Practical guides, investor perspectives, and product updates from the team building Raisely.
Practical guides for founders actively raising.
Founders spend 40+ hours on pitch decks that investors skim in 3 minutes. AI pitch deck generators have changed the math. Here's what the best ones actually do — and what Raisely does differently.
Investor OutreachCold email still works for fundraising — if you do it right. Here's what first-time founders get wrong, what a good investor cold email actually looks like, and how to automate the research and pipeline.
Investor OutreachMost founders look for angel investors in the wrong places. Here's where angels actually are, why warm intros and AngelList fall short at volume, and how to run a systematic outreach pipeline that closes rounds.
Decks & FundraisingMost pitch decks fail before investors finish slide three. The complete guide to writing a startup pitch deck that gets meetings — every slide, design principles, and the mistakes that reliably sink rounds.
The real playbook for early-stage fundraising — written by people obsessed with it.
Real investor cold emails, analyzed line by line. What worked, what didn't, and how to write ones that actually get replies.
OutreachHow to build a targeted investor list for your specific stage, sector, and raise size — without blasting everyone in your CRM.
StrategyWhat investors actually look for slide by slide. Real deck feedback from people who've reviewed thousands of them.
DecksWhat ARR, MRR, NDR, and CAC:LTV ratios actually matter at pre-seed and seed — and how investors read them.
DataPlain-English breakdowns of the terms that matter: liquidation preferences, pro-ratas, information rights, and red flags to watch.
TermsWhat's new in Raisely: features shipped, investor database expansions, and the thinking behind the product decisions we make.
ProductPractical guides on investor outreach, pitch decks, and closing rounds — no fluff.