Mind the Gap: What I wish I'd known before raising - or trying to
Most of what decides a raise is set long before you open the round, whether that is your first cheque or a Series A. The metrics investors actually weigh. The story that has to hold up in the room, not just the deck. The questions worth answering early, not under pressure.
Agenda
11:30 · Doors open Check in, grab a chair, meet the room.
11:45 · Welcome, and why Team Scaleup exists Siavash Habibi and Jonas Jonsson open with the short version of our thesis on what sets companies up for a clean raise.
11:55 · Learnings from a repeat founder Henrik Strängh, at Zelk. What he would do differently, and what he only understood the second time around. Questions as we go.
12:10 · In conversation: Ola Wassvik, Lightbringer A live interview on building and funding a deep tech / IP company.
12:40 · Open table The part where the room does the work. Lunch, questions, and the conversations you came for.
13:00 · Close
Speakers:
Henrik Strängh, Zelk
Ola Wassvik, Lightbringer
Siavash Habibi, Team Scaleup CEO and co-founder.
Jonas Jonsson, Team Scaleup Co-founder
Capital follows readiness.