Fundraising This Autumn: A 30-Day Founder’s Playbook

This September, hundreds - likely thousands - of startups will hit “go” on their fundraising. The lucky (and prepared) will close in 30–60 days. The rest risk getting stuck in a months-long “investor winter.”

H2’25 is unusual: funding is up, but deals are still scarce - and winning investor interest is harder than ever. If you’re planning to fundraise this autumn, what you do in the next 30 days will largely determine your outcome.

To help, we’ve collected insights from 50+ successful 2025 raises and feedback from leading VC funds to assemble a practical, step-by-step playbook to land investor interest this autumn - even without warm intros.

What we’ll cover:

✅ The 2025 reality check (what’s changed in H2)

✅ Key dos and don’ts for the autumn fundraise window

✅ The 30-day sprint plan - starting today

✅ Investor sourcing without warm intros: 10 channels that work

✅ Investor outreach mechanics with real examples

✅ Momentum & term sheet orchestration

This webinar is a must for pre-seed to Series A founders looking to raise in the next 3–5 months. It’s led by Olena Petrosyuk, Partner at Waveup, ex–J.P. Morgan, ex–Oliver Wyman, who has helped startups raise over $3B from pre-seed through Series D+.