You closed the round.Here's the next 30 days.
Congratulations. What goes wrong after a raise is usually admin that slips: paperwork, the cap table, filings, the first update. Here's the checklist, the tools worth paying for now, and how to keep investors on your side.
Four weeks,in this order
Money and paper
- Match every wire to a signed document
- Store countersigned copies in your data room
- Update the cap table with your lawyer
- Ask your lawyer about Form D and state filings and their deadlines
Thank and tell
- Thank every investor and everyone who made an intro
- Tell your team and best customers first
- Announce publicly only if it helps hiring or sales
- Close the loop with investors who passed
Set the rhythm
- Pick a monthly update date and send the first one
- Rebuild your runway forecast with the new cash
- Set the metrics you'll report every month
- Book time with any board members or advisors
Spend on purpose
- Turn use of funds into a hiring plan with dates
- Write the milestones the next round needs
- Put idle cash somewhere safe and boring
- Claim the startup credits you now qualify for
Filings and tax questions depend on where you're incorporated and how you raised. Your lawyer and accountant decide them, not this page.
The funded-founder stack
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- Multi-channel outreach and one inbox
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- AI co-founder, deck, plan and model
- The Thursday Room and a new Claude Skill every month
One update, every month
A short monthly update keeps investors close, so asking for help, intros or the next check is never a cold ask. Use the free template, or let the investor-update skill draft it from your numbers.
I want to hear about it.
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The 30-day checklist, the update template and the filings questions for your lawyer, in one guide.
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