--- title: "Investor Updates" url: https://stacklist.com/card/a736f5d7-64d4-4d3d-b47c-b3af607d0ba8 source_url: "https://visible.vc/investor-updates/" stack: https://stacklist.com/stack/5047e6b1-c284-43cb-992a-2253b301d802 summary: "Visible.vc is a platform that helps founders maintain investor relationships through regular, professional updates with built-in analytics and visualizations. The service emphasizes that consistent communication increases the likelihood of securing follow-on funding by 3x compared to sporadic outreach." tags: "investor-relations, fundraising, startup, communication, saas, founder-tools, updates" key_entities: "Visible.vc (organization), Realma (organization), Maria Thompson (person), Liz (person), Traci Keen (person), Dave Heimbuch (person), Matt Allen (person), Su Sanni (person), Laurel Hess (person), Lindsay Tjepkema (person), Jonathan Gill (person), Sharmadean Reid (person), Aishetu Fatima (person), Katlego Maphai (person), Daniel Lang (person), Harry Hurst (person), AI feature (technology), investor-trust (concept), follow-on-funding (concept), Google (organization)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:ffe171c4dfc47919849a8020ea3f7ff3a8443fb32ef44c8f6a0923640eeccf74" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 1594 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Investor Updates Investor Updates Going Dark on Investors Costs You More Than You Think A month without an update is a month your investors forget about your momentum, or start assuming the worst. Visible makes it easy to send updates that keep them in your corner, ready to say yes when you need them most. Get Visible Free Free Starter Plan. No credit card. Updates / Realma Monthly Investor Update Saved a few seconds ago Send a test Send Subject: Realma Monthly Investor Update From: Maria Thompson via Realma <maria.t@realma.vc> Email Preview View as: maya@trustforward.com Maria Thompson from Realma Draft Powered by Hello First name I hope your month is off to a great start! Since our last update Realma has made significant progress towards our goals and kicked off our fundraising process. Thanks for your continued support. Highlights We exceeded our revenue goal , with 12% above what we projected. We hired Liz , who previously ran partnerships at Google. She will take point on all things partnerships. Welcome! Our product team pushed our new AI feature, which we're really excited about. Read about it here. Monthly Revenue 400K 300K 200K 100K 35% 42% 48% 52% 57% 62% 67% 73% 78% 84% 90% 97% M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 Your update has been sent! 🏆 Nice work! That's 1 update in a row. Founders who keep their network informed are 3x more likely to raise follow-on funding. Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Founders who share updates are 3x more likely to raise follow-on funding. Build Investor Trust Free • Takes a few minutes a month Trusted by 7,000+ Founders The Problem The Silence 2 Months of Silence Then the month gets away from you, and it becomes two months, then it's easier to just wait for good news before reaching out at all. Filling Gaps Investors Fill in the Blanks Your investors are filling in the blanks themselves, and silence rarely gets read as "things are fine." When You Need Them The Cost Months Later When you need a bridge round, an intro, or a vote of confidence, you're asking investors who haven't heard from you in months to show up for someone they've lost touch with. SERIES A Traci Keen Founder at Mate Fertility SEED Dave Heimbuch Founder at Hidrent SERIES B Matt Allen Founder at Tractor Venture I use Visible to update two groups of investors - current investors and new prospects. Whether it's fundraising or investor relations, it's a great tool for founders who raise outside capital. Su Sanni Founder at Dollaride SERIES A Laurel Hess Founder at Hampr SERIES A Lindsay Tjepkema Founder at Casted PRE-SERIES A Jonathan Gill Founder at Backtracks Visible allows me to send seamless investor updates with beautifully designed live charts that get instant responses. It has made my monthly update a pleasure, not a chore. Sharmadean Reid Founder at The Stack World I use Visible to update investors and it makes me look like a pro. Every month I'm reminded how grateful I am to them. Aishetu Fatima Founder at Bossy Cosmetics SERIES C Katlego Maphai Founder at Yoco SERIES B Daniel Lang Founder at Mangomint SERIES C Harry Hurst Founder at Pipe CASE STUDIES See How Founders Raise. How they used Visible to build investor relationships and close their rounds. View All Case Studies Easy-to-use Editor Write Once, Looks Great Everywhere Build a professional update with a rich text editor that renders cleanly in email. Data Visualizations Numbers Investors Can Actually Read Embed your KPIs as charts and tables, clear at a glance instead of buried in a paragraph. Real-time Engagement Analytics Know Who Opened It and What They Clicked See exactly how investors engage with your update, so you know how to follow up. Email, Link, Slack, or PDF Sharing Share It Wherever Investors Already Are Send your update as an email, a link, a Slack message, or a PDF, whatever fits. Embedded Decks Power an Active Raise From the Same Update Drop your Visible Deck directly into an update to keep a raise moving alongside your reporting. Custom Domain Send It From You, Not a Platform Updates go out looking like they came from your company, not a generic sender. Add to Data Rooms Show a Track Record, Not a Blank History Include past updates in your data room, so diligence sees consistent communication over time. Draft With MCP Let Your AI Agent Draft the First Pass Ask your AI agent to draft your next update directly in Visible, pulling in the metrics and context it already has access to. Step 1 Start From a Template Use the Visible Standard, the Y Combinator template, or one built by founders who’ve done this before. Step 2 Add Your Real Numbers Pull in KPIs and charts straight from your data, so the update shows progress instead of just describing it. Step 3 Send It Where Investors Already Are Email, Slack, PDF, or a shareable link, then see who opened it and what they responded to. Get Visible Free FAQ What should I share in an investor update? Best-in-class founders use investor updates to help with hiring, fundraising, strategy, and more. The most common content blocks included in Visible investor updates include highlights & lowlights, team updates, product launches, KPIs, and fundraising information. Learn more about common investor update content. How often should I send investor updates? Staying consistent and following a regular cadence is most important when sending investor updates. We suggest that companies in formation stages send investor updates weekly, pre-seed to series A companies send them monthly, and series B and beyond send quarterly updates. What metrics should I include in an investor update? The metrics and data you should share in an investor update depend on your business model. However there are a few core metrics relevant to most businesses that investors will want to understand — these include revenue, cash, headcount, customers/users, and expenses. Learn more about the metrics that VCs want to see. Who should receive my investor updates? Founders using Visible send their investor updates to 57 recipients on average. This typically includes current investors, board members, and potential investors. Get Started Today Build the Investor Update Habit That Pays Off When You Need Them Most Every open, every slide, every second, tracked automatically from the moment you hit send. Get Visible Free Free Starter Plan. No credit card.