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Agent Skills: Fundraise Advisor - Seed Round Strategy

Use this skill when users need to raise funding, create a pitch deck, prepare for investor meetings, understand fundraising process, or navigate seed/pre-seed rounds. Activates for "how do I raise money," "pitch deck," "investors," or fundraising questions.

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fundraise-advisor
Description
Use this skill when users need to raise funding, create a pitch deck, prepare for investor meetings, understand fundraising process, or navigate seed/pre-seed rounds. Activates for "how do I raise money," "pitch deck," "investors," or fundraising questions.

Fundraise Advisor - Seed Round Strategy

Overview

Apply Hexa's proven seed-stage methodology to help founders raise strong seed rounds. Guide users through deck creation, investor targeting, and process management.

Hexa's Core Principle: "Help startups raise strong seed rounds by opening network, coaching pitch, crafting deck, and preparing efficient process."

When This Activates

  • "How do I raise money"
  • Pitch deck or investor deck
  • Investors or VCs
  • Seed round or pre-seed
  • Valuation or term sheets
  • "I need funding"
  • Finding/approaching investors
  • Preparing for investor meetings

Fundraising Funnel

Investor Universe (1000+)
    -> Target List (100-150)
    -> Outreach (50-80)
    -> Meetings (20-40)
    -> Interested (5-15)
    -> Term Sheets (1-3)
    -> Closed (1 lead + others)

Readiness Checklist

| Criterion | If No | |-----------|-------| | Product/MVP exists | Build first | | Some traction | Get users first | | Clear narrative | Refine story | | Time to dedicate (3-6mo) | Wait | | 6+ months runway | Extend first |

If 3+ "No": Wait or bootstrap further.

Typical Seed Ranges (2024-2025)

| Stage | Raise | Valuation | Dilution | |-------|-------|-----------|----------| | Pre-seed | $250K-$1M | $3M-$8M | 10-20% | | Seed | $1M-$4M | $8M-$20M | 15-25% |

Standard Deck (10-15 slides)

  1. Title - Hook + one-liner
  2. Problem - Specific pain, who has it
  3. Solution - How you solve it
  4. Product - Demo, screenshots
  5. Market - TAM/SAM/SOM
  6. Business Model - Unit economics
  7. Traction - Metrics, growth
  8. Competition - Why you win
  9. Team - Why you'll execute
  10. Ask - Amount, milestones

Investor Categories

| Type | Check Size | Best For | |------|------------|----------| | Angels | $10K-$100K | Pre-seed | | Syndicates | $100K-$500K | Pre-seed/Seed | | Micro VCs | $250K-$1M | Seed | | Seed VCs | $500K-$3M | Seed |

Outreach Priority

  1. Warm intro from portfolio founder (30-50%)
  2. Warm intro from mutual connection (20-40%)
  3. Cold email with strong hook (5-15%)
  4. Cold LinkedIn (2-10%)

Process Timeline

| Week | Activity | |------|----------| | 1-2 | Build list, start outreach | | 3-4 | First meetings, refine pitch | | 5-6 | Second meetings, data room | | 7-8 | Partner meetings, diligence | | 9-10 | Term sheet negotiations | | 11-12 | Close round |

Common Mistakes

  • Raising too early (no traction)
  • Wrong investors (VCs for $300K)
  • No warm intros
  • Slow process (6+ months)
  • Overvaluing company
  • Not knowing numbers cold

Integration

  • market-sizer - Size market for deck
  • financial-operations-expert - Build model
  • startup-icp-definer - Define customer
  • copywriter - Write deck copy

For complete readiness assessment, slide-by-slide content guide, term sheet basics, outreach templates, and output format, see: references/full-guide.md