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9 Sep, 10 tweets, 5 min read
Researching startup investors is still one of the most time-consuming activities founders end up doing just to raise a round.

Here are a few lists of investors I often send entrepreneurs to that can help with this process. (Not in any particular order)

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1) Saba Karim's list of investors (@sabakarimm). Check out other resources on his blog as well.

sabakarim.com/investors
2) NFX Signal (@NFX). Their list categorizes the deals that individuals and firms have done previously.

signal.nfx.com/investor-lists
3) The incubator list (@incubator_list) There are hundreds of accelerators these days -- compare programs and timelines:

incubatorlist.com
4) @Samirkaji and @hanayang created a list of emerging fund managers and their respective microfunds:

samirkaji.medium.com/a-list-of-acti…
5) Ok ok so there are TONS of lists. But are there any tools that will just get me in front of investors?

Check out @lolitataub and @Josh_Taub 's matching tool. Apply once and get in a bunch of investors' inboxes.

lolitataub.medium.com/enabling-acces…
6) Not in an accelerator? Not to worry -- Stonks (@Stonks_dot_com) holds a Demo Day for startups who have gotten off the ground and have demonstrated strong initial traction:

stonks.com
7) @DocSend is now a powerful pitching tool for startups. And they are now also helping startups get in front of more investors.

docsend.com/fundraising-ne…
8) @BankMercury is your startup bank. And they are also now helping you get funded with their network of early stage investors.

mercury.com/raise
9) Are you maintaining a list of startup investors or have created program that helps startups get in front of investors (at no cost)?

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I was talking with a founder today who recently pivoted his company.

The ups and downs of the conversation brought back so many memories of my own startup days.

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hustlefund.vc/interview-prep
2) I've also put together a doc of questions I think investors will ask you just in general:

docs.google.com/document/d/1qj…

We've highlighted the ones that we tend to ask in blue.
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I think everyone would argue both 🤣 but if you had to pick one, what would you pick and why?

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