Socratis Ploussas

Fintech enthusiast #fintech, start-ups advocate, heavy reader, attempting writer, poor swimmer, Aris Thessaloniki fan, a fool for cigars, nice spirits&wine

[Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet]

VASSILIS SPANOULIS is taking over ARIS THESSALONIKI 🟡⚫

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

How to deal with Agentic AI pilot to production death valley https://t.co/9Y72uAqsqX

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

@awxjack You are my superhero...and I am 55, I dont believe in heroes.

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@henrythe9ths FUNDRAISE

[Henry Shi @henrythe9ths]

I got rejected by 144 investors before raising $150M for my $200M+ rev/year startup.

After 144 rejections, I started questioning our approach.

Were we solving the right problem?

What were we doing wrong?

Why weren’t investors seeing what we were seeing?

Were we the right team to build this?

We tried everything: different pitch angles, new deck structures, and reframing the problem.

Then came the 145th meeting, where we closed our first growth round.

That yes made everything worth it. But getting there took years of mistakes and hard work.

We went through a lot of trial and error just to figure out what resonates with investors.

We tried dozens of approaches to figure out what made investors engage.

Some landed, most didn't. But each iteration taught us something about what builds conviction versus what just sounds good on paper.

And once we cracked that code, our Series C closed faster than expected.

And today, I see so many founders in the exact same position I was in 10 years ago: grinding through rejections, questioning everything, and trying to figure out what works.

So today I want to give you the resource I wish I had back then:

Something that shows you exactly how to structure these conversations and navigate the entire process

(because the fundraising cycle can be a big distraction and take a toll on you as a founder).

So I've partnered with Notion's Startups Team to create the essential fundraising resource that helps you avoid the mistakes that cost me years.

Here's what you are getting:

• The actual decks I used to raise $150M for Super[.]com (Series B, C)

• 50 real examples from funded startups like Eleven Labs and Artisan AI

• A searchable database of 10,000+ investors - angels, VCs, and accelerators you can reach out to immediately (this alone would take months to build manually)

• An AI-powered fundraising agent built into Notion with step-by-step prompts (no separate ChatGPT needed)

Want access?

• Like and share this post

• Comment "FUNDRAISE"

• Follow me so I can DM you the link

I'll send it over ASAP.

P.S.: If you are serious about fundraising (now or in the future), you should grab it right away.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

No words. Bravo SpaceX team!

I took thousands of photos, I will share them as I go through them. I still have 8 cameras to pick up from the launch pad!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news with her directly before it was announced to the world.

#NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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Total

Basketball

ATMOSPHERE

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

@GreekAnalyst Somebody has to stop this unbelievable misery that gets worst amd worst. Has a huge effect on young people mainly

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The Power of Deep Learning https://t.co/OXFlxhSWA6

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

No player will ever wear No. 1 for us again.

D-Rose will be celebrated throughout the season, including on four additional game dates where a collectible figurine will be given away at the gates while supplies last.

Ticket information ➡️ https://t.co/AYinN3ZD60

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

So jealous

[Oasis World Fan Page @oasisworld_]

"PEOPLE WILL NEVER EVER FORGET THE WAY THAT YOU MADE THEM FEEL"
#Oasis25

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[Oasis Archives🍋 @OasisArchives]

Oasis Wembley stadium night 4 tonight 🔥

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@RyanHoliday The beginning of infinity and Antifragile

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Btits playing music

[Fan Oasis Life @_OasisLife]

Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger - Live Full Version (Cardiff 2025)

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

Big day for some of us, very big day!!!

[Vasiliki Karamouza @karamouza_vas]

Today’s office: Nick Galis Hall🤯🔥

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@startupsharma Banking workflow automation

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https://t.co/psKi8Stzct

[Socratis Ploussas @SocratiPloussas]

I just wrote my first note on Substack
https://t.co/9M55Gyh6sc