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AN Andy Altahawi

Twelve ways to raise capital in the U.S., explained by someone who has used most of them

Most founders I speak with describe their fundraising plan the same way: “We are going to raise a round.” When I ask which exemption they…

Sep 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #direct-listing #ipo #fundraising

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BA Badge artisans

36% of Runners Choose a Race for Its Medal. That Number Should Shape How You Plan Your 5K

This article was originally published on BadgeArtisans and has been republished here with permission. You can read the original version…

Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #race-directing #event-planning #running-community

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HE Heemahadeniyi

Starting Over at 55: Darryl’s Journey to Rebuild His Life

Over the past few years, his life has changed in ways he never expected. A devastating fire destroyed his belongings and left him trying to…

Aug 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #support #gofundme #fundraising

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AL AltFin

Why Do Lenders Keep Asking for More Documents? (And How to Fix It)

When a lender requests yet another document, it isn’t bureaucracy — it’s a sign your risk narrative has a hole in it.

Aug 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #project-finance #virtual-data-room

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CR Cruz_Smith

DocSend Advanced Alternative for Startups: Do You Really Need a $150/Month Document Tool?

For founders and small teams, document sharing shouldn't feel like enterprise software.

Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps #startup #saas #document-sharing

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WA Wale Abba

Why did giving drop last quarter?

If you’ve ever answered that question in a board meeting with a theory instead of a number, this one’s for you.

Aug 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #nonprofit #donor-retention

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WA Wale Abba

Your Donation Report Tells You What Happened. It Doesn’t Tell You What to Do Next.

Nonprofits have more donor data than ever. The harder problem is knowing what that data is actually trying to tell you.

Aug 11, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #nonprofit #donor-retention

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KH Khushi Sharma

How to Fund a Startup Without Venture Capital: 6 Real Options

Venture capital gets all the headlines, but it funds a tiny fraction of companies and it is the wrong fit for many of them. If you do not…

Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #investing #founders

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AL Alina Sprengele

An Investor Who Found Me on LinkedIn Wanted 33% of the Company or $33,000

I still think about how normal he made it sound. Here is the baseline nobody hands a first-time founder.

Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #investing #startup

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HO Horizon Capital · Horizon Capital

Founder’s Guide — Fundraising: 3 Essential Dos and Don’ts in Your First Pitch

By Bar Maaravi

Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #venture-capital #saas #founders

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HE Henry G7

Ten Questions to Ask an SPV Provider Before Signing

Signing with an SPV provider is a long-term commitment. The questions you ask before signing determine whether the platform scales with you…

Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #investing #fundraising #venture-capital

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MO Monica Desai

Speed is the New Status Symbol

Slack took three years to hit $100M. Lovable took eight months.

Aug 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #ai #venture-capital #fundraising

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JO John Turley

The Boss Wants His Money: Trump and The Transactional Presidency

Donald Trump has never been shy about asking for money, but the scale and personal involvement of his second-term fundraising is genuinely…

Aug 10, 2026 · 16 min read · 6 claps paywalled #donald-trump #corruption #politics

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EL Ella Read · Tourist in My Own Country

A Rubber Duck Race

In support of neo-natal intensive care units

Aug 07, 2026 · 5 min read · 650 claps paywalled #london #events #duck-race

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RO Rod Turner

How Reg A+ and Reg D Are Different: A Practical Guide for Companies Raising Capital

Reg A+ and Reg D solve the same basic problem from completely different angles, and confusing the two is one of the more expensive mistakes…

Aug 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #finance #investment

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VA Varun Pratap Singh

EUROPE GOING TO BUILD IT’S OWN REUSABLE SPACE CAPSULE

CAN U IMAGINE COMPANY REACH $115B VALUATION WITHOUT RAISING FUND,PET HEALTH STARTUP HITS $100MARR- $1.4M PER EMPLOYEE

Aug 02, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #european-tech #spacetech #venture-capitalist

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SE Seafund

Early Stage Investors in India | Startup Funding & Venture Capital for Emerging Startups — Seafund

