Tools: the 80/20 fundraising stack
Tools won't win your round, but they can save you weeks.
The best founders don't over-optimize their stack. A handful of tools covers the whole process.
The core stack
- LinkedIn and X · Warm intros
Find who in your network knows the investor, and ask for the intro.
- Happenstance · Warm intros
Search your network for paths to a specific investor.
- Crunchbase · Investor research
See who invests in your stage and space before you build your list.
- Canva and Gamma · Deck design
Build a clean deck faster.
- PitchMagic · Deck review
Get your deck read the way an investor reads it, slide by slide, before you send it.
- DocSend and Notion · Sharing and data room
Share the deck and data room, and see who opened what.
Useful extras
- PitchBook and CB Insights · Investor lists
Faster, deeper investor lists if you have access.
- Affinity and Clay · Network mapping
Map your network to investors automatically.
- Carta · Cap table
Cap table and equity management, easy to share in the data room.
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