Financials that get funded: what investors really want to see
This session is exclusively for The Pitch 2026 finalists.
The Pitch - powered by SeedLegals - is the UK and Ireland's largest pitch competition connecting UK founders with expert mentors, potential investors, unrivalled networking, and prizes worth up to £25k!
If you want the chance to access this mentoring, you must apply for this year's competition - applications are open until December 1st, 2025.
Raising investment can feel overwhelming - especially when it comes to finances.
When pitching, founders often focus on the wrong numbers or get lost in spreadsheets, but investors care about the metrics and scenarios that reveal your business’s growth potential and resilience.
Join Simon Ritchie (founder of Blox) to learn how to identify the financials that truly matter, model key scenarios, and present your numbers in a way that builds confidence and credibility.
During this session, we’ll cover:
Building an investor-ready financial model - how to link your goals, sales, costs, and funding plans into a single, cohesive story.
Understanding the metrics investors care about most - growth, profitability, runway, and cash flow visibility.
Scenario planning made simple - how to test “what-if” situations and demonstrate resilience under different growth and funding assumptions.
Beyond fundraising, how to stay on track towards your goals - how to plan, monitor actuals, and refine strategy with rolling forecasts.
Practical example walkthrough - a live look at how founders use Blox to build and present investor-ready models.
You’ll leave with practical tools to clarify your story, highlight your opportunity, and make your raise more compelling.
Meet the mentor
A seasoned entrepreneur and software innovator, Simon Ritchie cut his teeth in financial modelling and analysis before founding financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform Blox.
Built for SMEs, Blox gives business owners the tools to make smarter financial decisions without breaking the bank. Their cloud-based FP&A platform simplifies financial modelling, automates routine tasks and delivers accurate, up-to-date financial insights – putting you in control of your finances, so you can focus on what matters most.
With a deep understanding of both finance and technology, Simon supports founders as they move beyond the limitations of spreadsheets, helping them make bold plans with the finances to back them.