Seed Capital – Advice from Experts

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Seed Capital

San Francisco, California

$1000.0/min 4.9 422 $16.67/min

I am one of the most loved and trusted investors to more than 100 entrepreneurs. I can’t allocate a lot of time for Clarity these days but always try to take calls when I can.

Rodrigo Martinez

Worldwide ✅

$120.0/min 4.9 73 $2/min

DO NOT raise capital! BOOTSTRAP your startup and become a MILLIONAIRE in <2 YEARS! 30 years of experience: Serial entrepreneur (sold multiple BOOTSTRAPPED startups) with DEEP expertise in starting, growing, scaling, and selling companies. Raising capital can actually decrease your odds of success because if you raise too much capital you can actually price yourself out of the window of exit opportunity. There is increasing misalignment between venture capital and founders. I am the living proof that you DO NOT need vc capital to take your startup to a successful exit. What you really need to ask yourself is: Am I working on the right idea? Let's talk!

Mike Scanlin

Las Vegas

$200.0/min 5.0 30 $3.33/min

Partner at two billion $ VC funds (Battery Ventures and Sierra Ventures). Investment banker before that. I've read over 15,000 executive summaries. I can be helpful in all aspects of fundraising or preparing for fundraising, including: reviewing/editing exec summary, investor slides, and financial model; as well as VC introductions (if I like what you're working on and you have a decent team). Currently a VC at Mistral Venture Partners (http://www.mistralvp.com).

Edmund John

Singapore & Hong Kong

$2000.0/min 4.9 17 $33.33/min

Currently building SelfKey.org Can consult topics directly related/adjacent - such as tokenized funds, security tokens (STO's), and decentralized identity.

Michael Koh - Serial Entrepreneur -> Consultant & Coach,

San Francisco, CA, United States

$175.0/min 4.9 21 $2.92/min

Align your personal and business visions. From crafting precise brand strategies and building high-performing remote teams to delivering high-level personalized coaching and offering deep industry expertise in e-commerce and marketplace dynamics, I am dedicated to supporting you on this challenging yet fulfilling journey. Let’s do it! Founder @Tree To Tub ($6M and growing, Beauty E-Commerce), Founder @Uguru (Marketplace, 500 Startups), Head of Product @Ticketbis (acquired by Stubhub) | Product Marketing @Google, Founder @DojoDog (exited)

Mark Taylor

Fredericton, New Brunswick

$100.0/min 4.8 17 $1.67/min

Helped dozens of companies and organizations across North America raise millions in capital since 2007. Let's talk about how we can make a specific step-by-step plan for you and your business to meet your goals.

Joey Flores

Worldwide

$100.0/min 5.0 7 $1.67/min

20-year startup veteran and key player in three acquisitions. Founding CEO of Y Combinator-backed Earbits. I raised $1.7M from Y Combinator, Charles River Ventures, Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, YC president Geoff Ralston, and 30+ angels. I was in charge of product strategy across desktop, Roku and both mobile platforms, where we had 4+ star apps. Grew the company to 15,000 artists, 600 record labels and 500,000 mobile app downloads before our acquisition in 2015. Most recently I was CMO for a Bosch-backed cooking app maker where I oversaw product strategy and marketing. I've built a startup from concept to acquisition, as well as taken over a company and grown it from $19M to $48M in two years. I can add value around marketing, product strategy, strategic partnerships, seed stage fundraising, product optimization and general business strategy, especially for very early startups, even in the concept phase.

Ben Rosenbaum

United Kingdom

$100.0/min 4.7 1 $1.67/min

Strategy & Operations Expert | Previously, Co-Founder of Dent Reality, now Start-up Advisor | MBA I've raised millions of pounds for early stage start ups (mostly pre-seed/seed) and have grown my own successful start up. Now I advise start ups on all things fundraising, strategy and/or operations related.

Raad Ahmed

New York City

$1000.0/min 4.8 8 $16.67/min

Multiple entrepreneur. $9.7M+ raised for Lawtrades - marketplace for legal services (500 Startups '15). Scaled Facebook web app to over 30M hits/mo. Published in Forbes, Inc. Apple News. Law school graduate and natural born hustler. I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs at the early stages in their cycle.

