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6 September 2023 09:00-12:00 CEST

About the Workshop

This workshop is designed to help startup founders understand the basics of startup fundraising.

In three hours, our workshop instructor will walk you through fundraising essentials:


1- Understanding the fundraising landscape
2- Determining investor readiness for your startup
3- Preparing your startup to raise funding

Bonus 1: Receive network mapping and investor outreach templates that have helped founders collectively raise millions.
Bonus 2: Interact with other founders in the workshop & follow each other’s journey.

Workshop price is SEK 980 + VAT.

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Who can Benefit from the Workshop

  • Entrepreneurs, startup founders and co-founders
  • C-suite level employees at early stage startups
  • Investor relations leads at early stage startups
  • Startup coaches and advisors who want to understand basics of fundraising
  • Lawyers and accountants who want to start working with startup clients
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Workshop Outline

Hour 1 - Understanding the fundraising landscape
- Who are the key stakeholders in the fundraising landscape?
- How do they work and how do they differ?
- What does the current fundraising climate look like?

Hour 2 - Determining fundraising readiness for your startup

- What business fundamentals need to be in place for fundraising success?
- When is the right time for your business?
- How can you increase your chance of being successful?

Hour 3 - Preparing your startup to raise funding
- What materials do you need to prepare?
- How can you activate your existing network?
- How can you contact investors and navigate pitch meetings to close like a pro?
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Workshop Instructor

Michael Wilkinson
Serial Entrepreneur, Global Startup Mentor, ex-Crowdcube

Michael Wilkinson is the co-founder and CEO at EVERYTHING and has spent ten plus years embedded within the fintech sector. He was part of the founding team of Crowdcube, growing the business into Europe’s premier equity crowdfunding platforms valued at £140m+. As Operations Director he led cross-functional commercial and operational teams, raising more than £500m for 1,000+ companies during his tenure, including Monzo, Revolut, Brewdog and Freetrade. He has worked directly with thousands of startups across Europe to help them navigate the fundraising landscape successfully including six funding rounds for his own companies. Whilst leading EVERYTHING, the UK's first social+finance app for Gen Z, the company raised €2m from high profile investors and took the business from idea to launch in 8 months, creating a cult social following with 50m+ views and a waitlist of over 40,000. He was also the founder of the first venture backed Open Banking payments companies for SMEs, coaches and lectures on accelerators like Digital Catapult, Techstars, Jolt, Virgin Startups and is an alumni of the Exeter One Planet MBA, specialising in sustainability and 4IR technologies.

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Nordic Venture Academy
events@nuttyventures.com

Nordic Venture Academy is a Nordic learning ecosystem powered by Nutty Ventures AB to accelerate venture building with a series of rapid, interactive and practical workshops by ecosystem experts.

Additional Information

Workshop dynamics

  • ~3 hours digital workshop
  • Possibility to interact with participants
  • Possibility to raise questions / share insights

Connecting on the day of the workshop

  • Join a few minutes early
  • Test audio / video beforehand
  • Connect with a computer / laptop with good Internet connection
  • This is an interactive workshop so join from a well-lit low-noise space
  • Participants will need to have their video on during the workshop for interactivity
  • Workshop will not be recorded so do not miss the session

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