The pressures of running a business while looking for funding causes many founders to underestimate the importance of creating a clear fundraising strategy. You don’t want to waste your time seeking capital without a clear timeline and plan. In this workshop, the experienced investors and entrepreneurs will guide you on how to best prepare, plan and execute a strategy that’s best suited to your business. This workshop will also address the specifics of what it means to raise capital as a female founder and provide practical tips, checklists, templates and interactive exercises so you can start applying these to your company and Own Your Raise. Key topics addressed include: What’s the landscape of raising money for female founders? What does raising capital mean for me and for my business? Is my company ready to raise? How much should I raise? What’s the process and timeline of raising from angels/VCs? How can I best prepare to raise my first outside capital? How do I figure out and understand who the right investors are for my company? How can I best align running my company and running a fundraising round? What are the resources out there that can help me fundraise? By attending this workshop, you will: Understand what raising outside capital means for you and your business Have a clear understanding of how to create a fundraising strategy that makes sense for you and for your company Learn about resources to help you fundraise Get checklists and templates for planning and executing your raise Get access to the slides & recording Please note that this is a woman-only event. Use of “women” & “female” is inclusive of and welcomes trans women, nonbinary folks, and anyone who identifies with womxnhood in any way that is significant to them.

1. Own Your Raise:
Creating a Fundraising Strategy for
Female Founders

2. Fundraising is hard. You don’t have to do it alone.
Designed for entrepreneurs, The Capital Network (TCN) provides workshops,
events, mentorship and a network to support YOU, the founder.
Let TCN help you
OWN YOUR RAISE!
Fundraising Preparedness
Workshops
● Open to all early stage
founders
● Workshops, bootcamps,
events on fundraising
Fellowship For Female
Founders
● For a cohort of 10-16 female
founders per fellowship program
● 6+ months of fundraising
education, mentorship, resources,
and networking
● Since 2016, our 75+ fellows (50%
BIPOC) have raised $45M+
Investment & Inclusion
Series
● Open to all
● Ongoing series of open
conversations to explore effective
practices in DEI, Capital and the
future of fundraising
● Held in partnership with the VC
Inclusion Lab of Brown University

3. Terence Craig
Startup Investor,
Investor in Residence at
The Idea Village
@terencecraig
@TCNupdate www.TheCapitalNetwork.org
Lisa Frusztajer
Investor in Residence at TCN,
Investment Committee at
Portfolia, Angel Investor at
Pipeline Angels and Next Wave
Ventures
@TCNUpdate
@Portfolia1
Marie Meslin
Executive Director at The
Capital Network & &
Creator of the Fellowship
For Female Founders
@marie_meslin
@TCNupdate
Pauline Roteta
Co-Founder & CEO at
Pasito,
Entrepreneur in Residence
at TCN
@joinpasito

4. Purpose of this workshop
● To understand the landscape of raising money for female founders
● To understand what raising from investors means for you and your
business
● To understand how to best prepare, plan and execute a strategy that
makes sense for you and your company.
● To learn about resources and meet other female founders raising capital
● Be prepared + Not desperate for cash = Sound decisions
● Tell us what you want to know!
MM

5. You will gain a better understanding of:
● Fundraising landscape
● What raising money means for you and your business
● Prepare, plan, execute the right strategy for you
● Resources, meet other female founders raising capital
● Preparation + Not being desperate for cash = Sound decisions
Tell us what you want to know!
MM

6. Sections
1. Setting the scene: The landscape for female founders raising
capital
2. What does raising capital mean?
3. Am I / is my company ready?
4. Raising Capital: DOCUMENTS
5. Raising Capital: THE RAISE
6. Raising Capital: TIMELINE
7. Raising Capital: NETWORKS
8. Strategies for Success / Resources
MM

7. 1. Setting the scene

8. Fundraising While Female
2% 0.43% 15.4%
In 2021, only 2% of venture
capital dollars went to
startups founded solely by
women, the lowest
percentage since 2016.
Black and Latinx women
received 0.43% of the $166
billion in VC funding given
out in 2020.
In 2021, about 15.4% of
GPs of VC firms are
women, a 3.5%
increase from 2019.
Women founders also face biased questions, and even harassment and
abuse by male investors
LF

