📅: Fundraising for Startups. December 2-5 at 7-9pm MT (daily) *Open to and free for residents of Alberta only. ClassRebel invites you to register for the Alberta Venture Finance Education Series: Fundraising for Startups - Live via Zoom. The goal of this education series is to raise the knowledge level in Alberta on venture finance mechanics, so that angels can more easily navigate early stage investments, and founders can more easily raise startup capital Please join us for our Fundraising for Startups live 8-hour course, broken down into four 2-hour segments. The content will have Alberta-specific materials, full course outline: Session 1: The Basics: Foundational Concepts: Debt vs Equity, Cap Table, Angel vs VC Deal Sequencing: basic patterns in early series of fundraising Key Players in the Venture Ecosystem: Family, Friends, Angels, VC’s, Crowdfunding, Lenders Key Resources: To build relationships, to stay current in your industry, to learn how to find investors and raise Session 2: Preparing For Your Raise: Tapping Alternative Sources of Capital: Grants, Loans, Crowdfunding, Pre-Sale Campaigns Founder Mindset: What to expect while raising money Prep Before You Step: Investor Target List, Pitch Deck, 5-Year Forecast, Data Room Timeline: The Pitch Process Session 3: Seed Stage Fundraising: Terms of the Convertible Note Terms of the SAFE Pro Forma Cap Table: Your tool to predict your equity outcome The 7 Drivers of Your Financial Outcome Session 4: Series A Stage Fundraising: Terms of the Priced Round (Convertible Preferred Shares) Economics vs Control in a Priced Round How Employee Stock Options Plans Work Managing Investor Relations & The Exit **This education series is free to residents of Alberta only at this time. We require that you attend 1 or more of the live classes to get full on-demand course access See you in class! The ClassRebel Team Questions? Email hello@classrebel.com
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The goal of this course is to get you versed in the language and mechanics of venture finance, so that you can make direct investments into startups that you really believe in.