The Fundraising Resources 146K+ Founders Use
The VC Corner reaches 146,000+ founders, operators, and investors building real companies.
I’m Ruben Dominguez, angel investor, a16z scout, and tech writer. I’ve spent years collecting the tools, templates, and databases that actually help founders close rounds. This newsletter gives you all of it.
Here’s what you get:
Investor databases that save you 200+ hours:
2,500+ angels backing AI and SaaS right now
400+ seed VCs actively writing checks in US and Europe
144 family offices doing pre-seed
300+ VCs that accept cold outreach
The financial models VCs expect:
Most founders spend weeks in Excel building these from scratch. Then investors ignore them because the math is wrong. Premium subscribers download them in 3 seconds:
The Venture Capital Method (the actual framework VCs use to value startups)
SaaS financial model that’s raised millions for other founders
SAFE dilution calculator (protect your equity from the start)
Cash runway model (know exactly when you hit zero)
Cohort analysis template (the metric that proves you understand retention)
CLTV:CAC calculator (investors expect you to know this cold)
Headcount planning model (control burn before it controls you)
Cap table templates for Series A, B, and beyond
MIS dashboard (every metric in one place)
Stock option calculator (understand what your equity is worth)
Real pitch decks from real rounds:
200+ decks that raised over $50 billion
100+ decks that raised $2B (see what worked)
50 Real Pitch Decks From Startups That Raised $380M+
Peter Thiel’s only public fundraising deck
Synthesia’s deck (the one that led to Adobe’s $3B offer)
Distribution and growth:
350+ platforms to launch your startup
The GEO playbook for 2026 (what’s replacing SEO)
Cold DM templates that get investor replies
Product-market fit framework
Complete VC-ready data room template
More resource libraries: The Execution Playbook, VC & Startup Glossary and Sponsorships.
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and much more!!
All of this would cost $100K+ in consulting fees.
Recent premium posts:
Lightsprint’s $6.1M Seed Deck: The 8 Slides That Won Over YC and 645 Ventures
Harbor Raised $10M to Insure AI Agents in Its First Year. Here Are the Deck and the Memo
973 VC Funds Under $200M, Cleaned and Scored: The Fresh Fund Sheet and the Fit Finder Prompt
MITO’s $4.5M Pre-Seed Deck: How Lightspeed Backed the AI Studio Behind 50 Cent, Zara and Movistar
352 Investors Who Take Cold Pitches (and the Order to Pitch Them In)
Your price today: 50% off for one year.
This discount is available for a limited time.
Here’s the thing:
Fundraising takes 6-12 months for most founders. Every week you spend building lists and models manually is a week you could spend talking to investors or building product.
The founders who raise fast have the same resources you’re about to get. They just got them earlier.
You can spend the next month googling and spreadsheet building. Or you can download everything tonight and use that month to actually close investors.
Your time is worth $200-500/hour. This costs less than dinner.
Ruben
P.S. - You’re thinking “I’ll upgrade when I need it.” Every founder thinks that. Then 6 months later they’re still googling investor emails. The discount is available for a limited time. Make the obvious choice.
P.P.S. - Free subscribers get 2-3 posts per month. Premium subscribers get 100+ resources right now plus everything new I publish. The difference is pretty clear.
