Fundraising Bootcamp
4.8 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Raise more money in less time by understanding the game, the motivations of players, and how *you* can uniquely play it best.
Fundraising Bootcamp
4.8 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Raise more money in less time by understanding the game, the motivations of players, and how *you* can uniquely play it best.
Course overview
From Confused to Confident
Should I even raise money?
Understand how the funding landscape is changing and what the emerging alternatives are.
It's all smoke and mirrors...
Dispense with the jargon and understanding the fundamentals of how venture capital works.
How do I find the right investors?
Delve into the art and science of preparing for a raise and follow a well-defined process to help you get back to what you love - company building.
I don't want to sell out...
Understand your Fundraiser Archetype and use it to develop a clear strategy for confident fundraising in 2024
How do the best entrepreneurs do it?
Get practical guidance on how you can strike the perfect balance between understanding investors' needs and showing up as yourself.
Who is this course for
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This course is for entrepreneurs who are raising money for the first time.
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Experienced entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped their business and are considering raising money for the first time.
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It will be particularly useful for entrepreneurs outside of the main tech hubs that want to understand the venture investing better.
What you’ll get out of this course
Understand venture capital fundamentals
We strip out the jargon and explain, first at a 10,000 foot level how venture capital works, and then go into the weeds to understand the process.
Understand investor motivations
It is important to know who the humans on the other side of the table are, and what are their interests, concerns and motivations. You'll leave with a strong understanding of this that you can take into any interaction with a potential investor
Discover your Fundraiser Archetype
Your Fundraiser Archetype gives you clues into what strategies you can employ to show up as yourself and be effecive at the same time.
Build a 10-slide wireframe pitch deck
You will leave with a 10-slide wireframe pitch deck that takes the principles in this course into account and can form the basis of your next fundraise.
The Changing VC Landscape
You will also understand how the VC landscape is changing and what entrepreneurs can do about it. You will be more prepared than 99% of entrepreneurs to raise money in today's market
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Sid Mofya in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 9 lessons
Week 1
Jan
26
Session 1
Jan
26
Session 2
Session 1: Understanding Venture Capital Fundamentals
Session 2: Applying VC Fundamentals
Week 2
Feb
2
Session 3
Feb
2
Session 4
Session 3: Investor Motivations and The Human Element
Session 4: Tailoring Your Pitch to Investor Motivations
Week 3
Feb
9
Session 5
Feb
9
Session 6
Session 5: Discovering Your Fundraiser Archetype
Session 6: Celebration & The Changing VC Landscape
Post-course
Fundraising as Yourself Resource Vault
Session Recordings
Bonus
How to Identify the Right Investors for your Venture
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Aloha!
Sid Mofya
Sid Mofya
Venture Capital Investor & Entrepreneur
Thanks for stopping by. My name is Sid Mofya and I'm your instructor for this course. As CEO of the Draper Venture Network (a global consortium of over 20 venture capital firms investing in early-stage technology companies) I helped hundreds of founders with their fundraises. I co-founded the Draper Round Table - a platform for aggregating capital for co-investment into top companies from the Draper Network. This was just as the current fundraising "winter" was getting started and I am happy to say that I have helped multiple entrepreneurs to raise money during this tough environment.
My goal here is to synthesize and simplify for you so that you save time on your fundraise.
Join us. It will be fun!
Course schedule
2-4 hours per week
Fridays
9am - 11am PT
Two hour-long sessions. One is instructional, and the second is a live-lab for collaborative work and feedback
Jan 26, 2023 - Feb 9, 2023
9 - 11 am PT
2 hours per week for 3 weeks
Weekly projects
1-2 hours per week
You'll be working on updating your pitch deck throughout the course.
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Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
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