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April 2026 — Pre-Seed Fundraise — Internal

$1M
Target Raise
$6M
Post-Money Cap
SAFE
Instrument
$50-250K
Check Size
4-6
Target Investors
14 mo
Runway
Investor ICP

Tier 1 — High-conviction targets

ProfileWhy
Pre-seed / seed funds ($10-50M AUM)Right check size, fast decisions, hands-on value add
Vertical SaaS operatorsUnderstand deployment businesses, can validate TAM thesis
Ex-founders in construction / field servicesDomain conviction, operator networks, warm intros to pipeline
Quebec / Canadian micro-VCsDesign partner proximity, tax credits, regional ecosystem

Tier 2 — Strategic angels

ProfileWhy
Revenue ops / CPQ executivesCategory credibility, future advisory board
Multi-site operators (HVAC, security, facilities)Can become customers + refer pipeline
AI infra angelsValidate agentic architecture, technical signal
Core Narrative

The pitch is category creation, not competition. No one owns deployment intelligence. CRMs track accounts, ERPs track costs, FSMs track trucks — nobody tells a $100M contractor whether a specific deployment will be profitable before capital is committed.

One-liner: Allometry is decision infrastructure for deployment businesses — scoring every expansion opportunity before capital is committed. 4 design partners signed in 30 days, $100K+ ACV target, no direct competition.

Key proof points to lead with:

Channels & Sequence
Week 1-2
Warm network activation. Reach out to 1st-degree connections with investor overlap. Antler network, founder communities, ex-VC contacts. Goal: 10 warm intros to Tier 1 funds.
Week 2-4
Cold outbound to funds. Target pre-seed funds investing in vertical SaaS, AI agents, or construction tech. Personalized emails referencing their portfolio companies. LinkedIn DMs to partners. Goal: 20 first meetings booked.
Week 3-5
Content signal. Publish the investment memo and pitch deck as gated assets. LinkedIn posts on deployment economics, EV scoring, category creation thesis. Goal: inbound interest from 5+ angels.
Week 4-8
Close momentum. Create urgency with rolling close. First $250K commits anchor the round. Weekly investor updates showing pipeline growth and product velocity. Goal: round closed or 80%+ committed.

Channel mix:

ChannelActionVolume
Warm NetworkPersonal emails, intro requests, 1:1 coffees30-40 intros
Cold OutboundPersonalized emails to GP/partners at target funds50-80 emails
Content LinkedInFounder story, category thesis, traction updates2-3x/week
Event Demo DaysAntler demo day, local pitch events, virtual showcases2-3 events
Objection Map
ObjectionResponse
"Solo founder risk"Product is live, 4 design partners signed, full stack built solo. First hire is post-close — capital efficiency is the feature, not a bug.
"SMB can't pay $100K"Target is $40-600M companies, not SMB. Avg revenue $115M. $100K is 0.09% of revenue — rounding error for a tool that prevents $2M bad deployments.
"CRM/ERP will add this"They track accounts, not locations. Deployment intelligence requires address-level scoring with margin + ops + competitive data. Different data model, different buyer.
"Too early / no revenue"$30K design partner run rate before raise. 4 signed contracts. This is pre-seed — the bar is founder + product + early signal. All three are here.
"Market too niche"100K+ deployment companies in NA. $12B+ TAM. HVAC alone is $35B. This is horizontal infra that looks vertical at first — same as Veeva, Procore, ServiceTitan.
Funnel Targets
100+
Investors Contacted
30-40
First Meetings
12-15
Second Meetings
4-6
Checks Written

Conversion assumptions: 30-40% of outreach converts to first meeting. 40% of first meetings lead to follow-up. 30-40% of follow-ups convert to commitment. Rolling close with no lead investor requirement — SAFE allows stacking.

Collateral Stack
AssetPurposeStatus
Pitch DeckFirst meeting — 12-slide narrative, live demo linkLive
Investment MemoDeep-dive for serious prospects — sent after first meetingLive
Product DemoLive walkthrough of platform — EV scoring, quoting, deal roomLive
Data RoomFinancials, cap table, design partner contracts, technical architectureIn Progress
Customer ReferencesDesign partner intros for diligence callsLive