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Why You Should Always Send Your Investor Updates

Elizabeth Yin · Hustle Fund Free Beginner

Written from the investor's side of the table by Elizabeth Yin, who backs pre-seed founders for a living, so it answers the angel-round founder's real question: what does going dark actually cost me? Her data point (60% of portfolio companies update fewer than half their investors) plus the mechanic she explains (a VC only makes the warm intro or reaches for the bridge when they know your current situation) is exactly why the founder who keeps three angels in the loop gets help the silent founder cannot.

  • Investors can only introduce or help when your update has kept them current on what you need
  • Founders who send both the good and the bad get more help than founders who send nothing
  • Consistent updates keep you top of mind, which is how seed-to-Series-A conversations actually start
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The question it answers

  1. Do I really need to send investor updates if I have only raised a small angel round and have no formal reporting obligation?

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