Fundraising in 2026: How To Raise & Close Your Round Faster

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

ex-VC Partner | 50+Investments | 8 Exits

Fundraising Has Changed. Most Founders Haven’t Caught Up.

What I’ve seen repeatedly from the investor side:

  • Founders treating fundraising as a series of pitches instead of a process.

  • Strong products failing to raise due to poorly structured, reactive fundraises.

  • Good founders losing leverage because of weak sequencing and timing.

  • Momentum fading quietly from confusion (not from rejection).

What This Course Gives You

  • A repeatable investor narrative investors understand and can sell internally.

  • Intentional sequencing and outreach that builds momentum across meetings.

  • A clear, time-boxed fundraising process investors recognize.

  • Momentum that turns interest into real commitments (not the dreaded 'let's stay in touch').

⚠️ Why This Program Exists

  • Fundraising has fundamentally changed.

  • Capital is more selective and investor attention is scarce.

  • Old playbooks no longer work (and a revamped deck isn't the answer).

  • Founders need process and judgment, not more opinions.

📌 Bottom Line

  • If you need to raise capital, you don’t need generic advice.

  • You don’t need theories from people who’ve never run a fundraise.

  • You need a clear process that serious investors recognize and respond to.

  • That’s exactly what this program is designed to give you.

What you’ll learn

Learn how to stand out, get real responses, and turn investor interest into commitments.

  • What VCs and investors screen for in the first 30–60 seconds

  • Why traction alone is insufficient and what actually changes conviction

  • How narrative, signaling, and timing influence IC-level decisions

  • How to actually get investor attention in a saturated market in 2026

  • Cold vs. warm outreach: what works now and what doesn’t

  • Establishing credibility fast, before you have traction, revenue or big names

  • Turning your product into a clear, compelling investment narrative

  • Positioning your company so partners can sell it and advocate for it internally

  • Avoiding storytelling mistakes that quietly stall or kill momentum

  • How investors assess demand, momentum, and perceived competition

  • Using sequencing, narrative and signaling to create real urgency

  • Making investors feel early, rather than like they’re doing you a favor

  • Who to speak with first (and who not to start with) to shape outcomes

  • How to sequence meetings to create leverage and momentum

  • Avoiding the “great meeting, let’s stay in touch” dead end

  • Designing a disciplined, 10–14 day fundraising sprint

  • Converting soft interest into real commitments

  • Compressing timelines, reducing ghosting while maintaining leverage

Learn directly from Haris

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

ex-VC Partner | ex-Startup CFO | 50+ Investments | 8+ Exits

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Who this course is for

  • Founders actively raising or planning to raise who want a structured, investor-tested approach instead of trial and error.

  • Founders stuck in “interest but no commitments” mode who need to create momentum, urgency, and real investor movement.

  • Founders who want to run a tight, time-bound raise, attract multiple investors at once, and compress decision timelines.

What's included

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

Live sessions

Learn directly from Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Access to investors

Warm introductions to investors in your industry.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Feb 9—Feb 13

    Feb

    9

    How Investors Decide & Why Positioning Matters

    Mon 2/911:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Feb

    10

    Designing a Fundraise That Creates Momentum

    Tue 2/1011:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Feb

    11

    Outreach, FOMO & First Meetings That Convert

    Wed 2/1111:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Feb

    12

    Pitch Execution, Diligence & Running the Round

    Thu 2/1211:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Feb

    13

    Valuation, Terms, & Negotiation

    Fri 2/1311:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

5-10 hrs / week

    • Mon, Feb 9

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    • Tue, Feb 10

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    • Wed, Feb 11

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

$1,500

USD

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