The fundraising playbook, the working tools, the active funds.
Tactical guides, fund lists that refresh every Monday, and working tools for the founders we build Causo for. Free, no signup.
The 18 guides we'd hand a founder raising their first round.
The VC due diligence checklist for a seed round in 2026
Every VC due diligence question at seed in 2026 — by lane, with what's actually asked first and what's pure box-ticking.
Convertible note vs SAFE in 2026: which to use and when
How to get your first 100 users in 2026
The evolution of fundraising tech: from rolodex to AI agents (2005-2026)
Seed raise Singapore 2026: EDBI, Temasek, and SEA routes
Run your cold email through an LLM that's read 40,000 of them.
Cold Email Grader
Paste a draft. Get a rubric score, five specific fixes, and a rewrite.
Pitch Deck Roaster
Upload a PDF. Slide-by-slide feedback and the top three things to fix.
Readiness Quiz
10 questions. A score and a checklist of what you're missing before you raise.
Valuation Calculator
Stage, sector, traction in — a fair range out, with the comps it's based on.
Deliverability Check
Your SPF, DKIM, DMARC setup — so your cold emails don't die in spam.
Who's actively writing checks right now.
Active deeptech seed VCs in 2026: hard-tech first checks
Active crypto seed VCs in 2026: who signs token-and-equity checks
Active seed VCs in MENA: 2026 founder guide
114 guides organized the way founders actually search.
Fundraising basics
Core concepts every founder should know before raising.
Cold outreach
Emails, intros, and follow-ups that actually get investor replies.
Pitch deck
Structure, storytelling, and slide-by-slide guidance.
Valuation
Pre-money, post-money, dilution, and how VCs actually set terms.
Traction & metrics
What investors look for at each stage — and how to present it.
Legal & incorporation
Entity choice, founder agreements, cap table basics.
GTM & business model
Go-to-market, pricing, and monetization for venture-scale companies.
Team
Hiring, co-founders, equity splits, and early team building.
The VC process
What happens between first meeting and wire — and how to run it.
Regional guides
Fundraising playbooks by geography: US, UK, EU, MENA, Asia, LatAm.
Post-raise
What to do after the round closes: reporting, governance, next round prep.
Startup setup
Technical setup every startup needs in the first 30 days — DNS, Stripe, analytics, deliverability.
Launch & growth
First 100 users, Product Hunt, and the playbooks for going from zero to traction.
Run your whole raise through Causo.
Everything in the hub, connected to 1,000+ funds and your email. Matches your stage, sector and thesis to the best-fit partner at each firm, then drafts and sends hyper-specific emails.