A closing call is the final conversation between founders and investors immediately before or during a financing's close, covering wire timing and post-closing items. It typically happens after definitive documents are signed and shortly before wire transfers, covering wire instructions, signature confirmations, any last-minute clarifications, post-closing transition items (board meeting scheduling, first investor update), and tone-setting for the new working relationship. It's a relatively quick formality compared to earlier-stage meetings but still meaningful as the first interaction in the new investor-founder relationship. The [Management Presentation] typically happens weeks earlier during diligence, well before the closin...