Before you dive in to the rest of the post, if you’re not actively raising money at this very moment, go on your AngelList profile right now and switch your fundraising to private. Then come back and keep reading to learn why you just did that. 

Why should you be on AngelList? Aside from the 2.1 BILLION that has been raised by AngelList alumni? It’s a stupendous network of almost 10,000 Angels, 3,000 VCs, and 3,000 seed funds. And it’s a stupendous network that works: almost 3,000 seed rounds, over 200 series A, 42 series B, 5 series C and 62 acquisitions. You can also get lots of super useful information from the site on what other companies have raised — which can help you figure out your valuation — as well as salaries based on job description and location, which will come in handy when your time comes to hire. 

How to make your AngelList profile shine:
– Build a complete profile. Do not leave any sections empty or half-assed. 
- List every member of your team and show off what a rockstar each one is. But DO NOT call yourself a visionary, guru or other similar clichés.
- Show off your network. Add your mentors and advisors, get commitments to endorse you and find a good referrer. DO NOT add as advisors people who have an investor profile on AngelList, it looks bad on you that an investor would advise you but not invest in you.
- Use a high quality video to tell your story. It could be of your pitch or your product. Note: FounderFuel films the pitches at Demo Day, this is a great video for FF alumni to use.
- Don’t be secretive about your product.
- Have a great tagline. Don’t make it “the so-and-so of (your industry)” – if you can’t find a tagline that describes your own business then find a better marketer in your team.
- Show your traction.
- Don’t focus on press. Nobody cares that you’ve been “TechCrunched”
- Be (hyper)active on AngelList and keep your profile up-to-date.

Know the system:
- Keep fundraising private until you’re ready. You’ll be ready when you are actively fundraising and have a signed term sheet or at least when you have an investor who is comfortable saying publicly that they are giving you that money. 
- Research the network and identify your top 20-30 target investors. Then prepare a data sheet for these investors that includes all their contact information, their investment history and latest trends (how much and how often have they been investing?), a track of  your interactions and last contact, and your rating (based on how likely they are to invest with you).
- Get your advisors to share your profile with their investor network.
- Get personalized introductions, through the AngelList network or by email.
- Be notoriously fast on email. Win investors over by replying to emails in 30 seconds (this applies to all aspects of life!).

The secret sauce to AngelList success:
– Never stop focusing on traction, and keep updating your profile to show how much more traction you’re getting.
- Focus your efforts on ‘social proof’. Work your network for advisors, referrers, endorsers, and include current investors. 
- Make friends with Naval and Ash.  They curate the featured sections of the homepage and email based on the companies they like. By the way, they do not give you warning that you’re getting featured. Another great reason to maintain your profile complete and updated.
 

Set in the heart of beautiful Mile End, the now worldwide renowned neighborhood, the Théâtre Rialto was built in the early 1900s. For quite some time the theatre has lay dormant and unused, until it was resurrected in 2010. Today the Rialto is a center for the performing arts, and now Montreal’s blooming tech community will get a taste of what it has to offer. It seats 900 people and we fully intend to fill it up!

Here are more photos of the space:

Thanks to Eva Blue for these awesome shots!

FounderFuel

Urbita

InfoActive

reelyActive

International Gaming League

Openera

Fastgrab

LISTN

MyCustomizer

Watch. Enjoy. Let us know what you think!

Hailing from all over the world, they are:

FastGrab | fastgrab.it

The Fastgrab app and POS are powering the next evolution in food pickup.

InfoActive | infoactive.co

InfoActive makes it easy to turn dynamic data into interactive graphics.

International Gaming League | playigl.com

International Gaming League is the amateur destination for competitive gaming.

LISTN | getlistn.com

#LISTN is an iPhone app that lets people share and connect through music.

MyCustomizer | mycustomizer.com

MyCustomizer empowers brands and their retailers to offer unique customization experiences with a ready-to-use SaaS platform.

openera | openera.com

Openera automatically organizes email and cloud files to meet corporate compliance requirements and allow the right people to find files fast.

reelyActive | reelyactive.com

reelyActive connects THINGS to the cloud.

Urbita | urbita.com

Urbita allows people to share the love and passion they feel for their cities, while inspiring others.

We’re excited for tonight! Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments or @FounderFuel!

The deets:
Velvet Speakeasy from 10PM to 3AM
426 Rue Saint Gabriel, Montreal, QC H2Y 2Z9
DJ sets by TRUSPIN and Conor & Liam Clarke from Love Thy Brother.

Register for the event and invite your friends on the Facebook event page here, and get pumped up with the official Wavo After Party playlist. The DJs from the night will be adding music to it all week!

See you at the club!

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Check out the full set of photos here, or a few of them below.

Thanks again to Eva Blue for the great photos. 

