The Funding Accelerator. Online.
Raise Funds To Grow Your Startup.
You get mentored through the fundraising process, from validating your VC-eligibility to negotiating term sheets with VCs.
Program
A 10-Week Program mixing video-based acquisition of knowledge, live webinars, and e-mentoring sessions.
My objective: make you “combat-ready” to go out there, impress investors, and get your funding done.
Week 0
Am I Eligible For VC Money?
I use my proprietary VC-Bankability Audit to assess how likely you are to attract private investors (angels or institutional VC firms). We will then debrief it together.
Type: Individual MentoringÂ
Week 0
Week 1
How Much Can I Raise?
Understand how VCs will assess the adequation of your funding ask relative to your development stage.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 1
Week 2
What's My Startup's Valuation?
Learn which elements VCs are going to analyze to value your startup, and how you can optimize that valuation.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 2
Week 3
Building My Financial Projections
A practical Excel-based session to build an Income Statement and a Cash Flow Forecast in the format VCs expect. We will also validate your funding needs and valuation.
Type: Group Mentoring
Week 3
Week 4
Which Investors Shall I Target, And How?
Learn how to find the right investors for your startup and the most effective ways to contact them.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 4
Week 5
How Can I Pitch Investors Optimally?
Best practices from the field to pitch like a god. Make sure you attract investor’s interest and get a second meeting.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 5
Week 6
Pitch Practice #1
Pitch your Problem, Solution, and Market Pages to the group and get/give feedback.
Type: Group Mentoring
Week 6
Week 7
How To Accelerate Fundraising?
Avoid the 7 mistakes that considerably slow down or entirely derail the majority of funding road shows.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 7
Week 8
How Can I Best Negotiate The Term Sheet?
Understand the major clauses of the VC term sheet, which ones can be negotiated, and how.
Type: Video-Based + Live Webinar
Week 8
Week 9
What Do I Need To Know About Prefs & SAFEs?
Excel-based workshop to help you understand how the instruments VCs use all the time will impact your dilution and exit outcomes. Â
Type: Group Mentoring
Week 9
Week 10
Pitch Practice #2
Pitch your full deck and discuss your investors’ list, fundraising strategy, and all other funding-related questions you may have.
Type: Individual Mentoring
Week 10
Video-Based Format
You’ll prepare the live sessions by watching recorded live streams on all the topics mentioned above.
Here’s an example (starts at 0’36).
Live Webinars
You can ask all your questions about the week’s topic during our Live Webinars.
We regularly invite an experienced guest (a prominent Venture Capitalist or a successful fundraised Founder) to answer your questions.
If you can’t attend the session, we’ll collect your questions in advance and answer them during the stream. You’ll have access to the recording.Â
E-mentoring sessions
The e-mentoring sessions are run by me, not an inexperienced member of the team. I’ll make sure you progress towards your goals.
There are two types of mentoring sessions: Individual and Group.
Group Mentoring sessions will help you share your experience with other fundraising Founders from all over the world enrolled in the program. And benefit from their best practices, too.
Pricing & FAQ
Choose the plan that is best suited to your needs. Let us know if you have any questions (see also the Frequently Asked Questions section.)
testimonial
The IoT Valley is the leading cluster on the Internet of Things in France. 10 Founders from 7 startups went through the online pitching program and presented to Investors on the last day.
Here’s what they had to say about it.Â
What You Get
An unparalleled mentoring experience to achieve one of the hardest milestones in startup growth.
Mentoring That Matters
Because you learn the "basics" in our videos, the mentoring sessions are laser-focused on your real road blocks.
A Unique Toolkit
You will walk out of each mentoring session with a tangible deliverable: template P&L and CF Forecast, Valuation Model, Prefs & SAFEs dilution model.
A supportive community
Join a community of fundraising Founders all over the world to share tips and get a fresh perspective on your business.
You want to test it first?
I hold live streams on all these topics most Tuesdays.
It’s a good opportunity for you to make sure I know what I’m talking about, and have a practical, from-the-field approach to mentoring.
Let’s talk about your pitch deck!
The Pitch Fix is a free, 30-min, 1-on-1 video conference to talk about your pitch deck and fundraising strategy. Â
Understanding the basics of venture capital may prevent raising too much/too little or taking institutional money at the wrong time.
Chad Powell
BloomThat (YC - S13)
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Here are some videos to show you my approach to training. Enjoy!
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