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Are you having doubts about raising capital in today's market? 💡Join our friends at Philly Tech Entrepreneurs for an exclusive event featuring Josh Devon, an entrepreneur who secured millions from top VCs, and David Luk, a veteran investor turned "rescue capital" provider at Palm Venture Studios. They'll be dishing the REAL on fundraising: 📌Pros & Cons of raising from VCs, strategics, angels & more! 📌Unveiling lessons learned from their experiences. 📌Decoding the current market and its impact on fundraising. Open forum Q&A to follow - get your burning questions answered! Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights! Register here: https://lnkd.in/dZAciMfy

Register for Thursday's #FoundersLive Conversations session with Nilima from the The Female Founders Lab by Nilima Achwal for a whole new level of pitch awareness and purpose. Nilima joins Luis live - and she'll take questions from the audience, too. If you've been building your venture for a little while, chances are, you are feeling tired, under-resourced, and pretty lonely. The good news is that there are values-aligned investors out there for you - you just have to learn to "pitch with purpose" - to anchor deeply into your highest vision for humanity, and then communicate it with authority and clarity to invite others to join you. In this session, you’ll experience a shift in: • How to re-frame your pitch deck to become compelling to any outsider who doesn't understand your business • How to re-frame your strategy so you can magnetize values-aligned supporters - and keep out the rest • How to stay grounded, anchored, and powerfully connected to your own vision as you shift, grow, and transform yourself and your venture. Register via link in comments… #founderstories #founder #startup #entrepreneurship

I'm doing a live webinar in partnership with Founders Live this Thursday at 10am PST / 12pm CST, speaking to the theme of pitching with purpose: the key that unlocks values-aligned pre-seed and seed stage investment for your venture. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gw4uncn3 This comes on the heels of my client, the awesome Elizabeth Arnold winning first place in the global Founders Live pitch competition a few months ago. I've spoken to more than a dozen accelerators and communities and 1,000s of founders globally over the last few years on this topic, and it's helped my FFL community raise millions - by approaching your raise with grounded, anchored energy, a clear (and investable) story to tell, and the ability to hold a strong "container" (amount, timeline, intention) of fundraising. If this calls to you as you raise your first or second rounds of capital, make it a priority to attend live - the energy of being in the room often activates unseen elements of your mindset, energy, and strategy in a way that doesn't make logical sense. See you soon! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gw4uncn3 #venturecapital #founders #socialimpact #femalefounders #femalefounder

I'm running new pitch opportunities for some of the most promising pre-seed to Series A companies to present in front of top-tier angels. Through my coaching and consulting work, I’ve been closely working with talented founders, helping them refine their investment propositions, pitches, and narratives to secure the right funding. Having successfully helped others complete their funding rounds - I've seen firsthand just how vital access to strategic angel capital is at this stage. At Thim Ventures, we’re hosting our angel investor meetings where a select group of companies present their opportunities to our angel network. This time, we've expanded our reach by bringing in external angels, creating even more exposure for securing investment. The result? Engaging discussions, fresh insights, and new connections. We’re already seeing meaningful relationships forming, leading to post-due diligence conversations. If you're looking to close an angel round or need targeted advisory support, drop me a message. You can find our intake form hyperlinked to my profile. I’m curating our next round of pitching opportunities for a limited number of presentation slots, to be selected by the end of next week. And for angels interested in joining our next investor meeting, reach out—I’d be happy to share more details. We can kick-off post summer by creating more opportunities to close funding! 🚀 #pitching #angelinvestment #angelgroup #fundraising #investment

Great session James Newell and thanks for hosting Jon Prentice and SVB! In terms of the answers and perspective shared from Voyager Capital and James…. The Good (for Seattle investing and VCs) —— * the opportunity in Seattle (and the wider PNW / Cascadia region) that Voyager is still capitalizing on, is that there is a ton of potential in Seed to Series A investing that isn’t as accessible elsewhere. * SF and other markets are saturated and less engaged as investors at this stage. * talent pool here is massive, especially on the engineering and product side. What would be a “Game Changer” for Seattle —— * there is a talent shortage especially in terms of sales and marketers locally. * Few sales and marketers want to do $0 - $1M journey again if prior successful. * Angels are more private here, and may not feel the need to give back to the start up community if that isn’t how they made their wealth Outside of Seattle specific feedback: —— * Founders need to be doers, not “leaders of leaders” (an issue with those coming from big tech); talent need to meet the stage and act accordingly. * AI as a tool and business foundation is only important in terms of delivering business value. * AI powered firms need to show they have an ability to access proprietary data or be linked intimately to workflows or both to be a sound investment [this is established consensus among investors] * Investing, especially very early stage, should be run as a process. Be your own best BDR for fundraising. And finally …. The top 2 pieces of advice most often given to founders…. 1) Try to avoid VC capital to the degree you can [which means you have a capital efficient business]. 2) find a co-founder to complement your skills vs doing it all on your own.

