Raising Capital: A Fireside Chat with experts from AirTree, Australian School of Entrepreneurship & Nice To

Are you looking to raise capital in Western Sydney? This free event is for you!

Join Raaj Rayat (Investment Manager at AirTree) Jahin Tanvir (CEO of the Australian School of Entrepreneurship) & Preethi Mohan (Founder of Nice To) for a Fireside Chat on Raising Capital at the Western Sydney Startup Hub!

Attendees will enjoy a panel discussion on the challenges that startup founders face when raising capital in Western Sydney, including how to overcome these challenges. We will explore the various options available for startups in raising funds as there's still money to be invested, but you've got to understand what investors are looking for. Following this there will be a Q&A session then time to network and create new professional connections. 

Free to attend - RSVP essential for catering purposes!

Learn more about the guest speakers below:
Raaj Rayat
Raaj is an Investment Manager at AirTree where he focuses on pre-seed to growth investments across Australia and New Zealand. He also serves as a board observer supporting some of AirTree’s FinTech portfolio companies. Prior to AirTree, Raaj was an early employee of Lendable, a FinTech startup using data science to expand fair access to financial services in emerging markets. Raaj worked as a data scientist and investor in Nairobi and London, helping Lendable scale from zero to $250m+ invested across 10+ countries in 4 years.

Jahin Tanvir
Jahin is the CEO of the Australian School of Entrepreneurship, 3-time TEDx speaker, board director, and social commentator. As an award-winning advocate for young people, and diversity and inclusion, Jahin was named the 2022 Young Australian of the Year finalist whilst also receiving the 2021 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year in Individual Community Service. Jahin is a Board Director at the Adolescent Health Association of Australia, a UNICEF Young Ambassador and Movember Ambassador.

Preethi Mohan
Having worked at Google, InterContinental and Samsung, Preethi left the corporates to try and change the world with startups. She’s led 3 startups (MarTech, MediaTech and HealthTech). Today, Preethi runs Nice To, an organisation that works towards a more diverse, inclusive and equitable startup ecosystem. This is driven by her own lived experiences and the  inequalities she has observed over the years. 

Learn more about AirTree
AirTree is a venture capital firm with a mission to back the most ambitious Australian and Kiwi founders, building the iconic technology companies of tomorrow. We’re right by a founder's side, right from the start, often investing pre-product and pre-revenue to support startups from the earliest stages of their journey.

AirTree exists to give founders and their teams an unfair advantage by actively partnering with them to work through challenges, see around corners and anticipate what’s to come. With a portfolio of 80+ companies, AirTree has been an early investor in many breakout tech companies, including Canva, Go1, A Cloud Guru, Pet Circle, Immutable Employment Hero, Linktree

Learn more about the ASE Group
The ASE Group is a community-led and purpose driven business for good that delivers education, entrepreneurship and employment programs to Australians of all ages. Their mission is to equip every Australian with the skills, resources and mindset they need to start a business or enter the workforce, regardless of their postcode. 

Learn more about Nice To
Nice To is on a mission to represent the underrepresented in Startups and Tech. The audacious goal is to fundamentally change the funding equation and make the world of Startups accessible to everyone. 

NiceTo work as an aggregator working with Government, BigTech, Media, Investors & allied organisations to create real change. If you're an underrepresented person in Startups we would love to connect.