Here’s some of the love that the press had for us: 

Demo Day in Montreal. Vibrant startup culture happening there.
“Perhaps the most interesting thing I heard about the whole process is how much the original business ideas changed and evolved through the 12 week period.”
-Geoff Vincent, bizCompare

Un coup d’accélérateur pour Appifier
“Mike Gozzo pensait bien pouvoir reprendre son souffle après trois mois à vivre au rythme infernal de Founder Fuel, un camp de développement pour entrepreneurs qui a pris fin la semaine dernière.”
-Philippe Mercure, La Presse

FounderFuel Reveals Impressive 2012 Cohort
“The air was buzzing at Montreal’s Monument National last week as deep pockets met creative minds at this year’s FounderFuel demo day”
-Sarah McMahon-Sperber, Techvibes

Notesolution Brings Aims to Revolutionize Education Industry [Exclusive]
“The Toronto web platform was one of the most promising startups in FounderFuel’s 2012 spring cohort.”
-Louis Rheaume, Techvibes

Epilogger: a Canadian Startup Making Waves in the Events Industry [Exclusive Interview]
“Epilogger is one of the most promising firms at the 2012 spring cohort of FounderFuel.”
-Louis Rheaume, Techvibes

FounderFuel Demo Day Spring 2012: Which are the most promising tech startups?
“Techvibes attended FounderFuel Spring 2012 Demo Day this week. The room was full with 800 visitors. For some observers, the quality of the startups making their 20 minute pitches in front of investors has improved significantly this year. “
- Louis Rheaume, Techvibes

Beaucoup d’argent pour la relève techno
“Les 11 entreprises de cette deuxième cohorte de FounderFuel viennent de terminer un marathon de 12 semaines de mentorat intensif qui leur a permis de perfectionner leur produit. Leurs créateurs ont travaillé d’arrache-pied – certains ont dû tout reprendre à zéro – pour prouver qu’ils étaient prêts à déployer leur produit à grande échelle et à recevoir du capital de risque.” 
- Christine Lanthier, Jobboom

Founder Fuel: mes coups de coeur de la cuvée printemps 2012
“Le programme d’accélération pour entreprises en démarrage Founder Fuel a tenu hier au Monument-National de Montréal sa seconde cérémonie de graduation, avec la présentation des 11 compagnies qui ont profité de son financement – et surtout de son expertise – au cours des trois derniers mois.” 
- Maxime Johnson, Métro

Epilogger gets big opportunity
“Wednesday’s FounderFuel Demo Day showcased the companies, as founders made their pitches to a packed Monument National filled with other entrepreneurs and potential investors.” 
-Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette

FounderFuel Accelerator Graduates 11 Startups From Across Canada
“Today Montreal’s FounderFuel will graduate 11 startup teams at historic Monument National in front of a sold out crowd including investors from San Francisco, New York, Boston, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.”
-Techvibes

Spring 2012 Founder Fuel Cohort Revealed!
“Selected amongst several hundred applications, the Spring 2012 FounderFuel cohort is comprised of…”
-Next Montreal, NextMTL

Founder Fuel’s Spring Cohort – Wednesday May 23rd
“Demo Day is a fantastic opportunity for all budding entrepreneurs to get a taste of the startup life and see what twelve weeks of hard work, red bull and pizza can do.” 
-Next Montreal, NextMTL

What Are You Doing on May 23?
“Wednesday, May 23 is shaping up to be a big day for the Montreal tech startup scene. A trifecta of events are descending on the city with FounderFuel’s Spring 2102 Demo Day, the C100′s AccelerateMTL event, and the CVCA’s Annual Conference stirring up excitement.”
-Rob Lewis, Techvibes

Entrepreneuriat techno: investissements attendus cette semaine
“Au cours des trois derniers mois, l’organisme a aidé 11 jeunes entreprises technologiques triées sur le volet à développer leurs produits et leur plan d’affaires. Le test ultime se tiendra demain, alors que les équipes présenteront le fruit de leur travail à une assemblée d’investisseurs provenant des quatre coins de l’Amérique du Nord.”  
-Philippe Mercure, La Presse

Since February 27, 2012, it’s been a grueling journey through a high octane environment comprised of the teams’ peers, over 30 Master Classes, countless mentor office hour sessions, and the never-ending push to be the best they can be. There have been changes, from complete pivots to mere tweaks in taglines and pitches. Regardless of where they started or what happened on their journey to get here, the teams pitched their hearts out yesterday and made their mark on not just the people in the audience, but many more. 

It might be the end of the Spring 2012 FounderFuel program but it’s just the beginning for the Spring 2012 Cohort! 

Selected from hundreds of applications, we’d like to introduce the Spring 2012 FounderFuel Cohort:

Appifier | theappifier.com
Captivating apps that bring visibility, discoverability and monetization to web publishers.

Centerside | centersi.de
Adaptive web presences for the connected generation.

Epilogger | epilogger.com
The entire event in one app! Consume, create, and share social content — before, during, and after an event. 

Healthaware | myhealthaware.com
The online destination that takes the pain out of booking health appointments.

Live Rides | liverides.com
A community marketplace for rides that turns long drives into great social experiences.

Notesolution | notesolution.com
Crowd-sourced course resources for university prep and exam season survival!

ooomf | ooomf.com
The engagement platform that allows app developers to “socialize apps,” turning their followers into users and fans into advocates.

PayPhoneAPP | payphoneapp.com
Everything you need in one easy to use app on your smartphone that lets you use your money whenever and however you want.

Prestopolis | prestopolis.com
Real-time marketing solutions for local retailers.

ShopAround | getshoparound.com
Browse the malls before you leave home on your iPhone or iPad, discovering your next favorite purchase from the comfort of your home.

TenScores | tenscores.com
The automated platform that simplifies and optimizes Google Adwords spend, even for the smallest of users. 

Be sure to check out the full event in pictures, tweets, checking in more, here on Epilogger.