Founder of Lyonshare, a startup studio that gets founders and managers built + funded. $9Bn+ capital raised. Co-founder @investwithatlas Former Prez @casahodl
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๐ Iโm Kelly, founder of Lyonshare and co-founder of @tradingtv.
I specialize in early-stage business building + fundraising prep for startups and VCs. Iโve helped build companies that have raised $6B+ capital from @RRE, @Lightspeed, @Greycroft, @USV, etc.
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๐Lyonshare client Knack has closed their their Series B and announced Megan Dusenbery as CEO! Congratulations to the teamโ we're excited about the company's next chapter.
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๐ท It was nice to gather an intimate group of VC women at my home last night for our quarterly Women in Venture Wine Night. We loved discussing the state of the fundraising environment, and also talking about NOT work for a minute.
If you'd like to join next time, message me!
This week, I led an Investor Positioning Workshop for Hedge Fund Managers. Our tactical guidance was provided to help fund managers uplevel their pitches and professionalism, informed by Lyonshare's investor positioning work honed over fifteen years.
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๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐น
One of our startup clients worked with Lyonshare to build a clean and complete data room. Within a month, they had a term sheet. Itโs great to see the impact we bring to founders!
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AI is changing how startups raise money. AI agents allow company founders to replace early hires in design and product, so founders can get further with less, challenging the VC model of taking 10โ20% ownership early.
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๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐s
Lyonshare worked with an emerging coffee brand to showcase the productโs cultural authenticity, communicate a differentiated origin story and demonstrate billion-dollar new category creation.
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๐๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Lyonshare worked with this early-stage VC fund to shape a cohesive story around their GTM-centric value-add and early indications of portfolio success.
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๐๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Lyonshare helped a wealth tech startup highlight their G2M strategy, differentiated tech, and โwhy now?โ narrative to drive investor interest.
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(4/6): ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต. Strong IP, viral growth, or clear product-market fitโif you have it, geography matters less.
(5/6): ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐. Foreign founders often struggle to explain what they do simply and clearlyโ if this sounds like you, seek outside support.
(6/6): Raising from U.S. VCs is about momentum. Show them youโre not just visiting their marketโyouโre building to win in it.
#Entrepreneurship #Startups #VentureCapital #Fundraising
(1/6): ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐จ.๐ฆ. ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ
U.S. venture is unique, with big checks, a fast pace, and high expectations. When you have these things, youโll know youโre ready:
(2/6): ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. American investors want billion-dollar potential. If your company sounds like a regional win, it wonโt land.
(1/6): โ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐
Your deckโs job is simple: get the meeting. If you want to stand out in a crowded playing field, hereโs what matters:
(5/6): ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐๐ณ๐ณ. Animations, buzzwords, lengthy biosโnone of that gets you funded.
(6/6): A great pitch deck makes three things obvious: โwhy now,โ โwhy you,โ and โwhy this market.โ
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