Securing investment is a step that you will soon need to take as part of your entrepreneurship journey. But how to you present your company in a way that maximises your chances of success? In this session you will learn to think like an investor, and consider the key metrics used to appraise early stage ventures and how you should communicate them.
In this 60-minute session we will cover the key areas of what being investor ready means, so you can be confident that when it comes to securing interest from the right in investor, you have the odds stacked in your favour, including:
- Team – why you can be trusted to deliver
- Problem & Solution – Where’s the pain and am I a pain reliver?
- Market – Is there (enough) money to be made?
- Competition & Defensibility – Who’s coming after you and how can you protect yourself?
- Plan – How will you grow my money?
- Data Rooms and Due Diligence – Let them see you not all talk.
Who is this masterclass for?
Any Imperial founder(s) who is looking to improve their investor readiness.
About the speaker
This session will be led by James Groves. James is Head of Investment Services at Imperial College London and leads on supporting Imperial teams to make sure they’re ready for investment.
Location
Online, details to follow.
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