Foundation
Corporate / Delaware structureCap tableIP ownershipCleanup, transfer or licensing
You build
the company.
We build
the path to capital.
Your long-term capital partner.
We prepare ambitious companies for serious investment, connect them with U.S. capital opportunities, and stay with them beyond the first raise.
It looks simple.
In reality,
it’s a second full-time job.
The work founders never see is the work that decides the raise.
PitchInvestorsCapital
Investment case
Financial modelValuation logicMarket researchInvestment narrativePitch deck and investor materials
Readiness
Data RoomFounder preparationInvestor meetings and Q&ADue diligence readiness
Capital process
We help find the best licensed broker, and you get:
Investor targetingPersonal relationshipsAccess to decision-makersIntroductions and outreachFollow-upsTerm sheetsClosing
That work is what we do.
ChatGPT can help you write a pitch deck.
It can’t make your company fundable.
What founders think they need
✓ Pitch deck✓ Investor list✓ Introductions✓ Valuation
What actually determines the raise.
We know what moves the investment decision — and we work on exactly that.
How capital actually moves
The right investor is not a database entry. It’s a relationship.
We don’t just open doors. We know which doors matter.
Capital moves through trust, relationships and conviction. Personal relationships and access to licensed broker-dealers are where we spend our time.
Who we partner with
Before investors evaluate your company, we do.
We don’t invest in ideas. We partner with companies that have already built something real.
The threshold
The threshold
Working product, prototype or validated technology
Something built and demonstrable — not a deck describing what could exist.
Evidence of execution
A team that has shipped, hired, sold or solved hard problems already.
Market validation
Users, revenue, pilots or letters of intent that show demand outside the founding team.
Scalability
A business whose economics improve as it grows, in a market large enough to matter.
The process
The Raiseward Path™
- 01
Pitch
Tell us what you’re building, where you are today and where you want to go.
- 02
Select
We evaluate whether the opportunity justifies committing our resources and has real capital potential.
- 03
Partner
If the fit is strong, Raiseward enters a long-term aligned partnership.
- 04
Prepare
Corporate structure, IP, cap table, financials, Data Room, investment narrative, pitch and diligence readiness.
- 05
Connect
Build the path to U.S. capital through a licensed SEC-registered broker-dealer.
- 06
Raise
Founder preparation, investor conversations, follow-up, diligence and closing support.
- 07
Grow
Remain aligned beyond the first raise.
How the partnership works
We don’t sell fundraising services.
We partner with companies we believe can become significant.
What we commit before the raise
Time
Senior attention across months of work, not a scoped engagement.
Expertise
Structure, financials, valuation logic and the investment narrative.
Network
Introductions that rest on relationships we already hold.
Specialist resources
Legal, accounting and diligence support brought in where it is needed.
Operating effort
Work done alongside the team, not handed back as advice.
If we win, we win together.
After the first raise
The first raise is just the beginning.
We stay for what’s next.
Team & advisors
Trust is built by the people behind the work.
A focused team. Deep involvement. Long-term alignment.
Ivan Ivanov
Founder / Managing Partner
Ivan Ivanov
Head of Strategy
Ivan Ivanov
Capital Markets / IPO Advisor
Ivan Ivanov
Strategic Advisor
Most companies don’t miss a raise because the deck was weak — they miss it because the company wasn’t ready to be evaluated. If you have built something real, tell us about it. When we say yes, we stay longer than the round.
Ivan Ivanov, ceo@raiseward.comFounder / Managing Partner, Raiseward Ventures 
The next step
You build the company. We build the path to capital.
If you’ve built something real, tell us about it. We review every submission ourselves.