Fundraising in Numbers
$2.8 Million
Median US Seed deal size in 2022*
$10.5 Million
Average Seed pre money valuation
6+ Months
Average Seed - Series A fundraising timeline
1%
Average VC deal acceptance rate
What We Do
Finding aligned investors to see the value in your idea can be a challenge. You might try to source funds yourself - only to realize how time consuming fundraising can be.
That’s why Montfort Ventures is here to gently guide you through the best path to efficient fundraising.
We take you through the process with our highly experienced advisors and get you on the path to profitability.
With you every step of the process
Project Overview
Our process starts with understanding founder's fundraising pain points, and formulating a strategy & set deliverables to ensure a successful raise
VC Advisor Feedback
One of our first steps is reviewing your current pitch deck. Our VC Advisors help provide actionable feedback on your problem / solution & business model. We then send founders a slide by slide pitch deck review
Design & Storytelling
Once content changes are made, your pitch deck is sent to our creative agency team to ensure your material stand out to investors
Fundraising Outreach
We help curate a list of strategic investors active in your vertical. We source data from reputable research firms such as Pitchbook to ensure top quality. We then help founders connect to these investors and facilitate as many meetings as possible
Ongoing Campaign Advising
Our advisors help provide founders ongoing fundraising support, from investor relations to term sheet reviews. We are here to ensure founders fundraise more efficiently
Targeted Fundraising Strategy Plans
Investment Material
We help create all VC facing material, from pitch decks and valuations to data rooms and term sheets
Investor Curation
We source data from top research firms and personal networks to help find you the right investors
Fundraising Outreach
We support every step of the outreach process, ensuring founders stay on top of their raise
Ongoing Advising
Our team is dedicated to helping improve your traction by providing ongoing campaign support
Frequently asked questions
We cannot force investors to be interested in your deal. What we can guarantee is to support you diligently through every step of the fundraising process. We help connect you with as many qualified warm investors as possible to increase the chances of closing your round.
We offer three options for founders: Our DIY Startup Toolkit costs $1250 one time (no reoccurring charges). On the Advisory side, we offer our Advisory Light for $1,050 / month for 5 hours of consultation or our Advisory retainer for $5,000 per 40 hour block ($125/hour). Hours are redeemed as needed.
Unlike many agencies, we do not take any equity or a percentage cut (commission) of the raise. We do this in order to provide genuine, quality deal flow and build a stronger relationship with our VC partners (who typically shy away from working with brokers).
A warm connection has the highest rate of success. This strategy only works on a hyper targeted level, and does not scale. We will network your deck to our VC network and will only make a connection if the VC shows interest. We use our network of Growth Advisors to further network your deal with individuals we have identified as a thesis fit.
Flexibility and transparency is key to the fundraising process. To ensure this, our advisory hours are redeemed on an as needed basis, with an hourly breakdown for each deliverable prior to engagement. We do not have monthly commitments, annual subscriptions, or large upfront fees like other fundraising platforms. Unlike brokers, we do not take a commission of your raise or take equity in your startup. This means we don't monetize our investor relations!
