Raise the bar on your fundraising.

Get the guidance, accountability, and focus you need to run a successful fundraising process.

Close your next round

Whether you're ready to raise right now, or gearing up to start fundraising soon, we’re here to help. Our Ready to Raise and Plan to Raise programs both offer world-class guidance tailored to where you are right now.

Ready to Raise

Are you actively–or about to be–raising your next round? Ready to Raise is for you.

12-week program
Attend weekly cohort and 1:1 meetings
Regular pitch practice with actionable feedback
Access to content and tools to support your fundraising process and join the Bolster for Startups Slack channel
Post-program check-ins
Create a fundraising plan and assets
Investor meet & greets
Access investor and industry sector research

Plan to Raise

Not quite ready to raise? If you're still a few months out, it’s time for Plan to Raise.

6-week program
Attend weekly cohort meetings
Participate in pitch practice and receive actionable feedback
Access to content and tools to support your fundraising process and join the Bolster for Startups Slack channel and access valuable content
Post-program 1:1 and check-ins

We are accepting applications for our May and September cohorts.

You’ll learn from the best of the best

We partner with Managing Partners at early-stage VCs to help founders work through a tight fundraising process
Experts like Jenny Fielding of The Fund provide real-world advice you can act on immediately
We bring in guests who will tell it like it is and keep you accountable to the actions you need to take to be successful
Our partners have “been there, done that” and have invaluable knowledge they want to share with you

Don’t miss your chance

We offer Ready to Raise and Plan to Raise for free to give you every opportunity to raise the bar on your fundraising process. Apply now to join one of our upcoming cohorts in May, September, or November.

Applying to Ready to Raise and Plan to Raise requires a Bolster account. If you don’t have one, you can create your free account here.

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Here's what people are saying:

"I love the open format where we are free to just rapid fire our questions. Everyone is at a slightly different moment and so the ability to have time with experts is so valuable and can impact what we are doing right at the moment we need it. "

"The content is pragmatic. It's meant to get you set up with a process. As founders we are all over the map. The syllabus gets you organized and takes you step by step with useful tools you need to use right now. I feel like I can win if I just follow the steps. "