Misti Cain (she/her)
Investor, Mighty Capital
Misti Cain is an investor, former Managing Director for Techstars, and currently Head of Corporate Partnerships & Platform for Mighty Capital. In her previous role as founder, Misti helped startups and enterprise companies with their exit, merger, and acquisition organizational development plans. She’s helped raise over $35 million and assisted with two startup exits. Her passions are helping to reduce the startup failure rate and providing engaging ways to educate founders on how to build successful companies.
Sessions
Mentor Office Hours
Office Hours: Pitching Your Story
Craft compelling narratives that resonate with different audiences—from 30-second elevator pitches to investor decks to podcast interviews—learn how to tell your founding story in ways that make people care, remember you, and want to help you succeed. See More.
Mentor Office Hours
Office Hours: Community Building
Build authentic communities around your product or mission, turn customers into advocates who sell for you, and create defensible advantages through community that competitors can't replicate by copying features. See More.
Startup Essentials
Fundraising Diagnosis: Five Reasons You're Failing At Fundraising (and How to Fix Them Fast)
You've seen the stories: A founder has decent traction, a solid product, great experience, and they still can't close their fundraising round. Maybe you ARE that founder who's done everything ""right"" yet you still can't close. So, what does it actually take to get investors to say 'yes'? See More.
Mentor Office Hours
Office Hours: Venture Fundraising
Build investor networks before you need them, craft pitches that tell your story compellingly, respond confidently to tough questions, and leave enough intrigue to earn the next meeting. See More.