How can you raise your first funding round? Hear from founders exactly how they raised money from angel investors 🎥 I am SO PROUD of this video series we shot through Angel Investing School for founders to hear from other founders exactly how they raised. There is so much bad advice out there, so hearing from other founders is by far the best source of truth. We featured incredible founders who cumulatively have raised millions in the last three years. A big thank you for being open, honest and willing to share so many personal stories. So many first-time founders face similar questions: 👉🏾 How can I meet angels? 👉🏾 How do I approach them? 👉🏾 How does a great pitch sound? 👉🏾 Should I focus on my story or the business? 👉🏾 Without warm introductions, how do you connect with angels? Thank you to all the founders that took part: 🚀 Sarah Touzani founder of Waggle AI 🚀 Gary Izunwa founder of Tangent 🚀 Hector Hughes founder of Unplugged 🚀 Yoma Kukor founder of Vendoir 🚀 Bianca Rangecroft founder of Whering Thank you to my incredible team 👏🏾 Rubin Eversley 👏🏾 Ashley Agwuncha 👏🏾 Cien S. 👏🏾 Anika H. This series answers all these questions and more, so tune in on our Youtube channel (in the comments):

Aussie Angels are running a monthly New Angel AMA, starting next Tuesday, to get angels comfortable with investing and have their queries answered Bridging that gap between joining a syndicate to writing those first cheques can span months / if not longer. And Cheryl Mack will help take some of the fear out of it by having these regular sessions. Open for all to join.  Cheryl will cover all your burning questions: - How do you gain conviction? - Is that a good valuation? - What are the latest updates on wholesale investor thresholds, and how will they impact you? - What qualifies as a small cheque in angel investing, and when is small too small? - And many more insights from the front lines of angel investing! 😇 https://lu.ma/pd22dpfx TORUS Jason Atkins Alexandra Lewis 🌊 Vinko Grgić #startups #angelinvesting #founders #capitalraising #venturecapital

Ever wondered, "Can I become a Business Angel?" It's a question that keeps popping up, and I've gathered some industry experts to give you the ultimate, comprehensive answer! Join me for an enlightening panel discussion with these incredible professionals and seasoned investors. Together, we'll delve deep into the world of Angel investing to help you decide if it's the right fit for you! 🎤 Pablo Mancía - partner and co-founder of Delvy 🎤 Patricio Hunt - founder and Managing partner at Intelectium 🎤 Javier Sanchez-Marco founding partner Obersis Ventures and Get ready for insights, tips, and firsthand experiences that will not only answer your burning questions but also fuel your passion for Angel investing. Is Angel investing your cup of tea? Let's find out together! 💡 Save the date 🗓️ Jan 30, 7pm 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d9GhJCMi 📍 OneCoWork - Coworking Spaces in Barcelona - Plaza Catalonia #InvestorAccelerator

❤️Feeling a lot of love and gratitude atm ❤️ We reached our minimum capital raise requirement from inbound interest within 2 business days of talking to our supporter network about our plans and it looks like we'll lock in the max very soon too! ☠ IMO if you are building your deck in a silo and spraying it to investors cold you are doing it all wrong. ✅ Consistently updating against your key milestones and opening two-way conversations around those updates is the only way to go in today's funding environment. Can't wait to help hundreds of other founders display their stories of progress to investors and create their own competitive tension 🚀 🚀 👀 We're building out in the open too - you can find out what we're up to here: https://lnkd.in/gzE_Gd69 #angelinvesting #startups #community

As a newer angel investor, getting yourself in front of excellent deals can be difficult. Here are some good ways to start. P.S you can also join our Angel Group for quality deal flow, investing resources, mentorship and community building among fellow female angels 😉 https://lnkd.in/eGx86ig9