The Fundraising Journey - Grants, Debt & Equity

Thinking about raising investment for your startup but not sure where to start?

Join Sam Simpson, co-founder of FounderCatalyst, for a practical session exploring the fundraising landscape - from understanding funding sources like grants, debt and equity to navigating equity options including angel investment, venture capital and crowdfunding.

Sam will also cover the key documents needed for a funding round, the top things angel investors look for, and how angels assess potential investments.

Whether you're considering raising investment soon or simply want to understand how startup funding works, this session will help you better understand the fundraising process and what it takes to become investment-ready.

Key takeaways

The different sources of funding (Grants vs Debt vs Equity)

Equity options (Angel vs VC vs Crowdfunding)

The Equity fundraising journey

The key documents in a funding round

The top 5 things and Angel will ask to see

How angels pick an investment

About Sam

Sam Simpson is the co-founder of FounderCatalyst, on a mission to simplify and accelerate the early-stage investment legal journey by making funding round legals more transparent and affordable. As well as building for founders, he's lived the challenges of fundraising himself, having co-founded and exited several tech start-ups, including the 17th fastest growing company in Europe 2017 (going from £0 to £30m revenue in less than 4 years). He's now an active angel investor (35 investments in 8 years), and board advisor.

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