Atome parent Advance Intelligence Group eyes new equity fundraising

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. That’s the reality of fundraising in Q4. Most investors don’t pass on founders because the business lacks potential. They pass because the story doesn’t land. 🎯 Great ideas don’t sell themselves; they need structure. They need focus. They need a narrative that connects with what investors actually care about. If you’re getting interest but not momentum, it might not be the idea, it might be how it’s being told. #VelocityPitchDecks #PitchDeckDesign #StartupStorytelling #FounderFundraising #InvestorInsights #SeedFunding

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. That’s the reality of fundraising in Q4. Most investors don’t pass on founders because the business lacks potential. They pass because the story doesn’t land. 🎯 Great ideas don’t sell themselves; they need structure. They need focus. They need a narrative that connects with what investors actually care about. If you’re getting interest but not momentum, it might not be the idea, it might be how it’s being told. #VelocityPitchDecks #PitchDeckDesign #StartupStorytelling #FounderFundraising #InvestorInsights #SeedFunding

Angels, stop joining your founders’ pitch calls. You think you’re helping. You’re not. Let me explain 👇 Founders need to build relationships directly with VCs. We invest in them — their energy, clarity, and ability to handle tough questions. When angels show up on calls, they change the dynamic. The founder stops leading. The investor starts wondering who’s really in charge. If you trust your founders enough to invest in them, trust them enough to pitch without you. If you’re an angel investor and you still insist on joining your founder’s pitch calls — you’re not helping. You’re hurting their chances of raising money. #angelinvesting101

Investors Don’t Fund Confusion You’ve got passion, a pitch deck, and a dream. But if your financials don’t add up, neither will your funding. We’ve rounded up the real-world do’s and don’ts every Canadian startup should know before stepping into that investor meeting. Be it equity traps or budget blind spots, this guide spills it all. Fundraising isn’t just about selling your idea; it’s about proving it adds up. Read now: (https://lnkd.in/dszy99XR)

Is US funding your end goal? Edith Yeung, General Partner at Race Capital, explains why seed-stage founders should dominate one market first, as traction there makes fundraising effortless. Catch her full conversation on Finoverse now.

Before you ask for capital, ask for curiosity. Raising isn’t about convincing someone to say yes on the first call. It’s about earning the next conversation. Founders often jump to the pitch, but what investors actually respond to is clarity, insight, and a reason to lean in. Curiosity is the currency of early-stage fundraising. If you can spark it, you can build momentum. Capwave helps you frame your story in a way that makes investors want to know more. #fundraisingstrategy #startuptips #capwaveai #raisesmarter #preseed #seedround

Every second counts in fundraising. Investors send clear signals when they’re interested. Respond within 48 hours. If you wait, the moment passes. The opportunity is lost. I’ve seen it time and again. Founders who act fast see a better conversion rate for meetings, compared to the 1% success rate of cold outreach. Speed matters. Investors expect it. You don’t need to chase investors. Position yourself at the right moment. Catch their curiosity while it’s hot, and turn it into a meeting. That’s where the real success lies. #InvestorRelations #FundraisingTips #StartupGrowth

💸 You might not need VCs to raise your first round. Here’s why 👇 Most UK funding rounds are angel-led – but the best angels aren’t where you think. Ex-colleagues, alumni groups, even your own customers could be your first backers. In our latest SeedLegals webinar, Rob Cossins & Ekky Manoilenko, MBA from Scribe reveal how founders can: 🔨 Build a simple but powerful investor CRM 🤑 Find capital already hiding in your network 🗓️ Turn events and clients into warm investor leads If fundraising feels like a mystery, this session will show you how to treat it like a sales process – and actually fill your pipeline with real opportunities. Link to the conversation in the comments 🗨️ #FounderJourney #SeedLegals #FundraisingTips #StartupStrategy 

You're about to pitch 50 VCs. Have you actually researched any of them? I've watched founders waste months sending decks to funds that will never invest in them. Wrong stage. Wrong sector. Wrong check size. Before you send a single email, build your VC target list the right way: → Create a database (Notion, Airtable, whatever works) → List every fund that invests at YOUR stage, YOUR sector, YOUR geography → Add partners' names, LinkedIn profiles, Twitter accounts → Read their mandate. Actually read it. Not skim. Read. → Find founders they've funded. DM them. Ask about the experience. → Check for warm intros in your network before cold outreach The founders who raise fast do their homework. The ones stuck in pitch hell? They're spray and pray. Do you have a VC target list built out yet? #VCFundraising #StartupFundraising #FounderStrategy

Founders are rarely taught how to raise capital. They learned by doing. Often while building the business at the same time. And in that first funding round, some common patterns show up: 🔁 Waiting too long before starting conversations 🔁 Focusing too much on valuation, not enough on structure 🔁 Overlooking how the funds will actually support execution These aren’t mistakes so much as they’re lessons. And every founder learns them differently. That’s part of why I enjoy this work: helping founders avoid the most painful version of the learning curve. What advice would you give a founder gearing up for their first raise? Let me know in the comments. #FounderJourney #StartupSupport #FundingAdvice #BusinessFunding #EntrepreneurCommunity #FirstRoundFundraising #SMEGrowth #VentureDebt