{"id":292509,"date":"2023-08-11T07:10:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/?p=292509"},"modified":"2023-07-28T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:18:00","slug":"the-saastr-miniguide-to-pitching-raising-and-closing-vc-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/the-saastr-miniguide-to-pitching-raising-and-closing-vc-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"The SaaStr MiniGuide to Pitching, Raising and Closing VC Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"q-text\">\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">Ok here is basically a bible for you for raising venture funding.\u00a0 Trust me.\u00a0 There&#8217;s too much advice that is biased, or from the inexperienced out there.\u00a0 Raising venture capital is not a game.\u00a0 But it is a process.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the insider guides to making it easier:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-advice-do-vcs-want-to-give-founders-during-pitches-but-refrain-from\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>#1. 5 Things That Can Make a Good VC Pitch Deck \u2026 Great<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>The differences between good and great.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"031moesONj\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-advice-do-vcs-want-to-give-founders-during-pitches-but-refrain-from\/\">5 Things That Can Make a Good VC Pitch Deck &#8230; Great<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;5 Things That Can Make a Good VC Pitch Deck &#8230; Great&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-advice-do-vcs-want-to-give-founders-during-pitches-but-refrain-from\/embed\/#?secret=PTEdvYFZvA#?secret=031moesONj\" data-secret=\"031moesONj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-borderAll qu-borderWidth--regular qu-borderRadius--medium qu-overflow--hidden\">\n<div class=\"q-flex qu-justifyContent--space-between\">\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-overflow--hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"q-absolute qu-hover--cursor--pointer qu-hover--bg--darken qu-zIndex--base qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/16-rookie-errors-founders-make-pitching-to-vcs-and-passing-the-20-minute-test\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>#2. 16 Rookie Errors Founders Make Pitching to VCs \u2014 And Passing the \u201c20 Minute\u201d Test<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"q-absolute qu-hover--cursor--pointer qu-hover--bg--darken qu-zIndex--base qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\">The top errors founders make pitching to VCs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ghAjKDiaF9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/16-rookie-errors-founders-make-pitching-to-vcs-and-passing-the-20-minute-test\/\">16 Rookie Errors Founders Make Pitching to VCs &#8212; And Passing the &#8220;20 Minute&#8221; Test<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;16 Rookie Errors Founders Make Pitching to VCs &#8212; And Passing the &#8220;20 Minute&#8221; Test&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/16-rookie-errors-founders-make-pitching-to-vcs-and-passing-the-20-minute-test\/embed\/#?secret=3cKfeITXjg#?secret=ghAjKDiaF9\" data-secret=\"ghAjKDiaF9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3.\u00a09 Tips to Do Better at a Full VC Partner Pitch<\/strong><\/span>.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">How to handle the final pitch in front of all the partners.\u00a0 At that point, it&#8217;s often yours to lose:<\/p>\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-borderAll qu-borderWidth--regular qu-borderRadius--medium qu-overflow--hidden\">\n<div class=\"q-absolute qu-hover--cursor--pointer qu-hover--bg--darken qu-zIndex--base qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"I72ebt7hru\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-actually-happens-in-a-vc-pitch-meeting\/\">9 Tips to Do Better at a Full VC Partner Pitch<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;9 Tips to Do Better at a Full VC Partner Pitch&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-actually-happens-in-a-vc-pitch-meeting\/embed\/#?secret=LQ8w1gsHXz#?secret=I72ebt7hru\" data-secret=\"I72ebt7hru\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>4.\u00a010 Things Not to Say During a VC Pitch.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">Read this one, and avoid a <em>ton<\/em> of unforced errors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P0Mo3aTDqx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/10-things-not-to-say-during-a-vc-pitch\/\">10 Things Not to Say During a VC Pitch<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;10 Things Not to Say During a VC Pitch&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/10-things-not-to-say-during-a-vc-pitch\/embed\/#?secret=mAdvmqWWe4#?secret=P0Mo3aTDqx\" data-secret=\"P0Mo3aTDqx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-can-entrepreneurs-do-to-stand-out-to-prospective-investors-during-a-pitch\/\"><strong>5.\u00a0How to Stand Out to VCs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">The #1 way to stand out and make a difference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-borderAll qu-borderWidth--regular qu-borderRadius--medium qu-overflow--hidden\">\n<div class=\"q-absolute qu-hover--cursor--pointer qu-hover--bg--darken qu-zIndex--base qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PPwOVnCOfX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/what-can-entrepreneurs-do-to-stand-out-to-prospective-investors-during-a-pitch\/\">How to Stand Out to VCs?  Really, Really Know Your Sh*t<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How to Stand Out to VCs?  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More here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Bj99pjk0ev\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/if-you-want-to-get-funded-dude-make-it-easy-on-them\/\">If You Want to Get Funded &#8211; Dude, Make It Easy On Them<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;If You Want to Get Funded &#8211; Dude, Make It Easy On Them&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/if-you-want-to-get-funded-dude-make-it-easy-on-them\/embed\/#?secret=1eSylyOub0#?secret=Bj99pjk0ev\" data-secret=\"Bj99pjk0ev\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">And finally:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>#7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/cold-email-pitch-examples\/\">2 Cold Emails I Funded for Millions<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">Want to see 2 great cold email pitches? Well, here they are<\/p>\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-borderAll qu-borderWidth--regular qu-borderRadius--medium qu-overflow--hidden\">\n<div class=\"q-absolute qu-hover--cursor--pointer qu-hover--bg--darken qu-zIndex--base qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QUWrd2OUjP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/cold-email-pitch-examples\/\">2 Cold Emails I Funded For Millions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;2 Cold Emails I Funded For Millions&#8221; &#8212; SaaStr\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/cold-email-pitch-examples\/embed\/#?secret=ndu5xlFoGf#?secret=QUWrd2OUjP\" data-secret=\"QUWrd2OUjP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start\">And a great video on it here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"16 Rookie Errors Founders Make Pitching VCs\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e6N4AJWNMjg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"q-box\">\n<div class=\"q-relative qu-cursor--pointer\" data-embed-type=\"youtube\">\n<div class=\"q-box qu-bg--gray_ultralight\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"q-absolute qu-full qu-zIndex--qtext_overlay qu-display--flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center\">\n<div class=\"q-flex qu-alignItems--center qu-justifyContent--center qu-bg--black_transparent qu-borderRadius--circle QTextVideo___StyledFlex-sc-4ox5j0-0 gvUYSH\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"q-text qu-dynamicFontSize--small qu-pb--tiny qu-mt--small qu-color--gray_light qu-passColorToLinks\">\n<div class=\"q-flex qu-justifyContent--space-between AnswerFooter___StyledFlex-sc-2xbo88-0 kcDxwV\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok here is basically a bible for you for raising venture funding.\u00a0 Trust me.\u00a0 There&#8217;s too much advice that is biased, or from the inexperienced out there.\u00a0 Raising venture capital is not a game.\u00a0 But it is a process. 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