Step-by-Step Playbook: Fundraising 101 | Calgary Innovation Week
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Everything you should know before raising your next round, straight from an investor's perspective.
How much should you raise? What should your valuation be? How do you find the right investors, get meetings, and actually close your round?
Join Spring and Alberta Ecotrust during Calgary Innovation Week for a candid conversation about fundraising, led by Keith Ippel and Shantanu Mehta from Spring's investment team.
We'll cover:
Structuring your round: How much to raise, how to think about valuation, and what investors expect at different stages
Finding investors: Building your target list, getting warm introductions, and approaching investors who are actually a fit
Pitching investors: What makes a compelling pitch, what investors look for, and how to prepare for the questions that follow
Behind the scenes: How VCs evaluate opportunities, what happens after your first meeting, and the common mistakes that can derail a raise
About Spring
Spring is an early-stage VC fund (see here) and accelerator backing ambitious founders in climate, health, and technology. We invest $250K–$400K in early-stage companies and help founders navigate the journey from investment readiness to closing their rounds.
Our track record speaks for itself: companies supported through our Scale Ready platform have raised over $225M, including $25M+ in the last 12 months. Through our angel investor network, we've facilitated nearly 30 investments, including the first external pre-seed investment in Moment Energy, which went on to raise a US$40M Series B.
The workshop will be led by Shantanu Mehta, Investment Associate at Spring, bringing firsthand experience evaluating early-stage startups and working with founders through the fundraising process.
Who should attend?
Early-stage founders preparing for their first raise, actively fundraising, or looking to better understand how investors think.
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🎟️ Free to attend
🥤 Light refreshments and networking before and after
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