VC & fundraising comics
Every Mid strip about money, and the people who hand it out. Chip Sterling, our resident VC, has never given a founder a straight answer; Chad, our CEO, has never noticed. The runway, as Wei the CFO keeps saying, is measured in months.
Required reading if you are currently raising, have ever raised, or have ever been told your round is 'coming together'.
Product-Market Fit
Three VCs pass on Chad's pitch
Founding Relationship
Chip praises Chad's technical edge but says his only issue is that he loves founding teams who have known each other for years
The $4Bn Idea
Chad pitches a $4Bn idea
Too Early
Chip passes on Chad because the company is too early
The Allegations Are True
On trial for investor fraud, Chad admits Anthropic only ever paid him in shares
Younger and Younger
A founder tells Chad YC doesn't invest in anyone over 30 anymore
The Raise
Dev asks for a raise and cites a colleague who got one
The Spend Deck
Chad presents a Venn diagram of where the freshly-raised round is going
Tough to Listen To
Sam presents a Venn diagram of Founder, Toddler, and Very Gay Man
The Moat
A VC tells Chad his software has no moat, so two weeks later Chad builds a literal water moat around the office
Total Confidence
Chad has put the company's capital on a Polymarket bet that the USA will win the World Cup and swears he's certain
The Pass
A VC passes on Chad's round to put the money in the Anthropic IPO, admits he only took the meeting to look busy for his LPs, and cheerfully points out Chad won't be a founder much longer either
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