Early Stage Investors in India | Startup Funding, Seed Funding & Venture Capital — Seafund

Jul 29, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #early-stage-investors #fundraising #investing

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DE Derric Bakker

AI is About to Give Nonprofits a Crash Course in Fundraising Ethics

Why the fundraising profession must update its ethical standards before AI performance and donor trust collide

Jul 28, 2026 · 16 min read · 0 claps #artificial-intelligence #nonprofit #fundraising

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DA Daniela Navaes

How to Spot an Angel Investor Scam

First-time founders raising their first round are easy prey for angel investor scams. Here are the red flags to watch for, and what real…

Jul 24, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #founders #female-founders #startup

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DU Duygu Dülger · ILLUMINATION

The banner designer who taught me something about fundraising

A while ago a viral LinkedIn post caught my eye.

Jul 22, 2026 · 2 min read · 100 claps #fundraising #startup #business

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DA data uncollected

Before We Fund AI, We Need to Fund Readiness

A distinct energy fills the room whenever AI enters philanthropy discussions. That energy is part of 99% of my AI culture work.

Jul 21, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #ai #nonprofit #nonprofit-management

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KH Khushi Sharma

The 90–60–30 Rule: What to Do in the Three Months Before You Raise

Most founders decide to raise and start emailing investors the same week. That is why so many raises feel like a scramble. The founders who…

Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #investment #founders

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

A Day on The Road

With a granddaughter, a brother, niece and friends

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 45 claps paywalled #luck #life #family

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VA Varun Pratap Singh

Raised the largest seed round in Silicon Valley history. Then released flagship model for free.

Apple has sued OpenAI,humanoid robot to assist in gallbladder surgery,event intelligence platform, raised $50M

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #open-source-model #venture-capitalist

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

Why Your Runway Is Shorter Than You Think

Most founders can tell you their runway in seconds. Very few can tell you how they got the number.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

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RO Royceka Hanna

Why Visibility Supports Donor Confidence

Clear visibility helps donors understand how their support is creating impact and why continued investment in your mission matters.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit-leadership #donor-engagement #fundraising

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CO Codequityorganisation

What Alliance DAO Actually Looks For In Startups: All You Need To Know

What Alliance DAO Actually Looks For: Reversing the Technical Audit of ALL16

Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 13 claps #blockchain #startup-accelerators #fundraising

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Tricube Poems

Can be fun and then again …

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 102 claps paywalled #luck #poetry #poem

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OS Oscar Eppley

Journey B4 Destination: How a Sharpie (and Terrible Handwriting) Revealed My Non-Profit Leadership…

Before Ted Lasso, there was me at one of our youth athletic events in Philadelphia, where I found myself holding a sign that read:

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit #philanthropy #fundraising

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RA Rahil Gandhi · Mountside Ventures

Kord raises £6.4m to turn compliance and payments into one link

Round led by Guinness Ventures, with participation from Beringea

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 6 claps #venture-capital #insights #vc

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GO Golrang Ventures

Navigating Private Equity Flows Through the End of 2025 and the Market Direction for 2026

The global private investment market showed signs of recovery in 2025 after three years of slowdown; however, this recovery did not signal…

Jul 08, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #private-equity #venture-capital #fundraising

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JM JMK Echoes

How Small Charities and Churches Can Accept Online Donations Without a Monthly Software Bill

A step-by-step guide to branded giving pages, recurring donations, receipts, and real costs — for teams with no IT department.

Jul 07, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit #charity #church

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PR Project Jupyter · Jupyter Blog

2026 Jupyter Community Call For Funding Proposals

The Jupyter Executive Council and Jupyter Foundation are pleased to announce a new Call for Proposals (CFP) for funding the Jupyter…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #jupyter #open-source #funding

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LA Laimograph

Come strutturare un video pitch animato per investitori SaaS?

