Fundraising Experiment: Pitching a Fake Startup to 100 VCs
By
Dawid Baranowski
Yesterday's bagel. Skim it, don't savour it.
Summary
The article describes an experiment where the author and co-founder created a fake startup and pitched it to 100 venture capitalists to test the fundraising process. They used a realistic space, team, and deck, but declined all follow-ups since the company doesn't exist. The piece reflects on the fundraising experience and offers AI agents that book VC meetings, along with free resources to power fundraising efforts.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledMy co-founder and I made up a startup last month and pitched it to 100 venture capitalists.
We politely declined to move forward with everyone, because, well, the company doesn't exist.
The deck was decent though, in our humble opinion.
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