pollen round

vc warm intros for founders

[pollen round @pollenround]

what is pollen round?

a warm intro lab by @startupoppa to bridge compelling early stage founders to vetted network of investors.

DM him a punchline about the team/product.

if it’s a good fit, 150+ investors will be notified.

⬇️ @ your investors/founder friends ⬇️

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

https://t.co/byDxn6dji6

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

if a pre seed investor asks for any of the following,

- business plan
- revenue
- exit strategy

immediately introduce them to your worst enemies.

“It is not enough to succeed; all others must fail”
- larry ellison

[Piet @PieterPaul]

The 3 most effective fundraising hacks for raising our pre-seed round:

1. 💰 @pollenround (by @startupoppa) - Send 1 DM about your team/product to get in the inbox of 150+ top-tier investors.

Expect a full inbox of meeting and pitch deck requests from investors.

2. 📦 @boardyai (by @andrewdsouza) - Have a 5min call with an AI to get warm intros to the most relevant angels & VCs.

Expect a stream of investor profiles and intros you didn't know you didn't know.

3. 🍀 @HappenstanceAI (by @alex_teichman) - Use AI to instantly uncover relevant investors in the network of your network.

Expect to uncover relevant investors connected to everyone you've ever interacted with on your LI/x.com/Gmail/Calendar.

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

raising your seed/pre seed round, and need warm intros?

my @pollenround makes email intros to ~115 early stage investors in a bullshit free emails like this.

DM me a forwardable blurb:
*if good fit, i'll ask you to email me the blurb. i can't reply to everyone

- what the product is (deck/notes preferred)
- team track records
- how much you are raising/valuation

[pollen round @pollenround]

what is pollen round?

a warm intro lab by @startupoppa to bridge compelling early stage founders to vetted network of investors.

DM him a punchline about the team/product.

if it’s a good fit, 150+ investors will be notified.

⬇️ @ your investors/founder friends ⬇️

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

DM me/reply if you are an early stage investor.

@pollenround is a simple warm intro flywheel - zero bullshit blurb about the founders/product, right in your inbox.

warm intros remain important because it saves time.

no reputable investor i know suffers from lack of deal flows. they are swamped by pitched in their inbox - cutting through noise is the real pain.

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[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

What’s before Pre-seed round? Pollen Round Capital.

👀🐝@pollenround

[pollen round @pollenround]

raising your first round? DM @startupoppa your blurb about the product/team,

if it clicks with him, he will reply and make warm intros to 200+ early stage investors 🐝

[pollen round @pollenround]

🍯26 honeys donated for @pollenround

by investors
@sarahtavel from benchmark
@alexia from dream machine
@bonatsos from general catalyst
@yosimonsez from ethos fund
andrew kahn from crush ventures

by makers
@Aleksanshrestha @KicksCharlie

https://t.co/TtlRKSZk71

[pollen round @pollenround]

@startupoppa 🍯

[pollen round @pollenround]

🐝 @startupoppa made a warm intro.

AI startup founder previously backed by @justinbieber & @kanyewest <> @bonatsos from @generalcatalyst

+15 🟡 karma points for @startupoppa

[pollen round @pollenround]

🍯

thank you @bonatsos from @generalcatalyst for being the first donor of honey to @pollenround

this is a small experiment for the investor warm intros we make. GC has invested several times through our intros so far. more to come!

[pollen round @pollenround]

I just received 5 honeys from niko on @buymeacoffee! https://t.co/gbq6c5cQAL

[pollen round @pollenround]

I just received 5 honeys from niko on @buymeacoffee! https://t.co/gbq6c5cQAL

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

my hangout call with @okpasquale turned into a 90-minute heart-to-heart last night.

if you are into AI & Art, he's a rare combination of art, engineering (sw+hw), and marketing in one.

excited to feature his new startup as the first intro of the year via @pollenround soon

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

who are the founders raising pre seed to seed (lower than $15M post) right now?

DM me your blurb 📥

i’ll review and warm intro through @TLDRintros.

- @generalcatalyst @HustleFundVC @unpopularvc @Unusual_VC and others have invested millions through my intros so far.

[Johnny Ni @JohnnyNi13]

@startupoppa @generalcatalyst @HustleFundVC @unpopularvc @Unusual_VC I vouch, alex has helped a ton of my friends raise their own startups

[pollen round @pollenround]

raising your first round? DM @startupoppa your blurb about the product/team,

if it clicks with him, he will reply and make warm intros to 200+ early stage investors 🐝

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

who are the founders raising pre seed to seed (lower than $15M post) right now?

DM me your blurb 📥

i’ll review and warm intro through @TLDRintros.

- @generalcatalyst @HustleFundVC @unpopularvc @Unusual_VC and others have invested millions through my intros so far.

[Alex Kwon @startupoppa]

i’ve been watching this guy for years on twitter - one of the most creative talents i’ve seen to date (sw/hw/artist in one)

meeting this thursday to hear his latest and ways to help with @pollenround

pumped for it. i love helping creative beasts like him.