Bootstrapping vs VC Funding

In this 1-hour masterclass Nicole Small, Investment Director at Rampersand will guide us through different funding pathways and shed light on how to determine the best approach for your business. Funding is always a hot topic of conversation within this community and generally for women running businesses and startups. Accessing VC funding isn't easy particularly as a female founder. It's really important to understand when and why it is the right time to approach VCs and whether your business is investment-ready. Equally, it's just as important to understand the value and benefits of bootstrapping. 

Key takeaways:

• You can be a super successful founder, regardless of your funding pathway 
• VC investment does not equate to success
• No funding pathway is better - there is a place for both VC and non-VC backed funding
• Very few startups/businesses raise money from VCs (<1% that approach VCs)
• If not VCs, there are other sources of funding

*One Roof Members attend FREE via the Members-Only Calendar in the Member Portal

More about our guest speaker Nicole Small
Nicole is the Investment Director at Rampersand, an early stage venture capital fund.  Rampersand backs visionary founders addressing the hardest emerging problems for individuals, companies and society. At Rampersand, Nicole is responsible for leading the investment process, investment decisions and supporting portfolio founders. Prior to Rampersand, Nicole spent seven years in SEEK's strategy team, and a number of years in strategy consulting and investment banking. This journey has given her broad insight into investing, product strategy, general business operations and fast growth technology environments.  Feel free to reach out to Nicole on LinkedIn and Twitter