Join this Ecosystem event through Founder’s Institute regarding Startup Fundraising Q&A where you’ll get to meet multiple VC investors from the FI Venture Network.
Do you want to ask startup investors questions about fundraising in a judgment-free environment? Are you looking to raise funding in the future, and want to learn what investors look for, how they evaluate potential investments, and more? Then join us for this interactive, online fundraising Q&A event, featuring VCs and investors from the 'FI Venture Network'. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your network and ask in-depth questions.
What You'll Learn
The key metrics and pre-requisites for raising funding
How to make yourself more attractive to investors
How to meet and work with different sources of capital, such as friends and family, angel investors, venture capitalists, government grants, loans, and more
Moderator:
Ayhan Isaacs - Head of Global Growth at Founder Institute: Ayhan is an alumnus of FI Toronto, and co-leads the UAE- GCC FI chapter. For the past 6+ years, he has worked with over 40 venture-funded startups to drive their MoM growth from running ad & email campaigns to outbound prospecting.
Featured Experts:
Darryl Bandoro- Venture Investor at VC Investor: Darryl Bandoro is a VC, seasoned angel investor and startup advisor with years of experience in co-founding successful fintech and SaaS startups. With a diverse private equity advising and business lending background, Darryl has helped high-net-worth investors make informed investments across North America. He has personally invested in several B2B startups spanning various sectors such as marketing, automotive, and blockchain.
John Colgan - Venture Investor at VC Investor: John Colgan is a generalist investor who invests in public and private markets with a focus on technology. In addition to investing, he advises early-stage companies with focuses ranging from generative AI software development to pet food formulated with invasive species. In a prior life, John practiced law, most recently for Google where he spent over a decade litigating global intellectual property and competition law disputes. He earned his B.S. in General Engineering and minor in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.