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Raise timeline planner
Pick the raise type, rate how ready your documents are, and enter the investors you plan to meet and meetings a week. The planner adds preparation, outreach and diligence time to estimate weeks to first close.
Raise planning
Weeks to first close
31.2 weeks
- Preparation
- 11.2 weeks
- Outreach and meetings
- 10 weeks
- Diligence and documents
- 10 weeks
- In months
- 7.2 months
Planning estimate from the figures you enter. Not investment, tax or legal advice.
How it is calculated
- Base weeks by raise type: company round 4 prep and 6 diligence; fund raise 8 and 10; real estate 3 and 4; debt 4 and 6 (our planning figures).
- Preparation = base prep x (1 + share of documents not ready).
- Outreach = investors to meet / meetings a week.
- Total = preparation + outreach + diligence.
Worked example: A fund raise with 60% of documents ready
| Preparation (8 x 1.4) | 11.2 weeks |
| Outreach (80 / 8) | 10 weeks |
| Diligence to first close | 10 weeks |
| Total | 31.2 weeks, about 7.2 months |
Readiness is the lever you control
Market conditions set how fast investors decide. How ready the room is when the first meeting happens is up to you. Every document still in draft adds a round of follow-ups later.
Fund raises run longer
A first close for a new fund commonly takes many months, and the final close can be a year or more after the first. Plan the firm budget for that.
Overlap the stages
Outreach and diligence overlap in real raises: the first investors are in the room while others are still being met. This planner adds the stages up, so treat the result as a cautious figure.
Mistakes to avoid
- Starting outreach before the room is ready.
- Booking meetings faster than the team can follow up.
- Not planning a first close date.
- Forgetting holiday periods when LPs are slow.
Questions and answers
How long does a Series A take?
Often three to six months from first meetings to close, depending on the market and how ready the company is.
How long does a first-time fund take?
Many first-time funds take a year or more to reach final close. A first close can come sooner with an anchor LP.
What does readiness mean here?
The share of the documents on the raise checklist that are final and in the room.