Why Founders Are Using Skej Instead of Calendly to Book Investor Meetings

The Calendar Conundrum of Fundraising

If you're a founder in the middle of a raise, your inbox is chaos. You're juggling cold outreach, warm intros, and partner follow-ups, all while trying to run your actual company. Scheduling investor meetings becomes a full-time job, and not the kind you want to do. Every missed connection or delay in getting a meeting set up is a potential deal lost. And yet, the basic scheduling tools simply don’t cut it. Calendly links feel impersonal. Sending a self-serve link might save you time, but it can leave the wrong impression. You need something that is polished, polite, and on 24/7 so you never miss an opportunity.

Calendly Isn’t Built for Fundraising

Let’s be honest: Calendly is great for podcast bookings or DTC demos. But fundraising is different. • It feels transactional. A Calendly link is efficient, but can come off as cold. • VCs often don’t book it themselves. They often simply Cc assistants, who then jump into manual scheduling. • You look junior. Especially if you're a solo founder or early in your raise, investors want to feel you're being selective with your time, not asking them to jump into your scheduling funnel. • You still end up scheduling manually. In the end, you’re still bouncing emails back and forth most of the time, which means it can take days (or weeks) to set up meetings, and leads to lost opportunities. Founders know this. That’s why so many are quietly switching to Skej.

Enter Skej: Your AI Scheduling Assistant

Skej is an AI assistant that acts like a real human scheduling assistant. You just CC Skej in your intro thread or investor follow-up, and it takes it from there: • Reaches out to the investor or their assistant • Offers suggestions and handles the back and forth, just like a human, in order to find a time that works for everyone • Sends out calendar invites with all the right details (Zoom link, etc.) • Responds in seconds so you never miss an opportunity to book the meeting, even when you're sleeping. You can use Skej over email, iMessage, WhatsApp, or Slack. And it always sounds professional, respectful, and human, no stiff AI talk or awkward phrasing. It’s like having an executive assistant who works for you full time, doesn’t make mistakes, and doesn’t need onboarding.

Why Founders Are Switching to Skej

1. It Looks Professional Skej writes emails like a real person. Investors and assistants treat it like an actual EA, and might not even realize it’s AI. That gives you the polish of a fully staffed team, except you're not hiring anyone or burning any serious cash. 2. It Saves Time Scheduling 50+ investor meetings manually is a logistical nightmare. Skej handles the back-and-forth, timezone math, and reminders. You stay focused on your pitch, your product, and your customers. 3. It Works With Real Humans VC partners rarely schedule meetings themselves, their assistants do. Skej handles those assistants gracefully, understands their etiquette, knows who they represent, and responds in kind. 4. It Can Run at Scale Whether you're doing 5 meetings a week or 50, Skej keeps your calendar organized, your invites accurate, and your threads clean. No more double-bookings or buried follow-ups. 5. It’s Not Too Fancy for a Startup You don’t need a full-time scheduler or a suite of enterprise tools. Skej is fast, easy, and feels like something a founder would actually use.

Designed for the Way Founders Work

Fundraising is a game of speed, momentum, and perception. The faster you move, the more serious you look. The less friction you create, the more meetings you land. And the more polished your communication, the more trust you build. Skej was designed for that exact moment. It's not just for investor meetings either—Skej can reschedule board calls, confirm press interviews, book follow-ups with potential hires, and more. You stay focused on closing. Skej handles the calendar.

Try Skej for free

If you're actively fundraising, stop wasting time bouncing emails and burning social capital on Calendly links. Let Skej do the work for you. Want to see how it works? Sign up today and hand off your scheduling instantly and for free.