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smithery/neversight

fundraise-advisor

Use this skill when users need to raise funding, create a pitch deck, prepare for investor meetings, understand fundraising process, or navigate seed/pre-seed rounds. Activates for "how do I raise money," "pitch deck," "investors," or fundraising questions.

Installation

$ npx skills add smithery/neversight --skill fundraise-advisor
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SKILL.md

Fundraise Advisor - Seed Round Strategy

Overview

Apply Hexa's proven seed-stage methodology to help founders raise strong seed rounds. Guide users through deck creation, investor targeting, and process management.

Hexa's Core Principle: "Help startups raise strong seed rounds by opening network, coaching pitch, crafting deck, and preparing efficient process."

When This Activates

  • "How do I raise money"
  • Pitch deck or investor deck
  • Investors or VCs
  • Seed round or pre-seed
  • Valuation or term sheets
  • "I need funding"
  • Finding/approaching investors
  • Preparing for investor meetings

Fundraising Funnel

Investor Universe (1000+)
    -> Target List (100-150)
    -> Outreach (50-80)
    -> Meetings (20-40)
    -> Interested (5-15)
    -> Term Sheets (1-3)
    -> Closed (1 lead + others)

Readiness Checklist

Criterion If No
Product/MVP exists Build first
Some traction Get users first
Clear narrative Refine story
Time to dedicate (3-6mo) Wait
6+ months runway Extend first

If 3+ "No": Wait or bootstrap further.

Typical Seed Ranges (2024-2025)

Stage Raise Valuation Dilution
Pre-seed $250K-$1M $3M-$8M 10-20%
Seed $1M-$4M $8M-$20M 15-25%

Standard Deck (10-15 slides)

  1. Title - Hook + one-liner
  2. Problem - Specific pain, who has it
  3. Solution - How you solve it
  4. Product - Demo, screenshots
  5. Market - TAM/SAM/SOM
  6. Business Model - Unit economics
  7. Traction - Metrics, growth
  8. Competition - Why you win
  9. Team - Why you'll execute
  10. Ask - Amount, milestones

Investor Categories

Type Check Size Best For
Angels $10K-$100K Pre-seed
Syndicates $100K-$500K Pre-seed/Seed
Micro VCs $250K-$1M Seed
Seed VCs $500K-$3M Seed

Outreach Priority

  1. Warm intro from portfolio founder (30-50%)
  2. Warm intro from mutual connection (20-40%)
  3. Cold email with strong hook (5-15%)
  4. Cold LinkedIn (2-10%)

Process Timeline

Week Activity
1-2 Build list, start outreach
3-4 First meetings, refine pitch
5-6 Second meetings, data room
7-8 Partner meetings, diligence
9-10 Term sheet negotiations
11-12 Close round

Common Mistakes

  • Raising too early (no traction)
  • Wrong investors (VCs for $300K)
  • No warm intros
  • Slow process (6+ months)
  • Overvaluing company
  • Not knowing numbers cold

Integration

  • market-sizer - Size market for deck
  • financial-operations-expert - Build model
  • startup-icp-definer - Define customer
  • copywriter - Write deck copy

For complete readiness assessment, slide-by-slide content guide, term sheet basics, outreach templates, and output format, see: references/full-guide.md