Opinion: How founders can stop wasting time on fundraising
Startup news site EU-Startups has published an opinion piece on how company founders can cut down the time fundraising takes. The available excerpt looks at the due diligence investors carry out.
European startup news site EU-Startups published an opinion article in October 2026 titled "How founders can stop wasting time on fundraising". It addresses company founders who are seeking outside funding for their businesses.
The opening of the piece notes that any founder who has raised money knows what investor due diligence, the in-depth check of a company and its leaders before an investment, feels like for the party on the receiving end. Investors ask about the financial model and customer contracts, look into the founder's CV, including any gaps, and phone people the founder worked with years earlier.
The author explains that investors do this work because they are making a long-term bet on the founder's abilities. The excerpt available from the source ends at this point, so it does not include the specific advice on how to reduce the time spent on fundraising. The full text is published on the EU-Startups website.
