This foundational series is designed to help entrepreneurs confidently navigate the complexities of startup financing.
Raising Capital sessions provide a foundational understanding of the investment landscape, capital-raising strategies, and best practices for securing funding rounds. Whether you're exploring your first round or weighing alternative paths, each session offers actionable insights for building a scalable, fundable company.
This workshop is for early-stage founders who are trying to figure out how to fund their business. It is a perfect fit for entrepreneurs deciding whether to raise outside money from investors or explore other ways to pay for their company's growth.
This workshop is led by experienced builders who have taken products from early prototypes to scalable systems — and know where founders get stuck along the way.
George Damian - Startup strategist | Former Executive Director of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta
George is a startup strategist, investor, and former energy executive who helps founders turn ideas into impactful ventures. As the former Executive Director of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta, he has supported innovation across Western Canada through his consultancy, press PLAY, and as an MBA instructor, with a strong focus on empowering underrepresented founders.
$25 +gst Single Workshop Seat.
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.
