Frequently asked questions

No. We prepare you to run your own raise. We never introduce or contact investors on your behalf, and you own every investor relationship. Be careful with anyone who promises otherwise: anyone who promises to raise capital for a start-up or pre-revenue company is almost certainly lying. What we do instead is make the asking easy to start and hard to avoid: your network organized and ranked, your messages written in your voice, your sending and booking tools set up in your own accounts, the first wave sent with Joel on the launch call, and 90 days at your side after that: four sessions timed to the raise, with reply drafts and weekly numbers reviewed on Slack within 24 business hours. That is your Raise Playbook, and it comes with every package.

Every package is a fixed fee, from the $1,500 Readiness Assessment up to $25,000 for a Reg CF Package. We never take a success fee, equity, warrants, or a percentage of the capital you raise.

It's the first paid step, after a free 20-minute intro call. In one working session, we review where you stand, and you receive a written report within 5 business days on which package fits your raise. The $1,500 fee is credited in full toward any package if you continue within 60 days.

Network Raise fits raises of up to $1M from accredited investors who know you or your business. Growth Capital fits up to $10M raises for revenue-stage companies. Raises to fund an acquisition usually fit Growth Capital. Reg CF fits raises that include non-accredited investors. The Readiness Assessment will confirm the right fit.

If a public listing is genuinely in your plans, yes, say so. A credible path to liquidity changes how investors see the deal: they can picture how and when they might sell. We have seen companies that struggled to raise privately succeed once they could show that path. If a listing is something you are weighing, our sister firm, Public Financial, helps companies plan for it.

We work best with privately held, founder-led companies, from pre-revenue startups to $20M in revenue, raising up to $10M. That includes non-US companies raising from US investors.

Every package ends with your Raise Playbook and 90 days at your side. The playbook is a 20-chapter manual built around your company: your network cleaned and ranked, your messages written in your voice, your tools set up in your own accounts, the questions investors ask with your answers, and a 90-day calendar. The 90 days are four working sessions timed to the raise (launch, first replies, second wave, close and chase), starting with the first wave sent with Joel on the call, plus your reply drafts and weekly numbers reviewed on Slack within 24 business hours. Before you launch, you'll also rehearse in a mock investor meeting.

Yes. Every securities offering should involve securities counsel. Prepared to Raise isn't a law firm and doesn't provide legal advice. Our offering documents are reviewed by securities counsel, and if you already have a lawyer, we'll coordinate with them.

A PPM law firm makes your offering compliant. We make it investable: raise strategy, valuation framing, the investment story, your deck, a review of your model, a plan for who to ask, and a rehearsal before your first meeting. Many clients use their own lawyer alongside us. See the full comparison at preparedtoraise.com/compare.

No. Many founders come to us after early conversations stall. We'll review what investors have seen, fix what's holding them back, and help you decide who is worth a second conversation. Start with the free 20-minute call.

Every package is a fixed fee: $1,500 for the Readiness Assessment, $15,000 for Network Raise, $20,000 for Growth Capital and $25,000 for a Reg CF Package, with Founder Launch starting at $10,000 to launch. The Readiness Assessment fee is credited in full toward any package if you continue within 60 days. We never take a success fee, equity, warrants or a percentage of the capital you raise. State notice filing fees, and for Reg CF the funding-portal fees, escrow and CPA review or audit, are separate. See how much it costs to prepare for a capital raise for the full breakdown.

Not in the way most founders mean. The only people who can legally be paid to sell your securities to investors are registered broker-dealers and their registered representatives, and they rarely take a private company raising under $10 million. Prepared to Raise prepares you to raise from your own network: strategy, investor materials, lawyer-reviewed documents and an outreach system. We do not find, solicit or introduce investors. Read Can I hire someone to raise capital for my business? for the full answer.