Application for Venture Capital Funding Consideration

Please complete the form below for consideration for startup funding by our venture capital funds and groups.

It will take ~15 minutes to complete. More complete applications stand the best chance of getting to pitch. This form and the related screening process is the only way we will consider startups located outside of Nevada for possible investment. We do not accept unsolicited, emailed decks as a method of engagement.

We run multiple venture funds and syndicates / angel groups at pre-seed and seed. Each fund / group has a slightly different process. Once you've submitted an application, we will respond within 5-7 business days with next steps, if any.

Generally, our groups invest in 16-20 companies per year. Since 2021, we've made 42 pre-seed and seed investments, leading more than half of those rounds. If you make it through initial selection, our diligence process is more thorough than many founders anticipate. Please be prepared for the process and to pitch several times - from 5 minutes to 12 minutes (+ Q&A), depending on the fund and stage.

Thank you for the innovation and energy you are bringing to the world - and now to our startup ecosystem!

First name*

Last name*

Email*

Company name*

Year founded*

Phone number*

State/Region*

City*

Tell us about your business*

3-5 word headline + 1-2 sentences (<75 words). Elegant brevity is appreciated.

1864 FundTo which program are you applying for funding?*

1864 Fund

Sierra Angels

SyndicateNV

Company formed in which US State?*

Type state name or "non-US"

Company Type*

Select one (C-Corp, LLC, etc.)

Industry*

Choose best match from options

Referred by*

Replace default "None" with Name of Person / Org

Referrer's Interest

Invested in a prior round

Already invested in THIS round

Planning to invest in this round

Leading this round

Being compensated in cash, stock, or other means for services

Just an advocate, not an investor or service provider

Exit Details

If you've had an exit, please include the following details:

Date, Company, Role, Gross Exit Amount, Exit Method (acquisition, merger, IPO, etc.), Acquiring Org (if applicable), Multiple returned to investors (if any)

Please upload files, including Pitch Deck, Executive Summary or 1-pager, Term Sheet or Note, Financial Projections, Key Person Resumes using this link

Please select your files and upload at one time. Files will be overwritten if this is done twice, so each time, upload by multiple selecting all the files you want us to see.

Current Raise Amount*

How much of current raise is soft circled?*

Indicate an amount or list $0 / none

Is this a down round or restart?*

Yes

Note, SAFE, or Priced Round*

How are you raising this round?

Priced Round

SAFE

Convertible Note

Valuation or Valuation Cap?*

When do you plan to close the round?

Other investors/groups in due diligence?

Total Raised to Date

Amount raised and funded to date

Date of Last Raise (MM/YY)

Date of most recent outside investment

Amount of Last Raise?

Amount of most recent outside investment

Who invested in and who led the last round?

Do you expect to raise another round of funding, ex: series A? If so, how much and when?

Estimated total funding needed to reach exit?

Annual revenue*

Annualized based on current run rate

Revenue, last three months?*

Last 3 FULL months

Monthly Burn Rate*

Net burn rate to determine runway

What IP do you have, applied, issued, pending, or none? Please describe.

List patents awarded / applied for with USPTO number and date

Name founders and show percentage of stock owned by each.

Amount of hard cash invested by founders in company?

Number of entities on the cap table?

Amount of current notes and number of holders?

Number of non-employee board members?

Number of board members investing in this round, and how much?

Number of advisory board members, and how many are investing in this round?

Under what SEC rule are you raising?*

Choose one

Which deal platform are you using?

Permission to share information with our partner investors?

We partner and refer to many groups, can we share your info from this form?

Yes

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Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you or the company?