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👋Founders, Discrepancy AI is raising our pre-seed round. I found this guide on raising seed fundraising by Geoff Ralston of Y Combinator Incredibly useful. Here is part 1 of my summary if you don't have time to read the full thing (I recommend you do): 1️⃣ Need for Funds: Startups require external funding for setup, growth, hiring key staff, marketing, and to gain a competitive edge. 2️⃣ When to Raise?: The right time to secure funds is when there's a compelling story, a convincing team, a product-market fit, and rapid user adoption. 3️⃣ How Much to Raise?: Aim to fundraise the amount required to achieve profitability, while avoiding more than 25% dilution. 4️⃣ Multiple Plan Approach: Formulate feasible plans, accounting for different fundraising outcomes and growth scenarios. 5️⃣ Financing Options: Startups typically resort to initial seed rounds, structured as convertible debt or simple agreements for future equity (safes.) 6️⃣ Valuation: Although no formula dictates a startup’s worth, it's often decided by investor’s perceived value of the company's future growth potential. 7️⃣ Valuation Range: Typical seed valuations range between $2mm-$10mm. The goal isn’t just to aim for the highest valuation, but one that offers a win-win for you and the investor. Remember, fundraising can be tough, but it's instrumental in setting your business up for success!🚀 For those that don't know me. I'm Lisen the founder of Discrepancy AI a document review and analysis platform. https://discrepancyai.com/ Part 2 in the comments.

#fundingalert 💼Company: Hume AI 💰Funding: $50Million ⚡Round: Series B 👥Investors: EQT Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Metaplanet, Northwell Holdings, and LG Technology Ventures. Hume wants to pave the way for a time when technology will better support human objectives by using a knowledge of human emotion. The company’s objective includes conducting innovative scientific research that is published in prestigious scientific publications and supporting The Hume Initiative, a non-profit that has produced the first practical ethical standards for AI with empathy. The money will go towards the company’s ongoing development of a speech interface that is emotionally intelligent and can be integrated into any kind of application. Alan Cowen, Dacher Keltner, Janet Ho Lauren Kim Michael Opara Panagiotis Tzirakis , Jacob Metrick Jeff Brooks Alice Baird, Chris Gregory Garrett Boseck Christopher Gagne Read more - https://lnkd.in/gxsrJ3kr To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #Hume #innovation #humanemotion #artificialintelligence #development #Technology #funding #startupnews #fundingnews #news #startuprise

One of the biggest challenges in fundraising is trying to raise money when all you have is an idea. Or, as we call it in the investment world: pre-product, pre-revenue fundraising. But, AI has changed the game. We’re now seeing a rise in seed funding for startups that are, at times, even pre-website. If you’ve read my article about the death of the pitch deck template, you’ll know that I’ve been preaching for founders to focus their pitch on process transformation – not their product. Not even if it’s AI. Yep, you heard me right. Here are four pitching principles that AI start-ups should follow and the reason for which AI shouldn't be the focus of your pitch. Enjoy! #ai #fundraising #tech #pitchdeck #vc #startup #storytelling #pitch #seed

As startup founders, fundraising always feels daunting (because in more than 99% cases it is)! It does not matter whether it’s your 1st time or 10th time. I had a long chat about early stage fund-raising in the current (somewhat crazy for AI) environment with Brian Contreras from Inc. Magazine and he has done a great job putting it all together. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/g5KPAEwe If you’re a founder raising or planning to raise funding and have questions, feel free to comment below or send me a DM. I’ll try my best to answer!

How Did Our AI Startup Navigate Pre-Seed Fundraising Challenges? Answers: https://lnkd.in/g6WQMR7a #Fundraising #AIstartup #EntrepreneurJourney #PreSeed #VentureCapital Hey, everyone! 🌟 I wanted to share some insider insights from our journey while fundraising for our AI startup. If you're curious about the process, this might resonate with you! We started dabbling with agentic AI last winter, fueled by some intriguing academic research (hit me up for links if you're into LLM orchestration!). As a serial entrepreneur with a couple of exits under my belt, I dove into this project with heightened excitement. Here’s a quick rundown: Jan ~ Mar: Research - It all started as a casual weekend project with a friend who eventually came aboard as our lead SWE. The market buzzed, and we felt confident our tech could be a game-changer! March ~ April: Market Awakening - After Devin raised an impressive $20m in pre-seed funding, the floodgates opened for us! Coffee meetings with angels revealed strong interest. ☕️ April ~ May: YC S24 (Rejection) - With my optimism high, I applied to YC as a solo founder. Unfortunately, I faced rejection (no...

Check out our founder, Pramod Sharma discussion with Brian Contreras from Inc. Magazine Magazine about fundraising in the current environment. Story here: https://lnkd.in/gU_VgTqp Feel free to comment or reach out to Pramod Sharma with any questions. He’s here to support fellow founders on their fundraising journey! #founders #Funding #seedfunding #startups

Discover how #AI is revolutionizing #fundraising for #startups! From predictive analytics to AI-powered chatbots, learn how founders are raising funds faster and easier. 🚀 Read more: https://bit.ly/3Mz7J3C #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #TechInnovation #AIinBusiness #EntrepreneurLife #FundingSuccess

Want some quick feedback on your startup's pitch deck? Check out our Pitch Deck Review GPT 🤖 Just upload the latest version of your deck and ask for a review. You can also ask specific questions about investor perspective, different slide content or fundraising requirements! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewTvs82f #Startups #Fundraising #VC

🚨 Attention Founders! 🚨 Intently (YC W23) just raised $3M in seed funding from Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Pioneer Fund, Liquid2 Ventures, AltaIR Capital, and Davidovs VC to fuel the development and launch of Founder AI. What is Founder AI? It's an AI-powered networking ninja that scans your emails and LinkedIn to uncover the BEST investor intros hiding in your connections. No more scouring your network, wondering who knows who. Founder AI does the heavy lifting to surface those golden warm intros to VCs. 💰 For founders always hustling to raise funds, this could be a total game-changer. Making the right intros is everything, but it's so tough to identify the right paths. Well, not anymore! Let this AI networking assistant be your secret weapon. 🦸♂️ While AI can't replace human relationships, tools like Founder AI let founders leverage technology to open doors more efficiently. If you're fundraising, you'll want this startup on your radar! Intently (YC W23) proves that AI can supercharge your efforts. The future of networking is already here. #AI #startup #fundraising #networkingassistant #VC #YC

#fundingalert 💼Company: IdentifAI 💰Funding: €2.2 Million ⚡Round: Seed 👥Investors: United Ventures, Umberto Paolucci of UP Invest, Edoardo Alessandri of Wellness Holding, and Matteo Fago, co-founder of Venere.com (now Expedia), are also involved in the round as business angels. At identifAI, they genuinely think that every individual has the right to determine whether the content they are viewing is the result of human creation or an artificial system. Because of this, they have decided to create a sophisticated model of artificial intelligence specifically designed to determine whether the writer is a person or an artificial creature. Massimiliano Magrini, Marco Ramilli, PhD Read more - https://lnkd.in/gP2wRH4J To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #identifAI #AI #Funding #news #startup #fundraising