The moment we close a deal we get to work helping our portfolio companies plan for and strategize around their next round of fundraising. We work closely with our teams to define the KPIs needed to raise their next round and then carefully plan out how to achieve those goals. In the months leading up to a fundraise, we work with our founders to develop a strategy for how to keep the investor community engaged and excited about their business, making for a natural transition into fundraising once they approach their KPI goals.
91% of our portfolio companies raise a downstream round within 12 months of our investment
When it comes time to fundraise, we develop a targeted list of funds that would be a match for our portfolio companies and directly introduce our founders to the right partners who could lead their next round. The work we do around fundraising is well worth it, as evidenced by funds who have recently marked up our investments, including a16z, Apollo Projects, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed, Softbank, Tiger Global, and WestCap.