Saleem Ahmad

Saleem Ahmad

Verified

The Anti-VC | Fundraise without selling your soul to VC

I specialize in

Fundraising 101
VC & Angel Advice
Founder Advice
Close my round
First customers
Go-to-market
Growth
Seed round

Run your startup without trying to always please others.

Background & Highlights

Founding Partner - I help underserved founders achieve success without needing permission from a VC.

Anti-Vc

2022 – Present

Anti-Vc

Founder & CEO - Secured $250K of non-dilutive funding to enable contactless pickups at restaurants during COVID

Zown

2019 – 2022

Co-Founder & CEO - Bootstrapped to profitability the first ridehailing traffic optimization platform

Jrop Canada

2018 – 2019

Launched US sales team, selling startup research services to snooty Silicon Valley VCs.

Tracxn

2015 – 2016

Tracxn

About me

The Anti-VC | Fundraising Strategist | Helping Founders Raise a Pre-Seed Without VC Games Most startups play the fundraising game with impossible odds—only 0.00006% become unicorns. But the truth is you don’t have to play that game. I help founders break free from the VC playbook and secure funding on their own terms. Whether it’s finding mission-aligned investors who actually have the motive and means to help, or finding early customers to fund your growth, I provide proven, alternative fundraising strategies that get real results. Book a 1:1 call with me through Hubble for: ✅ Closing your pre-seed round, even if you don't know any investors ✅ Building an investor lead funnel on LinkedIn ✅ Attracting investors who align with your mission ✅ Ditching 'VC brainwashing' and how to fundraise on your terms ✅ Develop a revenue strategy that cash flows fast Background & Achievements: 🔷 1000+ founders helped with fundraising strategy 🔷 $100M+ successfully raised 🔷 Ecosystem builder with staunch founder-first advocacy 🔷 LinkedIn Top Voice, Techstars alum & mentor, speaker, educator, superconnector Opt out of the VC games & fundraise on your terms. Book an intro call with me on hubble to get started!

You'll get advice on

  • Done-For-You Fundraising Strategy
  • Closing Pre-Seed ($500K - $1M)
  • Attracting Mission-Aligned Investors
  • Fundraising as an Underrepresented Founder
  • Bootstrapping Off Early Revenue

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