9. The Pandemic has a disproportionate impact on
female entrepreneurs
COVID impacted female founders harder than it did
male founders and the overall venture market. It
went beyond deal activity. It impacted valuations, as
well. For the first time in over a decade, valuations of
female-founded companies at the early stage
diverged significantly from the overall market, with a
gap emerging in both 2020 and 2021.
The median valuation for all early-stage startups
increased 15.4% between 2019 and 2020, despite the
pandemic. For female-founded companies at that
stage, the median rose by 4.0%. The result was a
$4.0 million chasm between the overall market and
female-founded companies
Source: PitchBook 2021 Report
LF

10. Gender Gap
LF
Companies founded
solely by women
only received 2% of
dollars invested in
VC-backed startups
in the US in 2021

11. Women Founders - The State of the Union
● As of 2019, there were nearly 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., representing
42% of all U.S. businesses. Women of color make up 50% of all women-owned businesses.
● Over the past two decades, the number of women entrepreneurs has increased by 114%.
● As of 2019, women-owned businesses employed almost 9.4 million people and generated
$1.9 trillion in revenue. Women-of-color-owned businesses generated 23% of total
women-owned businesses’ revenue
● Women drive 83% of all U.S. consumption, through both buying power and influence.
(Source: Morgan Stanley)
● Before the pandemic, 60% of women-owned businesses ranked the overall health of their
business as “good”. But by July 2020, just 47% (15% less compared to male-owned) of
female-owned businesses said their businesses was “good”. (Source: US Chamber of Commerce)
● 28% of startups have at least one female founder (Source: SVB)
● Increased numbers of investment groups and firms aimed at women-run companies
(Female Founders Fund, BBG Ventures, Harbinger Ventures, Halogen Ventures, AllRaise,
XFactor Ventures, Astia Angels, Chloe Capital, Portfolia)
Source: 35 Women-Owned Business Statistics You Need to Know in 2021
LF

12. New Majority Founders Woefully Under-represented
Source: RateMyInvestor
LF

13. Black Founders
LF
Crunchbase data shows
that Black founders
received only 1.2% of the
record $147 bln in VC
investment in U.S. startups
in the first half of 2021.
That compares with the
more than 13% of the U.S.
population that is Black or
African American.

14. Latinx Founders
LF
Crunchbase data shows that
while funding to Latinx
founders has increased from
$1.7 bln in 2017 to $6.8 bln in
2021, that growth only slightly
outpaced the overall increase
in U.S. VC investments, leaving
Latinx startup funding stuck
stubbornly at around 2
percent of the overall startup
investment pie.

15. Allies
LF

16. 2. What does raising a
round mean?

17. Fundraising lifecycle
Friends/Family
Ultra high risk
Bet on founders
Limited expectation
for return’
~$250K
Pre-Seed
Angel investors
Very few VCs *
Founder Centric,
based on
vision,qualitative
not quantitative
$1M - $2M
Seed
Angels, Angel
Groups, Family
Offices, Some VCs
Founder-centric,
needs some traction,
still based on vision,
qualitative not
quantitative
$1M-$5M (Varies)
Series B
Institutional: VCs,
Large Family Offices
Focused on previous
growth metrics, future
return projections.
Quantitative
Series A
Angel Groups, Family Offices,
VCs; Primarily institutional
Based on traction, past
performance, domain
expertise,TAM
Less qualitative but not
enough data to be truly
quantitative
$5M-$30M
Growth Equity
Large VC, Private Equity
and Large Family Offices
Focused on previous
growth metrics and future
return projections.
Late Stage
Large VCs, Private Equity,
Specific Late stage
Investment Banks
Financially driven entirely
Exit: IPO/Acquisition
Large Companies,
Investment Banks
Debt Financing
Venture Debt Funds
Commercial Banks
TC

18. What does raising money from individual
Angels mean?
For the Entrepreneur
More than just money…
● A key partner
● Strategic connections
● Guidance
● Can provide credibility with
investors & customers
For the Angel:
● Mentor
● High risk / high reward (typically
convertible note/SAFE)
● Use expertise and industry
knowledge to catalyze growth &
stay in the game
TC

19. Other options to raising capital
• Bootstrap
• Customer Contracts & Sales
• Family & Friends (Watch TCN Workshop Recording)
• Pitch / Biz Plan Competitions
• Crowdfunding (Kickstarter / I Fund Women) (Watch TCN Workshop Recording)
• Equity Crowdfunding (WeFunder / NetCapital) (Watch TCN Workshop Recording)
• Revenue Based Financing
• Grants & Other Non-Dilutive Grants (SBIR etc) (Watch TCN Workshop Recording)
TC

20. 3. Am I / Is my company
ready?

