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.
How to build a climate-tech investor list that converts
Climate and deeptech investors are not interchangeable. Here is how to segment the landscape and build a focused list that actually gets replies.
Fintech investors to pitch in 2026 (and how to reach them)
A practical guide to the shape of fintech investors in 2026, how to build a focused target list, and how to reach the ones who fit your stage.