Startup Guides
Step-by-step guides to help you navigate every aspect of building your startup, from incorporation to scaling.
Featured Guides
Creating Your Brand Identity: Colors, Fonts, and Style
Learn how to create a cohesive brand identity that resonates with your target audience and sets your startup apart.
How to Choose the Right Business Entity
Learn about different business structures (LLC, Corporation, Partnership) and how to choose the right one for your startup.
Post-Incorporation Checklist (Delaware C-Corp)
Everything you need to do in the first 30 days after incorporating your Delaware C-Corp. From 83(b) elections to bank accounts to cap table setup.
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Creating Your Brand Identity: Colors, Fonts, and Style
Learn how to create a cohesive brand identity that resonates with your target audience and sets your startup apart.
How to Use SparkLaunch Community
Connect with founders, join discussions, and get support from the SparkLaunch Community.
Dilution Explained: How Startup Equity Works
Understand how startup dilution works, calculate your ownership through multiple rounds, and learn strategies to protect your equity.
How to Use Cap Table Management
Track equity ownership, SAFEs, and model dilution with SparkLaunch Cap Table. The complete guide for founders.
Startup Fundraising
Fundraising stages are fluid but each has rough expectations so choose investors wisely as capital is not all equal.
SAFE Starter Kit: Templates & Explainers
Everything you need to understand and use SAFEs for startup fundraising. Includes differences between pre-money and post-money SAFEs, conversion examples, and best practices.
Building Your Investor Pipeline System
A complete system for identifying, qualifying, and tracking investors. Build a repeatable process for fundraising with CRM best practices.
Seed Data Room Checklist
The complete checklist of documents investors expect in a seed round data room. Organized by category with best practices for due diligence.
How to Use the Investor CRM
Track investor conversations, manage your pipeline, and close your round with SparkLaunch Investor CRM.
How to Use the Pitch Deck Builder
Create investor-ready pitch decks with AI. Get professional slides with compelling content and proven structure.
How to Use the Data Room & Document Vault
Organize due diligence documents and share securely with investors. Complete guide to the SparkLaunch Data Room.
How to Choose the Right Business Entity
Learn about different business structures (LLC, Corporation, Partnership) and how to choose the right one for your startup.