Ishita Dosi

Most founders treat fundraising like a numbers game, pitch as many investors as possible and hope enough say yes. That approach is why most fundraises drag on for six months, generate a lot of polite rejections, and occasionally close on worse terms than they should have.

A fundraise is a campaign. It has a strategy, a sequence, a narrative arc, and a closing mechanic. This session builds that campaign so you go into investor meetings with a plan, not just a pitch.

This is the session that sits between having a great deck and actually closing a round. The deck gets you in the room. This session determines what happens next.

We work through:

1. Investor targeting: who specifically to approach - which funds, which angels, which family offices are actually active at your stage and sector right now. Not a generic list. A prioritized, specific target list built around your business, your stage, and your network
2. Sequencing strategy: who to approach first, who to keep in reserve, and why the order matters enormously - pitching your dream investor in week one before you've had practice reps is one of the most common and costly fundraising mistakes
3. Warm introduction mapping: how to get introduced to the investors on your list through your existing network because cold emails to investors have a sub-2% response rate and warm intros close rounds
4. Creating momentum and FOMO: how to run a tight process that creates the sense that this round is moving because investors are far more likely to move when they feel they might miss out than when they feel they can take their time
5. The first meeting playbook: what the first investor meeting should look like, what you're trying to achieve in it, and what to do in the 48 hours after it
6. Term sheet navigation: when you get a term sheet, how to use it to create urgency with other investors without burning relationships - the mechanics of closing a competitive round
7. Handling the nos: how to interpret rejections, which ones are signal vs noise, and how to keep investors warm for a future round when they pass now
8. Timeline and milestones: what traction, proof points, or product milestones you need to hit before starting the raise and whether you're ready to raise right now or should wait

You'll receive a written fundraising strategy brief within 24 hours covering your prioritized investor target list, recommended sequencing, warm introduction map, and 30-day campaign plan.