Matan HazanovManaging Partner, Enigma Ventures · Founder | VC | Podcast Host | I can help you raise money

The Fundraising Advice Founders Don’t Want to Hear | Trailer

20 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In this trailer excerpt, a host interviews a fundraising expert who claims to have helped clients raise $1.5 billion, including $40‑50 million in a single year through cold outreach. The expert advises founders to adopt a relentless, "no other choice" mindset, emphasizes that raising capital does not have to come from venture capital, and encourages founders to pursue any available pool of capital while moving at high speed. The conversation ends with the host asking when a founder should consider giving up, hinting at a forthcoming discussion on founder burnout and decision thresholds.

My guest today has helped his clients raise $1.5 billion.
I mean, last year alone, I think we raised close to $40, $50 million in just cold outreach.
What advice would you give founders to get in front of VCs?
Look in the mirror in the morning and say, I don't have another choice. It's this or nothing. And you keep going. First of all, just because somebody is raising money doesn't mean they have to raise it from VC. There's plenty of other pools of capital available out there. You are constantly going at 150 miles an hour until there's money in the bank.
Getting into a little bit of trouble here with our question. When should a founder give up?
People are aren't going to like what I have to say, but—