How to Raise Pre-Seed / Seed Funding

About the Mini-Course

In this mini-course, Nick Fitz and Ari Kagan (co-founders of Momentum) share the pre-seed / seed fundraising playbook they used to raise more than $4M from investors like Eric Ries, Elizabeth Yin, Ulu Ventures, Contrary Capital, and more.

Includes:

• A step-by-step walkthrough of the entire fundraising process
• How much to raise & picking your round name
• How to create a company blurb and pitch deck (plus real examples)
• How to find and connect to investors
• Tips on pitching investors
• Explanations of legal vehicles (SAFE, Convertible Note, Priced Rounds)

...as well as tons of detail from Momentum's own pre-seed and seed fundraises!

About Momentum

Momentum is a dedicated inbox + copilot team + payment infra powered by AI, behavioral science, and thoughtful people. We save fundraisers time (+ frustration) and increase counterfactual donations. In our closed beta last year, we helped organizations raise >$1.3m in donations with an average ROI of 153x. The product is based on interviews with 1100+ fundraisers and is built to address their #1 hair-on-fire need: running a sales funnel.

We're backed by industry investors like Blackbaud [BLKB], top venture firms like Ulu, Betaworks, Contrary, and Adjacent, and super angels like Eric Ries, Mark Cuban, Liz Yin, Jaan Tallinn, and Tim Kendall.

Our Approach to Teaching

This mini-course is heavy on stories, examples, and screen-sharing. We believe in...

• Sharing from personal experience – what works for you?
• Showing, not telling – let me see it!
• Getting into the tactical weeds, because details matter – how does it work in-depth? what are some examples?
• We don't mind if you crank up video speed (1.2x is our fav) or skip what's not relevant for you – take what you love, leave what you don't!