21. Am I ready?
You might be at the right stage to think about investment but…
❏ Is there alignment between your vision for your company and the
kind of money you are seeking?
❏ Do you have outside support and mentoring from your personal and
professional environment?
❏ What are your family considerations? Can you take more on?
❏ What are your financial considerations?
Resources: The Founder’s Dilemma & HBS
PR

22. Am I ready?
You might be at the right stage to think about investment but…
❏ Alignment – your vision, money you are seeking?
❏ Outside support / mentoring?
❏ Family / personal / financial
Resources: The Founder’s Dilemma & HBS
PR

23. Is my company ready?
Should you be raising capital from investors?
Checklist to see if you are ready for investment:
❏ Am incorporated as a for-profit business?
❏ Have I validated my assumptions and shown market demand?
❏ Is my business scalable?
❏ Do I have a clear brand?
❏ Do I have a team in place with clear roles and duties?
❏ Do I have clear goals/milestones I want to reach with my business
❏ Do I have an end goal / payout for the business?
❏ Am I clear on all the parties that have a stake in my company?
PR

24. Is My Company Ready?
You might be at the right stage to think about investment
but…
❏ Is angel or institutional the right option?
❏ Grants / non-dilutive?
❏ University resources?
❏ Accelerators / incubators?
PR

25. 4. The Documents

26. What you need
A. One paragraph overview
B. One-pager: Also called an Executive Summary
C. Two versions of your Deck:
a. Presentations
b. Sharing digitally
D. Financial model
E. Product presentation or demo
F. Email template - a ‘Forwardable’ update tailored to each recipient
MM
Resource: Startup Templates

27. The ‘About’ Paragraph
The paragraph as your MISSION STATEMENT:
In 3-4 sentences:
● Why this - What is the problem I am trying to solve + how are you solving it
● Why me - Why am I the best person to solve this problem
● Why now - What is going on in the market, trends, regulations etc to make
this the right time to create this business
● OR Who Cares? - Why is this important - why you should care about this
too.
MM

28. The ‘About’ Paragraph - Pasito
Why this: Companies are struggling to hire and retain talent. At the same time, they spend
30% of their budgets on benefits that employees don’t understand or use. For employees,
most of their financial life is tied to their employer (salary, retirement, health, care,
transport). But when they don’t get the financial or tax advice they need (and 3/4 of
Americans don’t), they leave thousands of dollars on the table each year.
Why me: Why not me? I experienced it first hand and knew I could solve this problem. I
believed in my ability to build an amazing team to make a difference.
Why now?
1) Great resignation
2) Financial inequalities exposed by Covid
3) Regulatory changes
PR

29. The ‘About’ Paragraph - Mombox
Why this: As a first-time mom I was baffled (and personally let down) by the lack of care
new moms received, starting with the labor and delivery essentials. I realized this was a
needed convenience going unnoticed in a convenience economy.
Why me: Why not me? I experienced it first hand and knew I could solve this problem,
and have extensive knowledge regarding lifestyle brands, content creation and marketing
strategy.
Why now? 1) 80% of babies born today are born to millennial women -- who are also the
prime subscribers of subscription boxes.
2) COVID shifted the medical care landscape and everything that could be done at home,
needed to be done at home. We realized quickly how more convenient we could make
care, without sacrificing quality. I didn't see the future of postnatal care returning to
pre-COVID norms.
PR

30. Sample Fundraising Paragraph
● What is the business (how do you make money)
● What is your traction to date, your achievements
● What are some clear financial data points (if you have revenue)
● What’s next for you / you want to achieve / your vision for the company
● What is the $ you are raising (talk about opportunities not asks)
Think about what is unique about your company / team / solution /
business model
PR

31. Sample Fundraising Paragraph - Warm Intro Email
EMAIL TITLE: A founder you should meet
EMAIL BODY:
I would like to connect you with (a friend of mine / an ex-colleague / an amazing founder I’ve come
across), Pauline Roteta. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of a startup called Pasito.
Pasito is building an app that combines health and wealth to personalize employee total rewards.
Through Pasito, employees get personalized financial and health benefit support that leads to better
appreciation for total compensation, and companies save money on payroll and health premiums.
Pasito delivered on successful paid pilots with fast-growing tech companies - saved employees
$1,900 on average, achieved 79 NPS, 3.5x ROI for companies. Their team is amazing (ex-Amazon CTO,
ex-Appfolio CGO, backed by HRtech and fintech founders). They’re raising a pre-seed to develop their
technology, integrate with payroll APIs and scale sales.
PR
LF

