Raising your first round of investment - Are you sure you are investible?
Raising your first round of investment - Are you sure you are investible?
Key Insights
- The journey from idea to a proven business involves increasing levels of validation and evidence to persuade investors.
- Investment rounds are classified into stages: FFF, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, each with specific traction and revenue targets.
- Building a £10m or £100m revenue business requires strategic decisions about raising capital and managing founders' stake.
- The exit journey involves de-risking for various investor types (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Acquirers) through achieving milestones like minimum viable business, product-market fit, and strategic expansion.
Raising your first round of investment - Are you sure you are investible?
@techcelerate2 months ago
Workshop 26
Raising your first round
Manoj Ranaweera manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures | +44 7769734491 https://techcelerate.ventures
To be lucky - Always be prepared!
Prove business potential: £10k MRR/£100k annual revenues
Prove scaling potential: £100k MRR/£1m revenues
â Higher level of persuasion
Increasing level of validation and evidence â
Proven
Easier, but still no guarantee, as the ability to scale now becomes the challenge
Are you building a £10m or £100m revenue business?
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