Free Startup Templates for Fundraising

Every template a startup founder needs to run a professional fundraising process — from the first cold email to a partner at a16z or Sequoia, to the monthly investor update format that keeps HV Capital and YC-backed founders' cap tables warm between rounds. The documents below are built from patterns observed across hundreds of successful rounds, incorporating the expectations of the most active venture funds in Silicon Valley and Europe.

Whether you are preparing the cap table and term sheet your Series A investor will scrutinise in due diligence, building the KPI dashboard that a16z's growth team will benchmark against their portfolio, or writing the cold email that needs to get a reply from a Sequoia partner who receives two hundred emails a week — the templates below give you the structure, the section-by-section guidance, and the common mistakes to avoid. Each template page includes an in-depth explanation of what top VCs like a16z, Sequoia, YC, and HV Capital expect, so you are not just copying a format — you understand why it works. Start with whichever document is blocking your fundraising process today.