Unit economics for consumer health start-ups: What VCs actually look at before they invest
Fractional CFO Ankush Bhatia is hosting an interactive, 45‑minute session on preparing for a Series A raise and what investors are looking for:
Balancing debt and equity
Navigating different debt options
Negotiating with suppliers
Managing Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
The event is for consumer health start-ups that are optimising their strategy ahead of or during a Series A raise.
The event is limited to six founders and will be held under Chatham House Rules; this is a safe space to share challenges and get detailed, practical advice.
Ankush has worked with several start-ups and scale-ups in the consumer space, including AKT, BikeClub, Cera Care, Hussle (acquired by EGym / ClassPass) and Magic AI.
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About Ankush
Ankush is a commercially focused finance leader with 18+ years of work experience across London and New York including nine years as a CFO in PE/VC backed businesses with pan-European operations. Currently operating as a fractional CFO, he is focused on providing hands-on financial leadership to early-stage start-ups (Seed to Series B).
Ankush has worked with several start-ups and scale-ups in the consumer space, including AKT, BikeClub, Cera Care, Hussle (acquired by EGym / ClassPass) and Magic AI.
His expertise lies in building and scaling finance functions, using data and insights to solve problems, and financial strategy. He has extensive experience fundraising across the spectrum of financing products (equity, debt, CLNs, M4E) having raised $100m+ across equity and debt, investor relations, leading commercial negotiations and M&A.
Prior to his career as a fractional, he operated as a full-time CFO, primarily in B2C businesses across a number of sectors (ecommerce, marketplaces, fitness, healthtech, consumer lending and the circular economy).
Ankush started his career in investment banking in New York, working at a couple of bulge brackets (Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Canada) and also has an MBA from Columbia University. He is originally from Mumbai, spent his 20s in New York and has now been in London for the past decade. Outside of work, he is an avid traveler and foodie and loves to ski and play tennis.