Raising Capital 101
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August 12, 2025
1:00 pm—4:00 pm
Platform Calgary
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Raising Capital 101 is for founders who are looking to learn more about the investment process or are ready to raise funds and want to know where to focus. Over 3 hours sessions, entrepreneurs will will walk away from the program with basic knowledge on funding literacy, a better understanding of the investment landscape and ready to pitch investors!
Date: August 12, 2025
Time: 1 - 4 PM
Location: Platform Innovation Centre (In-person)
In the first session on August 12, we’ll cover:
- Raising Capital: When to Raise & When to Pause
- What are you Building? Startup vs Small Business
- Why All Money isn't Created Equal: Understanding the Tradeoffs among Financing Options
- Non-Dilutive Capital: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Equity (Dilutive) Capital: Courting your Ideal Match
- The Venture Investment Cycle & Where you Fit In
- Understanding Investor Motivations & Economics
- Startup Ecosystems
After completing both Raising Capital 101 and 201, you’ll receive the following additional benefits:
- Investor Coach Assignment: 1-hour meeting with a Platform Investor Coach
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Land Acknowledgement
We honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We respect all Nations who live, work, play, innovate and build things on this land, and in so doing honour and celebrate the territory.