All numbers tell a story — hold the narrative, or the investors hand you one
A working session on your pitch, narrative, and model — with a unicorn CFO who's raised the rounds and sat on the investor side of the table.
What's at stake
A raise is won or lost in the first five minutes of the story and the first hard question on the model. Most founders only learn where theirs is weak after the no's have stacked up — when the round has already gone cold. The point of this session is to find the holes before the investors do.
How I think about raising
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A no is the default; a yes is the exception.
Most conversations end in no — that's the base rate, not a verdict on you or the company. The work is engineering the rare yes, and making sure you're never the reason it slipped away.
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Nothing guarantees a raise but the business itself.
Exemplary performance is the only guarantee; preparation can't manufacture a round. What it does is multiply your odds — and ensure that if a no comes, it wasn't your story or your model that handed it over.
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You can't defy market gravity.
Capital flows where the market says it flows, and no deck reverses that. I'll tell you honestly where you sit relative to that gravity — preparation maximises your odds within it, it doesn't fight it.
Why me
I've raised across multiple rounds, run investor relations as a CFO, and sat across the table evaluating other people's decks as a banker and an angel. I know which questions are coming, and which slides quietly lose the room.
- $1Bn+ raised across rounds
- $20Bn+ in M&A deals, investor-side
- 80+ pitches worked on
- UnicornCFO ran the raise
Rohit Agarwal — ex-investment banker, CFO, founder and angel investor. He's built the offers, raised the rounds, and sat in most of the seats this touches.
More about Rohit →This is for you if
- You're raising pre-seed through Series C and want the story and model stress-tested
- You'd rather find the holes before investors do
- You want specific fixes, not a generic 'pitch coaching' framework
- You're raising now — or you simply want to be genuinely prepared for a raise a couple of quarters out
Honestly, not if
- You want warm investor intros — this sharpens your raise, it isn't a placement service
- Your raise is pitched in a language other than English — I only work in English
- You want reassurance more than a hard read on what's weak
How it works
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Apply & share your materials
Send your deck, narrative, and model (a link is perfect). I reply within 24 hours — and only take it on if I think I can move the outcome.
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The session
A focused 90 minutes pulling apart the story, the numbers, and the questions you'll be asked — and exactly how to answer them.
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Your punch-list
A written list of the highest-leverage fixes, prioritised, plus an investor-Q&A prep sheet you take into the room.
What you walk away with
- A sharper narrative — and the slides that were quietly costing you
- A pressure-tested model and the answers to the hard questions
- A prioritised punch-list and an investor-Q&A prep sheet
Pricing
From $1,500
Scoped to the round and the materials. Quoted after your application, before anything is booked.
Apply for a session
Tell me what you're facing. I read every enquiry personally, reply within 24 hours, and only take it on if I think I can genuinely help.
Related questions
How is this different from a pitch coach?
A pitch coach works on delivery. I work on the substance an investor actually underwrites — the narrative logic, the model's assumptions, the metrics that matter at your stage, and the questions a real partner will ask. I've sat on the investor side, so the read comes from where the no's actually originate, not from a presentation-skills template.
What stage is this for?
Pre-seed through Series C. The earlier you are, the more it's about the story and the wedge; the later you are, the more it's about the model, the metrics, and defensibility. Either way the session is scoped to where your specific round is weakest.
Can you guarantee I'll raise?
No — and anyone who promises that is selling you a mirage. Nothing guarantees a round but the strength of the business itself. What preparation does is multiply your odds and make sure your story and model aren't the reason a no lands. A no is the default in fundraising; the work is engineering the rare yes and not getting in its way.
What if I'm not in a hot category, or the market's against me?
Then you need this read more, not less. You can't defy market gravity — capital flows where the market says it flows, and no deck reverses that. But within that gravity, most founders leave odds on the table with a loose narrative or a model that doesn't hold up. I'll tell you honestly where you sit relative to the market, and make sure you're maximised within it.
Can I share confidential numbers?
Yes — share the real deck and the real model; that's the only way the session is useful. A link you control (DocSend, Drive, Notion) is perfect. Everything you send is treated as confidential, and I'll put an NDA in place first if you'd like one.