Venture Capital Fundraising for Startups

This course is designed to take you through the whole process from Planning to finding Investors and then understanding and negotiating a Term Sheet.

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Course curriculum

1. Segment - 01 - Capital Raising New Intro Video
2. Reading - 1.1 - Welcome to this Course
1. Segment - 02 - What Type of Investors are there out there?
2. Reading - 2.1 - What Type of Investors are there out there?
3. Segment - 03 - What is the Difference between Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors?
4. Reading - 2.2 - What is the Difference between Venture Capital and Private Equity?
5. Segment - 04 - What Stage is your Business at?
6. Reading - 2.3 - What Stage is your Business at
7. Segment - 05 - How Much Money Should You Raise?
8. Reading - 2.4 - How Much Money Should You Raise?
9. Segment - 06 - What is the difference between Pre-Money and Post Money
10. Reading - 2.5 - What is the difference between Pre-Money and Post Money
1. Segment - 07 - Markets
2. Reading - 3.1 - Markets
3. Segment - 08 - Profits
4. Reading - 3.2 - Profits
5. Segment - 09 - Plan
6. Reading - 3.3 - Plan
7. Segment - 10 - Capital
8. Reading - 3.4 - Capital
9. Segment - 11 - Value
10. Reading - 3.5 - Value
11. Segment - 12 - Investors
12. Reading - 3.6 - Investors
13. Reading - 3.7 - An Introduction to Startups Course Summary
1. Segment - 13 - Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?
2. Reading - 4.1 - Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?
3. Segment - 14 - Do You Match These Criteria?
4. Reading - 4.2 - Do You Match These Criteria?
5. Segment - 15 - Four Key Questions
6. Reading - 4.3- Four Key Questions
7. Segment - 16 - Understanding the VC Investment Process
8. Reading - 4.4 - Understanding the VC Investment Process
1. Segment - 17 - What Type of Investors are You Talking to Case Study?
2. Segment - 18 - What type of investor are you talking to?
3. Reading - 5.1 - What type of Investor are you talking to?
4. Resource - 5.1 - VC Profiles
5. Reading - 5.2 - A Taxonomy of Private Equity Funds
6. Segment - 19 - What is the VCs Ideal Investment Size?
7. Reading - 5.3 - What is the VCs Ideal Investment Size?
8. Reading - 5.4 - VC Profiles Investment Size
9. Segment - 20 - What Stage Do VCs Invest At?
10. Reading - 5.5 - What Stage Do VCs Invest At Part 1?
11. Reading - 5.6 - What Stage Do VCs Invest At Part 2?
12. Segment - 21 - Stages of Business Financing
13. Reading - 5.7 - Taxonomy of Tech Sub Sectors
14. Reading - 5.8 - Taxonomy of Non Tech Sectors
15. Segment - 22 - How can you define Sector Interest?
16. Reading - 5.9 - Case Study Technology Sub Sector Keywords
17. Reading - 5.10 - How can you define Sector Interest?
18. Segment - 23 - What Part Does Geography Play?
19. Reading - 5.11 - What Part Does Geography Play?
20. Reading - 5.12 - VC Profiles Geographic Limits
21. Segment - 24 - What is Meant by Style and Structure?
22. Reading - 5.13 - VC Profiles Style and Structure
23. Reading - 5.14 - What is meant by Style and Structure?
24. Segment - 25 - What is meant by Key Investment Criteria?
25. Reading - 5.15 - VC Profiles Key Investment Criteria
26. Reading - 5.16 - What is Meant By Key Investment Criteria?
27. Segment - 26 - Section Summary Do You Understand VCs
28. Reading - 5.17 - Section Summary Do You Understand VCs
1. Segment - 27 - The VC Perspective How do VCs Evaluate Deals
2. Segment - 28 - What Factors are important to Venture Capitalists?
3. Reading - 6.1 - What Factors are important to Venture Capitalists?
4. Segment - 29 - Considering Valuation from the Venture Capitalist’s Perspective
5. Reading - 6.2 - Considering Valuation from the Venture Capitalist's Perspective
6. Segment - 30 - How do Investors Value Startups?
7. Reading - 6.3 - How do Investors Value Startups?
8. Segment - 31 - How Do Investors Value a Series A Investment?
9. Reading - 6.4 - How Do Investors Value a Series A Investment?
10. Segment - 32 - How do VCs Evaluate a Market?
