Events

Unlocking Fundraising Secrets w/ Jason Yeh & Robbie Crabtree 

Fundraising has always been an impossible to decipher dark art.  Advisors and founder friends seem to know how to do it...but can't actually teach it. 

Join us for this discussion between Gagan Biyani, Co-Founder of 

, as they walk through some of the most important strategies for effective fundraising and why teaching them via a cohort-based model is so effective.

You'll walk away with key tips on how to fundraise effectively and insights into how Maven is changing the world of education.

Learning the Keys to Startup Fundraising 

*Missed part I of the workshop? Don't worry, we'll be sending a recording to attendees of pt. II & III. 

Make sure to claim your spot for pt. II & III here: 

Startup Founders, if the thought of fundraising makes you want to puke, know this: you're not alone.

This workshop is for founders planning to fundraise who are trying to decipher all the games and strategies that go into the process. It can be confusing, exhausting, and frustrating to the point where it feels impossible. All founders, even experienced ones, go through it.

Get your spot in this 3-part founder's workshop to gain the most powerful strategies 

 uses to guide dozens of effective fundraises as a founder, investor, and advisor. 

Make sure to stay until the end, where Jason will reserve time for Q&A and interaction with attendees!

Proven Strategies for Startup Fundraising

Startup Founders: If the thought of fundraising makes you want to puke, know this- you're not alone.

​This workshop is for founders planning to fundraise who are trying to decipher all the games and strategies that go into the process. It can be confusing, exhausting, and frustrating to the point where it feels impossible. All founders, even experienced ones, go through it.

​Get your spot in this 3-part founder's workshop to gain the most powerful strategies 

 uses to guide dozens of effective fundraises as a VC-backed founder, investor, and advisor. 

​Make sure to stay until the end, where Jason will reserve time for Q&A and interaction with attendees!

PART 2+3: Proven Strategies for Fundraising 

How do you connect with the right investors- without a huge network behind you?

Fundraising for your startup is intimidating enough, even with connections and networks backing and vouching for you. 

But what if you're just getting started in your career, or perhaps you come from a non-traditional background and don't think you have access to investors? Some people have networks from family connections, university affiliations, and professional experience, while others are not as fortunate.

Come to office hours prepared with your fundraising / investor questions and let us help you out. Jason Yeh is an investor turned VC-backed founder who has guided startups to successfully raise over $100MM in capital.

Fundraise with Confidence Office Hours - 9/16 | How to Fundraise Without a Large Network

We will email you the recordings after you register.

How do you fundraise - which requires reaching out to hundreds of investors and asking your network for help- if you're a natural introvert?

Startup founders are portrayed as needing to be boisterous, ultra-charismatic, and super-convincing to succeed. What if you're not?

Fundraise with Confidence Office Hours - 9/20 | How to Fundraise as an Introvert

As part of our continued commitment to the FWC community, we'll be hosting fundraising-related events and networking opportunities -- each intended to supercharge your fundraising efforts.

 is this Thursday @ 11AM PST. We will be hosting an interactive fireside chat with guest 

 Partner @ Wilson Sonsini, to review critical pre-fundraising legal procedures as well as common mistakes founders need to avoid.

After our time with Ken, we will discuss steps for great deck-building, which will include live teardowns of decks submitted by our current FWC cohort.

FWC Alumni Event w/ Ken Funahashi

Thursday, November 5 is the final session for our current cohort. In that session 

Robbie Crabtree, the founder of Performative Speaking

, will be joining us again as a guest coach. 

After lecturing on approaches to powerful pitch techniques, he and I will be running mock pitches with a few founders.

If you’d like to join to get a refresher on live pitching, please register here!

FWC Alumni Event - Performative Speaking w/ Robbie Crabtree

I'm excited to meet the startup community in Brazil! Join us for a live taping of Funded where Ruben Guerrero, co-founder and CEO of Sprout, and I will discuss the journey of raising money in the US for a Brazilian startup.

Afterwards, stick around to ask questions and connect with some of the best founders and investors in Brazil over free food and drink.

Note: Space is extremely limited so please register early. You will be sent the location after your spot is confirmed 🙏

A Funded Thanksgiving in São Paulo

The holidays are an infamously terrible time for entrepreneurs trying to fundraise...  

But, it's a great time to work on projects that will make your future fundraise 10x better!

