We have posting content about startups and how they can do well in front of angels and VC. The do's and donn'ts etc.
For a change if you are an LP this article below is for you
These VC decks raised over $500 Million!!
Raising money is hard.Founders know it. But for VCs, it’s even tougher.
Because they’re not pitching customers, they’re pitching LPs to trust them with hundreds of millions.
At that scale, a deck (or memo) isn’t just “slides.”
It’s the sales weapon. So, what works?
Here are 4 key takeaways from decks that actually unlocked $500M+ from LPs:
1) Prove you can back outliers with smart winning deals
2) Your fund’s narrative matters as much as numbers
3) Show with data, deals & your outcomes, not words
4) Borrow credibility via founders, references, & LPs
Here are some open-sourced fund memos & decks (thanks to Weekend Fund for curating):
1) Awesome People Ventures Fund 2
→ Julia Lipton ($20M)
→ Memo: https://lnkd.in/dSiDp6ri
2) Earl Grey Capital Fund II
→ Amit Vasudev, Matt Sornson, Alex MacCaw ($20M)
→ Memo: https://lnkd.in/djV2fRYq
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dNDq9BSH
3) Long Journey Ventures Fund I
→ Lee Jacobs, Cyan Banister, Arielle Zuckerberg ($35M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dmSdzJQ8
4) Not Boring Capital Fund I
→ Packy McCormick ($5M)
→ Memo: https://lnkd.in/dtPuCfJ4
5) Precursor Fund III
→ Charles Hudson ($40M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dEuFBC-4
6) Spacecadet FundWiz
→ Daniel Eckler ($15M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dfKh_BUn
7) Todd & Rahul’s Angel Fund II
→ Todd Goldberg, Rahul Vohra ($25M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dcy-QiNe
8) Weekend Fund 3.0
→ Ryan Hoover ($21M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dUNerBSM
9) WorkLife 2
→ Brianne Kimmel ($35M)
→ Deck: https://lnkd.in/dzbUV6Xm
If you’re building your first (or next) fund, study these.
