5 Things VC Associates Want Founders To Know Before Their Call | Dose 030

Passing the first screen at a venture fund? Here are 5 things VC associates wish founders knew.
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In this Dreamit Dose, associates Alana Hill and Elliot Levy offer five things they wish founders knew after screening over 1,000 startups in the last year. The venture capital first call is an important step to get right in venture capital due diligence. If you’re wondering how to pass a VC screen or how to get into startup accelerators, you’ll need to understand how venture capital associates think. These lessons don’t only apply to a venture capital screen, but also pitching startup accelerators. Both of those types of investors talk to hundreds if not thousands of startups each year so it’s critical to understand the context behind the startup screening process. This has to do in part with how VCs think but also the context behind that first meeting. In short, we address the important question: how do you access a startup? Pitching to partners has its own nuances, but associates are the gatekeepers to those later stages of diligence. That’s why the first meeting with venture capital, or the venture capital screen call rather, really matters. If you don’t adequately understand the venture capital screening process, you’ll find it challenging getting into startup accelerators and raising capital. At the end of this video, you should be clear on how to get into accelerator programs and the steps you need to take to optimize your efforts in a venture capital first pitch. Having worked with over 350 startups since 2008, we’re well aware of the challenges behind getting into accelerator programs and pitching startup VCs. We’ll distill those lessons into these 5 basic tips so you can successfully get through the venture capital screening process. Be sure to check out our other Dreamit Dose fundraising videos that cover how VCs screen startups in more depth. That’s how to pass a VC associate screen in under 10 minutes!

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - #1 Do your research
01:59 - #2 Our time is limited
04:00 - #3 Answer our questions directly
05:30 - #4 How do we find you?
06:58 - #5 Build a relationship
08:23 - Takeaways
09:23 - Outro

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