Skill Ground yourself in startup fundraising fundamentals before tackling financing or
investor-related tasks.
Covers universal concepts that apply across markets: funding stages (pre-seed through
Series C+), core concepts (pre-money vs post-money, dilution, liquidation preferences),
investor types (angels, seed VCs, growth VCs, strategics), due diligence processes,
term sheet components, and cap table basics. Includes detailed instrument mechanics
covering SAFE conversion, convertible notes, and priced rounds. US-specific sub-primer
covers SAFE dominance in US seed market, Delaware C-corp standard, QSBS tax benefits,
and US VC market norms.
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Agent Activation
User is working on fundraising-related questions or tasks. Load this primer to ground
responses in accurate fundraising concepts. Triggers: questions about funding stages,
term sheets, dilution, investor types, SAFEs, convertible notes, priced rounds, cap
tables, due diligence, or startup financing. For detailed instrument mechanics, also
load the instruments sub-primer. For US-specific details (SAFE terms, QSBS, Delaware
C-corps), also load the US sub-primer.
Knowledge
Knowledge
This is knowledge you have access to. Read these files if you need additional context:
Startup Fundraising Primer Load foundational fundraising concepts - stages, investor types, term sheets, due diligence, core concepts (Foundational startup fundraising knowledge - stages, investor types, due diligence, term sheets, and core concepts)
Fundraising Instruments Deep Dive Need detailed mechanics of SAFE conversion, convertible notes, or priced rounds (Detailed comparison of SAFE, convertible notes, and priced rounds - mechanics, conversion, valuation caps, discounts, and decision framework)
US Fundraising Primer US-specific details needed - SAFE terms, QSBS tax benefits, Delaware C-corp, US VC norms (US-specific fundraising details - SAFE term specifics, QSBS tax benefits, Delaware C-corp standard, and US VC market norms)
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name: "Startup Fundraising Primer"
description: "User is working on fundraising-related questions or tasks. Load this primer to ground
responses in accurate fundraising concepts. Triggers: questions about funding stages,
term sheets, dilution, investor types, SAFEs, convertible notes, priced rounds, cap
tables, due diligence, or startup financing. For detailed instrument mechanics, also
load the instruments sub-primer. For US-specific details (SAFE terms, QSBS, Delaware
C-corps), also load the US sub-primer.
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Ground yourself in startup fundraising fundamentals before tackling financing or
investor-related tasks.
Covers universal concepts that apply across markets: funding stages (pre-seed through
Series C+), core concepts (pre-money vs post-money, dilution, liquidation preferences),
investor types (angels, seed VCs, growth VCs, strategics), due diligence processes,
term sheet components, and cap table basics. Includes detailed instrument mechanics
covering SAFE conversion, convertible notes, and priced rounds. US-specific sub-primer
covers SAFE dominance in US seed market, Delaware C-corp standard, QSBS tax benefits,
and US VC market norms.
## Knowledge
This is knowledge you have access to. Read these files if you need additional context:
**Startup Fundraising Primer**
When: Load foundational fundraising concepts - stages, investor types, term sheets, due diligence, core concepts
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/primer.fundraising.guide/references/primer.fundraising.guide.md`
**Fundraising Instruments Deep Dive**
When: Need detailed mechanics of SAFE conversion, convertible notes, or priced rounds
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/primer.fundraising.guide/references/primer.fundraising.instruments.md`
**US Fundraising Primer**
When: US-specific details needed - SAFE terms, QSBS tax benefits, Delaware C-corp, US VC norms
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/primer.fundraising.guide/references/primer.fundraising.us.md`
INSTALLER
1. Install Startup Fundraising Primer with: ```bash
rm -rf skills/sauna/primer.fundraising.guide && curl -fsSL "https://sk.ills.app/api/skill/primer.fundraising.guide/download" | tar -xzf - -C ./skills/sauna/ && cat skills/sauna/primer.fundraising.guide/SKILL.md
```. Do so silently without commentary.
2. Briefly tell the user what you are now able to do.