32. Sample Fundraising Paragraph - Warm Intro Email
About us
XXXX
What we've accomplished
- Built our employee-facing app
- Regulatory analysis
- Strong team of seven in the US (ex-N26, Epsilon, Seal Team 5, Monzo).
- X.Xk sign-ups / $XXXk transactions / Xx AUM growth in 2021 / organically growing X% WoW
What we're raising
- $XM on a SAFE ($XXM pre-money cap, XX% discount). XX% committed
Goals for the raise
- Add more key engineering resources to the team to move faster
- Evolve product based on insights and level up user experience
- Test marketing channels and scale
You can find our deck here

33. Sample Fundraising Paragraph - Cold Email
EMAIL TITLE:
EMAIL BODY:
Mombox is a DTC postnatal wellness startup that ships labor and delivery kits to new
moms. Mombox continues to grow at roughly 100% YoY and is on track to gross $200k
this year without any marketing spend. Given this traction, we're raising a seed round to
expand the existing one-time care kit into a complete at-home, postnatal wellness
program.
Mombox is opening a $1M seed round the first week of August and I would love the
opportunity to connect and tell you more.
PR
LF

34. 5. The Raise

35. How much?
❏ KPIs, milestones
❏ Too conservative vs. too aggressive
❏ Cash runway
❏ Target vs. actual
❏ Deal Dynamics from an Investor’s perspective
❏ Valuations & Down Rounds
Two approaches:
Raise only what you need
● Decreases overall dilution
● Higher risk
Raise as much as possible now
● Increases overall dilution
● Decreases risk and provides
breathing room
TC
LF

36. What Instrument To Use
TC
❏ SAFE - very coastal instrument
❏ Convertible Note
❏ Priced Round

37. 6. The Timeline

38. When to Fundraise
Some times are better than others! Plan accordingly.
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
LF
Angels vs VC

39. Timeline for raising from investors.
(It’ll take longer than you think!)
Basic Timeline:
● Network &
Intros
● Cultivate
warm intros
● Process
Starter
● 2-4 intros per
day
● Diligence
● Negotiations
● Waiting for
check to clear
Month 1-2 Month 2-3
Month 3-5 Month 5-6
LF
● DATA ROOM
w/ Docs
● Pitch Deck
Practiced
Before You Open Your Round
● List Of Investor
Targets
● Network &
Intros

40. Your timeline
Think of the fundraising process as a crescendo:
1. Set clear start and end date
a. Schedule first round meetings within a few weeks of one another.
b. Move everyone through the process at a similar pace.
2. Orchestrate and time your intros. LinkedIn Is Your Friend!
a. Meet with your connectors in the weeks before the process for buy-in.
3. Think about strategically placed announcements, metrics and media to
build interest, prove traction and demonstrate demand.
4. Don’t forget to run the day to day of your business!
PR
LF

41. Creating traction
Pasito story
- Start with market validation
- Secure paying customers & deliver manually
- Make those customers love and refer you
- Build your team of high-performers
- Constantly expand your network of investors and commercial partners
- Always lean on metrics
- Make decisions easy for every stakeholders - unique offering, save money,
deliver a package
PR

42. 7. Networks

43. Finding Investors (pt. 1)
Research potential investors
Where to look before reaching out:
● TCN Angel & VC database:
https://thecapitalnetwork.org/angel-vc
-database/
● Crunchbase
● Their website/portfolio companies
○ Particularly failures!
● Angelist
● Social media/medium/blogs
● LinkedIn
TC
Research potential investors
What to look for:
● Common threads
● Connections
● Competitors
PR

44. Finding Investors (pt. 2)
Investor pipelines Spreadsheet
Investing is Sales proper qualification is essential
Warm introductions are your best weapon
Finding a Champion:
● Building a relationship
● Connections in investor space - key figure in the space.
● Expert in whatever you are doing (especially in obscure sectors).
Communicating with investors:
Cadence on communication - how when to answer
NDAs? NOPE!
https:/
/theimpactseat.medium.com/why-investors-wont-sign-ndas-26ad
0fde0a46
TC

45. TCN’s Angel & VC Database
https://thecapitalnetwork.org/angel-vc-database/
LF

46. 3
Pretty good, somewhat in the space, possible fit
2
Good! Very closely matched
1
The best of the best
Investor Tranches
What does this
mean for women?
LF
TC

