From Idea to Capital: Navigating Pre-seed Fundraising

​Raising your first round is messy. There’s no clear playbook and most of the advice out there is either outdated or too generic.

​We’re bringing together Bob Rosin (Antler) and Peter Walker (Carta) for a candid conversation on how pre-seed fundraising actually works today.

​We’ll dig into real data from Carta’s platform (tens of thousands of startups) alongside what early stage investors are seeing on the ground so you can understand what’s actually happening in the market right now.

​We’ll cover:

• ​What investors look for at pre-seed (beyond the pitch)

• ​Real benchmarks: valuations, round sizes, dilution

• ​Common mistakes we see founders make when raising

• ​How to run a tight, efficient fundraising process

​Who should join:

• ​Founders exploring an idea or actively building

• ​Teams thinking about raising their first round

• ​Operators considering starting a company

​This is an invite-only session with limited capacity. Priority will be given to founders actively building or considering the Antler residency.

​Hosts

​​Antler: the world’s leading inception-stage investor, backing founders at day zero and supporting them as they build era-defining companies. On a monthly basis, Antler brings together a curated group of operators, builders, and founders to work side-by-side for up to three months before pitching their investment committee for an initial $500K–$1M commitment.

​Carta: Carta powers interconnectivity in private markets — uniting data, people, and workflows in one connected system. We connect founders, investors, and limited partners through software purpose-built for private capital. Trusted by over 50,000 companies in more than 160 countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence