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Fundraising · checked 11 November 2026

Get warm introductions to angels and seed funds that back your stage and sector, and pitch them all within the same few weeks.

Set the milestone the money must reach and raise enough for it: Blume sizes a seed cheque of $1 to 1.5 million to cover 15 to 18 months of burn. Raise on an instrument that works in India (priced equity, CCPS, an iSAFE or a convertible note), since a US-form SAFE is not recognised here. Angel tax was abolished from 1 April 2025, and since SEBI's September 2025 amendments a registered angel fund takes money only from accredited investors.

The steps 26 answers

  1. How do I find and get intros to angel investors and seed funds? Starting Up
  2. How does seed fundraising actually work, step by step? Starting Up
  3. What is pre-seed funding? Starting Up
  4. What is Series A funding, and what do investors expect at that stage? Starting Up
  5. How do I negotiate with investors? Starting Up
  6. What are the stages of startup funding, from pre-seed to Series A? Starting Up
  7. How do Indian consumer VCs like Fireside Ventures and Sauce.vc actually think about which brands can scale? D2C
  8. How do I get due-diligence ready with a clean data room? How Founders Use AI
  9. What financial records do investors actually ask for in due diligence, and how do I avoid a scramble when a term sheet appears? Starting Up
  10. How do I decide the right time to start raising, if at all? Starting Up
  11. How much money should I actually raise in my first round? Starting Up
  12. What is the real difference between angels, micro VCs, and institutional VCs, and who should I approach first? Starting Up
  13. How do I raise money without a warm introduction or an IIT/IIM network? Starting Up
  14. What traction or metrics do I actually need before a seed round in India? Starting Up
  15. How much money should I raise at seed, and how much equity do I give up? Starting Up
  16. How do I create momentum and FOMO so investors commit instead of stalling? Starting Up
  17. How is raising a seed round in India different from the US? Starting Up
  18. What documents and diligence do investors ask for at seed, and how do I get ready? Starting Up
  19. How do I run an angel round and pull together a syndicate of small cheques? Starting Up
  20. What traction or metrics do I actually need to raise a seed round, and can I raise on just an idea? Starting Up
  21. How do I handle a down round, a bridge, or running low on cash before I hit my next milestone? Starting Up
  22. Can I still raise from a SEBI angel fund now that angel funds take money only from accredited investors? Starting Up
  23. How do I build a relationship with an investor months before I actually need to raise? Starting Up
  24. How do I build a shortlist of investors instead of mass-emailing everyone I can find? D2C
  25. How do founders use AI to research investors and personalize outreach? How Founders Use AI
  26. How do I get a warm introduction to an investor when I don't know anyone who knows them? Starting Up

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