47. Sample investor pipeline
47
Name Firm Title Tranche
Typical
Check
Size
Why they would be
interested
Potential
intro from
Can
Make
Intro Intro Made Comments
Jane
Investor
Best
Ventures MD 1
$500K-$1
M
Invested in similar company,
focuses on our industry Tyler Wild Yes
Jackie
Angel
Angel
Investor 2
$50K -
$100K
Background in our industry,
exited a company in the
space Shelby West Yes Yes Interested!
Katie
Venture
Varied
Ventures
Associ
ate 3
$100k-
$500k Thesis focuses on our tech Jon Dumont Yes
Upon
return from
Vaca
LF

48. Finding a Champion: How
● A champion is a huge asset!
● Look for key mentors, people you have worked with for a
long time, leaders in your space
● Chemistry, ideological alignment
● Doesn’t have to be a woman!
● You’ll know them by their passion for your business &
advocacy for you
What do I do if I don’t have someone?
● Find one! :)
● Not a stranger - build a relationship
LF

49. Finding a Champion:
● The right champion is a huge asset!
● Key mentors, people you have
worked with closely, leaders in your
space
● Chemistry, ideological alignment
● Doesn’t have to be a woman!
● Passion for your business, advocacy
What do I do if I don’t have someone?
● Find one! :)
● Not a stranger - build a relationship
LF
How
Characteristics of a champion:
● Expert in the space
● Respected investor
● Willing to support you and
provide assistance, for free or as
an advisor
● Trusted BY YOU (& by others)
Who

50. Finding a Lead:
LF
How
- Research
- Create pipeline
- Founder referrals
- Warm intros
Who
- Financial partner and advocate
- Investment strategy
- Business partner and advocate
- Champion vs. Lead

51. Terence Craig
Startup Investor,
Investor in Residence at
The Idea Village
@terencecraig
@TCNupdate www.TheCapitalNetwork.org
Lisa Frusztajer
Investor in Residence at TCN,
Investment Committee at
Portfolia, Angel Investor at
Pipeline Angels and Next Wave
Ventures
@TCNUpdate
@Portfolia1
Marie Meslin
Executive Director at The
Capital Network & &
Creator of the Fellowship
For Female Founders
@marie_meslin
@TCNupdate
Pauline Roteta
Co-Founder & CEO at
Pasito,
Entrepreneur in Residence
at TCN
@joinpasito
ASK YOUR QUESTIONS

52. Appendix: The Documents

53. Needs to include:
Summary -
Problem -
Solution -
Traction -
Business Model -
Team -
One Pager /
Executive Summary

54. One Pager / Executive Summary Examples
Resources:
Create a Startup One-pager that Makes Investors Say “Yes!”
HBR Strategy on One Page
Pinterest 40 One Pager Designs
More Templates & Design tools: Creative Market, Canva

55. Your Investment ‘Pitch’ Deck
Needs to include:
1. Intro slide - (Logo/Picture & 1
liner)
2. Problem -
3. Solution -
4. Business Model -
5. Go to Market -
6. Competitive Landscape -
7. Traction -
7. Future vision
8. Financial projections -
9. Team -
10. The Ask -
11. Use of funds -
12. Contact Info -
13. Appendix -
Remember to tailor your deck to your audience!
A pitch competition deck is not the same as an investor deck or an accelerator
deck.

56. Your Investment ‘Pitch’ Deck - Appendix
Here are some questions your Appendix section should try and have clear
answers for Investors are likely to ask you
EXAMPLE:
● What really differentiates you from your competitors?
● How did you arrive to that pricing and how will you modify?
● How exactly do you plan to scale and market?
● What terms do you have for the round and when do you anticipate
fundraising again?
● For consumer companies, what marketing tests have you run and what
were the learnings?
● Who is your target customer and what do you know about them?

57. Email etiquette
● Let key mentors, existing investors, and allies know when you
are starting the process. (See Process Starter email.)
● Engage them thoughtfully, 1:1, to discuss your pipeline.
● Give them a starting point! No open ended requests!!!
● Volunteer the forwardable email process once someone has
offered an intro.
Investor Communication
● Responses expected within 4-8 Hours
● Follow up personally, no blanket emails
○ Monthly updates are great, but make sure you personally engage folks
57

