7 Ways Startups Can Turn Data Analytics Into Business Growth
- By Yohann Merran
October 1st, 2026
SAFE vs Debt Instruments: Startup Financing Compared
When founders talk about early-stage fundraising, three instruments come up again and again: SAFEs, convertible notes, and venture debt. They are often lumped together as ways to raise money before a ...
Family Office vs Angel Investor: What Founders Need to Know
When founders think about early-stage capital, angel investors usually come to mind first. But family offices are increasingly writing cheques at the same tables, and the two could hardly be more diff...
SEIS & EIS Guide for UK Founders (2026)
If you are raising an early round in the UK, two acronyms will come up in almost every investor conversation: SEIS and EIS. These government-backed tax-relief schemes are among the most powerful fundr...
Pitch Deck Template: Storytelling with Data
Investors do not fund slides, they fund a story they believe and can defend to their partners. The best pitch decks do two things at once: they carry a narrative that makes an investor lean in, and th...
Family Office Investors: The Complete Guide for Startups
Family offices have quietly become one of the most important sources of startup capital, yet they remain the least understood by founders. They write cheques that can rival institutional funds, they m...
Fundable vs Angels Partners: What Gets Investors to Actually Reply?
When it comes to fundraising, most founders think it’s all about reaching as many investors as possible. So founders set out contacting as many VCs as they can in the hope that someone will enga...
7 Steps to Create a Compelling Startup Vision and Mission
Building a startup is rarely just about launching a product. It’s about solving a meaningful problem and rallying people around a bigger idea. Investors, employees, and customers all want to und...
Raise Smarter: OpenVC vs. Angels Partners
Choosing a fundraising platform is no longer about whether it has an investor database or a CRM. Most modern tools do. The real question founders face today is more nuanced: Which platform actually h...
How Startups Can Build Cybersecurity Resilience From Day One (Without Slowing Growth)
Cybersecurity rarely tops the priority list for early-stage startups. When you’re racing to find a product–market fit, close your first customers, or raise capital, security can feel like ...
10 Ways Our Investor Community Helps You Find Warm Intros and Close Your Round Faster
If you’re a founder raising capital, you’ve definitely asked yourself at least one of these questions: How do I actually meet investors who respond? Why is cold outreach so painf...
