TradeMissions Founder Services
We help founders raise capital.
We prepare your startup to raise, then connect you to the funds ready to invest
A 12-Year Track Record in Capital Raising
Pre-seed, seed, and Series A fundraising support.
What we build
Everything your raise needs to earn the next meeting.
Choose one service or build the complete fundraising system. Every engagement starts with your company, stage, goals, and current materials.
Fundraising Strategy
Turn your company into a clear investment case.
Before contacting investors, we define what you are raising and why it matters now. We clarify your round, investment thesis, market opportunity, milestones, risks, use of funds, and ideal investor.
- Fundraising assessment
- Investment thesis
- Round structure
- Use of funds
- Milestone plan
- Investor profile
- Fundraising roadmap
Investment thesis canvas
Turn your company into a clear investment case.
Before contacting investors, we define what you are raising and why it matters now. We clarify your round, investment thesis, market opportunity, milestones, risks, use of funds, and ideal investor.
- Fundraising assessment
- Investment thesis
- Round structure
- Use of funds
- Milestone plan
- Investor profile
- Fundraising roadmap
Introductions depend on genuine investor fit. Meetings and funding are not guaranteed.
Why TradeMissions
Most fundraising advisors know the founder side. We also know the fund side.
Venture funds regularly ask TradeMissions for stronger investment opportunities. They want founders who are prepared. They want numbers they can trust. They want a clear reason to keep talking.
That is why we built Founder Services. We help founders meet the standard investors expect before outreach begins.
Investor perspective
We work with early-stage funds. We understand how they assess opportunities.
Founder experience
Our work reflects the reality of building companies and raising capital.
Real relationships
We make targeted introductions when the company and investor genuinely fit.
One connected team
Strategy, materials, targeting, and outreach work together from the start.
No introductions, meetings, or funding outcomes are guaranteed.
Beyond the deliverables
We do not hand you a deck and disappear.
Fundraising changes once investors start responding. Questions expose weak points. Objections reveal missing proof. New conversations change the target list.
We stay involved through the agreed engagement. We review feedback, improve materials, refine outreach, and support investor conversations.
The goal is not to finish a file. The goal is to move the raise forward.
Founder-led. Investor-informed.
Founder Services is led by Jacob Katsof.
Jacob understands fundraising from the founder's seat. He has built companies, joined accelerator initiatives, and raised venture capital. He has also worked alongside venture funds raising capital and sourcing new opportunities.
That experience gives him a practical view of both sides. He knows what founders struggle to explain, what investors need to believe, and how quickly confidence can rise or fall.
Jacob created TradeMissions Founder Services to close that gap. He leads a team that brings strategy, financial thinking, design, and investor outreach into one fundraising system.
“Founders should not lose investor interest because their materials fail to show the strength of the company.”
Frequently asked questions
What founders ask before starting.
Your next investor conversation starts with a stronger case.
Tell us what you are building, what you are raising, and where the process stands. Bring your current deck if you have one. We will identify the strongest next step.