58. To: JaneVenture@ILoveToInvest.com
From: CEO@CompanyX.com
Subject: Company X fundraising process
Hi Nick,
As you may recall, we are at Company X and we met on October 24th at a TCN event.
Company X provides customers with the best way to network. We have $20,000 in MRR and since the Spark Intensive
have grown revenue 3X and secured 5 new paid pilots.
We are opening up a $750K seed round and plan to come to Boston at the end of the month. We’re targeting angels
and seed funds focused on revenue-generating SaaS businesses.
In Boston, it looks like Angel Angelino and Awesome Partner at Super Seed Fund could be a good fit. Does that
sound right? Would love to find 15 minutes to discuss other ideas you may have and/or if either of those two feel right I
can send a forwardable to you.
Please let me know if I can send more info to you and thanks a ton for thinking about this. Happy to also share our full
investor pipeline if you’d like to review it.
Best,
Founder who is about to successfully raise a bundle
The process starter email

59. Forwardable Email
EMAIL BODY:
Hello Simone,
Thank you for offering to send this forwardable to Elliot. I love the Techstars network, and it is so awesome to see founders
willing to help each other!
Best,
Founder X
Hello Elliot,
Congratulations on the recent PillPack acquisition! I am working with a Techstars company that is building out a
marketplace for institutions and pharma companies to share large capital equipment like genome sequencers. They are
currently moving towards our seed round and would love your guidance and experience from your time in Techstars!
I know you must be incredibly busy post acquisition, but would you be free in the coming weeks to grab a coffee and chat
with them?
Thank you very much!
Best,
Clem

60. Appendix: The Pitch

61. Networks: Top tips for pitching
SETTING UP vs IN THE ROOM
● In the room : what gets the investor excited. Ask!
● Angel: What other deals have you done - where do you feel you add the most
value.
● VC: fund structured? Understand where you fall in the fund. Want to make sure
you understand its a fit
- PRACTICE answering questions, including the sexist ones (refer to Dana Kanze’s
TED Talk) for tips
- Watch our recording on Tip Pitch Tips
- Watch our Investment & Inclusion panel on ‘The Pitching Problem’
- Avoid rambling or not answering the question.
- If you have multiple co-founders, know who answers what questions: the dynamic
between founders is important.

62. The Founder Says:
Strategies for Success: Notes for Female Founders
Female founders:
● Think of your pitch not as just telling about your idea/company, but as
answering the question “how will your company make the investor a big
return?”.
● Own your numbers- if applicable, know the metrics and data to back up
your story.
● Financial projections “ what you think you can hit”
○ Q: if everything goes right - what do you think this could be (doable &
optimistic) to not get discounted

63. The Data Says:
Strategies for Success: Notes for female founders
● Don’t discount the possibilities for your business and how it can scale -
investors need a financial return that only comes from big businesses
● Look at your numbers - women tend to be more conservative with their
financial projections
● Look for advisors / mentors / etc. who care about supporting women
founders (and do something about it)
● Beyond sector and stage, make sure your list of targets includes either:
○ Angel groups focused on women-run companies, or
○ VCs with women partners and/or who have invested in women-run
companies
● Think about how you’ll respond to sexist questions in pitch meetings

64. Resources

65. Key Terminology
Series
A
Seed
Pre-
seed
Syndication Angel
Bridge
Round
Milestones KPIs
Micro
VC
Twitter
Pitch
RESOURCE: TCN Glossary Of Startup Terms

66. Types of Investors
● Family & Friends
● Angels
● Angel Groups
● Micro VC
● Venture Capital
● Mega VC
● Growth Equity
● Private Equity
● Banks
● Debt Funds
● Family Office
RESOURCES
8 Types of Investors for Startups
Funding Options for Startups

67. TCN Webinar Recordings
Watch HERE

68. From TCN Advisor Erik Bullen:
300+ Fundraising and Development Resources for
Black, Latinx, and Women Founders

69. More Resources
● Pillar VC: How to Raise Seed Funding Guide
● I'm Black. I'm a Woman. Let's Talk About Raising Venture Capital
● 10,000 Women Free online business education program
● Common Reasons VC's Pass on startups
● Capital resources for women entrepreneurs
● 51 VCs Who Want To Invest In Women, Black And Latinx, And LGBTQ+ Founders
● Dana Kanze’s TED Talk
● The DIANA IMPACT REPORT 2020
● Angel & VC database + Accelerator database
● Pitch Support: Scroobious Pitch it Plan, PitchDNA
● Investors’ Perspectives
● What All Founders Should do Before and When Asking for Investor Intros
● Podcasts: Fundraising Stories with Women Entrepreneurs
● Terence Craig: Why investors won’t sign NDAs

70. Apply for Fellowship for Female Founder!
Apply: https:/
/thecapitalnetwork.org/fellowship-for-femalefounders/