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Welcome to the
Fundraising Academy
We're here to guide you, push you and help you prepare for your upcoming process.
Overview
Two personalised workshops (90 mins each)
Access to a written guide on hard-to-find practical tips
Unlimited pitch practice - We will rehearse your pitch as many times as necessary until you feel confident and your messaging is on point
On-going one-to-one support throughout the whole fundraising process
Curated list of investors & intros - We will help you curate a list of relevant VC funds and provide intros whenever possible.
It goes without saying that we expect you to fully commit to the programme to make it as valuable as possible.
At the end of the day, the success of your fundraising process will depend on you.
How it works
STEP 1
Preparation
STEP 2
Workshops
STEP 3
Let's Go!
STEP 1
Preparation
(To be done before the first workshop)
We have created a fundraising guidance Notion page (12-15mins read), which distills our experience and perspectives. All of the information is based on our experience and feedback from our founders.
We encourage you to share the following materials* before the workshop so that we can provide constructive feedback during the first workshop:
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Draft version of pitch deck (10-15 slides → there is no need to do a 20+ slide deck! (See an example of deck structure in the fundraising guidance Notion page. It is focused on storytelling!)
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Financial model (see example here)
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Cap table (see example here)
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Dataroom structure (see example here)
*Note: We don’t expect the materials to be perfect or finalised so feel free to share a draft version.
STEP 2
Workshops
Workshop #1 (90mins)
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Q&A on fundraising guidance Notion that we have shared with you (15mins)
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Review and analysis of [2-3] selected pitch decks that are relevant to you and your space (15mins)
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Feedback on your pitch deck, financial model and cap table (20mins)
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Pitch practice and live feedback (40mins)
Workshop #2 (90mins)
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[Optional]: Q&A on fundraising guidance Notion that we have shared with you (15mins)
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Pitch practice (incorporating the feedback from workshop #1) and live feedback (65mins)
(Note: We can extend the number of workshops if necessary)
STEP 3
Let's Go!
Once we have a good version of the story based on your pitch deck and financial model, we will help you create your blurb so that we can reach out to VCs. We will also help you curate a list of relevant VC funds and provide intros whenever possible.