Funding Without the Fantasy: What Investors Actually Want (and When)

Investment Reality Check: When/ If to Raise, What Investors are Looking For, and What Founders Get Wrong

Hosted by Female Founders Circle Malaga, in partnership with StartUp Oasis Investment Alliance, this session brings together founders and investors to unpack the realities of early-stage investment, with a particular lens on the new opportunities opening across Andalucia in 2026.

If you are a founder who wants to learn more about whether or not funding is the right path for you, or if you are seeking investment and want to develop your understanding of the process and how to succeed, then this is the right room to be in.

Agenda
6.45pm: Arrival/ drinks/ networking

7.15pm: Welcome & introductions

7.25pm: Moderated panel: Please provide your key questions when you sign up for the event so we can ask the panel directly.

8.10pm: Audience Q&A & Panel Close

8.30pm: Networking

9pm Close

This event is your opportunity to ask questions (in English and Spanish) to a panel of investors and eco-system builders and network with other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Host & Moderator: Lara Moloney, Female Founder Circle Malaga (FFC)
Experienced in raising seed investment. Business development specialist focused on supporting SMEs to reach their targets and scaling startups to streamline sales processes.

Panel:
Gracia Sanchez del Real CEO, Partner & Investor Infinity Capital, acompaño a empresas en su transformación digital, internacionalización y acceso a financiación e inversión.
Rene de Jong Investor Proclamado “mejor business angel de Europa en fases iniciales de 2022” por EBAN y organiza el https://eomadrid.org/happy-hour/.
Luciana Patino Cofounder Niage Consulting, Niage Garage and Inception Women's Lab - Global innovator, investor, and ecosystem builder.
Dan Marques Cofounder Malaga StartUps & Startup Oasis - Startup founder, executive coach, and ecosystem builder & investor introducer.

You are invited to submit your questions for consideration by the panel when signing up for the event. If you wish to submit your pitch deck for review by the panel, please check the box "Yes" when completing your attendance, and we will be in touch directly.