How should startup founders take advantage of the year-end holiday slowdown to supercharge fundraising in Q1?

, to hear his favorite suggestions for practical ways to use your time at home for the holidays to prepare for fundraising. After all, you won't be able to play with your niece the whole time, will you?

Deck the Halls with Fundraising Prep

Hi all! So much has happened within the AV community over the last 3 months- founders securing multi-million $ raises and making impactful connections with one another, the conclusion of the FWC3 cohort with 20+ founders gearing up for Q1 fundraises, and much more.

If you’d like to share an exciting update (funding, company milestone, personal milestone, etc.), please feel free! We're setting aside time at the beginning for this.

Those who submit a question through this page in advance will have a chance to get it answered by Jason during the session. Concentrate on something that is blocking your progress that we and/or the community can help provide perspective on.

AV Community Office Hours

Excited to host this event where I'll talk through the keys to raising in Brazil from US investors.  Some incredible founders who have done it before raising $70MM+ in total will join me to answer questions and discuss the secrets to their success.

Join us for food, drinks, and great conversation at a beautiful location in Vila Madalena with the startup community in Sāo Paulo!

This is a private event with invitations sent to early registrants only. Please register ASAP as we will must cut the guest list off at capacity. 

We will send location details once we approve your invitation.

How to Raise from US Investors

The rules have changed in fundraising. How should you play this new game?

For 2+ years, everything was up and to the right with endless optimism...

. It seemed like everyone was getting term sheets without much stress.

Then, came Spring 2022 when everything changed. Markets crashed and optimism was replaced with FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt).

Everyone is telling you to wait it out. Hold your breath until the fall and start your fundraise then.

By the end of this workshop, founders will:

• Get a deep understanding of the changing dynamics of startup capital

• Know how to avoid the pitfalls of fundraising tactics that don’t work in this new market

• Develop an approach to effectively fundraise in Q4 and beyond

UPDATE FOR DAY 2: Special Guest - Jesse Puji (Founder 

Elizabeth and Mac dropped some amazing, actionable gems…so grateful they took the time to participate.

Register to watch the full video if you didn't get to join.

                                   For more fundraising guidance...

Fundraising in an Economic Downturn: What to Expect & How to Win

Update 8/26: If you missed it, here's the recording from the Q&A session- if you have questions about FWC, you'll likely find your answer here!

Fundraise With Confidence Program Q&A

I really enjoyed interacting with you and providing fundraising guidance + insights over the last week of workshops 😀 Check out our compilation of resources 

This was just a preview of all the progress I'm thrilled to help you make over the next few months. I can't wait to work with the next cohort of founders in my

 designed to run you through a process that helps you connect to the right investors, craft a narrative that influences VCs, and saves your precious time (and brain cells).

I want to make sure you have all the information you need to decide whether Fundraise with Confidence is the right fit for you.

 This will be an interactive Q&A session where I'll be covering topics like:

This will also be your last opportunity to take advantage of exclusive pricing and pre-sale bonuses before we move on to general enrollment this Friday, 8/26. 

https://www.fundraisewithconfidence.com/pre-sale

​If you didn't make it to the workshops for any reason- 

Ask your questions about the Fundraise with Confidence program (Live Q&A with Jason)

 join us for our community office hours. This is a great chance to hear from a top investor and gain tactical fundraising advice. Bring a founder friend, you won't want to miss it...

Adamant Community Office Hours w/ Katie Stanton, Moxxie Ventures

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Happy hours and meetups around the event will be open to ticket holders only!

*Join this WhatsApp group for event updates: 

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HLwm9WdqnYjKkDCThlWd1S

*Please remember that we are providing a headshot photographer for you to get fresh new photos. Choose your favorite outfit to be photographed in :) *Note- this is only available to guests who arrive by 15:30. These guests will receive a headshot voucher that grants them the headshot session during event break times. See voucher for instructions.

You're a Brazilian founder interested in raising money from US investors.  Do you know how or where to get started?

Most conferences mostly offer talking heads and hot air...that's not what founders need

This event is designed to not only answer the questions, but also 

At Fundraising Fundadores we'll not only be learning but doing.

In between interactive lectures with top investors/entrepreneurs from the US and Brazil, we'll run fun  networking activities (wine tasting anyone?) and mini-workshops (professional headshot ftw!) to ensure you walk away with tangible value for your time and money.

