When COVID happened, it blew up our idea because people simply couldn’t meet up in person anymore. However, because I still believed in our mission and vision, We decided to pivot and turn our idea into a video-first community platform.

If it was not for DocSend, we wouldn’t have been able to complete our pre-seed raise in such a small time frame. Using specific links to track document analytics helped us focus our energy on reaching back out to the right investors who were actually interested.

Not only have we seen investors shift their focus toward greater efficiency, but a brighter spotlight has also been shone on the importance of high-quality, compelling pitch decks.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about fundraising is one I learned quickly during this last round: investors want to see more than good numbers. Compared to a seed round, investors are looking for more documents, proof of traction, and a compelling pitch deck in a Series A.

Read our Q&A with Flo Crivello, founder and CEO of Teamflow, on how he was able to run an efficient seed round fundraising process using DocSend.

Esther Crawford, co-founder and CEO of Squad, shares her story of building and growing her startup for four years then choosing to sell it to Twitter instead of raising a Series A.

Fundraising in 2020 has been tough for many founders. Read Brent Franson's story and process of how he successfully raised a seed round for Most Days, during the pandemic.

Q&A with Jason Yeh, Founder and Host of the Funded podcast, on why fundraising stories are important for the startup ecosystem.