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About this Event
Overview:
This Demystifying Investment Jargon event will help founders adopt investor lingo so you can discuss your fundraising strategy and approach investors with confidence.
Content:
In this workshop, we'll walk through common fundraising terms, unpacking increasingly important (and frankly, ridiculous) jargon. We'll begin by providing a quick recap on types on investor and wrap up with a quick game of Buzzword Bingo to test who among us is investor (conversation) ready.
What will you learn?
We'll cover specific terms around:
- What an investor's "investment thesis" is
- Your target market
- Discussing your financial model
- Talking about your business bottom line
- What is a CAP table and shareholder terms you need to know
- Specific deal terminology
- Legal documents
- Bonus terms
Structure:
9:30 - Arrival and networking with refreshments and pastries
9:50 - Event introduction, welcome & agenda
10:05 - Introduction - Recap of Types of Investor
10:20 - Workshop 1 includes:
- Approaching an investor (Investment thesis, JV, SEIS/EIS, Ticket size, (pre) Series A/B, lead/syndicating investor)
- Market terminology (CAGR, TAM/SAM/SOM, B2B/D2C/B2D2C...)
- Financial model (ARR/MRR, churn and burn rates, Year-on-Year growth, and runway)
- Business bottom line (Balance sheet, EBITDA)
10:50 - Coffee break
11:05 - Workshop 2 includes:
- Shareholding (CAP table, ROI, dilution, pre/post money valuation, exit multiples)
- Deal mechanisms (Convertible Loan Notes, SAFE notes, ASAs, tranches)
- Legals (Term sheets, LOIs, MOUs and SHAs)
11:35 - Buzzword Bingo
11:50 - Networking
12:30 - Event End
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Common Room, Neville Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00