This document provides guidance on raising seed capital from venture capital firms and other investors. It discusses the basics of venture capital and seed stage funding. Key points include: - Seed funding ranges from $50k-$1.5M and is used to build an initial product and validate the business idea. It discusses various sources of seed capital including angels, accelerators, seed funds, and some VCs. - Preparing for a fundraise involves launching a minimum viable product to prove traction, finding experienced advisors, crafting an investor pitch deck, and networking within the startup community. - When pitching investors, the goals are to excite them about the opportunity and make them fear missing out. The pitch should