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The Ultimate Guide To Venture Capital Due Diligence
The Ultimate Guide To Venture Capital Due Diligence

A rigorous due diligence process can help investors avoid predictably bad investments and bring some sense back into decisions that can be highly emotional. This guide is designed to help both founders and investors nail the DD process.

By Jori Karstikko| May 19, 2025
How to build a startup pitch deck
How to build a startup pitch deck

This playbook is my home-made, battle-tested process to prepare the structure, content, and design of a typical early-stage startup pitch deck. These 2 hours of prep work will save you 10x more time down the road, I promise.

By Stéphane Nasser| March 15, 2025
The best startup pitch deck ever built
The best startup pitch deck ever built

What does the perfect pitch deck look like? Well, we built it. We took the absolute best slides, we put the together, and we created a deck that no investor could pass - ever.

By Stéphane Nasser| February 22, 2025
Pitch deck for startups - 9 templates compared
Pitch deck for startups - 9 templates compared

Here's our list of the absolute best 9 templates of pitch decks for startup founders. Most of what you find online - both free and paid - sucks. So we tested them all and produced a detailed benchmark for you.

By Stéphane Nasser| February 14, 2025
13 Cold Email Examples Sent to VC Investors
13 Cold Email Examples Sent to VC Investors

They are all 100% real, they've all been sent via OpenVC. These examples are amongst the best we've seen. This is an excellent material to find inspiration when writing your own cold email to investors.

By Stéphane Nasser| January 18, 2025
Series A explained
Series A explained

This article aims to help you understand everything you need to know about the series A stage: stage, check size, criteria, and more.

By Shaun Gold| January 5, 2025
Introducing OVC Ventures: An Investment Syndicate Powered by OpenVC
Introducing OVC Ventures: An Investment Syndicate Powered by OpenVC

OpenVC is thrilled to announce the launch of OVC Ventures , an investment syndicate designed to leverage OpenVC’s extensive deal flow to identify and back the most promising startups.

By Harrison Faull Stéphane Nasser| December 3, 2024
How to attract VCs: Inbound fundraising
How to attract VCs: Inbound fundraising

Inbound fundraising is the most powerful, yet most underutilized way to access investors. In this post, we'll cover everything you need to know about inbound fundraising.

By Stéphane Nasser| November 7, 2024
Advisory Shares: A Guide for Startup Founders
Advisory Shares: A Guide for Startup Founders

In the tech startup sphere, advisory shares are a double-edged sword. Let's venture into the realm of startup advisory shares, addressing the whys, whos, and how muchs.

By Shaun Gold| October 27, 2024