Yellowtail

For fundraising

A spreadsheet is no way to run the raise.

Most of your list can’t write you a cheque this quarter. Yellowtail builds your pipeline from investors who can, tracks every conversation, and keeps follow-ups moving so the round closes while it’s still fresh.

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RoundSeed · £2.5M
Preparing1
  • JLJonas LindqvistFjordline CapitalIntro path found
Warming2
  • MCMaya ChenNorthwind CapitalAmara can introduce
  • LBLeo BrandtArclight FundMet at a pitch night
Pitching1
  • TOTom OkaforHelios VenturesFirst call done
Negotiating1
  • PRPriya RamanSaltmarsh PartnersTerms with counsel
Closed0
  • Nothing here yet
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A round open for nine months isn't the round you launched.

Founders talk to somewhere between eighty and two hundred investors in a seed round, and most of those conversations were never going to happen. The fund was fully deployed. The partner who liked the category left. Every dead end costs a week, and the market notices how long you’ve been out.

Yellowtail is worth the most on day one. Left on the counter, it's the same fish at forty per cent off.
Round momentumPosted1 week1 month1 quarter
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How Yellowtail runs a round.

  1. 01

    Start with investors who can say yes.

    Build the round from your shortlist, filtered to firms marked Deploying, with the evidence for each.

    Signals →
    Deployment readinessDeploying
    Northwind CapitalFund III · 2024 vintage · £120M
    Estimated deployed38%
    New cheques, last 6 months
    Latest partner hireMaya Chen, climate hardware
    • Nine new investments in six months, ahead of its own three-year average
    • Two of the last nine cheques were follow-ons
    • Fund III closed on the registry in 2024; no filing for a fourth
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  2. 02

    One pipeline for the whole round.

    Every investor is a deal moving through your stages: researching, intro requested, first meeting, partner meeting, diligence, term sheet. Meetings, emails and notes sit on the card.

  3. 03

    The round has stages too.

    Move the round from Warming to Pitching and Yellowtail starts the right follow-ups for the right investors. Defaults are sensible, and everything is editable.

    Workflows →
    Sequence3 steps · from your inbox
    1. Day 0
      Intro ask to your connectorDraft ready · you press send
      01
    2. +3 days
      Forwardable blurbOnly if the ask was opened
      02
    3. +7 days
      One-line nudgeLast step in the sequence
      03

    Pauses automatically when someone replies.

    Illustrative example
  4. 04

    See what's working, weekly.

    Conversion by stage, who's gone quiet, and which new signals point to investors you haven't approached yet.

    This weekSeed · week 6
    contacted
    42
    first meetings
    18
    partner meetings
    6
    in diligence
    2
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From first list to money in the bank.

  1. Preparing

    Builds and ranks your shortlist, and finds warm paths.

  2. Warming

    Drafts intro asks and tracks who's been approached.

  3. Pitching

    Runs follow-ups, logs meetings, and flags investors going cold.

  4. Negotiating

    Keeps diligence requests and term sheet conversations in one place.

  5. Closed

    Keeps every relationship warm for the next round.

FAQ

Can I import the list I've already started?

Yes. Import a CSV or connect your CRM, and we'll enrich and monitor those investors too. {{CONFIRM formats}}

Do you connect to my inbox?

{{CONFIRM: Gmail / Outlook sync status}}

Can my co-founder and advisors work in the same round?

Yes. Invite them to the workspace and assign investors to owners.

Can I run more than one round or company?

Yes, with multiple pipelines and projects. For advisors →

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