Come strutturare un video pitch per investitori SaaS: la guida al pitch deck animato in motion design per sintetizzare la complessità…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #fundraising #saas #startup

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LA Laimograph

Come i Founder SaaS Convincono gli Investitori in 90 Secondi (con un Video Pitch Animato)

Come ottimizzare la comunicazione finanziaria di startup e scale-up tech eliminando l’attrito cognitivo nei primi minuti di valutazione dei…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #startup #saas

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MA Max Ozkural · REI Market Research

DWG Capital Partners Surpasses $40 Million in Total Equity Raised for Inaugural Industrial…

DWG Capital Partners received an initial $20 million institutional seed commitment from JLB Capital Partners for The Great American…

Jul 05, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #real-estate #fundraising #private-equity

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JO JohnVC

Let Your AI Agent Find Your Investors: A 10,469-Firm Database via MCP

Wire a database of VC, angel, and PE firms into Claude or Cursor and build your fundraising pipeline in plain English.

Jul 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #startup #venture-capital #mcps

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MI Minal Shah

Investor Pitch Deck Storytelling Beyond the Pitch Deck

Introduction

Jul 03, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #pitch-deck #investors

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LO Lohita Chamarti · Startup Stash

Great Product, Wrong Execution — How First-Time Founders Self-Sabotage Their Raise

First-Time Founder Mistakes That Make VCs Pass — Before You Even Get to the Second Meeting

Jul 02, 2026 · 7 min read · 9 claps #venture-capital #entrepreneurship #fundraising

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

ARR: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How You Know

Annual Recurring Revenue is one of the most cited metrics in startup fundraising. It’s also one of the most misunderstood.

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #saas #fundraising

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MI Minal Shah

Fundraising Strategy for Startups: How Accelerators Build Investor Confidence

Fundraising Strategy for Startups starts long before founders meet investors. Strong Mentorship, structured VC Meeting Preparation, and…

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup-valuation #fundraising #accelerator

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DU Duygu Dülger · Messy Founder

Your pitch deck is ready, your data room isn’t

What investors actually expect to see in a data room, and a free template to get it right.

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 2 claps #startup #founders #fundraising

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RS Rsashidharan

How to raise seed funding for early stage startup in 2026

In Q1 2026, $41.3 Billion was raised by 1,800 startups globally.

Jun 30, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #startupş #fundraising #pitch-deck

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

Why Your TAM Slide Is Killing Your Pitch

The TAM slide is supposed to show investors the size of the opportunity. Most of the time, it shows them something else entirely.

Jun 27, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

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FA Fazil Baker

Your Nonprofit Doesn’t Have a Data Problem. It Has an Attention Problem.

I review these tools for a living and take no money to move a verdict. Here is the honest field guide to AI donor tools in 2026, the three…

Jun 26, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit #fundraising #artificial-intelligence

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PU Punarvasu

Faith vs. Fundraising at ISKCON, Bangalore

Visiting the ISKCON temple at Hare Krishna Hill in Bangalore is usually a wonderful experience. After walking up the hill, you finally get…

Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #iskcon #ethics #fundraising

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DC DC Palter · Entrepreneurship Handbook

Do You Need a Warm Intro to Investors? It Depends on the Type of Investor.

The 3 Different Types of Startup Investor and the 3 Different Ways to Reach Them

Jun 23, 2026 · 5 min read · 8 claps paywalled #entrepreneurship #startup #venture-capital

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AS Ashish Kumar · Startup Stash

The 2026 Fundraising Playbook

How Founders Are Actually Raising Money This Year

Jun 22, 2026 · 8 min read · 4 claps paywalled #startup #startup-lessons #lean-startup

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AA Aaron Dinin, PhD · Entrepreneurship Handbook

5 Red Flags I Listen for Before I’d Ever Invest in a Startup

For a startup to be investible, the founders have to prove they’re focused on one important thing.

Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 301 claps paywalled #entrepreneurship #startup #business

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ST Steve Chivers · Tiny House Big Mind

Solo fundraising challenges often help the fundraiser as much as they raise funds for the…

I faced indolence living in my van, but remotely participating in a fundraising event kicked me into action.

Jun 22, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps paywalled #life-lessons #mental-health #exercise