Fundraising Mastermind: 12-Week Sprints for Tech Founders
Fundraising Fast-Track: Tech Founder’s Sprint for Investor-Ready Growth
Fundraising is rarely a one-and-done effort. Most founders raise over several months, which is why this mastermind is designed as a repeatable 12-week sprint you can join multiple times as your raise evolves. Wednesdays 9-10am PST / 12-1pm EST Feb 18th to May 6th.
The 12-Week Funding Sprint Mastermind brings together a focused group of founders who want structure, momentum, and accountability throughout their fundraising journey. Many founders participate in 2 or more sprints over 6–9 months, using each sprint to stay organized, sharpen their strategy, and keep moving forward.
Each sprint provides:
A clear weekly fundraising plan so you always know exactly what to work on
Live group coaching to troubleshoot challenges and refine your approach
Weekly Q&A time for real-time feedback on outreach, pitches, and investor conversations
A mastermind of like-minded peers who hold each other accountable and share progress week to week
This is not a passive program. It’s an execution-focused structure designed to support founders through the full fundraising cycle—from early outreach to active conversations and closing.
You can join for a single sprint or continue across multiple sprints as your raise progresses. Each sprint builds momentum, helping you stay consistent and supported throughout the 6–9 month fundraising process.
Your Mastermind Coaches
Bhuva Shakti (she/her) is the futuristic founder and CEO driving sustainable innovation at Wallet Max, a global community of corporate executives, policy leaders, and venture capital investors expanding fundraising access for high-growth impact startups. With an MBA from Columbia University in New York and as a senior executive director on Wall Street for three decades, Bhuva has managed diverse financial portfolios and launched several digital transformation products for investment banks, capital markets, and payment networks. Bhuva’s leadership and risk governance oversight, during the global financial crisis and the pandemic, was pivotal for the success of regulatory compliance and mergers acquisitions at the world's top banks and credit rating institutions.
Bhuva is a board director and C-Suite advisor for people and planet friendly businesses, without compromising profits, and a keynote and TEDx speaker advancing economic inclusion and climate-fintech partnerships. Bhuva is the USA country director for World Business Angels Investment Forum and the Chief Ethics & Culture Officer for Women in AI worldwide. She leads fundraising strategy and product operations for market expansion and manages investor relations from diligence to investment. Bhuva is the founder of Bhuva’s Impact Global, offering board and enterprise risk advisory services for public and private corporations.
Natalie Pan founded Funding Breakthrough Lab to support founders—especially women and those from underserved communities—who face unique mental and emotional challenges in fundraising. As a former Engineering Manager with certifications in executive & organizational coaching, Natalie has spent seven years supporting people in tech, and the last two years supporting founders navigate the intersection of mindset and capital-raising. She built a 19,000-member ecosystem and pre-accelerator from scratch because she understands that fundraising requires more than a good pitch deck—it requires doing the inner work around worthiness, rejection, and asking for what you need. Natalie has organized events with top tier VC's from Draper Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and 500 Global, and specializes in helping underrepresented founders develop the psychological resilience that traditional fundraising advice overlooks.
Host
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pre-accelerator that helps founders strategize, fundraise, and grow their startups. With a mission to build a better tomorrow, we’ve created a thriving community of over 19,000+ subscribers where education, networks, and resources come together to unlock founder potential.
We specialize in helping early-stage entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of fundraising—whether through grants, venture capital, or alternative funding paths—while championing diversity, inclusion, and authenticity.
Founded by Natalie Pan, an engineer, community builder, and executive coach, Funding Breakthrough Lab provides the tools and support you need to move from idea to investment.
Apply now for the next cohort and gain the credibility, connections, and confidence to secure funding for your startup: fundingbreakthroughlab.org