Validate your ideas with the help of expert investors!
58% of startups who raise a Pre-series A round do not raise a Series A.
We offer the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the realities of forming a successful business. Learn how top companies communicate, pitch, and plan.
A highly interactive format with in-depth lectures, role-play, and vibrant group discussions.
Participants will learn how to navigate the startup ecosystem, gain insights from active investors, and develop a comprehensive and viable business plan.
This knowledge is applicable to both entrepreneurs who want to found a startup as well as intrapreneurs looking to form a new business unit within a large corporate.
Founder & CEO Vinaj Ventures. Builder and investor. Results driven entrepreneurial executive with 20+ years of experience split between startups and Fortune 500 corporate venture and innovation.
Passionate about solving business problems, building digital solutions and investing in startups.
A native of Scotland and having started professional life in Industrial Design & Technology, Ian has lived & worked in London, Singapore, Silicon Valley.
With a proven track record in commercially viable innovation across industries, he has much international experience with start-ups and Fortune 500 Companies.
Founders and working professionals interested in launching a startup or looking to spin off a company from a parent company.
People in the Innovation and R&D space looking to launch a new business or service line within their larger company.
Understand the lifecycle of a startup, investors, accelerators and how large corporations are engaging with the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Learn the key building blocks for setting up a company, the difference between a startup and other new businesses, key ingredients to help increase probability of success.
This session is focused on exploring the problem statement and market opportunity. What is the problem that is worthy of building a company vs. a feature of a product. We will dive into approaches for solving the problem and competitive differentiators.
Understand what the existing journey map entails vs. the journey map with the proposed solution. We will also cover the competitive landscape and product differentiators.
In this session we dive into what it will take to build the product, team composition, costs, potential business models, etc.
Learn how to develop a plan for growth, projections and a multi-year financial plan.
This session is focused on the key elements covered in an agreement between the founders and the investors.
This final session is focused on bringing all the work together, story telling and presenting the final investor pitch.