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)
- Title - Hook + one-liner
- Problem - Specific pain, who has it
- Solution - How you solve it
- Product - Demo, screenshots
- Market - TAM/SAM/SOM
- Business Model - Unit economics
- Traction - Metrics, growth
- Competition - Why you win
- Team - Why you'll execute
- 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
- Warm intro from portfolio founder (30-50%)
- Warm intro from mutual connection (20-40%)
- Cold email with strong hook (5-15%)
- 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 deckfinancial-operations-expert - Build modelstartup-icp-definer - Define customercopywriter - 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
