Funding Breakthrough Lab: Our Unique Take

​Funding Breakthrough Lab | A 10-week pre-accelerator designed for early-stage founders who want to master the art of fundraising. Participants learn directly from experienced industry leaders, receive group mentoring, and collaborate in a supportive mastermind community. Our alumni have rated us as the #1 pre-accelerator.

​Weekly Schedule

This cohort will run on the weekdays Tuesday to Thursday 3-5pm

​​Candidates that want early acceptance can opt to apply to the early price listed now.

WHAT YOU GET:

• ​​Workshop Recordings: Ability to rewatch the workshops 3 month period

• ​​Exclusive Community Membership: Join a vibrant network of like-minded founders

• ​​Mentor Access: Engage with experienced mentors through Slack for guidance and support

• ​​Mastermind Groups: Supercharge your growth with a life long friends

• ​​3 Pitch Competitions: Improve your pitch all the way through

​​TAKE AWAYS:

​​💡 Actionable advice from industry experts (VCs, founders, lawyers, tax strategists, and business bankers).
🎙️ Live Q&A sessions tailored to your startup’s unique challenges.
🤝 Personalized mentorship to shape your product, pitch, and fundraising strategy.
👥 Group accountability to keep you motivated and moving forward.
🎯 Weekly pitch feedback to refine and perfect your investor presentations.
📈 Clear understanding of funding sources and strategies to optimize your approach.
🌐 Access to a network of founders, mentors, and opportunities to pitch directly to VCs with focus on B2B AI
📚 In-depth knowledge of the ins and outs of early-stage fundraising.

​​Upcoming Topics

​Orientation

​How To Fund Your startup and Achieve Product Market Fit Before Taking VC

​Team Formation

​Fourth Effect: Advisory Boards

​Mentor Intros

​How to Talk, How to Find, How to Forget Angels

​IP

​Elevator Pitch

​Exceptional Founder Traits, Yareta

​Crowdfunding Strategies to Raise Capital. Validate Demand and Convert Early Customers

​Build Like a Series A Team on Seed Money: The Fractional Advantage

​Fireside Chat: How to Segment Your Market

​1 min Pitch Competition

​Develop the Nervous System You Need to Be A Founder

​Cost of Money Modeling

​Small Business Loans: Eligibility and Key Insights

​Financing Your Startup with Bridge Funding

​2min pitch practice

​Inner Game Coaching: Stop Self Sabotage

​Preparing Your Exit Strategy: Top Down Funding Strategies,

​Finding Your ICP

​Monetize or Disappear Trying: How to Price What You’re Building Before You Run Out of Cash

​Pitch Practice (2min + slides)

​Steps to a Successful Partnership

​Poshmark Founder immigrant founder event

​Compliance, Security & Privacy

​Government Grantfunding

​Start to Perfect Your Storytelling

​3 min Pitch Competition

​User Research

​Capital School - Founder Fundraising and Capital Strategy

​Data privacy laws

​Pitch Practice (3min + slides)

​Non Violent Communication

​R&D Tax Credits

​How to Raise Millions (SASS)

​Pitch Perfect: Mastering the Startup Presentation Deck

​​​​​​Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pre-accelerator with a mission of creating a supportive community (23,000+ subscribers) to build a better tomorrow. We empower founders with education, networks, and resources to unlock their potential while championing diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. Founded by Natalie Pan, an engineer, community builder and executive coach. Apply for the next March 21st cohort here https://fundingbreakthroughlab.org.