Filmmaking / Directing : How to raise funds from Silicon Valley for drama com films by Amber DeAnn

Hi everyone, I am a screenwriter/actor and am producer for my first short --a mother-daughter-art therapy drama com. Logline: When a passionate art instructor is confronted with an angry, stressed out student, she is forced to confront and clear her past. I need to raise funds to produce this and have no idea how to connect with the right people who would like to support this effort. Need ideas. Please help. amberdeann@gmail.com