{"id":66668,"title":"Fundraising CRM for early stage startups from 8vdX","tagline":"Enabling startups to fuel their growth through our fundraising stack and alternative sources of capital","body":"Hi guys! **We are so excited to share our new fundraising CRM!** This is a product that is something we desperately needed, so we built it to help not only us, but the larger startup community. 🥰\n\n**The Problem:** \n\nAs we all know, fundraising can be overwhelming **😩** and hard to keep track of:\n\n* Leads can be hard to organize and schedule. \n* Following up with everyone who contacts us can be difficult!\n* Research on the caliber and reputation of VCs can be hard to gauge. Do they have a history of investing in companies like us? What are their normal check sizes? 🧐 Who is in their existing portfolio?\n\n![My Dumpster Fire Is Filled To The Brim Sarah Wayne Callies GIF - My Dumpster Fire Is Filled To The Brim Sarah Wayne Callies Robin Perry GIFs](https://media.tenor.com/lMrxlxggxXMAAAAC/my-dumpster-fire-is-filled-to-the-brim-sarah-wayne-callies.gif)\n\nWe could go on, but you get it– we’ve lived it, after all. \n\n**The Solution 😃:**\n\nOur new fundraising CRM makes organizing your raise easy by:\n\n* Keeping track of your leads, including follow ups and replies. \n* Making it easy to upload your leads and track them from initial contact to close in a single place\n  * This is particularly useful for anyone who is still fundraising from the S22 batch!\n* Targeting investors with high conversion rates and larger check sizes 🤑\n* Providing a clear snapshot of where you are in your goals with our dashboard. 🥳\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=66668\u0026key=user_uploads/763615/2e7f70ea-bd3f-4ae2-b052-3b4331a3af10)\n\n**We just launched and would love any and all feedback on this!** Your time is valuable, so the **first 20 startups** able to get on a zoom call with us will get a **$100 gift card to Amazon.**\n\nMuch love,\n\nThe 8vdX fam❤️","slug":"HLI-fundraising-crm-for-early-stage-startups-from-8vdx","created_at":"2022-10-12T17:04:14.257Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T01:04:24.543Z","total_vote_count":46,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/HLI-fundraising-crm-for-early-stage-startups-from-8vdx","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":25322,"name":"VantedgeAI","slug":"vantedgeai","url":"https://www.vantedgeai.com/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/12fd444a2c7a34b121c256f9259458e601b0351a.png","batch":"Winter 2022","industry":"Fintech","tags":["Artificial Intelligence","Fintech","SaaS","Workflow Automation","Analytics"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/25322"}}