The Mintround blog
Practical writing on fundraising, pitch decks, and investor outreach for early-stage founders.
11 cold-email mistakes that get founders marked as spam
Eleven concrete cold-email mistakes, from unverified lists and generic blasts to the wrong ask, that get founder outreach ignored or marked as spam.
The investor CRM spreadsheet: a template that actually works
The columns that matter in an investor CRM, how to run the pipeline through them, and how to seed the whole thing from a verified CSV export.
How to research an investor in 15 minutes before a meeting
A 15-minute checklist to research an investor before a call, covering portfolio, thesis, recent deals, socials, mutual connections, and what they pass on.
Crunchbase vs. Apollo vs. Mintround for investor contacts
Three tools built for three different jobs - research, broad prospecting, and investor emails. When each one is the right pick for a fundraise.
RocketReach alternatives for founders raising a round
RocketReach is a strong general contact-lookup tool. For founders who only need investor emails and hate subscriptions, here are the trade-offs.
The best investor databases in 2026, compared honestly
How to evaluate an investor database on coverage, verification, freshness, pricing, and export - and where each category of tool actually fits.