11. Reading - 6.5 - How do VCs Evaluate a Market?
12. Segment - 33 - What do VCs think about your Product or Service?
13. Reading - 6.6 - What do VCs think about your Product or Service?
14. Segment - 34 - How do VCs evaluate You and Your Management Team?
15. Reading - 6.7 - How do VCs evaluate You and Your Management Team?
16. Segment - 35 - Why is Exit Strategy important to VCs?
17. Reading - 6.8 - Why is Exit Strategy Important to VCs?
18. Segment - 36 - Why are Barriers to Entry important?
19. Reading - 6.9 - Why are Barriers to Entry important?
20. Segment - 37 - How do VCs Evaluate Your Competition?
21. Reading - 6.10 - How do VCs Evaluate Your Competition?
22. Segment - 38 - What Financial Information is important to VCs?
23. Reading - 6.11 - What Financial Information is important to VCs?
24. Segment - 39 - What is the typical VC Decision Making Process?
25. Reading - 6.12 - What is the typical VC Decision Making Process?
26. Segment - 40 - Project Evaluate Your Startup
27. Reading - 6.13 - Deal Flow Management
28. Reading - 6.14 - Next View Seed Stage Vc Decision Tree
29. Resource - 6.15 - Investment Criteria Summary Checklist
30. Reading - 6.15 - Investment Criteria Summary
1. Segment - 41 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC Overview
2. Reading - 7.1 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC Section Introduction
3. Segment - 42 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 1. Fund Profile
4. Reading - 7.2 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC-1.Fund Profile
5. Segment - 43 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 2. Investment Style
6. Reading - 7.3 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC-2.Investment Style
7. Segment - 44 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 3. Deal Flow
8. Reading - 7.4 - 36-Questions to Ask a VC-3.Deal Flow
9. Segment - 45 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 4. Process
10. Reading - 7.5 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 4.Process
11. Segment - 46 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 5. Structure
12. Reading - 7.6 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC-5.Structure
13. Segment - 47 - 36 Questions to Ask a VC 6. Value Added
14. Reading - 7.7 - 36-Questions to Ask a VC 6.Value Added
15. Reading - 7.8 - Key Questions That You Can Expect a VC to Ask You
1. Segment - 48 - How to Write an Introductory Email to an Investor?
2. Reading - 8.1 - How to Write an Introductory Email to an Investor?
3. Reading - 8.2 - Example Cold Emails for Investors
4. Segment - 49 - The Power of Forwardable Emails
5. Reading - 8.3 - The Power of Forwardable Emails
6. Reading - 8.4 - Forwardable Email Example
7. Segment - 50 - How NOT to email Investors?
8. Reading - 8.5 - How NOT to email Investors?
9. Segment - 51 - How to Find an Investor’s Email Address?
10. Reading - 8.6 - How to Find an Investor's Email Address?
1. Segment - 52 - How to Deliver a 60 Second Pitch?
2. Reading - 9.1 - How-to-Deliver-a-60-Second-Pitch
3. Segment - 53 - Sixteen Magic Buttons for VCs
4. Reading - 9.2 - Sixteen Magic Buttons for VCs
5. Segment - 54 - How to Write a One Pager?
6. Reading - 9.3 - How to Write a One Pager?
7. Segment - 55 - Top Tips on How to Preparing to Pitch Investors
8. Reading - 9.4 - Top Tips on Preparing to Pitch Investors
9. Segment - 56 - How to Prepare a Pitch Deck for Investors?
10. Reading - 9.5 - How to Prepare a Pitch Deck for Investors?
11. Reading - 9.6 - Investor-Pitch-Deck-Outline
12. Reading - 9.7 - Business Plan Outline
13. Segment - 57 - How to Prepare a Financing Strategy?
14. Reading - 9.8 - How to Prepare a Financing-Strategy?
15. Segment - 58 - Key Elements of the Financial Plan
16. Reading - 9.9 - Key Elements of the Financial Plan
1. Segment - 59 - Video 1 Getting Started
2. Reading - 10.1 - Video 1 Getting Started Slide Deck and Notes
3. Segment - 60 - 19 Reasons VCs May Say No
4. Segment - 61 - Video 2 Communication
