Session #6: Fundraising During Uncertain Times
Objectives
- How to Close a Funding Round in a Virtual World + How to Virtually Pitch a VC.
- Building Trust with Investors.
- Venture Capital Due Diligence: The Market Test.
- Best Practices to Startup Fundraising in a ‘Pandemic’ World.
Proposed outline
Part 1 – Fundraising During Uncertain Times
- 10 minutes – Introduction to VC Psychology.
- 15 minutes – Building Trust with Investors.
- 15 minutes – Managing the Process – Tools & Methodologies.
- 20 minutes – Exercise: Articulate your fundraising strategy, investor profile & process.
- 10 minutes – Break.
- 15 minutes – Showcase & analyze participants work.
- 15 minutes – Choosing the right investors & conducting due diligence.
Part 2 – Building the Ultimate Fundraising Deck
- 10 minutes – Presentation Structure & Storytelling
- 15 minutes – Case Studies & Examples
- 10 minutes – Break
- 15 minutes – Lessons Learned from Watching 500+ Pitches
- 10 minutes – The Virtual Pitch – Best practices & points to consider
- 5 minutes – Summary
Learning outcome
- Understanding the VC backed model for growth.
- Depicting your fundraising strategy and investor personas.
- Learning how and when to engage VCs in an efficient manner.
- Building a company presentation for fundraising.
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Resources & Additional Readings
- How to Design a Better Pitch Deck
- The Winning Psychology of Top Founders in Fundraising Meetings
- How VCs Negotiate: 8 Skills Top Founders Master for Startup Fundraising
- The Small Mistakes of Fundraising
- 16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
- How to present to investors
- How to pitch to a VC
- Business
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