The Raise Lab 3.0
The Raise Lab 3.0 is The Cambridge Female Founders Network’s programme for female founders at every stage of the early funding journey, with three tracks: Aspiring, Early, and Later Stage. It runs over three days: two online days of track-based sessions on Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 December, plus an opt-in co-working day in Cambridge on Thursday 3 December.
Aspiring founders learn what makes a business investable from a founder who raised their first cheque, then hear from four angel investors on finding the right angel and making the first approach.
Early Stage founders build their V1 raise strategy, covering round type, size, timing, target investors and outreach, then meet VCs in focused roundtables.
Later Stage founders stress test their next round plan with peers and tackle Series A readiness, term sheet negotiation, rejection and down rounds in VC-hosted breakouts.
Every session on Wednesday and Friday runs online, so founders can join the sessions most relevant to them and move between tracks throughout the day. On Thursday, founders from all three tracks can opt in to a co-working day in Cambridge, hosted by our sponsor Goodwin, and work on their raise alongside fellow founders.
Pricing and Access
As a non-profit, CFFN works hard to secure funding to keep our programmes as accessible as possible. For this Raise Lab, we’re asking for a small contribution towards delivery: £5 for members and £15 for non-members. We want to create a focused, committed space where founders are ready to participate, share openly and learn from one another. Your contribution helps us make this possible.
Why Join The Raise Lab
We work collaboratively with investors and funders across the world and want to make the connections through The Raise Lab as relevant and valuable as possible. We’ll use your application to understand your venture and funding needs, then invite investors whose interests and expertise align with the founders taking part. While we can’t guarantee individual introductions or funding outcomes, the earlier you apply, the more time we’ll have to identify relevant investors and create meaningful connections.
Open to: All female founders
Gender: Founders - Women only, Facilitators - Mixed
Location: Online (Wednesday & Friday) and Cambridge (Thursday, opt in)
Photography: Please note that photography and filming will take place at this event. If you do not wish to have your image recorded, please notify the CFFN team.
Thank you's
The Raise Lab 3.0 is made possible through partners who share our commitment to backing female founders at every stage of the journey. Thank you to our sponsor, Goodwin, for supporting our vision for this programme and making our IRL Co-working day possible, and to ThinkLab at the University of Cambridge for co-hosting and co-creating this iteration of The Raise Lab with us.