smart garage
Fundraising for your Startup
Fundraising is hard. Most companies that try to raise money fail. There is both an art and a science to fundraising, and it begins with the fundamentals of your business and the opportunity size.​
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Our fundraising consulting service provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help climate startups successfully raise capital.
1
Readiness Audit
We audit the state of your business, your pitch and pro forma, and all of the materials necessary to navigate a fundraising process.
2
Capital Formation Plan and Pitch Practice
We help put together your fundraise plan. Additionally, we bring up to three venture capital firms to the table that you can pitch to, get feedback from, and refine your approach. We also help you gather a set of pitch targets and identify an outreach campaign and help set up many more investor meetings.
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Manage the Fundraise Process
All CEOs need someone to keep them on task, give them coaching, and make sure the process is being adhered to. Fundraising is a tricky task that takes a very concerted effort. The tendency is to continue to focus on the business. That is the surest way to not close your round. We meet with the CEO every week to retro the previous week and plan for the next set of contacts and set goals for the coming week. We also advise on how to close the investors who are close to committing.
IN A NUTSHELL, YOU'LL GET
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Materials Readiness Assessment
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Set up investor meetings!
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Pitch Preparation
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Document Room Organization
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CRM Organization
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Run the Process
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Guidance on who and how to close interested prospects
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FAQ Development
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Investor Communications Plan
