Fundraising in 2026: Close Your Round in 60 Days

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

ex-VC Partner | 50+Investments | 8 Exits

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

🧠 What I see from the investor side

  • Founders take 30+ meetings and still don’t get a clear yes or no

  • Strong companies lose rounds because the process was messy, not the business

  • Founders talk to 'friendly' investors first and lose leverage before it matters

  • Deals don’t fall apart, they lose momentum until no one has to decide

Most fundraises don’t fail. They drag until they die.

What This Course Fixes

This is not about your deck.

It’s about controlling how investors move through your process.

  • Your story becomes easy to understand, and easier to back

  • Each meeting builds pressure, not repetition.

  • Investors are pulled into a timeline, not left in control of it

  • Turning investor interest into decisions, not just conversations

⚠️ Why This Exists

Investors stay in “maybe” as long as you let them.

What founders actually do:

  • Take meetings with no structure and without controlling the next step

  • Send updates that keeps investors warm, but not moving

  • Wait for momentum instead of creating it

Fundraises don’t break. They lose momentum until no one has to decide.

🚀 If you're raising in the next 60-90 days

You don't need more meetings. You need a process that closes.

What you’ll learn

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

  • What gets you a YES or NO in the first 30–60 seconds

  • Why traction alone doesn’t create conviction

  • How narrative + timing drive real decisions

  • What actually gets replies in 2026

  • Cold vs warm outreach and what works now

  • How to establish credibility fast

  • Turn your company into a clear investment narrative

  • Make partners advocate for you internally

  • Avoid mistakes that quietly kill deals

  • How investors read demand and competition

  • Use sequencing + signaling to create urgency

  • Make investors feel early, not hesitant

  • Design a tight 10–14 day sprint

  • Convert interest into commitments

  • Reduce ghosting and force decisions

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

  • You're actively raising and don’t want the process to drag on for months

  • You're getting investor interest but no one is committing

  • You want a process that creates momentum and forces decisions

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

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Apr 13—Apr 17

    Apr

    13

    How Investors Decide & Why Positioning Matters

    Mon 4/139:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    14

    Live Working Session

    Tue 4/149:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    15

    Designing A Fundraise That Creates Momentum

    Wed 4/159:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    16

    Live Working Session

    Thu 4/169:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    17

    Investor Outreach, Creating FOMO & First Meetings That Convert

    Fri 4/179:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

5-10 hrs / week

    • Mon, Apr 13

      9:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    • Tue, Apr 14

      9:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    • Wed, Apr 15

      9:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

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