Typical Seed Fundraising Timeline

What “raising for 3 months” usually looks like week by week.

1. Target list built80

2. First conversations35

44% of previous stage

3. Partner / deep dives12

34% of previous stage

4. Term sheets / soft circles3

25% of previous stage

5. Lead closed1

33% of previous stage

Conversion rates are illustrative. Track your own funnel — reply rate and partner-meeting conversion vary wildly by network quality.

Audience: founder, operator · Category: fundraising

Tags: fundraising, seed, process, timeline