How to Pitch to Investors and Get Funded! (Online)

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The U.S. market is one of the most competitive markets in the world for raising funds for a startup. The numbers are daunting. On average, less than 1% of companies successfully raise an angel round and less than 0.5% for a U.S. venture capital round.

It is imperative for a startup that is interested in raising funds in the U.S. to have a compelling and clear pitch deck in addition to fulfilling a few more conditions and following the established patterns of the startup investor community.

The interactive workshop is 60-90 minutes with the audience encouraged to engage in any questions relating to raising funds from U.S. investors and U.S.market access.

The following will be covered in this webinar:

• U.S. investor mindset and what investors are interested in and what not
• Do’s and don’ts when approaching and pitching to U.S. investors
• What is required to be successful in a fundraise (including U.S. presence criteria for international companies)
• Why have a compelling pitch deck?
• Key elements of the pitch deck for U.S. investors and how it may be different
• Building U.S. investor relations and maintaining strong investor relations
• Getting ready for and starting the investor outreach.

And more!

Please come with your questions and scenarios.

About the Speaker

Maria Pienaar is an operating partner with Unicorn Growth Capital, investing in early-stage fintech companies and founding principal for First Principles, a U.S. funding and market entry advisory and founder of ScaleSpark.ai. Prior she served as a fractional COO and CTO at Femmar Health Corp, a women’s healthtech company, co-founded Blue Label Ventures, a corporate venture capital firm focusing on investments in digital health, IOT, cyber security, fintech (including insurance tech) and enterprise IT services and served as CIO at Cell C (a market-disrupting mobile carrier). She held various leadership roles in business development, product management, and marketing at FinNode, (Finnish Government Accelerator in Silicon Valley), Lucent, Nokia, Vodafone, Globalstar, and various startups. She has worked in many international markets including the U.S., South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and the UK.

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