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 are thrilled to announce the highly...
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 a slow down in August every year as investors take vacations. So what are...
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. Our cohort companies are selected based on the founder and potential...
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 a femtech company myself I know how impactful they can be so this warms my...
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 potential and likelihood to make a positive impact on our world. After spending...
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 VC. If you get a chance I highly recommend you watch the recording because it was a...
Today let’s talk about handling investor objections. An “Objection” is a concept from sales, and since fundraising is sales, objections are very relevant to raising capital from investors. In fact, I believe it’s crucial for every founder to...
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 to actually get into the hands of the people who need them, funding is often critical. And the sad...
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 Paul Gambill, Nori’s CEO in the pre-seed stage during the pandemic, and it’s been...
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 multiple times is what to call a specific raise. ie. what’s the...
