flint is sharing a framework for all Founders to evaluate startup risk.
WeWork Used These Documents To Convince Investors It's Worth Billions
What the $10 billion co-working company’s internal financial documents tell us about how a decacorn is built.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Fundraising, including:
Visual Capitalist
Data-driven visual content focused on global trends, investing, technology, and the economy.
Lenny Rachitsky
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Tomasz Tunguz
Venture capitalist at @theoryvc. Student of Startups. Author of Winning with Data http://amzn.to/1UQAMSr. Author of http://tomtunguz.com
Y Combinator
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Inc.
Everything you need to know to start and grow your business now. Sign up for our daily newsletters: http://on.inc.com/I4aFCye
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