The best fundraising resources in 2025

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Y Combinator

—Make something people want.

4.8 (53 reviews)

Used by 21:

Pig

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Ubicloud (YC W24)

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Pitch Perfect - VC Pitch

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Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator launched in March 2005 and was used to launch over 2,000 companies including Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit, Optimizely, Zenefits, Docker, DoorDash, Mixpanel, Heroku.

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Puzzle

—Smarter accounting software designed for startups

4.9 (51 reviews)

Used by 7:

Mesh

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Central

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Puzzle is a core accounting solution that helps startups build better companies. You get real-time financial statements for fundraising and taxes, plus insights, metrics (like burn, runway, ARR), FDIC coverage monitoring, and revenue recognition - all in an intuitive UX.

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AngelList

—Build a startup. Build and manage a fund. Invest in both.

5.0 (81 reviews)

Used by 5:

Provisian

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OOO

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AngelList is building the infrastructure that powers the startup economy, providing startups and investors with the connected tools they need to launch and scale a startup or fund—and invest in both.

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Founder University

—12-Week Pre-Accelerator: MVP to $25k Investment

4.2 (5 reviews)

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Ithy AI

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MoBuddy

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Work on your idea, MVP, or existing product for 12 weeks. If you launch, get users, and demonstrate product velocity, you'll have a chance at receiving a $25k investment. Accepting 200+ builder founders for our upcoming cohort and look to invest in 30 teams.

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Forecastr

—Get a great financial model, custom-built for your startup.

5.0 (118 reviews)

Used by 1:

Erayaha.AI

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Forecastr helps founders build great financial models online. Our analysts work with you to build a model that’s tailored to your unique needs. Forecastr makes it easy to track & share key metrics so you can make better decisions & raise the capital you need.

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Raising capital is hard, but we decided to change that. With our templates, resources, and tools you save time and money and learn how to fundraise.

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Carta

—Equity. Simplified.

4.7 (57 reviews)

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OOO

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Carta is an ownership and equity management platform trusted by thousands of founders, investors, and employees.

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On Deck is the first place the best talent looks when thinking about starting or joining a startup.

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StartupStash is a curated directory of tools and resources to build your startup. All the startup resources you need to build a killer product.

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We have been collecting data about all available VCs for 20 years. We are sharing the part of this dataset with entrepreneurs for free to help you with fundraising in times of COVID-19.