Tactical fundraising by Elizabeth Yin

I recently read Lucas Vaz’s perspective on valuations in the current era of pre-seed and seed investing.

One of the things that VC-mentors of mine recommended when we first started Hustle Fund was to start thinking about succession planning now.

Four years ago, we launched our global angel investor community called Angel Squad.

At Hustle Fund, we just announced that Dunky AI, our cute, lovable, purple hippo-esque friend has taken our the company and has gone rogue today on April 1, 2025.

What happens when we fast-forward a few years and think about the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)?

When news of DeepSeek hit recently, friends and family came to me asking: What does this mean?

I’m super psyched!

One thing no one talks about are the differences in how investors within the same VC firm make investment decisions.

This week, I had a really fascinating conversation with a portfolio founder named Joshua Lee, who’s the CEO and co-founder of a company called Ardius.

I’m biased here, but our team at Hustle Fund has published the most comprehensive guide on startup fundraising to help first-time software founders (IMO).