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

Haris Khurshid, CFA, MBA

$400M+ Fund Manager | 8 Successful Exits

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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

$400M+ Fund Manager | 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

10 live sessions • 10 lessons

Week 1

Jan 5—Jan 11

    How Investors Really Decide

    1 item

    Positioning That Investors Instantly “Get”

    1 item

    Designing a Fundraise That Creates Urgency

    1 item

    Investor Targeting That Actually Converts

    1 item

    Outreach That Creates FOMO

    1 item

    Jan

    5

    How Investors Really Decide

    Mon 1/511:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    6

    Positioning That Investors Instantly “Get”

    Tue 1/611:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    7

    Designing a Fundraise That Creates Urgency

    Wed 1/711:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    8

    Investor Targeting That Actually Converts

    Thu 1/811:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    9

    Outreach That Creates FOMO

    Fri 1/911:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Week 2

Jan 12—Jan 18

    First Meetings That Build Momentum

    1 item

    Pitch Execution & Live Feedback

    1 item

    Running Meetings, Diligence, and the Round

    1 item

    Valuation, Terms, and Negotiation

    1 item

    Closing the Round (& Setting Up the Next One)

    1 item

    Jan

    12

    First Meetings That Build Momentum

    Mon 1/1211:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    13

    Pitch Execution & Live Feedback

    Tue 1/1311:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    14

    Running Meetings, Diligence, and the Round

    Wed 1/1411:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    15

    Valuation, Terms, and Negotiation

    Thu 1/1511:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    Jan

    16

    Closing the Round (& Setting Up the Next One)

    Fri 1/1611:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

5-10 hrs / week

    • Mon, Jan 5

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    • Tue, Jan 6

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

    • Wed, Jan 7

      11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Testimonials

  • Haris was great! He really helped us in articulating our story and targeting the right investors.
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    Casper S.

    COO, Neuro AI
  • This course gave us valuable insights on how to pitch to potential investors and secure funding for our startup. The fundraising strategies were spot-on!
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    Akio Hiroshi

    Founder, Dice x Pay
  • the best!!! His experience with marketplaces specifically helped me tremendously because he knew exactly what investors wanted to hear in our pitches.
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    Jimena J.

    Co-founder (Stealth)
  • He breaks down the process step by step and provides practical advice that you can implement right away. Thanks to his insights, I was able to secure meetings with top-tier investors and funds.

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    Oscar Pace

    EIR
  • Haris’ experience as a fund manager is invaluable. The personalized feedback on my pitch deck and strategy was a game-changer. I went from struggling to get responses to having multiple investors interested. I can’t recommend this course enough!
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    James W.

    Co-founder of SaaS Company
  • This course gave me the confidence I needed to navigate the fundraising process. The pitch practice sessions were so helpful, and the feedback I received really sharpened my approach. We raised our pre-seed round shortly after.
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    Sophie Huntington

    CEO of EdTech Startup

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