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How to Incorporate Your Startup: A Guide for Founders

Learn how to incorporate your startup, split equity, and set up your cap table. Read along or watch the interview with licensed attorney Jade Ruscev.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser | October 21, 2025

Top Venture Capital Firms in 2025: Every Ranking That Matters

Everyone loves a good ranking. Here, you will find the top VC firms ranked by AUM, unicorn count, exit ratio, reply to cold outreach, and more.

Posted by Shaun Gold | October 15, 2025

Seed Funding: A Guide to Raising Your Startup’s First Round

This article aims to help understand everything you need to know about the seed stage: are you ready for seed, how much can you raise and at what valuation, who invests at seed, and more.

Posted by Shaun Gold | October 15, 2025

Are Family Offices The Right Target For Your Startup?

Most founders don’t really know what a Family Office is, what they do, or how (and if) they actually invest in startups. So, let’s break it down clearly, directly, and from someone who's inside the system but not blinded by it.

Posted by Adina Krausz | September 24, 2025

How to Get a Pitch Deck Review - Now Free with AI on OpenVC

We just rolled our our new AI tool for pitch deck review. Basic feedback is now free for all users.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser Lucas Roquilly | September 16, 2025

Forecasting revenue for early-stage startups

This blog breaks down the proven approach to forecasting revenue for early-stage startups - an approach that helps you build projections you can stand behind and use to grow your business.

Posted by Victoria Yampolsky | September 14, 2025

World's first study of 17,500 startup pitch decks by Sequel

How long should a deck be? Are solo founders a red flag? Does deck design really matter? For the first time, we get a definitive answers to these questions.

Posted by Philipp Omenitsch Stéphane Nasser | September 9, 2025

The future of the VC Secondary market

Discover the VC secondary market, where VCs resell shares from their startup portfolio before they even exit! - through the insights of 4 renowned secondary experts.

Posted by Derek Minno | September 2, 2025