Fundraising, Investor Readiness, and Capital Stacks

Key Takeaways

• Craft a credible story tied to market, product, and traction
  
  
• Build data rooms that withstand diligence and speed decisions
  
  
• Model dilution, runway, and scenario plans with trade-offs
  
  
• Compare equity, grants, revenue-based financing, and venture debt
  
  
• Negotiate term sheets and align on governance and board structure
  
  
• Prepare for customer, technical, and security diligence
  
  
• Run a clean process with timelines, funnels, and conversion checkpoints
  
  
• Set post-close reporting, operating cadence, and investor updates
  
  
  

Who Should Attend?

• Founders and CEOs planning a raise
  
  
• CFOs, BizOps, and finance partners
  
  
• Angels, VCs, CVCs, and ecosystem funds
  
  
• Legal counsel and advisors supporting transactions
  
  
• Platform leaders who help portfolio companies scale
  
  

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