10 resources that save you weeks of fundraising & building

1. The best early-stage financial model template

Most financial templates are useless – either too generic or too complex. Creandum built the cleanest early-stage model template we’ve seen, and it reflects how VCs actually evaluate your business: growth drivers, retention logic, hiring plan, burn, and runway – all in the right structure. There’s no reason to pay $200-$500 for templates when this exists.

2. A pitch deck template that raised $4M at a $40M valuation (no MVP, no traction)

The internet is flooded with pitch deck templates – most look nice and convert…nothing. This one is different: it’s a real client deck that actually closed a seed round, not a “design example” or generic YC structure. Fully editable – steal the story structure, headings, flow, and positioning, then adapt it to your business.

3. 144 family offices that cut pre-seed checks

If VC is moving slow, family offices can be a great alternative capital path – especially outside major hubs. This list is a solid starting point for building a non-VC investor pipeline (and finding active private capital you’d otherwise miss).

4. 30-day sprint: Fundraising when “AI” is no longer enough

Fundraising is getting tough even for AI founders. And the worst part: it’s not clear what to do differently – you just hear “no”, “not now”, or silence. But a fundraising window is opening up right now – and founders who move fast will win it. That’s why we put together this webinar: we’ve looked at 60+ successful (and unsuccessful) rounds in 2025 to distill what actually works across growth, pitch decks, investor outreach, and more for pre-seed to Series A companies.

5. “No warm intro required” investor list

Cold outreach is brutal in 2026 – unless you’re targeting investors who actually take inbound. This list saves weeks. If you don’t have a warm network, start here.

6. Ultimate list of 750+ seed funds

If you’re building your investor list from scratch: don’t reinvent the wheel. This spreadsheet is one of the cleanest seed fund lists we’ve seen – and it’s actually usable.

7. The best partner for tech talent (and fast builds)

Great tech talent is extremely hard to find – and when you’re moving fast, you often don’t have weeks (or months) to do it. Pangea is our go-to partner for building fast with vetted tech talent and dev teams (MVPs, web/mobile, AI/ML when needed), with real screening and quality control. In short: a fast, high-signal way to ship without chaos.

8. 350+ places to post your startup

Distribution matters more than ever. This is a killer resource for: launches, hiring, visibility, traction signals, and getting early attention without paid spend.

9. Pitch to 300+ VC partners in one shot

If investor outreach is dragging, this is one of the cleanest shortcuts we’ve seen. Onstage lets you submit once and get exposure to 300+ VC partners, including leading funds. The next Demo Day is May 21, 2026 – so if you want to use it properly, get your pitch deck ready now.

10. AI copilots list (for startups + VCs)

A large list of AI tools worth testing if you want leverage without bloating headcount. Useful for founders who want faster: research, outreach, writing, ops, product, customer support.

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Igor

Partner at Waveup

In the last 10 years Igor helped over 500 startups and venture funds around the globe to raise over $3B+ in funding.