gateway

You build the product.We close the round

Most founders know how to build — but struggle to speak the language of investors. We get you fundraising-ready end-to-end, and open doors to aligned US and EU funds.

How it works

How it works

Choose your option

OPTION/01

You are all set — and just need the right intros.

Readiness Check + Warm Intro

If we're aligned, we make warm introductions to the right investors.

The process starts with a brief intro call and fundraising readiness assessment. It helps us understand your company, fundraising plans, and whether there's alignment with the investors in our network.

If there's a strong fit, we build a targeted investor pipeline and make warm introductions to partners whose strategy aligns with your round.

We use the assessment as a starting point for every founder we work with. It ensures that introductions are relevant, well-timed, and valuable for both sides.

The result: access to aligned investors through trusted introductions, without spending months building relationships from scratch.

Book a 30-minute intro call.

We'll learn about your company, answer your questions, and share the fundraising readiness assessment.

OPTION/02

You're ready to do the work — and need a roadmap.

Self-Readiness + Warm Intro

You run the process. We provide the framework.

Get a fundraising playbook built for your stage, covering everything required to raise venture capital:

The playbook

  • Positioning, narrative, and investor materials
  • Fundraising strategy and process design
  • Diligence preparation
  • Term sheet fundamentals and negotiation principles

You execute. We review your progress, identify gaps, and help you reach investor readiness.

Once ready, we build a targeted investor pipeline and provide warm introductions.

The result: you run a disciplined fundraising process, avoid common mistakes, and enter investor meetings fully prepared.

Get started with a 30-minute call.

We'll review your stage and pick the playbook that exactly covers your request.

OPTION/03

You need to raise — and don't have time.

Fundraising Sprint —   End-to-End

You build the product. We run the raise.

We run the entire raise while you build the product. You step in only for the meetings — fully prepared, with the right people already in the room.

Get ready

  • Round strategy: how much to raise, valuation, dilution math
  • Audit: structure, metrics, positioning
  • Legal structuring: entity formation, flip, corporate governance
  • Investor materials: tiered decks, financial model, data room
  • Investor narrative and positioning
  • Diligence readiness: cap table, financials, IP, contracts — cleaned before investors look, so nothing kills the deal later
  • Q&A practice: technical and psychological preparation

Run the raise

  • Curated investor pipeline + warm introductions
  • Campaign management: parallel meetings in a tight window, momentum and competitive tension that move investors to act

Close

  • Term sheet negotiation: protecting your terms, not just your valuation
  • Support all the way through to signed and closed

The result: you walk into every meeting prepared, run a process that creates real competition, and close on terms that protect you — not just a headline number.

Book a 30-minute strategy call.

We'll assess where you are, what the raise should look like, and whether we're the right fit.

Founder of gateway/

Founder — Dara Mudrak

About

I've been on both sides of the table.

As a founder, I raised capital and built from scratch. As a VC, I deployed it — closing deals from a pre-seed round valued at $8M to a US company that reached unicorn status.

That experience lets me know exactly what investors think before they say no — and how to make sure they send you a term sheet.

Let's talk

You build the product.
Let's close the round