Adeel Akhtar

Growth and Product lead passionate about driving business outcomes through data and strategy. Experienced in performance marketing, customer insights, and product optimization.

2025 Power List: Top U.S. Seed-Stage VC Firms Funding B2B SaaS Startups
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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July 14, 2025
7 Proven Tactics to Leverage Intro Pathways for Each Investor—Including Gmail Node Mapping that Cut Fundraising Time by 4 Weeks
Fundraising
Adeel Akhtar
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July 31, 2025
Investor CRM vs Generic Sales CRM: Which Cuts Seed Fundraising Cycle Time by 50 %? A 5-Metric Process Management Showdown
Fundraising
Adeel Akhtar
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July 31, 2025
2025’s Best Seed-Stage AI Venture Capital Firms—and How to Land a Meeting
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
Benchmarking Pre-Seed Round Size & Dilution by Region and Industry (H1 2025 Data)
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
Top 25 Seed-Stage SaaS AI Investors in 2025 — Deal Counts, Average Check Sizes & How to Secure Warm Intros With Metal
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
2025 Pre-Seed Round Size & Valuation Benchmarks for U.S. SaaS Founders
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
U.S. SaaS Seed-Round Benchmarks 2025: Average Round Size, Valuations & Dilution
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
Warm Intros vs. Cold Email in 2025: Real Conversion Data & a Playbook for Securing Referrals
Fundraising
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital for SaaS Founders in 2025: A Cost-Benefit Model You Can Copy
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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August 4, 2025
7 Quantifiable Fundraising Pitfalls That Waste 60 Days of Runway—and How Metal’s Process Management Eliminates Each One
Fundraising
Adeel Akhtar
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July 31, 2025
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The Best Fundraising Tools For Startup Founders in 2025
Fundraising
Adeel Akhtar
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Build an Investor Pipeline in Metal: An 8-Week Workflow From Criteria to Term Sheet
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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July 14, 2025
2025 Trend Analysis: 68 % of Seed Rounds Start with a Warm Intro—Why Unlimited Intro Pathways Access Is Becoming Table Stakes
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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July 31, 2025
Why 41 % of 2025 Micro-VCs Are Now Leading Pre-Seed Deals—Insights from Metal’s Investing Velocity Graph
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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July 31, 2025
Pre-Seed vs. Seed in 2025: How the Line Shifted and What Founders Must Show
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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May 7, 2025
2025 Data-Driven Guide: Weighing Venture Capital vs. Angel Funding at the Pre-Seed Stage
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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May 9, 2025
The 8-Year Exit Clock: How Venture Capital Timelines Create Hidden Downsides for Founders
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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May 5, 2025
Step-by-Step Guide: Using AI Investor-Matching Platforms Like Metal to Raise a 2025 Seed Round in Under 90 Days
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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May 2, 2025
AI SaaS Fundraising Playbook 2025: How to Land Your First Angel Checks (Step-by-Step)
Angel Investors
Adeel Akhtar
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April 30, 2025
How to Secure Your First $250k Angel Round in 2025: A Step-by-Step Playbook for Pre-Seed SaaS Founders
Angel Investors
Adeel Akhtar
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April 28, 2025
Fintech Funding Math: Average Angel Check Sizes & Round Design for U.S. Startups in 2025
Angel Investors
Adeel Akhtar
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April 25, 2025
SAFE vs. Convertible Note in 2025: A Founder-Friendly Decision Framework Backed by Q1 Data
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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April 23, 2025
Data-Driven Blueprint: How Pre-Revenue SaaS Founders Can Close Their First Angel Round in 2025
Angel Investors
Adeel Akhtar
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April 21, 2025
Investor Tracker: 2025 Series A Generative-AI Deal Sheet & How to Pitch the Right Funds
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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April 18, 2025
How to Build a Laser-Focused Investor Target List for Your 2025 Pre-Seed Round
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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March 24, 2025
How the 2025 Funding Slowdown Changes the Pros and Cons of Venture Capital for Early-Stage Startups
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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March 26, 2025
2025 Benchmarks: Average Pre-Seed Round Size, Valuation Cap, and Equity Dilution for U.S. SaaS Startups
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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March 28, 2025
Angel Syndicate vs Seed VC in 2025: Real Check Sizes, Dilution Math, and When to Use Each
Angel Investors
Adeel Akhtar
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March 31, 2025
The 2025 Step-by-Step Playbook for Raising a B2B SaaS Seed Round
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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April 2, 2025
Best Venture Capital Firms for SaaS Startups in 2025: Data-Driven Shortlist & Outreach Playbook
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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April 4, 2025
From Seed to Series A: A Data-Backed Timeline for SaaS Startups in 2025
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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April 7, 2025
How to Use AI-Powered Filters to Short-List Venture Capitalists by Thesis, Ticket Size, and Diversity (Q3 2025 Edition)
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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April 9, 2025
Average Pre-Seed Round Size for U.S. SaaS Startups in 2025: Fresh Data & Benchmarks
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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April 14, 2025
Average U.S. AI Series A Valuations in 2025 (PitchBook & Carta Data)
Funding Rounds
Adeel Akhtar
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July 8, 2025
Who’s Still Investing During the 2025 Downturn? Data-Driven Tactics to Find Active VCs
Venture Capital
Adeel Akhtar
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April 16, 2025
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