Paul Foley

Denver, CO

$500.0/min 5.0 24 $8.33/min

Founded and exited a startup. Invested in 25+ startups.

Jayesh Parmar

Vancouver

$1000.0/min 4.7 5 $16.67/min

Not sure how, what, where or even if you should start your startup? Let’s chat! Many mistakes were made when I began my startup! These mistakes costed me time, money and opportunity. I did not know what I did not know. At that time, Clarity did not exist, so I asked questions and put myself out there the old fashion way. I applied, was accepted, packed my bags and moved across accelerators in San Francisco, New York City and Toronto. Being emerged in Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley and Toronto’s startup scene taught me powerful lessons! The lessons were invaluable and they brought me here, to Vancouver - the HQ of Picatic.com. I am happy to share my knowledge on how we raise seed capital, attracted co-founders, and built a strong foundational structure plus much more. Moreover, I am happy to chat about signaling. How and what you do signals to others that you are either "clueless", or “on point” and ready for investment. Here are a few low-level tips that signal that you are clueless: You ask investors to sign an NDA You have a business plan You don't know the difference between a priced round vs notes Vesting, cliff or ESOP are foreign words to you... If you have no clue what I am talking about above, that's ok. Honestly, I was clueless when I first started. What excites me is that I can pass on what took me years to discover in a fraction of the time. ––jay Jayesh Parmar is Picatic’s CEO/Cofounder. Picatic is an event management and ticketing platform. Create an event. Sell tickets online. Picatic is free for free and paid events. Jayesh is listed as one of the world's top 10 Tech Entrepreneurs Disrupting The Event Industry. A serial entrepreneur with over 2 decades of business experience, public speaking and he is a featured personality in the startup documentary DayJob. Cultivating an environment that focuses on cross-pollination, a pay it forward "how can I help you" attitude and a culture that invites the new, changes the “status quo” and pushes his edge are what Jayesh strives for. He doesn’t separate his personal life from his professional life as the two go hand in hand. He started his first company in 1998 and has been building companies ever since. Jayesh’s job is to oversee product, strategy and overall company vision and then to stay out of the proverbial kitchen and let his team get the job done.

David Martin

san diego

$250.0/min 5.0 1 $4.17/min

Spanish serial entrepreneur. Founder of PetCoach.co. Acquired by Petco in 2017. DreamIt Ventures accelerator alumni (Austin 14).

Millie Tadewaldt

San Francisco, CA

$500.0/min 5.0 0 $8.33/min

Founder (bootstrapped and venture-backed), software engineer, investor, designer. Previously at AngelList, Boston Consulting Group, CakeStyle, Harvard Law School, UC Davis.

Howard Kingston

London, United Kingdom

$300.0/min 4.7 5 $5/min

Irish Entrepreneur. Co-founder @ Future Ad Labs (VC backed), Ex Head of Marketing at We R Interactive (acquired), grew to 6 million users in yr1 through Growth Hacking and Facebook marketing. Passionate about marketing and growth. Have raised seed funding 3 times totalling $2 million.

Gautam Gupta

Palo Alto, CA

$100.0/min 5.0 0 $1.67/min

I’ve been involved in startups my entire career as an entrepreneur or investor. I actively invest in companies – my portfolio of ~25 companies generates +$1B in annual revenue and includes companies like BigCommerce, GoodData, Honest Company, Grammarly, Imperfect Produce, Heap Analytics, Split.io, Pilot, and The Pill Club, among others. I invest in the early stages of a company and help with customer introductions, go-to-market, hiring, and fundraising. As an entrepreneur, I helped scale NatureBox to $50m revenue brand with over 40% awareness across the country. I learned many hard-earned lessons in management, scaling, raising capital, and dealing with “shit hitting the fan” moments. Prior to NatureBox, I spent 8 years at General Catalyst. I opened their west coast presence and was part of the team as it scaled from $600m to $3B under management. www.gautamg.com

Chris Olson

Los Angeles, California

$100.0/min 5.0 2 $1.67/min

Why take a call with me? I'm currently the Chief of Staff at a Series A technology company, Replicated. I'm the former Director of Investments and Operations @ Amplify.la, the premier startup accelerator in Los Angeles, California. During my time at Amplify we invested in over 50 companies, those companies went on to raise a little over $300M in additional Venture Capital. I was also a Senior Marketing Strategist for a Online Marketing Agency based in Los Angeles.