5. Reading - 10.2 - Video 2 Communicating Your Vision Slide Deck and Notes
6. Segment - 62 - Video 3 Business Plan 2
7. Reading - 10.3 - Video 3 Business Plan Overview and Communication Slide Deck and Notes
8. Segment - 63 - Video 4 Core Contents of the Business Plan 2
9. Reading - 10.4 - Video 4 Business Plan Core Content Slide Deck and Notes
10. Reading - 10.5 - Bonus 1 Business Plan Template
11. Segment - 64 - Video 5 Financial Plan
12. Reading - 10.6 - Video 5 Financial Plan Slide Deck and Notes
13. Reading - 10.7 - Bonus-2 Financial Plan Checklist
14. Segment - 65 - Video 6 Pitching
15. Reading - 10.8 - Video-6 Pitching Pitch Content Slide Deck and Notes
16. Reading - 10.9 - Outline Pitching Slide Deck
17. Segment - 66 - Video 7 Course Pitching Process and Investor Returns
18. Reading - 10.10 - Video-7 Pitching Process and Investor Returns Slide Deck and Notes
19. Segment - 67 - Video 8 Pitching Dos and Don't 720
20. Reading - 10.11 - Pitching Dos and Don'ts and Common Mistakes
21. Segment - 68 - Video 9 Pitching Questions and Post Mortems
22. Reading - 10.12 - Video 9 Pitching Post Mortems Slide Deck and Notes
23. Segment - 69 - Video 10 What Are Investors Looking for
24. Reading - 10.13 - Video 10 What Are Investors Looking For Slide Deck and Notes?
1. Segment - 70 - What Do Investor Want to Know?
2. Reading - 11.1 - What do Investors want to know?
3. Segment - 71 - Keys to A Successful VC Pitch
4. Segment - 72 - Outline Presentation Checklist
5. Reading - 11.2 - Outline-Presentation-Full
6. Segment - 73 - What is TAM, SAM and SOM and how does it help?
7. Reading - 11.3 - What is TAM SAM and SOM and how does it help?
8. Segment - 74 - AIDA
9. Reading - 11.4 - AIDA Why Pitching VCs is Like Buying A Car?
10. Segment - 75 - Selling your pitch
11. Reading - 11.5 - Selling Your Pitch
12. Segment - 76 - Pitching to Win
13. Reading - 11.6 - Pitching-to-Win
14. Segment - 77 - How to Run the Meeting?
15. Reading - 11.7 - How to Run the Meeting?
16. Segment - 78 - The Management Presentation
17. Reading - 11.8 - Oultine Management Presentation
18. Segment - 79 - Defending Your Plan
19. Reading - 11.9 - Defending Your Plan
20. Segment - 80 - Activity Create Your Own Management Presentation
21. Reading - 11.10 - Draft Presentation
22. Resource - 11.1 - Draft Presentation
1. Segment - 81 - Can You Find Me The Right Investor?
2. Segment - 82 - Where do VCs Source their Deals?
3. Reading - 12.1 - Where do VCs Source their Deals?
4. Segment - 83 - How do you find Angel Investors?
5. Reading - 12.2 - How do you find Angel Investors?
6. Segment - 84 - How to Find Venture Capital Investors?
7. Reading - 12.3 - How to Find Venture Capital Investors?
8. Segment - 85 - How to Find a Venture Capital Investor for your Technology Startup?
9. Reading - 12.4 - How to Find a Tech Investor?
10. Segment - 86 - The Investment Process
11. Reading - 12.5 - The Investment Process
12. Segment - 87 - How to Manage Your Investment Process?
13. Reading - 12.6 - How to Manage Your Investment Process?
14. Resource - 12.6.1 - Call Sheet Template
15. Resource - 12.6.2 - Project Management Template
1. Segment - 88 - What is a Term Sheet Part 1?
2. Reading - 13.1 - What is a Term Sheet Part 1
3. Segment - 89 - What is a Term Sheet Part 2?
4. Reading - 13.2 - What is a Term Sheet Part 2
5. Segment - 90 - Key Concepts in Term Sheets
6. Reading - 13.3 - Key Concepts in Term Sheets
7. Segment - 91 - What is a Term Sheet Trying to Achieve?
8. Reading - 13.4 - What is a Term Sheet Trying to Achieve
9. Segment - 92 - Key Components of VC Term Sheets 1-5
10. Reading - 13.5 - Key-Components-of-VC-Term-Sheets-1-5
11. Segment - 93 - Key Terms in Venture Capital Term Sheets 6-10
12. Reading - 13.6 - Key-Components-of-VC-Term-Sheets-6-10
13. Segment - 94 - 26 Key Components of VC Term Sheets 11-15
14. Reading - 13.7 - Key Components of VC Term Sheets 11-15
15. Segment - 95 - 26 Key Terms in VC Term Sheets 16-20
16. Reading - 13.8 - Key Components of VC Term Sheets 16 - 20
