founder-fundraising-os

Use when a founder needs to understand or model ownership and dilution. Triggers on "model my cap table", "how much will I be diluted", "option pool", "SAFE conversion", "post-money vs pre-money", "what do I own after this round", "pro rata". Turns equity from a black box into a model the founder controls.

Use when a founder needs to prepare materials for investor due diligence. Triggers on "set up a data room", "what goes in a data room", "diligence checklist", "prepare for due diligence", "investors asked for our data room". Builds the organized, staged room that makes diligence fast and confidence-building.

Run structured commercial, financial, technical, and legal diligence.

Help the user build a realistic budget, a debt-payoff plan, and savings goals from their actual numbers.

Use after a term sheet is signed and the founder needs to get to wired money. Triggers on "how do I close the round", "what happens after the term sheet", "confirmatory diligence", "closing documents", "when does the money arrive", "how long to close", "wire the funds". Manages the path from handshake to cash without deals dying in the home stretch.

Use before a founder starts pitching to check they are actually ready. Triggers on "am I ready to raise", "what do I need before fundraising", "will I pass diligence", "fundraise checklist", "what are investors going to find". Surfaces the gaps that kill rounds before the first meeting.

Use when a founder is shaping the team for a raise or hiring against the round. Triggers on "team slide", "what hires do investors want", "how much equity for an early hire", "key hire before fundraising", "is my team fundable", "hiring plan for the round". Connects the team story, the gap-filling hires, and the equity to grant.

Build a compelling founder story arc for seed and Series A pitches.

Use when a founder is deciding whether and how to raise. Triggers on "am I pre-seed or seed", "how much should I raise", "what stage am I", "what valuation can I get", "should I raise now or wait", "is my round too big". Sets the round, amount, and valuation envelope that every later step depends on.

Use when a founder is managing an active raise across many investors. Triggers on "track my fundraise", "investor pipeline", "fundraising CRM", "how to create FOMO", "run my raise as a process", "investor follow-up cadence", "how long should fundraising take". Turns a scattered raise into a managed, time-boxed process.

Use when a founder needs to decide which investors to approach and how to reach them. Triggers on "which VCs should I target", "build my investor list", "find the right investors", "warm intro path", "angels vs VCs", "who invests in my space", "investor research". Produces a ranked, researched target list with warm paths.

Draft crisp monthly or quarterly investor updates that build trust through transparency and a clear ask.

Build a credible TAM/SAM/SOM with bottom-up and top-down triangulation.

Use when a founder needs to build or fix a fundraising pitch deck. Triggers on "build my pitch deck", "investor deck", "seed deck", "Series A deck", "what slides do I need", "fix my deck", "deck for VCs". Turns the narrative into the exact slides investors expect, in order.

Use when a founder needs to rehearse a pitch or prepare for investor questions. Triggers on "practice my pitch", "mock investor meeting", "what will VCs ask me", "help me prep for a partner meeting", "investor Q&A drill", "I freeze on hard questions", "rehearse my deck". Runs realistic rehearsal and objection drills.

Use when a founder is choosing how to structure a raise. Triggers on "SAFE vs priced round", "should I use a SAFE", "valuation cap vs discount", "post-money SAFE", "convertible note", "when to do a priced round", "MFN clause". Explains the instruments and their real dilution consequences.

Assess and close the gaps before you open a Series A process.

Decode VC term sheet clauses and know what is worth negotiating.

Use when a founder has or expects a term sheet and needs to negotiate. Triggers on "negotiate my term sheet", "is this term sheet fair", "liquidation preference", "board seats", "protective provisions", "how to negotiate valuation", "I have multiple offers", "what terms matter". Focuses leverage on the terms that change value and control.

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