Jonathan Reyes

Los Angeles, CA

$60.0/min 5.0 0 $1/min

Currently, Founder of Dryvrs, a mobile platform for on-demand designated drivers. Licensed attorney with startup law experience. Serial entrepreneur. Background in startup consulting, fundraising and investment advisory on early stage startups.

Mike Belsito

Cleveland, Ohio

$120.0/min 5.0 2 $2/min

Mike is the Author of "Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us", a book about raising capital outside of Silicon Valley. Mike also leads Product + Strategy at Movable and is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the City of Lakewood, Ohio. Mike's products and businesses have been featured by major media outlets like CNN, New York Times, and The Atlantic; on the nationally syndicated PBS television show "Startup USA"; and in a NYT bestselling book by Clark Howard.

Dr Stephanie Ardrey

Newport Beach, CA

$450.0/min 5.0 1 $7.5/min

Dr. Ardrey directed a multibillion-dollar portfolio of commercial real estate development projects – luxury, mixed-use, and retail commercial projects. Prior to entering the high stakes high pressure world of commercial real estate development, Ardrey served as the founder and CEO of The ArdreyGroup Inc., a full-service advertising and marketing communications agency with eight offices across seven western states, a capitalized financial base of over $250 million dollars due to a joint venture.

Giacomo Perazzo

Genoa, Italy

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

CEO @PickEat, Samsung Innovation Camp 2019, Hackathon SVST 2019, Amazon Cmapus 2020, Doha Study Mission 2022, Silicon Valley Study Tour 2022, Founder of Nassa (event manager), Financial and business planning. MSc in Maritime Economics. Seed fundraising tips for first time entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-perazzo-352445188/

Charles Pelletier-Gagné

San Francisco

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Venture Scout Program Director | I help founders raise up to $30M from top VCs via Funden | 2500+ founders, 560+ VCs, $1b being raised

Sam Awad

Minneapolis, MN

$100.0/min N/A 29 $1.67/min

Successfully launched and sold companies in many areas, I'm passionate in passing on the winning practices I have developed to others and would be honored to do so with you as well.

Joshua Blank

Greater New York City Area

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Business Development at Celonis. My goal is to help you develop scalable, repeatable sales processes to achieve your revenue goals faster and more efficiently.

Emily F Peters

San Francisco

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

I'm a 4x startup veteran with 13 years of experience building buzz for young companies using often nothing more than duct tape, post-it notes and bold ideas. I've helped startups get featured in Fast Company, The Atlantic, and The New York Times among other top media and have designed co-marketing campaigns with everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Dr. Oz. Plus, I've overseen $200+ million in fundraising and funding announcements.

Adi Pundak-Mintz

Israel

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

'the year before revenues, and the year after they started'. i have worked with '2 guys and an idea' dozens of times helping passionate entrepreneurs receive financing from world leading VCs

Bert Navarrete

United Airlines but mainly NYC, SF and sometimes London and Asia

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Entrepreneur and Investor. Advisor to Corporations and HNW individuals on their tech investing strategy. Founder @ b2capital. Relapsing VC, proud survivor of 2 tech bubbles. Adventure Capitalist. Happy to discuss startups, management, seed and growth financing, and any outdoor activities including jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

Esteban Velasco

Colombia

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Founding and Managing Partner @ Velum Ventures. Fundraising, Seed Investment, Venture Capital, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Board formation, Corporate Governance. Target in Latin America

Radovan Vukotic

Greenwich, Connecticut

$350.0/min N/A 0 $5.83/min

Helping venture capital and private equity funds in the Web3 space to raise capital, create effective investment strategies, source deals, conduct due diligence, and handle investor relations. Advising startups in the distributed ledger technology industry on fundraising strategy, go-to-market strategy, and financial management. Often creates pitch decks and financial models for startups and asset managers in the space, while helping them formulate an effective capital structure.

Andrew Bart

Carefree, Arizona

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist, Startup Advisor, Board Member, Serial Tech Entrepreneur, Outsourced C-Suite Executive, Growth Hacker, Inbound Marketer.

Charles Johnson

Seattle

$100.0/min N/A 25 $1.67/min

Remote worker. Former Google Venture-er.

