FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers about wallet credit, usage, subscriptions, and how Tycoon charges for work.
I've heard founders say 'just use a spreadsheet' — isn't this overkill for a seed raise?
Spreadsheets work for 20 investors; at 40+ you start dropping balls. The real cost isn't the messy Airtable — it's the 3-4 warm intros you forget to activate, the follow-up you miss on the one partner who was close to a yes, and the 2-month delay that burns your runway and forces you to accept worse terms. Most founders do 1-2 big raises in their career; running it professionally pays back 10-100x in better terms, less dilution, and a faster close.
Does the deck tracking feel gross to investors — like I'm spying on them?
DocSend-level tracking is industry standard — most VCs are tracking YOUR engagement with their emails too. The etiquette: use it for prioritization and prep (who's hot, what slide did they spend time on so I can address it proactively), not for passive-aggressive follow-ups ('I saw you opened my deck 4 times, why no reply?'). Used well, it makes your follow-ups better and shorter. Used badly, it makes you look desperate. Tycoon drafts follow-ups in the former style — specific and helpful, not tracking-aware.
What about founder-investor fit — surely AI can't judge whether a partner will 'click' with me?
No, it can't, and shouldn't try. What it can do: surface signals that drive fit (has the partner invested in solo founders? first-time founders? your thesis? your geo?), pull their recent tweets/podcast appearances so you know their current thinking, and summarize their portfolio companies' status so you know what 'good' looks like to them. The 'click' judgment is yours — Tycoon gives you the context to make it faster and more informed. Think of it as a really thorough LinkedIn stalk, automated.
Can it handle multi-round raises — same investors across seed, A, B?
Yes, and this is where the compounding really shows up. Every interaction logged during your seed raise becomes context for your A. The partner at Accel who passed at seed because 'too early' gets a targeted update 8 months later when you hit the metric they asked about. Your CRM remembers every conversation, objection, and 'come back when...' condition. Most founders who run their seed professionally close their A in 4-6 weeks instead of 12-16, because the relationships compound.
Is this just for VCs, or also angels, family offices, strategic investors?
All of them. Astra adapts the cadence and content per channel: angels get faster-moving updates with personal touch, family offices get more emphasis on financial discipline + governance, strategics get a focus on partnership potential + commercial relationships, institutional VCs get the full metrics-driven narrative. You build one target list with mixed investor types; Tycoon handles the contextual adaptation. Most seed rounds are 60% angels + 40% institutional; the workflow doesn't force a one-size-fits-all cadence.