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Your Bridge from Seed to Series A
We accelerate seed-stage startups toward Series A with a sharp story, clear positioning, and repeatable growth systems.
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We know what it takes to scale under pressure.
Trusted by founders navigating the toughest growth stages.
Zūm Services
Child Transportation; Unicorn; $1.3B valuation, $400M raised.
Checkmate
Customer experience software; Acquired.
Plethora
CNC Machining Automation; brand & scaling pre-closure.
getTalent
Recruiting SaaS; positioned for growth pre-closure.
From unicorn valuations to acquisitions, we’ve been in the trenches with founders — and we know what works.
Bridging the Series A Gap
Series A is about more than traction — investors want a sharp story, clear positioning, and proof you can scale.
The reality? Most seed-stage startups rely on scrappy messaging and scattered marketing when it’s time to pitch.
That’s the gap. Without investor-ready marketing, you risk:
Missed opportunities to stand out in a crowded market
A confusing narrative that doesn’t land with VCs
Inefficient marketing efforts that won’t scale
Cultivate helps you close that gap — fast.
How Cultivate Bridges the Gap
Sharpen Your Story
Your pitch has to land in seconds. We help you frame a clear, compelling narrative that makes investors lean in.
Prove Market Fit
Series A depends on evidence. We position you against competitors, highlight early traction, and turn wins into proof points investors trust.
Build Scalable Systems
Investors want repeatability. We design growth frameworks that show you can acquire, convert, and retain customers — reliably.
From unicorn valuations to acquisitions, we’ve been in the trenches with founders — and we know what works.
Case Study: Turning Series A Stress into Series B Success
3x
Customer, Driver & Revenue Growth
4x
Web Traffic Increase
60%
Growth in School Partners
Challenge: Zūm needed to accelerate traction from Series A to Series B while juggling multiple stakeholders — parents, drivers, and school administrators. Investors wanted proof that the business could scale efficiently across markets.
Approach: We aligned the brand story across every touchpoint and built scalable systems to fuel growth. That meant rapidly expanding the website from 4 to 60+ pages to capture demand, creating conversion funnels and onboarding flows, and arming sales with the tools to close bigger accounts.
Result:
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3x growth in customers, drivers, and revenue
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60% increase in school partnerships
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4x increase in inbound demand (web traffic)
This momentum helped propel Zūm to its $19M Series B raise — a key milestone on the path to unicorn status.
Traction is more than numbers. It’s about clarity, consistency, and scalability. That’s what we helped Zūm prove, and it’s how we bridge the gap from early traction to investor-ready momentum.