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Building Your Own CFO for Fundraising
The finance function a raise actually needs, built from eight prompts, your ledger and one sheet.
 • Chris Tottman
The 3,242 Investors You Should Know Before You Raise a Round
3,242 investors. 150+ markets. Every stage, sector and cheque size - mapped by where the money actually goes, not where the fund happens to sit.
 • Chris Tottman
The 40 Tools I’d Tell Our Portfolio Founders to Use in 2026
The AI tools, free tiers, hidden startup discounts and six-figure credits we’d claim before paying full price or making another hire.
 • Chris Tottman
How the Best Founders Negotiate Venture Debt
The terms that actually matter, what they really cost, and how to negotiate them before you sign.
 • Chris Tottman
The Due Diligence Test That Decides Whether Your Funding Actually Lands
The VC due diligence checks that expose ARR gaps, cap table errors, missing IP and customer churn and how to fix them before they cost you the round.*
 • Chris Tottman
We Priced 255 Startup Accelerators. The Rankings Fell Apart.
Every accelerator offer is a priced round. Here are the two numbers that decide whether you are overpaying.
 • Chris Tottman
243 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Giving Up a Share
243 programmes. 63 regions. Billions in non-dilutive funding and the eligibility rules that decide whether you see any of it.
 • Chris Tottman
The Founders’ Guide to Raising Before Christmas
The 12-week VC window, why September is already late, and what you need in place before investors return.
 • Chris Tottman
How Investors Spot Hidden Churn in Under 90 Seconds
Most founders show the right number. Investors calculate the missing one.
 • Chris Tottman
Your Startup Is Competing for 12.5% of the Money
PitchBook’s Q2 numbers landed this week. 87.5% of every US venture dollar went to AI. Here is the raise that still works for everyone else.
 • Chris Tottman
15 Claude Skills That Run Your Entire Raise
Install once. Every email, update, and data room answer sounds like the same founder who’s thought hard about this. Build the system before your next…
 • Chris Tottman
Investors Who Write Cheques Without Needing Permission
There are 184 people in this list who can wire money without asking anyone’s permission. Almost none of them are in your CRM.
 • Chris Tottman
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