Venture Capital Take Off (2h)
Digital Class (online, 2 hours) on Venture Capital basics (min 5 participants); Online live workshop on funding options for early stage startups (with free 15 mins to agree on topic).
In this meeting, you’ll directly speak to Horst Gaisbauer
Horst, based in Austria, has more than 20 years of professional experience in various areas of corporate finance. Since 2007 he has been active in the Venture Capital business and serving as a Senior Investment Manager for VC Funds. In addition he has been working with several Business Angels and a number of Startups. His specialisation is on early stage equity funding, where he was involved in more than 100 transactions including several successful exits. He shares his knowledge with new entrepreneurs via lectures and workshops on Venture Capital and early stage Startup funding and is acting as Mentor for Startups at Austrian business incubation programmes. Horst has also been working as an independent consultant since 2014.
Description: Startup founders have a variety of issues to deal with when they strive for their venture to take off. Of course their focus is on product development and go2market activities. But there is an additional little thing: liquidity. Securing startup funding is a time-consuming issue, especially when it goes beyond the 3F (family, friends & fools). Horst Gaisbauer has huge experience in startup funding and is looking forward to sharing its knowledge. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and share their experiences.
The interactive workshop addresses the following topics: Sources of Startup funding? Which type of investor is suitable for my venture? Why does this depend on my personal vision? What questions do I have to aks myself before I go fundraising? The importance of equity! What differs Business Angels from VC funds? How to deal with strategic investors?
Who should attend? startup founders, startup CFOs, any individuals interested in startups or considering to found a startup
