Fundraising is Overwhelming, Huh?


$10.8M Worth of Fundraising Lessons

Fundraising is AWESOME...

....if you re-frame it to networking.

My startup journey over the last 10 years has been a wild one;

  • starting three companies
  • raising $10.8M
  • building a company to 20 employees while living in London
  • hosting 30+ networking events for VCs while living in San Francisco
  • working for Meta and funding VR startups
  • hosting 5K+ attendees for virtual events in 2024
  • and finally, again going indie by building a founder-only community of 150+ CEO's who I work with monthly.

I'm going to share some fundraise advice on February 18th, on ZOOM.

I understand what you're going through.

I had A LOT of ups and downs.

You'll learn how to set up a successful fundraise process.

You should come if you want to raise capital.

Especially if you want to grow your VC network.

And, especially if it's your first time.

Preview of what to expect (below).


See you there,

Don Stein

February 18th, I'm going to lead a fundraise workshop to discuss how you can find the right angels, and network with the right VC's.

Link: Www.LinkedIn.com/in/donstein

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