Memo

Memo

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Hi Product Hunt! We've been building startups for close to a decade now and the part we always hated was the dreaded fundraise. Countless of our friends have burned out multiple times, with some even giving up on what they're building (it's demoralizing). Over the past 8 months we worked with 1000+ early stage founders deeply learning their pain points, helped write over 500 investment memos, helped raised hundreds of Seed rounds, and even used our own product to raise from other founders around the world (the ultimate dog food). Our key takeaways were: - Founders use on average 5 - 7 different tools to raise a round (operational mess) - Founders have a very hard time fully articulating their company's story using a pitch deck - Cycle through dozens of pitch templates before picking the "right one" - Are constantly worried about deck aesthetics versus telling their story - Always distracted by nervously visiting DocSend to gauge investor interest - Constantly caught in "15 minute Zoom hell" with investors (are they really interested?) So we set out with the goal to: - Streamline operations (all-in-one) - Build a more asynchronous process (saves time) - Create something simple & intuitive (looks good) And today we're launching Memo with the hope that every founder gets a little more sleep and back to building faster! Coming up: - Advanced Slack shortcuts (share memos directly from Slack) - Equity management integrations (automatically update your captable) - Gmail & GDrive integrations + more Lastly thank you to this community who have helped us constantly throughout our journey and to our advisors/partners Brandon, Tiho, Charlie, Dan, Long, Techstars, On Deck, & all the founders we worked with. Co-founders Mark & Zac

3yr ago

Maximilian Fleitmann

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@mark_dylan Finally :)

3yr ago

Memo

Maker

@maximilian_fleitmann Haha thanks Max!

3yr ago

Alex Agus

@mark_dylan this is awesome. Congrats !!

3yr ago

Memo

Maker

@alex_agus Thanks Alex!!!

3yr ago

Alamin Mollick

Memo is awesome, very slick and easy to use - going to be using for Posh’s Series B, had to manage way too many tabs in my last fundraises between Notion, Hubspot, DocSend, etc.

3yr ago

Memo

Maker

@alaminmollick Yesss!!!

3yr ago

Ethan Zhang

Sick product! I'm fundraising at a Series C startup and we're still using Google Sheets, moving to Memo right away!

3yr ago

Memo

Maker

@eezzeezz Amazing!!

A database of 3150 angel investors to get seed funding

3yr ago

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4.5

Based on 8 reviews

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Memo is highly praised for its ease of use and effectiveness in streamlining fundraising efforts. Users appreciate its intuitive interface and the ability to organize and refine investor pitches efficiently. The platform combines features reminiscent of Notion and DocSend, offering collaborative tools and secure sharing. Users from Techstars highlight its utility in startup environments, noting its positive impact on investor communication. Despite some initial technical issues, Memo's responsive customer support has been commended. Overall, it is recommended for startups seeking a structured approach to fundraising.

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4.5

Based on 8 reviews

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organizing fundraising efforts (4)

collaborative interface (2)

excellent customer support (2)

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Michael Liu

•1 review

We've been using Memo for the better part of two quarters and it has been an excellent tool in our toolbox. By combining both the collaborative and easy to use interface of Notion + the shareability and control of Docusend, we've found it super easy to get started and get the insights we needed to improve our investor outreach over time. Highly recommend this for anyone who's starting out on the fundraising journey to get over mental blocks and have the ball rolling with investors in a simple and organized framework.

3yr ago

Alek Krstevski

•1 review

It is an awesome product. We canceled all of the other subscriptions we had (one of them was DocSend) because Memo replaces all of them and it's much easier to show your story to whoever is trying to learn more about you and your company. We are currently a part of Techstars and I would recommend it to any founder that is building something - I would give it 10/10 I was lucky enough to even get a product demo directly from the founder - can't get better than that!

3yr ago

Derian Baugh

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Memo is changing the way Startups raise money. The platform is very easy to use and intuitive. Raising money is already a very time consuming process. I get hours back every time I use memo because my communication with investors is now streamlined. Even better, using memo reflects positively on me and my startup when investors engage with us through the platform. Memo has raised the bar and I can't recommend it highly enough!