The Commercialisation Library
Practical guides on getting a start-up from idea to commercialisation, written by the people doing it.
How Pre-Seed Investors Help Fund Your Next Capital Raise
How follow-on support and later-stage introductions from a pre-seed investor shape the rest of a startup capital raise.
How Pre-Seed Venture Funds Are Structured: Fund Economics
How Australian pre-seed venture funds are typically structured, including portfolio size, target returns and fund life.
Thematic vs Generalist Pre-Seed Investors: Which Fits You?
The difference between thematic and generalist pre-seed investors in Australia, and how to work out which is the better fit.
Pre-Seed Funding for Queensland Startups: Government Capital
How Queensland founders can access institutional and government-backed pre-seed capital in Brisbane and across the state.
What Pre-Seed Investors Look for in Founders
What generalist pre-seed investors evaluate from founder quality to market size, before writing a first cheque.
How to Match Your Startup to a VC Thesis Before You Pitch
The five factors most VCs evaluate before investing, and the questions founders should ask before pitching any fund.
Lead vs Co-Invest: How VC Models Shape Your Capital Raise
The difference between a lead investor and a co-investment fund and how understanding both helps you sequence a startup capital raise.
How Much Should You Raise? Sizing Your Startup Capital Round
A practical way to size a startup capital raise, how much dilution is normal, and how to think about setting a valuation.
Do You Need a Warm Introduction to Raise Startup Capital?
Whether you really need a warm introduction to raise startup capital, and which Australian VCs explicitly accept direct pitches instead.
How Long it Takes to Raise Startup Capital: A Realistic Timeline
What a typical startup capital raise timeline looks like in Australia, from first pitch through due diligence to funds landing in the bank.
