Quick update as we head into the new year.
Over the past few months, I've been quietly helping founders get introduced to investors from our network. We're now sitting at 600+ active early-stage investors, and several founders are close to term sheets.
That success forced me to rethink how Next Round works.
What's staying the same:
Free podcast interviews (Spotlights) for founders building interesting companies
Weekly Deal Flow Digest going to our investor network
No equity, no success fees, no ongoing commitments
What's changing in 2026:
I'm formalizing how I help founders who are actively raising. Instead of ad-hoc intro facilitation, I'm launching three clear tiers:
Feature ($1,000): Priority placement in our Friday digest to 600+ investors, personal intro facilitation, investor match report, and 30-min prep call. You get direct access to active capital when you need it.
Pro Access ($3,000/quarter): Everything in Feature (2x over the quarter), plus monthly operator sessions, quarterly investor sessions, and Slack community with 25 founders.
VIP ($5,000/quarter): Everything in Pro (4x features over the quarter), plus monthly 1:1 calls with me and direct intros to our top 20 investors.
Every tier includes 12 months of Founder's Edge advisory access - the program we're building around investor + operator sessions.
If you're raising in Q1:
I'm doing a launch special for the first 10 founders: 2 features for $750 (normally $1,000 each). These spots will fill fast since I can only feature 3 founders per week.
If you're 3-6 months out from raising, a Spotlight interview now builds your brand while we prep your investor strategy for later.
Not raising yet?
Stay tuned. I'm interviewing operators every Thursday (Head of Marketing, Sales, Product, etc.) and investors every Tuesday. Useful stuff regardless of where you are in the journey.
Reply if you're raising in Q1 and want to chat about timing. Otherwise, I'll keep sharing useful content and we'll talk when you're ready.
🎙️ Chris
P.S. - If you know a founder who's raising in Q1-Q2 2025, send them my way. I'm trying to help 10-15 companies close rounds in Q1 to prove this model works at scale.