Raphael BenhamouMember of the Board of Advisors, Boardy · Fractional CFO for $5M+ companies in transition

Navigating Early Stage Funding Gaps

24 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube excerpt, Speaker A asks Speaker B how they are handling the gap between attracting angel investors and being ready for venture capital (VC) funding, specifically from a communication standpoint. Speaker B acknowledges that the gap has not yet been overcome and does not provide concrete strategies, while Speaker A probes for any ongoing efforts. The dialogue highlights the uncertainty and challenges early‑stage founders face when transitioning from angel interest to VC readiness, emphasizing the need for clear communication tactics, even though no specific tactics are disclosed in this segment.

How are you sort of navigating the gap? You mentioned earlier that, uh, you mentioned before that, uh, sort of there's a gap between where you are in terms of angels being interested and not being quite there for VCs. Um, it's an interesting gap to be in. I was wondering, how are you navigating that? How are you— so what are you doing from a communication perspective?
So I don't know because we haven't overcome this gap at this stage.
Well, how are you working on it, let's say?
So again, we are talking to, uh, I'm talking about like serious discussions, not only you know, generic acquaintances to, uh, I would say 3 VCs. But, but again, VCs who are, uh, maybe not CVCs, but, you know, with some very, very exact mandates in which it is a good fit, either