17. Segment - 96 - 26 Key Terms of VC Term Sheets 21-26
18. Reading - 13.9 - Key Components of VC Term Sheets 21 - 26
19. Reading - 13.10 - 26 Key Terms of VC Term Sheets
20. Segment - 97 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment Entrepreneur’s Perspective
21. Reading - 13.11 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment
22. Segment - 98 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment VC’s Perspective
23. Reading - 13.12 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment VC’s Perspective
24. Segment - 99 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment Mutual Issues
25. Reading - 13.13 - Negotiating Venture Capital Investment Mutual Issues
26. Reading - 13.14 - US Style Term Sheet Example
1. Segment - 100 - What is Crowdfunding?
2. Resource - 14.1 - What is Crowdfunding?
3. Segment - 102 - Disadvantages of Crowdfunding for Investors
4. Reading - 14.2 - Disadvantages of Crowdfunding for Investors
5. Segment - 101 - Advantages of Crowdfunding for Investors
6. Reading - 14.3 - Advantages of Crowdfunding for Investors
1. Segment - 103 - How to Evaluate a Crowdfund Opportunity?
2. Reading - 15.1 - How to Evaluate a Crowdfund Opportunity Lecture Notes?
3. Segment - 104 - Key Information
4. Segment - 105 - Business Summary
5. Segment - 106 - Financial Summary
6. Segment - 107 - Management Skills
7. Segment - 108 - Management Experience
8. Segment - 109 - Management Commitment
9. Segment - 110 - Product Market
10. Segment - 111 - Product USP
11. Segment - 112 - Product Competition
12. Segment - 113 - Keys to Evaluating a Crowdfund
13. Reading - 15.2 - Keys to Evaluating a Crowdfund
14. Segment - 114 - Product Traction
15. Segment - 115 - Investment Profitability
16. Segment - 116 - Investment Cash Flow
17. Segment - 117 - Investment Returns
18. Segment - 118 - Create a Methodology
1. Segment - 119 - Interview with Andrew Monk Introduction
2. Segment - 120 - Why did you go for Equity Crowdfunding?
3. Segment - 121 - What did you do early on to ensure success?
4. Segment - 122 - How did you go about getting you 25% pre-pledged investors?
5. Segment - 123 - Did you set about trying to collect email addresses
6. Segment - 124 - Lets have the Investor Conversation
7. Segment - 125 - Are there any mistakes looking back you may have made
8. Segment - 126 - So what is it like by the end of week three?
9. Segment - 127 - How does Crowd Cube get the money to you?
10. Segment - 128 - Are there any other tools you used that you can recommend?
11. Segment - 129 - Bonus Discussion about Campaign Videos
12. Reading - 16.1 - Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast Interview Andrew Monk
1. Segment - 130 - Startups and Capital Raising Summary
2. Reading - 17.1 - Capital Raising for Entrepreneurs Summary
3. Resource - 17.1 - Course Blueprint Investment Banking Startup Fundraising from Venture Capital

About this course

Free
258 lessons
11.5 hours of video content

Venture Capital Fundraising for Startups

Course curriculum

Module 1: Welcome to this Course!

Module 2: Lets get started!

Module 3: An Introduction to Startups

Module 4: Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?

Module 5: How to Understand if You are talking to the right Investor?

Module 6: Looking at Things from the VC Point of View

Module 7: What Questions Should you ask from a Venture Capital?

Module 8: How to Email Venture Capital and Angel Investors?

Module 9: What you Need to Know to Present your Business to Investors?

Module 10: Startup Fundraising and Pitching

Module 11: How to Deliver Winning Presentations to Investors?

Module 12: Managing the Fundraising Process

Module 13: Venture Capital Term Sheets

Module 14: Equity Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs

Module 15: How to Evaluate a Crowdfunding Opportunity?

Module 16: Andrew Monk (CEO iolight), about his Crowdfunding Experience

Module 17: Summary and Wrap Up

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