Fundraising & Pitching
Raise pre-seed and seed funding from angels and VCs — deck, story, and negotiations.
About this course
A practical fundraising course for founders approaching their first external raise. You will learn how to tell your company story, build a compelling pitch deck, understand term sheets and valuation, navigate due diligence, and close a round. Includes templates, example decks, and mock Q&A practice.
Target audience: First-time founders raising pre-seed or seed, entrepreneurs preparing for investment
What you will learn
- Pitch deck
- Fundraising strategy
- Term sheet basics
- Investor relations
- Company valuation
Course syllabus
10 modules · video + templates
- 1The fundraising landscape: angels, pre-seed, seed, and Series A
- 2When to raise and when to bootstrap longer
- 3The fundraising narrative: problem, solution, traction, ask
- 4Building your pitch deck: the 10-slide structure
- 5Financial model for fundraising: projections and assumptions
- 6Valuation: pre-money, post-money, and dilution
- 7Finding and approaching investors: warm intros and cold outreach
- 8The investor meeting: preparation, delivery, and follow-up
- 9Term sheets: key terms, red flags, and negotiation tactics
- 10Due diligence: what investors check and how to prepare
Prerequisites
- –Business Model Canvas basics
Frequently asked questions
Is this UK-focused?
The course covers UK SEIS/EIS tax relief for UK founders. The fundraising narrative, deck structure, and term sheet content is universal and applies globally.
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