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Increase your chances of getting funded with this cheat sheet 💸

Increase your chances of getting funded with this cheat sheet 💸

A powerful template for making VCs eager to invest in your startup 🦄

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Jun 08, 2022
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Despite the difficult macro environment, lots of layoffs in Tech & FinTech, and uncertainty in the markets, companies are still being founded, and builders continue building while the best startups are successfully raising money.

Trade Republic recently secured $250M in Series C, Binance Labs closed its new fund while VC heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z) new $4.5 billion fund that will be used to invest in cryptocurrency and Web3 companies is one of the biggest in history.

But let’s not fall for the confirmation bias since only less than 1% of startups receive venture capital funding. The most important question then becomes is how do you get past this threshold?

It’s easy - by knowing how you get evaluated. This evaluation template below is a brilliant cheat sheet that will increase your chances of getting funded.

Adapted from J.S. Fernandes who runs the VU Venture Partners, it allows you to understand how investors assess your idea/product, identify potential weaknesses in your pitch and evaluate your deck holistically.

Follow the link below and increase your chances of getting funded:

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