Diana Cherepkova

Diana Cherepkova

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Founder & Fundraising Strategy Advisor | Raise Faster

I specialize in

Fundraising 101
VC & Angel Advice
Business & Money
Fundraising strategy
Pitch feedback

“Learn to Build a Fundraising System Investors Say Yes To”

Background & Highlights

Founder & Fundraising Partner

Raise Faster Co.

2025 – Present

Fundraising Partner

Quants Space

2026 – Present

Fundraising Partner

RWA.io

2025 – 2026

RWA.io

Fundraising Partner

Careers NextStep

2026 – 2026

About me

I help post-MVP pre-seed and seed founders become investor-ready and build their own founder-led fundraising system. UK, US, Europe & GCC. These sessions and the Advisor Plan are advisory. I guide, review and give feedback. You and your team do the work and run the raise. What we cover: • Fundraising strategy, positioning and narrative • Feedback on your pitch deck, one-pager and data room • How to research, target and prioritise investors • CRM and pipeline reviews • Feedback on your founder-led outreach and follow-up frameworks • Investor meeting preparation, questions and objections • Fundraising process reviews How it works: 1. Get investor-ready: I review your narrative, positioning, materials and data room and show you what to fix 2. Define your investor universe: I show you how to set your target investor profile, research investors and prioritise the strongest fits 3. Build your fundraising system: I guide you through setting up your CRM, pipeline, messaging frameworks, follow-ups and tracking 4. You run investor communication: you choose who to contact, send the outreach, handle replies and lead investor conversations 5. Review and improve: we go through your pipeline, feedback, messaging and bottlenecks, and I help you decide what to change Best fit: post-MVP B2B tech founders at late pre-seed and seed with some validation (pilots, customers, revenue or LOIs), raising now or within 3–9 months. B2B SaaS, AI/software, B2B marketplaces/platforms and tech-enabled B2B. Where LinkedIn is relevant to your market, I can also advise on founder positioning and content. I’ve spent the last few years working alongside founders on real pre-seed and seed raises — helping them improve investor readiness, positioning, materials, research, targeting, pipeline and fundraising systems. Done-with-you or done-for-you support is not part of this offer. If you're interested, we can discuss it separately as a different part of the Raise Faster service. Good to know: • I don't contact investors for you or make introductions. You choose who to contact, write or approve the messaging and send all outreach. • Investor research is a commercial research and prioritisation tool. Inclusion does not mean an investor is legally eligible to receive outreach. Have your outreach requirements reviewed by qualified legal counsel. Raise Faster does not provide legal advice. • Results vary. Raise Faster does not guarantee investor meetings, commitments or funding.

You'll get advice on

  • Fundraising Strategy (Late Pre-Seed & Seed)
  • Investor Narrative, Pitch & Data Room
  • Founder-Led Outreach System
  • Investor Research, Targeting & Pipeline
  • Investor Meeting Preparation

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