Seed Finance Workshops I II III

Seed Finance Workshops I, II and III will run over three sessions as follows:

1. Friday 24^th March 2023
2. Monday 27^th March 2023
3. Friday 31^st March 2023

By registering you will receive a Zoom link for each of the three sessions.

The workshops are aimed at early stage start-up companies seeking to raise business angel or venture capital finance. They will be delivered by our Lead Equity Advisor, Drew O’Sullivan.

Agenda:

Sources of Finance

• Angel/Venture Capital a source of capital, but only one of several - Who are they – HBAN, VCs etc.
• Expectations of Angel, VC (their Limited Partner expectations) - For what kind of company…
• Why think like an Angel/VC?

What Angel/VCs look for, deck/plan

• Prepare to win…
• Deck outline

Investment Terms

• Process – Preparation, VC qualification, materials
• Termsheet - Process
• Key terms – Control, Economics

Evolution of Cap Table

• Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• The Promote Cashflow Forecasting
• Get Customers' cash sooner and Pay Suppliers Later
• Sales Pipeline Forecasting

Business Models

• Customer Funded
• Investor Funded

Business Planning Insights

• Back Casting
• Unit Economics

Valuation

• Venture Model

Power of Pricing, Profitability & Value

• Impact of Increased Gross Profit

NB - the content is spread over three workshops, it is not repeated 3 times