Create Investor FOMO (Even If You Have No Traction)

Hosted by Haris Khurshid

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

10:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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Fundraising for Founders: How to Raise & Close Your Round
Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA
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What you'll learn

Creating Investor Demand

Learn the 4 components of FOMO creation (e.g., narrative, timing, signaling).

Build a High-Velocity Investor Pipeline

Structure your outreach so investors assume other firms are circling, while you learn how to outreach strategically.

Use Behavioral Triggers to Drive Urgency

Learn practical psychological and communication techniques (must-haves) that increase investor commitments and interest.

Run a 14-Day Fundraising Sprint

Follow a tight, high-leverage sprint that eliminates ghosting, compresses timelines and forces investors to move quick.

Why this topic matters

FOMO isn’t luck, it’s created! Investors rarely move because of traction alone; they move when they believe they may lose the deal. In today’s selective funding environment, founders need more than a deck and a hopeful pipeline. They need a system for creating momentum, controlling the narrative, and driving faster decisions. This session breaks that down in a clear, practical way.

You'll learn from

Haris Khurshid

$400M+ Fund Manager | ex-VC | ex-startup CFO | 50+ Investments | 8 Exits

I’ve raised over $200M for startups as their CFO and operator/advisor before launching my own venture fund. Across my fund and angel portfolio, I’ve invested in 50+ startups with 8 successful exits.


I’ve coached founders through successful fundraises and evaluated thousands of deals from both sides of the table. Having sat in both the investor seat and the CFO seat, I bring a rare blend of investor psychology and practical fundraising systems.


Now, my focus is on helping founders create urgency, accelerate investor decisions, and close their rounds faster using the same systems I’ve used throughout my career.

Previously at

Columbia University
Chicago Booth
Pepsi
KPMG
Wells Fargo

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