Fundraising sprint
A raise is judged twice. Be ready for both in 14 days.
Fourteen days, one plan, and me beside you: the deck, the numbers, an investor-fit list and the data room, in that order, then two mock meetings before the real ones.
14 days from kickoffEnglish, Italian or PortugueseNDA on request
Your changes get days 11 and 12.
Where you are
Each piece is almost ready.
You have a deck, a spreadsheet that grew one tab at a time, and a list of investors that lives in your head. Each is nearly done. None was built to agree with the others.
The first meetings have a date, or soon will. The weeks before them are the only ones you can still shape.
What a first meeting quietly depends on.
What actually happens
The first read takes minutes. The second takes weeks.
First, the deck
DocSend’s research puts the average time an investor spends on a deck below three minutes. On decks that failed to raise, they gave up after 2 minutes 13 seconds.
Then, the diligence
885 venture investors answered a survey. Their average deal took 83 days to close and 118 hours of due diligence. At early-stage firms it was 73 days and 81 hours.
One set of numbers
CRV, a US venture firm, cautions that figures which disagree from one document to the next put a deal’s momentum, and the investor’s trust, at risk.
The real price
What a raise that isn’t ready really costs you.
Your runway
The median gap between seed and Series A was 1.9 years at the end of 2025, according to Carta. A raise that runs long is paid for out of cash you meant to spend on the business.
Your leverage
An investor who finds two versions of your numbers stops negotiating your story and starts negotiating your doubt. That’s when valuation and clauses move.
Your company
Look at the VC-backed startups that shut down since 2023. In 70% of them, running out of capital was one of the reasons. CB Insights calls it almost always the final cause, not the root problem.
Where you want to be
Now picture day fourteen.
The deck and the model agree to the euro. Your list holds the investors who fit your round, with a reason next to each name. The data room opens from one link. You’ve pitched twice to someone who asks the hard questions. The first real meeting is the third.
The sprint can’t promise a round, and nobody honest can. It gives you a start with no loose ends, so the questions in the room are about the business you’re building.
What you receive
The fourteen days, in one table.
Every sprint follows this plan, adjusted to your round in the written scope.
Fundraising sprint · plan by day
| Day | What happens | You hold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kickoff call: how much you raise, for how long, and what it has to prove. | The ask, on one page |
| 2 to 5 | I rework the story with you, slide by slide. | A deck that tells one story |
| 6 to 7 | I check every figure in the deck against the model. | Numbers that match the model |
| 8 to 10 | I build the investor-fit list with you and set up the data room. | The list and the data room |
| 11 to 12 | One round of your changes. | Final versions |
| 13 | First mock meeting: I ask what an investor asks, then we rework the weak answers. | Notes on the weak spots |
| 14 | Second mock meeting, with the fixes in. | A pitch you’ve given twice |
The dates for the deck, the numbers and the list are fixed in the written scope.
One sprint
One fixed fee, agreed before day one.
The sprint
Fundraising sprint
14 days · 2 mock meetings
You arrive with drafts. Fourteen days later you have a finished deck, numbers that match it, an investor-fit list and a data room, and you’ve rehearsed twice.
- Kickoff call and the ask on one page
- Deck that tells one story, day 5
- Deck and model matched, day 7
- Investor-fit list and data room, day 10
- One round of your changes
- Two mock meetings, days 13 and 14
One fixed fee covers the whole sprint. It’s confirmed in writing before anything starts. On day 14 the deck, the numbers, the list and the data room agree. You’ve pitched the story twice.
How it works
Four steps, dates included.
Tell me about the round
Stage, amount and timing, plus the deck and the model as they are today.
Get a written scope
Fee, kickoff date and plan by day, within one working day and before any work starts.
The plan, day by day
Each piece reaches you on its day, with time left to react.
Two mock meetings
On days 13 and 14 I ask the questions an investor asks. We fix what doesn’t hold between the two.
Why Adaxit
One person holds the whole process, so the pieces agree.
Adaxit prepares startups and SMEs for capital: the deck, the financial model, the valuation logic and the data room.
Done personally
The sprint is run by Cassio Thiengo, Adaxit’s founder, so only a few run at the same time. No juniors and no templates.
Introductions that fit
When the materials are ready, I introduce you to investors on your list, under a written mandate. Each name gets your OK first.
Italian and international rounds
An Italian seed round and a US-style SAFE round are read differently. Everything is built for the one you’re running.
Honest fit
Is it for you?
It’s for you if
- You plan to start meeting investors within the next three months.
- You have a deck and a model, even rough ones.
- You can answer questions within a day while the sprint runs.
It’s not for you if
- You want your deck sent to hundreds of investors at once. We make a few introductions that fit, one at a time.
- You have no deck or model yet. Start with the Investor-Ready Kit or the financial model.
Questions
Before you write to me.
Will you introduce me to investors?
Yes, when you’re ready. The sprint ends with a list of investors who fit your round, and why. Introductions to them follow a written mandate, one name at a time and only with your OK. Adaxit offers no investment services and makes no public offers.
Why fourteen days?
Two weeks is enough to rebuild the deck, the numbers and the list side by side. It’s also short enough that nobody waits for a perfect version.
What should I have ready at kickoff?
A deck and a model, even rough ones, and two lines on the round. With no model yet, we build one first (see the financial model) and the fourteen days start after.
Will the sprint get me funded?
Nobody can promise that, and I won’t. An investor’s yes depends on your business and the market. The sprint makes sure preparation isn’t what holds you back.
Can we sign an NDA first?
Yes. I’ll sign yours, or send a short mutual one, before you share anything. I work in English, Italian or Portuguese.
Your next step
Start the fourteen days before the meetings start.
Each sprint is done personally, so only a few run at the same time. Send me your deck and your model today and you’ll have a written scope, fee and kickoff date within one working day.
Not ready for a sprint? Start with a deck reviewRequest your sprint
Tell me about the round and where you stand.
Sources: DocSend research on pitch decks, April 2025 (investors spend less than three minutes per deck); TechCrunch on DocSend data, September 2022 (on failed decks, investors gave up after 2 minutes 13 seconds); Gompers et al., “How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?”, 2020 (885 VCs: 83 days to close and 118 hours of due diligence on average, 73 days and 81 hours at early-stage firms); CRV, “Data room setup”, April 2026 (conflicting numbers kill deal momentum); Carta, time between rounds, February 2026 (median seed to Series A of 1.9 years in Q4 2025); CB Insights, “The top 9 reasons startups fail”, March 2026 (running out of capital among the reasons in 70% of the VC-backed shutdowns analysed).