We're thrilled to welcome our first-ever cohort of Venture Forward to Campfield for the official launch workshop
Over the coming weeks, these incredible founders from across the North will embark on an intensive investment readiness journey and today marks the beginning.
The 8 week programme will help the cohort become investment ready and understand investor expectations. This programme is all about unlocking potential, building confidence and levelling the playing field for underrepresented founders.
As early-stage investors, we see far too many founders who can pitch well, have passion and present us with a decent deck...but very very few that have any real understanding of what WE want to see in our investments.
In the UK an average of 2 companies out of 100 successfully received pre-seed funding. As a founder - without understanding the goals of the investor you are speaking with - your entire investor engagement strategy risks being generic at best...and completely misaligned with the investor at worst.
You will not be one of the 2% if you don't know what a particular investor is looking for.
Marc Shirman and Ranvir Singh spent the day setting that message out for Cohort 1.
At the end of the programme GC Angels will commit £500k equity capital into a maximum of 5 of the cohort businesses...but we will actively help all 30 to engage with the right investors to help them raise their first institutional round.