Raise Setup
You're in. Let's get you raise-ready.
Over the next 3 weeks we'll get your model, cap table, deck, data room and investor list ready, then pressure-test it all the way an investor would. It starts with your kickoff call.
Your next 3 steps
1. Book your kickoff call
Open your Raise Setup program and schedule Session 1. Aim for a time in the next few days so your 3 weeks start strong.
2. Send us your materials
Use the checklist below. Reply to your welcome email, or send it to ila@bysengo.com and adaobi@bysengo.com at least 48 hours before kickoff. Drafts are better than nothing.
3. Join the founder community
Founder Membership is included with your sprint. You'll get a welcome message in the app with everything that comes with it.
Before your kickoff
Share whatever you have from this list. If something doesn't exist yet, that's what the sprint is for.
- Your current pitch deck
- Financial model, or your last 12 months of revenue and expenses
- Cap table, plus any SAFEs or convertible notes you've issued
- Incorporation documents and IP assignment agreements
- Round details: how much you're raising, the instrument and your target close date
- Investors you've already spoken with, and where each conversation stands
- Your data room link, if you have one
Your 3-week sprint
Six 60-minute 1:1 sessions, two per week.
Week 1: Strategy and numbers
Session 1, Kickoff and raise strategy. Your goals, round size, timeline and the gaps we need to close.
Session 2, Financial model and use of funds. Build or tighten your model and show exactly where the money goes.
Week 2: Story and ownership
Session 3, Deck and narrative review. An investor-eye review of your deck and how you tell the story.
Session 4, Cap table and investor questions. Model dilution for this round and prep your answers to the questions investors will ask.
Week 3: Diligence and outreach
Session 5, Data room audit and pre-diligence memo. We find the weak spots before investors do and document how to fix them.
Session 6, Investor list and outreach plan. A target list for your stage and a plan to work it.
What you'll leave with
- A financial model and use of funds
- A cap table with dilution modeled for this round
- Deck feedback from an investor's point of view
- An organized data room
- A pre-diligence memo: your weak spots, how to fix them and answers to the questions investors will ask
- A target investor list and outreach plan
After the sprint
You run your raise. For up to 3 months after, we can join your investor pitches as a courtesy and help you debrief.
Questions anytime? Message us in the Sengo app or reply to your welcome email.