Secure Document Sharing and Analytics Blog

Founder Advice

How we used DocSend to perfect our Series A pitch

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.

Feb 25, 2021

Venture Capital

What the Democratization of VC Means for Emerging Fund Managers

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.

Feb 23, 2021

Venture Capital

How F7 Ventures Challenges the Fundraising Status Quo

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.

Feb 02, 2021

Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson VC Include VCI Fellowship

Startup Resources

VC Include is driving inclusion in the VC and Impact Investment Space at Scale

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.

Jan 28, 2021

Startup Resources

How to secure a PDF file with a password before you share it

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:

Jan 25, 2021

Founder Advice

How the founder of Teamflow raised a $3.9M seed round in four weeks

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.

Jan 07, 2021

Founder Advice

How I Built, Grew, and Sold my Startup, Squad, to Twitter

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.

Dec 17, 2020

Startup Resources

Q3 2020 Startup Fundraising Trends from the DocSend Fundraising Network

We did a little investigating into the decks that came into the DocSend Fundraising Network during Q3. Let’s find out a little bit more about what kinds of teams have been raising money, where they’re from, and what kinds of spaces they’re innovating in.

Dec 16, 2020

Founder Advice

My Step-by-Step Process to Raising a $3M Seed Round

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.

Dec 10, 2020

Most Popular