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Everything I got wrong in my first raise, written down.
Long-form, founder to founder. How much to raise, what each slide has to prove, and how a pre-seed investor reads a deck when you are not in the room.
Written by Yoann Defay. Three pre-seed rounds raised, 50+ first raises reviewed from the investor side. 2 guides published
JUN 2026
The 10 slides that get you the meeting Most decks list features and hope the investor assembles the argument. Here is the slide order that assembles it for them.
JUN 2026
How much should you raise on your first round? Raise too little and you die before the milestone. Raise too much and you price yourself out of the next round. Here is how to pick the number.
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