This advanced series builds on foundational knowledge to help founders prepare for and navigate the fundraising process. You'll leave with tools, frameworks, and investor insights tailored to your stage.
This workshop is for you if you are a founder planning to raise money for your business in the next 6 to 12 months. You are ready to move from early development to scaling and want practical guidance on how to secure investment. If you are still in the very early stages, we recommend our Raising Capital 101 workshop instead.
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.
