The Startup Funding Playbook
A guide to startup funding. When to raise? How VCs decide? Stage-by-stage strategy, term sheets, valuation, and building investor readiness.
We package your signals and circulate them through our investor network of 150+ VCs and angels who actually fund your space.
Funding Intelligence isn't just a list of investors. It's a systematic approach to fundraising that combines data, positioning, and warm relationships to maximize your chances of closing the right round.
Comprehensive support to accelerate your funding intelligence journey.
We analyze your business against our investor database to identify the VCs and angels most likely to fund your specific stage, sector, and model.
We help you craft the narrative and materials that resonate with investors — highlighting the metrics and milestones that matter most.
No cold emails. Every introduction comes with context and credibility from our existing relationships with the investor.
We help you run a tight fundraising process — coordinating meetings, managing momentum, and navigating term sheets.
When investors dig in, we help you prepare. Clean data rooms, organized financials, and rehearsed answers.
Term sheets can be tricky. We help you understand what matters, what to push back on, and when to sign.
Dive deeper into focused areas with specialized support.
A proven methodology to drive results
We evaluate your fundraising readiness and identify gaps to address before going to market.
We refine your story, deck, and materials to maximize investor interest.
We build a prioritized list of investors matched to your specific profile.
We make warm introductions and help you manage the process.
We support you through due diligence and term sheet negotiation.
We work best with founders who match these criteria. If this sounds like you, let's talk.
Check Your FitHave demonstrated initial traction (users, revenue, or strong engagement)
Are raising Seed to Series A rounds
Need help accessing the right investors efficiently
Want strategic guidance on fundraising process
Apply to Lume Network and see if Funding Intelligence is right for you.
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