Fundraising preparation guides for founders

Start with the purpose of your raise

If you are still testing demand, start with the venture capital guide. For an established business, explore growth capital and private equity. Use the market and sector guides to prepare for execution questions. These are business-preparation guides, not an investor directory or a promise of funding.

Use the guides as a preparation sequence

Decide what you are asking an investor to fund

Start with the company or project receiving the capital, the amount and the next operating milestone. Then choose the investor-type guide that matches the evidence your business has today. A private-investor discussion, a venture round and a mature-company ownership proposal require different preparation.

Combine one market guide with one sector guide

The market guide helps separate current operations from expansion plans. The sector guide helps define relevant metrics and unresolved dependencies. Keep a dated evidence list as you read: available, needs reconciliation, or not yet proven. Use Capital Raising when you are ready to introduce your company to Cubin.