Fundraising Fundadores

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 for making this event free for all founders! Attorney 

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Over the last 2 years, the fundraising environment has gone through a rollercoaster of changes. 

Experts including myself have talked about different strategies to closing your pre-seed or seed rounds. Few things have been discussed more than the use of "stacked SAFEs" in closing a fundraise.  You probably have heard it's a powerful tool, but in some cases it can be VERY bad...when, why, and how?  

Fundraising is hard right now, dollars are difficult to come by, and optimizing your approach to closing money is essential now more than ever. Join this workshop as I walk you through the history of stacked SAFEs, the underlying principles that make them work, and the specific way to utilize or avoid them effectively in 2023.

Before the workshop, checkout my essays on SAFEs:

Are you planning to raise in 2023? Register for our free 3-part workshop, 

for tactical advice and project planning for your fundraise.

Planning to raise in the next 3-6 months? 

for the next cohort of our fundraising accelerator!

Raising a Seed in 2023 on Multiple SAFEs - Is it for you? (The Guide to stacking SAFEs)

If you've received an invite to this event, you're one of 126 founders who joined the waitlist for the next cohort of Fundraise with Confidence starting Jan 30. 

In this workshop we'll cover 2 pressing topics that you all have expressed interest in:

1) Narrative Development for a killer fundraise

2) Details about the Fundraise with Confidence accelerator program & community

This workshop will both be very educational and valuable as we'll walk through important narrative development frameworks AND pre-sale benefits for the FWC program.

FWC Waitlist Event (Narrative Workshop + FWC Overview)

Startup founders,  if you're preparing to raise in 2023 I have some questions...

If you answered "not great😕" or "nope!" to any of the above, join me for this 3-part fundraising workshop.

In 3 hours over 1 week, I will make you better at fundraising. And I'm doing it free for the very first time in 2023.

Don't just take my word for it - hear from some of the successful founders who have attended my workshops in the past:

How to Raise From VCs in 2023

​I really enjoyed interacting with you and providing fundraising guidance + insights over the last week of workshops 😀 

​This was just a preview of all the progress I'm thrilled to help you make over the next few months. I can't wait to work with the next cohort of founders in my

Simulation like live pitching is one of the most powerful exercises we run through in FWC. We’re reserving the first part of Thursday’s session for a preview of what to expect. 

If you’d like to do a live pitch simulation and receive my feedback, come on time and raise your hand to volunteer!

We're going to run through one of the most valuable exercises from FWC before moving on to open Q&A:

Live Pitch Practice + Ask questions about the Fundraise with Confidence program (Live Q&A with Jason)

Are You Venture-Backable? (RU VCB?) – SaaS Edition with Mark Mullen, Bonfire Ventures

"I don't think this is Venture Backable..."

It's a confusing statement that many founders have heard. Getting to the bottom of it might be the key to unlocking investment for you.

In this event, we'll cover what the statement actually means and unpack what it actually takes to get VCs to invest?

After covering these basis, we'll go a level deeper and break this apart for SaaS startups specifically with a special guest, 

 , weighing in on his own perspective as Managing Director of the SaaS-focused Seed fund 

Join us for a packed hour of fundraising learning!

Planning to raise in the next 3-6 months?

RU VCB? - SaaS Edition

Are you a founder planning to raise in 2023?

With the collapse of respected institutions, global uncertainty, and more, it's a very confusing time - and I'm sure you have a ton of questions in mind. 

, who will share her insights and perspective as a partner at leading VC firm 

You'll leave this session with a much better understanding of what it takes to clear the higher bar for fundraising in 2023. 

​Don't just take my word for it - hear from some of the successful founders who have attended my workshops in the past:

planning to raise in the next 3-6 months?

for the next cohort of our fundraising accelerator! 

There will be limited spots available and those on the waitlist receive priority.

Are You Venture-Backable in 2023?

If you've received an invite to this event, you're one of 114 founders who joined the waitlist for the next cohort of Fundraise with Confidence starting May 22.

In this workshop we'll cover my favorite ways to use ChatGPT to make your fundraising process more effective and efficient. We'll walk through specific use cases that you can start taking action on immediately.

This workshop will be both very actionable and valuable as we'll walk through tactical ways to save you time AND pre-sale benefits for the FWC program.

