About Mash Bonigala
12 Ventures. 7 Exits. $75M+ in Capital Deployed.
I am not a consultant. I am a career operator who treats fundraising as an engineering problem, not a storytelling problem.
I have stood in your shoes twelve times. I have raised capital, hit revenue walls, navigated down-rounds, and engineered exits. I built FundingDx because I saw too many exceptional founders failing Series A not because of their product, but because of their structural blindness.
The Operator's Curse
Founders suffer from a specific blindness: We value the work. Investors value the asset.
As an operator, you are obsessed with "Product-Market Fit" (Does the customer love it?).
As an auditor, I am obsessed with "Asset-Market Fit" (Does the equity story scale?).
The difference between companies that plateau and companies that break out is rarely "product quality." It is Business Logic. Most founders pitch "Utility"; investors buy "Leverage."
My role is to bridge that gap. I audit your company with the skepticism of a General Partner, but I fix the problems with the empathy of a Peer Operator.
The Track Record
Why This Diagnostic Exists
"Not our thesis" is not feedback. It is a polite refusal to engage with your asset structure.
I watched founders with strong $2M+ ARR metrics get rejected over and over. They thought they needed "better slides." The reality was much harsher:
- • Investors couldn't categorize the asset. (Category Physics failure).
- • The growth looked expensive. (Unit Economics failure).
- • The outcome didn't return the fund. (Venture Thesis failure).
I systematized my experience into the 7-Point Risk Protocol to make these invisible gaps visible before you burn your target investor list.
I do not offer "coaching." I offer a stress test.
If your business logic is flawed, I will tell you. If your thesis is weak, we will rebuild it.
It is better to hear "No" from me for $3,500 than to hear "No" from the market for free.
Stop Guessing. Get the Audit.
You have one shot at Series A. Ensure your asset is ready for diligence.
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