Command Center
Fundraising Overview
FFF Raised
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of $50K ยท 0%
VC Pipeline
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0 active leads
Contacts
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FFF + VC total
Follow-Ups Due
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need action today
Founders Circle ยท FFF
$50K SAFE ยท 25% Discount
0%
Raised: $0Committed: $0Target: $50K
VC Pre-Seed ยท Institutional
$750K SAFE ยท $8.625M Cap
0%
Closed: $0DD: $0Target: $750K
Recent Activity
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Friends ยท Family ยท Fans
Founders Circle
FFF ยท $50K SAFE ยท 25% Discount ยท $1K / $2.5K / $5K
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Institutional Investors
VC Pre-Seed
VC ยท $750K SAFE ยท $8.625M Valuation Cap
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Master List
All Contacts
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Founders Circle
VC
| Name | Track | Stage | Tier/Fund | Amount | Relationship | Follow-Up | Next Action |
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Raise Sequencing
Fundraising Timeline
Phase 1 โ Founders Circle
Landing page live
founders.sariko.store ยท SAFE terms documented
Now โ Build FFF list
Target 15 investors ยท Avg $3.3K โ $50K
First committed โ Sign agreement
Grey Business account receives wire
Week 2โ3 ยท Close $50K
All agreements signed ยท FFF round closed
FFF close โ VC trigger
$50K = social proof for institutional investors
Phase 2 โ VC Pre-Seed
Pitch deck + model ready
sariko.store/nutshell ยท Pangea platform narrative
Now โ Build VC target list
Monk's Hill ยท Wavemaker ยท Vertex ยท Golden Gate ยท Gulf
Post-FFF โ outreach begins
Lead with $50K FFF close as PMF signal
Calls + due diligence
Deck ยท Data room ยท 6 Founding Sellers
Close $750K SAFE
$8.625M cap ยท 18-month runway
Strategic Note
The FFF round is social proof infrastructure for the VC round. A $50K FFF close answers the most important pre-seed question before it's asked: "Does anyone who actually knows this founder believe enough to write a check?"
Playbook
Fundraising Strategy
FFF โ Founders Circle
Warm Money Playbook
Who: Personal friends, family, former colleagues. People who trust Poppet first, the business second.
Message: "First access before VCs set the price." Lead with relationship, not the deck.
Check size: $2.5Kโ$5K avg. Need 10โ20 investors to hit $50K.
Sequence: Personal message โ founders.sariko.store โ 1:1 call โ agreement โ wire.
Urgency: 15 slots max. Founding Partner (5 slots) creates scarcity at $5K.
Momentum: Once 3 people commit, announce partial close publicly โ FOMO for rest.
VC โ Institutional
Institutional Pitch Playbook
Lead with: Platform infrastructure play. Pangea = the rails. SariKo = Node 1 proof.
Targets: Monk's Hill ยท Wavemaker ยท Vertex SEA ยท Golden Gate ยท Gulf corridor ยท diaspora impact.
Intros: Always warm intro first. Cold email is backup. Map LinkedIn connections.
City License: "$25K operators paying to run a node = market validates the platform."
Social proof: 6 Founding Sellers ยท $50K FFF closed ยท Teresa's story ยท PWA under $500.
Rejection: Thesis mismatch โ bad business. Log reason, move to next fund.
CRM Operating Cadence
Daily ยท 10 min
- ยท Check Follow-Ups Due in overview
- ยท Log new conversation notes
- ยท Move contacts between stages
- ยท Reply to investor questions
Weekly ยท 30 min
- ยท Review pipeline health by stage
- ยท Send FFF update to committed investors
- ยท Identify 3 new VC targets
- ยท Update next-action dates
At Milestones
- ยท First FFF check โ announce partial close
- ยท $25K FFF โ open VC outreach
- ยท $50K FFF โ add to VC deck as proof
- ยท First VC term sheet โ notify FFF investors