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​How to improve the odds of raising money: SaaS North AI Edition

​SaaS North puts 2,500+ founders, operators, and investors in one place for two days.

​Don’t show up with just a deck and hope.

​On November 3rd, the day before SaaS North kicks off, we’re running an intimate, hands-on workshop on how to improve the odds of getting investor meetings and raising capital.

​Fundraising isn't luck. It's a process, and the founders who engineer it tend to win.

​Come join us for a hands-on session to work on your raise.

​👋 11:00 - 11:15 AM: Welcome, plus an intro to the BDC Seed Venture Fund and what we invest in

​🎤 11:15 - 11:45 AM: How fundraising really works, how to find the right investors for you, and the anatomy of a data room

​🍕 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Pizza break

​✍️ 12:00 - 2:00 PM: How to tell your story workshop

• ​A fundraising narrative investors can remember and repeat

• ​Best practices for mapping your round, finding the right investors, and running a tight process

• ​A game plan for every investor conversation at SaaS North

• ​Pizza 🍕 (special thanks to our sponsor Growth Partners!)

​Any pre-seed or early-stage founder who's thinking about fundraising or currently fundraising.

​Spots are limited. Approval required to join.

​About BDC Seed Venture Fund

​BDC Capital is the largest and most active venture capital investor in Canada with $6B in AUM. The BDC Seed Venture Fund is a pre-Seed and Seed fund leading investment rounds and partnering with audacious founders developing novel technologies and business models across all sectors. The Fund brings patient, experimental capital alongside hands on operational support to help founders get ideas off the ground and ultimately achieve product-market-fit. Cheque sizes range from $250K to $3M+ across pre-Seed and Seed stages.

​About Invest Ottawa

​Invest Ottawa is Ottawa’s leading economic development agency for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries. Invest Ottawa delivers its economic development services through a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa, where the City and Invest Ottawa, through its members, set the strategy and manage the programs that move Ottawa’s economy forward.

​About Growth Partners

​Growth Partners helps seed-stage startups make their funding go further and build toward their next round. The Growth Partners team provides fractional CFO, controller and bookkeeping support, helping founders understand their runway, make hiring and spending decisions, and get their financial models and investor reporting in shape.