Startup Fundraising
Resources, best practices, and expert insights on Startup Fundraising.
Startup CEO Salaries 2026: Data for VC-Backed Founders
Explore 2026 startup CEO salary benchmarks by stage, revenue, and burn. See how venture-backed founders pay themselves and what VCs expect this year.
Dawn Snyder, DBA Candidate, MBA
Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Guide for Startup Founders and VCs
Learn how Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) works, including OBBBA updates to the gross asset limit, key eligibility tests, and planning tips for startup founders, employees, and venture capital investors.
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What is Capital Under Management? | Kruze Consulting
Understand capital under management clearly: the total funds a VC firm has raised across all its investment vehicles and fund families.
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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 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.
Bryan Long, MBA
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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The Value-Add of Angel Investors
As a startup looking for funding, you should know the answer to “what is the value-add of angel investors?” Read to learn more.
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Fundraising Mistakes Startups Must Avoid
Learn the most common fundraising mistakes startups make—from raising at the wrong time to ignoring dilution and bad investor fit—and how to avoid them with practical guidance from Kruze Consulting’s startup accounting experts.
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How Many Investors in a Seed Round?
Kruze Consulting answers the question 'For a seed round, are many investors or a small group better?' when considering startup funding.
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VC-Backed Startups: How to Set Up & Use Credit Facilities
Understand credit facilities—learn how revolving lines and term loans work, what covenants mean, and how startups choose the right structure.
Bryan Long, MBA
Raising Seed Funding: What Founders Need to Know
Seed funding is constantly evolving. See how today’s environment differs from previous years, and what founders must do to successfully raise and deploy a seed round.
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