Nicole Toomey Davis

Salt Lake City, UT

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

Award-winning, serial entrepreneur, corporate Director, CEO Coach helping entrepreneurs and CEOS. I've raised millions in capital from angel and VC investors, sold my last company to a public company, received multiple awards from SBIR program (non dilutive capital) and current Board Member for high growth firm. My passion is helping entrepreneurs reach their goals, whether it is helping "level the playing field" when raising capital from investors, learning to navigate federal grant funding or learning to lead with more passion and success. My "Designing the Perfect Investor" strategy is designed to help entrepreneurs raise capital without wasting time or being taken advantage of. I have been on both sides of the table, raising capital and handing it out to deep technology startups, so I tell entrepreneurs how investors really work. Key Areas of Expertise - Raising Capital from Investors - Raising non-dilutive capital for deep technology companies - CEO Coaching for improved leadership and effectiveness - CEO Coaching - mastering technology leadership for non-technical CEOS - Helping CEOs get the most out of their Boards - Strategic Assessment and Troubleshooting President & CEO of Enclavix, LLC, co-creator of VentureWrench Startup Coaching for Entrepreneurs (VentureWrench.com) and AI-powered Library.VentureWrench.com - free for entrepreneurs to find resources in 90 categories. In depth, blog content at Notes.VentureWrench.com

Andrew Crump

UK (London and West) and US (Bay Area)

$250.0/min N/A 2 $4.17/min

British entrepreneur based in UK and US. Advisor to some startups and funds (Eg @Seedcamp). Specialist in Growth and Product and the processed that drive them. Exited first business in 2009. Grew @Mitoo to 2.5m users raised $3m+.

Archana Priyadarshini

Bangalore

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Archana is Venture Partner at Unicorn India Ventures. She heads Unicorn’s Bangalore operations and engages with portfolio entrepreneurs for performance monitoring, capital raising, and strategic decision making. Archana has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, where she has worked in leadership roles in various consulting companies and banks. She was very instrumental in defining equity based lending products for Wells Fargo. After her corporate stint, Archana started Bootcamp Fitness Studio (Bangalore based chain of gyms) which ran successfully for a couple of years before taking an exit. Archana became an active angel investor afterward and had invested in various sectors. She is a Chemical Engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur.

Mark Benning

San Diego, California

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Serial entrepreneur with leadership, strategy, business development and fundraising experience. Raised over $100m in Angel and VC funding for my and other startups.

Vivek SP

Bangalore, India

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Cofounded Styletag (raised $12 M, built Integrated fashion commerce), Ex Infy, Nordstrom, Entrepreneur, Seed investor

Brenden R. Crampton, CPA

Tampa, FL

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Analytical driven CFO and investment banker with 10+ years experience in finance and operations within growth stage and private equity backed companies. Robust network of investors across all verticals. Strong background in financial modeling, developing and implementing financial controls including efficient operational processes.

Nik Kumar

New York

$1000.0/min N/A 0 $16.67/min

Ex-Banker... Ex-Consultant... Yale MBA... BS in Computer Science... Founded a Customer Service Startup & a Fashion Tech Startup. Worked here: Bridgewater Associates Credit Suisse Deloitte Consulting

Madhu Chamarty

Toronto

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder Hynt, Inc. Early at two Silicon Valley startups. Founding Team at Dynamic Signal, Inc. Early at Adify, Inc. Business Development and Customer Success roles. B2B SaaS and Mobile startup experience. EE, CS and Math by training - Stanford and Trinity College Dublin.

Chris Seidensticker

San Francisco, CA

$600.0/min N/A 0 $10/min

20 years as a tech startup strategic CFO/COO. Tech startup builder: Have helped build >50 startups. $500M worth of fundraising & M&A transactions. with almost twenty years of senior leadership in venture funded consumer technology, cryptocurrency / blockchain, SaaS software, and marketing technology startups. Passionate about music and consumer technology.

