Lost in your ABC & the importance of naming your fundraising round (EN)
Like any industry, the startup investment world has its very own lexicon that one must master to appear as a seasoned CEO, even if you’re not.
As equity fundraising will be a common, regular staple in the life of all emerging entrepreneurs, so might as well get the hang of naming your rounds correctly to avoid confusion. As we are specialized in early-stage healthcare fundraising, we’ll focus specifically on healthcare startups raising their first rounds.
Today is the International Women’s Day – many men might ask why there isn’t more marketing around the International Men’s day? Both are important Global Awareness day about specific gender issues.
So Gentlemen, we’ll be back to discuss specific male issues on November 19 th but in the meantime let me focus on the female health gap.
VCs on average invest in less than 1 % of the dealflow they are introduced to. As such, it is inevitable that they, more often than not, turn down your offer to invest in your company after spending an average of 30 seconds on each of your slides.
The Therapeutic pathway to an easier Fundraising : Tip 1 (EN)
As a start-up, raising money was already written in your DNA when the first idea popped into your head. Now that you are registered, your POC is done and your clinical data underway, you are set to start on your path to some serious fundraising.
The Therapeutic pathway to an easier Fundraising : Tip 2 (EN)
It’s Friday afternoon, and the sand has settled after a whirlwind of startups pitches, investor meetings and workshops on this very theme. It is now time to reflect on questions raised and a good opportunity to go back to my tip “Should fundraising be painful” with its very first advice of having a powerful opening.
You are head of a young innovative company and you need to raise cash and fast because paying your researchers, your office, your consultants, your IP … tends to be mighty high and your burn rate seems to create a bigger hole in your sock than you initially anticipated.
“I want to close my €3 M round by the end of the month.” –Why funding doesn’t come easy and how to set yourself up for success
Let us come down from Bubble Gum land and take a proper look at how things are really done in Europe when raising early-stage equity.
I am regularly astounded by young start-ups who contact us (The European Health Investor Network) for their fundraising and when asked what their timeline to closing is, they answer without doubt or humour “at the end of the month”.
