Startup Week: Mastering Venture Capital Fundraising – Part 1

Part 1: Strategy, Story & Investor Readiness

In this part, you’ll lay the foundation for your fundraising success. You’ll develop a deep understanding of how venture capitalists and business angels actually think, make decisions, and invest. You’ll gain insights into fund mechanics, valuation logic, and the psychological factors that significantly influence investment decisions. You’ll learn which signals convince investors and which factors can cause a deal to stall or fail.

Based on this, you’ll develop a clear and robust fundraising strategy. You’ll define which investors are truly a good fit for you and your company, plan the structure and timing of your funding round, and set realistic milestones to guide you. The goal is to establish a structured and manageable process that gives you confidence and guides you through every phase of fundraising.

At the same time, you’ll work specifically on becoming investor-ready. You refine your story, craft a compelling narrative, and bring your pitch deck up to a professional standard. In addition, you develop a robust financial model, set up a reliable data room, and prepare specifically for critical questions from investors. This ensures that you build trust from the start and are perceived as a serious discussion partner.

This workshop is being held in cooperation with the Start-up Service of the Gründungsservice der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and the IHK Potsdam.

This workshop will be held in German.

To conduct the online event, we will use the video conferencing tool of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. You can find information on data protection here: https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/privacy-and-legal.html. By participating in the event, you agree to this data processing.