Fundraising Strategy

When to raise, how to run a process, and how to build momentum.


🧭 Why great biotech startups can still fail

🧭 Why great biotech startups can still fail

Chris Potts of Persephoni Bio on the business decisions that make or break a company, from finding your first investors to IP and platform strategy

Aug 23, 2026

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6 min read

🧭 Don't wait for September

🧭 Don't wait for September

Raising this fall? Here's how to use this summer (plus a special SOSV event this week)

Jul 12, 2026

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12 min read

🧭 Don't wait for permission

🧭 Don't wait for permission

My conversation with Elena Itskovich of Nest Catalyst on founder identity, fundraising, platforms vs. assets, AI-bio, grants, and more

Jul 5, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 What it really takes to go from a scientist to a CEO

🧭 What it really takes to go from a scientist to a CEO

My conversation with Laura Hsieh, Co-Founder & CEO, TippingPoint Biosciences

Jun 22, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 Is your biotech VC backable?

🧭 Is your biotech VC backable?

Jonah Probell of Lexi Ventures on the math behind a "yes"

May 24, 2026

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6 min read

🧭 Bio Founder GPS Podcast is here!🎙️

🧭 Bio Founder GPS Podcast is here!🎙️

My first episode with Julie Wolf, 2048 Ventures

May 18, 2026

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7 min read

🧭 How Tubulis turned a $22.8M license into a $5B exit

🧭 How Tubulis turned a $22.8M license into a $5B exit

What every biotech founder should steal from the playbook

Apr 26, 2026

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13 min read

🧭 The truth about biotech pre-seed & seed funding

🧭 The truth about biotech pre-seed & seed funding

What the data actually shows and how to successfully run your round

Apr 20, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 Urgency is structured, not manufactured

🧭 Urgency is structured, not manufactured

How to add momentum to your fundraise without compromising your morals :)

Mar 23, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 What VCs actually want in your data room

🧭 What VCs actually want in your data room

The 3-layer setup that makes investors say yes faster

Feb 15, 2026

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10 min read

🧭 How to break into biotech VC

🧭 How to break into biotech VC

And why this matters to bio founders

Feb 1, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 Should you really be fundraising?

🧭 Should you really be fundraising?

How to know if the timing is right, or if you still have work to do

Nov 2, 2025

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9 min read