Dave Branson Smith

Tokyo, Japan

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Co-Founder | Operations & Marketing: @96_Problems VC at Digital Garage (Tokyo, SF, NYC, Provo Utah) M&A at GREE Finance at Duff & Phelps

Murtuza Kutub

New York

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

I work with over a dozen entrepreneurs every year and help them transform their idea into a successful MVP. Recently I have worked with BJ Novak, and helped him launch The List App. Have worked with ex Chief Product Officer of Fab.com and helped him launch his startup SkyMD. Have also worked with some big names like Comcast Ventures and Pizza Hut on their entrepreneurial projects. I love helping highly passionate entrepreneurs and want to be entrepreneurs take the first step and go from idea to a product. My Strengths are : 1. Based on the initial idea, scoping out an MVP that will get the most traction and would be the easiest to market and raise funds with. 2. Iterate based on the feedback from the MVP and building the product roadmap. 3. Growth Hacking. 4. Technology development.

Kiley Grant

Denver, CO

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Multi Time Entrepreneur. Consultant. Angel Fund Management (15+ Investments) Experienced analyst on Angel/VC deals. Pro Formas, Cap Tables, Deal Terms and Structure, Due Diligence, Strategy.

Jeff Hoedeman

Toronto, Canada

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

I'm an Angel Investor (ex Maple Leaf Angels) and a mentor for founders raising money - tested over dozens of equity and grant raises. I can help you create a better pitch and position your company for investment. Let's have a chat!

Bonny Morlak

New York

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Startup Coach with a focus on the founder's mental health and emotional 'core strength' in managing self, team, and business I add value at strategy and goal setting with hands-on tactical help from Seed to product-market-fit. Serial Entrepreneur - UX/UI visionary.

Simon Porritt

Brisbane Australia

$1000.0/min N/A 0 $16.67/min

Simon currently heads Ventigo Private Equity. Over his career he has launched and funded numerous success stories including several BRW 100 Fast Starter listings. He has mentored entrepreneurs from start up to national acclaim and is regarded as one of Australia’s most respected growth hackers and incubators. His past clients include Schwarzkopf, Hyundai, Energex, Pfizer, Vodafone, Anytime Fitness and Porsche Cars Australia to name a few. Simon holds numerous advisory board positions and has advised some of Australia’s most prominent business people. Simon is considered a highly creative leader. He once converted a 100-year-old inner city power station into office space to host one of his companies. He has lead teams of hundreds, been a public speaker, educator and has provided insight and commentary to news media including the Australian Financial Review. As a Property Developer, his projects include medical/wellness, multi-residential, land sub-division and student/rooming accommodation. Simon’s background in construction has also seen him build many of Australia’s prominent housing companies including his most recent success story Tiny Blox, which is Australia’s biggest and fastest growing prefabricated and modular housing company. Simon is an active philanthropist. He has helped over 100 of Australia’s largest charities including Breast Cancer Foundation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Canteen, BoysTown and numerous Disability enterprises. Simon has also supported numerous sporting groups including major Motorsport sponsorships.

Paul Allen

London

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

I support a wide variety of start-ups and scale-ups, often raising early stage investment (pre-seed; seed and Series A rounds). I work with clients to help them grow rapidly and profitably, get them in fit shape prior to an investment round and / or support them during an investment raise. If you want advice on how to structure your pitch deck; what to leave in and out then book me in for a quick chat !

Marc Howland

Cleveland, OH

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Highly experienced finance professional having worked as an investment banker and private equity investor in the technology, media, telecom space at both Goldman Sachs and The Carlyle Group. I have worked on buy-side, sell-side and investment deals for startups, as well as completed multi-billion dollar M&A transactions. I am also a co-founder of a tech company that I raised more than $800,000 of angel capital for to date. I received my MBA from Harvard Business School with honors, and BA in business economics, magna cum laude, from Brown University, while also being a two sport (football and track) and All-Ivy League athlete.

Skip Sanzeri

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Angel Investor, VC, Private Equity, Startup Consultant - I am currently a managing director of 2 Venture funds ($300+M) and am happy to help guide those raising capital. Also: I've had 5 successful Exits Completed over 1 dozen fundings Raised over $100m as an operator Worked with 150 Startups C-Level/Board/Advisory Board assistance

kanika mishra

India

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Solidity, Problem Analysis, Django, Python, Java, C++, WordPress, and Android. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) focused in Computer Engineering from International Institute of Information Technology,pune and former Virtualisation and Cloud Computing researcher - IIT Bombay.

Kris Nair

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Entrepreneur. Business Designer. Ex. Venture Capitalist.