FWC5, the program we ran 3 months ago, was easily the best program we've run to date.

I evolved the experience to include much more simulation (reacting to past founders’ suggestions), brought on a full-time community manager (Paige is incredible and I'm excited for you to meet her), and upgraded the production value of everything we do. FWC6 will be a continuation of that and even more fully deliver on our promise to get founders as prepared for a future fundraise as possible.

We've been working on a sizzler reel for FWC which hasn't made its way to a professional video editor yet, but I didn't want to hold it back from you all because it does a good job of providing a sneak peek into the program. 

FWC Waitlist Event (Using ChatGPT to Raise + FWC Overview)

Missed the live session? View the recording here: 

https://share.descript.com/view/MuYsVtejLkj

This workshop will be both very actionable and valuable as we'll walk through tactical ways to save you time AND how to supercharge your fundraise with our FWC program.

​FWC5, the program we ran 3 months ago, was easily the best program we've run to date.

​Check out this quick and dirty sizzler reel we pulled together. Excited to improve even more with FWC6!

Using ChatGPT to Raise + Fundraise With Confidence Overview

: if the thought of fundraising makes you want to puke, know this: you're not alone.

Claim your spot in this  founder's workshop to gain the most powerful strategies 

 uses to guide effective fundraises, helping to raise over $250MM in capital.

​Are you planning to fundraise in 2023?

​​Join FWC6 and learn how to fundraise the 

 way. Applications are due on May 10 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

​❓Any questions about FWC? Reply to this email and my team will be in touch.

​​FWC5, the program we ran 3 months ago, was easily the best program we've run to date.

 we pulled together. Excited to improve even more with FWC6!

Fundraising Fundamentals for Founders

​​I really enjoyed interacting with you and providing fundraising guidance + insights over the last few workshops 😀

​​This was just a preview of all the progress I'm thrilled to help you make over the next few months. I can't wait to work with the next cohort of founders in my

​Simulation like live pitching is one of the most powerful exercises we run through in FWC. We’re reserving the first part of Thursday’s session for a preview of what to expect. 

​We're going to run through one of the most valuable exercises from FWC before moving on to open Q&A:

Live Pitch Practice + Fundraise with Confidence Q&A

IRL in the tech community hasn't come back fully and I miss it. 

This is my project to help bring it back. 

Dawn Patrol is here to catch the startup community in LA under the best conditions - early morning when people are excited to get a coffee and start the day☀️🌊

I'm inviting my founder and investor friends out for no other reason then to say hey.  No content, programming or anything. Join for a hot beverage and say hi👋

Coffee's on me for the first handful that come :) 

RSVP for special details / info on spillover location

Dawn Patrol - Early Morning Coffee, Companies, and Capital

UPDATE: we are nearing capacity so need to restrict registration. RSVP as soon as you can to join us...  

Update 2: If you didn't see the location before, we've updated it on the event page and hopefully that updates the calendar invite as well!

Early morning community hangs for the startup community are....awesome

At our first event, we had about 30 people show up for delicious coffee, good convo, and a cute dog in pink pajamas.  This time we're taking it to the beach.

After people get a chance to congregate, we'll take our conversations and coffee to go. 

The plan is to leave promptly at 830am to see the waves, sun, and surf

. Convos always seem to flow better on the move too...

If you're late, text someone you know to meet up or DM me at @jayyeh

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem

Dawn Patrol, Vol. 2 LA #TechWeek

Don't worry, register and you'll receive an email with the full recording attached. 

​It's a confusing statement that many founders have heard. Getting to the bottom of it might be the key to unlocking investment for you.

​In this event, we'll cover what the statement actually means and unpack what it actually takes to get VCs to invest?

​After covering these basics, we'll go a level deeper and break this apart for AI startups specifically with special guests 

 (creator of BabyAGI and partner at Untapped Capital

, weighing in on their own perspectives as VC investors in AI.

RU VCB? - AI Edition


🇧🇷Founder Office Hours w/ Daniel Hatkoff & Jason Yeh

The concept around Dawn Patrol in Los Angeles is simple. The morning has always been when the best and brightest build their edge. We're up early and rush to tackle the day. I started DP to give those founders an easy way to energize their days with coffee and community...

After a successful run in LA, I'm bringing DP to Brazil. BORA!