You've built. You've shipped. Now you're raising to grow.
Seed is about showing that the business engine exists - even if it's still early. Investors want to see product-market fit signals, user behavior that proves repeat usage, and a go-to-market motion that can scale with money.
This is where founders get filtered fast. No amount of vision makes up for weak execution at Seed.
Every slide has to move the story forward. Here's what's expected at this stage:
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Start building| Slide | Pre-Seed | Seed | Series A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Demo or prototype | Live and used | Retained + scaled |
| Market | Early sizing logic | Clear segment + TAM | Market pull + expansion path |
| GTM | Initial experiments | Repeatable motion | Scalable engine |
| Traction | Signals | Usage + growth + retention | Revenue + LTV/CAC clarity |
| Team | Founder-driven | Ops + tech leads | Org built for next stage |
| Ask | SAFE/convertible | Priced round, milestone-linked | Ownership and return logic |
They've seen hundreds of these. Anything hand-wavy stands out—and not in a good way.
This isn't about pretty slides. It's about investor-ready storytelling.
Usage, retention, engagement, MRR, CAC - whatever's relevant. They don't need to be perfect, but they need to exist.
No. But have high-level projections, burn, and your raise mapped to milestones.
Yes. And make it real. Not a 2x2 where you magically land in the top-right.