Getting Investor Ready & Raising Capital in a Recession

Looking to throw some fuel on the fire and raise capital for your startup? Economic downturn giving you the heebie jeebies?

90 mins with Remco Marcelis of Standard Ledger and Steve Torso of Wholesale Investor will calm your nerves and give you the checklist you need to get cracking today!

GETTING INVESTOR READY WITH STANDARD LEDGER

First of all, Standard Ledger's Remco Marcelis will take you through what you need to feel confident when approaching investors. Can you tell your story … succinctly? You need to be able to explain the following:

• Opening the nutshell: Tell us what you do. What problem are you solving, for whom … and why it matters.  Where did the idea come from?
• Market: Who is your customer, and target market. How big and accessible is it? How is the market growing?
• Traction: How have you been executing so far? Tell us about the team
• Product/Service: some more details
• Plan: What’s your Go To Market plan?
• Numbers: Show some key growth numbers - metrics as well as financials … why should we believe them?
• The Ask: What do you need to get the job done

CAPITAL RAISING DURING A RECESSION WITH WHOLESALE INVESTOR

And then Steve Torso of Wholesale Investor will cover 7 Steps to Raising Capital in a Recession 

For most Founders, raising money is one of the most challenging and emotional processes which you will go through. Add to that the recent market sentiment right now is probably one of the most stressful times for Founders over the last decade. The 7 steps to Raising Capital session will provide a framework to assist you in your journey. The outcome is to give you confidence in your process and significantly improve your ability to raise capital yourself.

You will discover:

• The latest fundraising date from Australia, ASEAN and the US and how to make sense of it for your own raise
• The 7 steps to a successful capital raise
• How to increase your potential investor-to-shareholder conversion ratio
• The psychological aspects to the capital raising process, investors and post-capital raise aspects
• How to launch your capital raise with investors already interested
• International markets and your opportunity for capital
  
• How you can use software to save time, save money and raise capital more efficiently
• A simple technique to save you hours of answering the same questions
• Where to discover and how to attract potential investors to your capital raising
• How long it really takes to raise money
• The 4 common mistakes founders make and how to avoid them

About the speakers:

Remco Marcelis, Co-founder and CEO, Standard Ledger

Steve Torso, Founder & CEO,  Wholesale Investor & CRIISP

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