Venture Capital and Fundraising
Expert insights on venture capital fundraising, investor relations, term sheets, valuation strategies, and financial preparation for funding rounds.
Where Do VCs Get Their Money? | Kruze Consulting
Where do VCs get their money from? Everyone knows that entrepreneurs who are doing a startup have to go to pitch venture capitalists.
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What is a Secondary Stock Transaction? | Kruze Consulting
Understand secondary transactions—learn how founder and employee share sales work, when they happen, and how they affect cap tables and taxes.
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Startup Board Presentation Template
Get a free startup board presentation template, sample deck structure, and tips on which metrics, slides, and updates to include to run effective board meetings.
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What is a Downround? | A Startup Guide
Navigate a downround calmly with a practical playbook built for post-bubble fundraising realities and tougher markets without losing momentum internally.
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VC Return Expectations by Stage
It is incredibly important that startup founders know what their VCs are going for so that they can be aligned and make smart decisions.
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Understanding Major Investor Rights in a Startup
Learn what major investor rights are, including pro-rata and information rights, and how founders can negotiate terms without losing control.
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How Venture Debt Works in a Downround
Learn how venture debt works in a downround, its impact on dilution and covenants, and when founders should avoid adding debt to a struggling cap table.
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Startup Due Diligence: Your Guide to VC Funding Success
Prepare for VC due diligence by learning what investors check, how to build your data room, and how to avoid common red flags.
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VC Pitch Deck Examples & Templates (2026)
Real VC pitch deck examples, a slide-by-slide template, and the financial section founders get wrong, from the team behind $15B+ in client raises. Updated 2026.
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Founder Preferred Stock Explained
Explore founder preferred stock and see how it changes founder equity outcomes beyond traditional common shares in financings and recap discussions.
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What is VC Cash Drag?
The term 'cash drag' sounds contradictory, because how could cash be a problem for venture capital funds? But cash drag is actually a negative thing.
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A Guide to Financing Your Startup
Explore startup financing options—compare equity, venture debt, SAFEs, notes, and non-dilutive funding to choose the best path.
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