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.

These days, encrypting high-stakes documents simply isn’t enough. Here's how to go beyond a password when securing the business critical documents in your virtual data room.

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.

Nowadays, you don’t need to come from a Sequoia or Kleiner Perkins to start a VC fund: there are so many different people starting their own initiatives. And importantly, they might not even be doing it full time.

Our investment strategy goes beyond tackling issues of demographics and diversity in the startup world. In our careers, we’ve learned that startups tend to make a lot of mistakes at the very earliest stages, but those mistakes don’t always manifest until a couple years later.

Read our Q&A with Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson on building VC Include and the VCI Fellowship to support women and BIPOC emerging managers in the Impact Investment and VC space globally.

Sending a PDF email attachment has become a second-nature standard—but have you ever stopped to consider if a PDF file is really secure? Here's how to send a PDF that is secure and password-protected:

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.