What you'll learn
INVESTOR INSIGHTS
Get insights from our investment experts and hear their thought process when making investments
PRACTICE INVESTOR MEETINGS
Meet real early-stage angel investors who will provide you with practical feedback
FINANCIAL PLAN
Find out what aspects of your financial plan are crucial when fundraising
IP STRATEGY
Get an overview of different elements of IP protection available to your startup
FUNDRAISING PLAN
Understand what you are looking for in an investor and which funding sources are relevant to you
INVESTMENT TERMINOLOGY
Understand the different terms and agreements that are used during deal negotiations with investors
About
We deliver this program on behalf of Innovation Norway, to support more Norwegian founders with skills and experience on how to attract investors to their company and how to build international growth companies.
The Fundraising for Startups Program is a seven-week program for early stage companies in Norway with the ambition to grow and expand their business. The program is addressed to startups that want to grow through fundraising and will help you become fundraising ready by preparing you to successfully go through investor meetings and the due diligence process.
It is the first stage in the Angel Challenge fundraising cycle. You will develop a structured approach to fundraising for your startup, build an investor ready deal and attract investors.
*The program is free, cost covered by Innovation Norway (cost ca. 30.000 NOK per company)
LEARN BY DOING
We provide you with practical templates and workshops that help you improve your processes from session 1.
GET VALUABLE FEEDBACK & INSIGHT
Get feedback and insight from experts within the fields of finance, IP, and investments.
PRACTICE MEETING INVESTORS
Meet early-stage investors that have years of experience in the investment industry.
START FUNDRAISING
Use your newly gained knowledge about the fundraising process to raise your next funding round!
Previous participants say..
A valuable course for startup founders. Interesting sessions and knowledgeable presenters. I would recommend it to everyone starting out on their entrepreneurial journey!
BECKY WIGHTMAN
CEO & Co-Founder at WAM
Fundraising For Startups taught me how to work more structured and professional. I believe the program will help our startup closing our next fundraising round faster, get the right investors and get a higher valuation.
MORTEN KROSLID
CEO at Shineup AS
Agenda
Every session includes topic-related presentations by investor experts from our network, and you will be provided with relevant materials to take you through the entire process. Each session is from kl 0900 - 1430 (1600 in Session 1).
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SESSION 1 - DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS
Learn how to build a structured Due Diligence Data room, and understand what investors want to see
Week 37 (13.09.21) // Week 44 (31.10.21)
2
SESSION 2 - PITCH DECK & FINANCIALS
Understand what investors are looking for in your pitch deck - financials, KPIs, and Metrics
Week 38 (20.09.21) // Week 45 (07.11.21)
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SESSION 3 - IP STRATEGY
Understand IP strategy, both internally between founders and externally from competitions
Week 39 (27.09.21) // Week 46 (14.11.21)
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SESSION 4 - INVESTMENT TERMINOLOGY
Understand how the different agreements works, and what you are looking for in an investor
Week 40 (04.10.21) // Week 48 (28.11.21)
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DEMO DAY - MEET THE INVESTORS
We invite early-stage investors to meet all of the startups from the most recent batch of the Fundraising For Startups program
TBD - Online
Who can join
- Registered as an AS
- Max 5 years old
- Has some kind of innovation
- Is not a consulting company
- Is scalable in some way
- Is close to develop an MVP or has an MVP/Prototype
- Looking for funding the next 0-18 months
Deadline to apply: August 23, 2021
Speakers
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