Lunch and Learn: How to Build a Startup Investors Want to Back

​Raising capital starts long before your first investor meeting. Join commercialization strategist Andrew Rose for a practical discussion on how university startups can position themselves for successful fundraising by building the right milestones, commercial traction, and capital strategy.

​Whether you're preparing for SBIR/STTR funding, angel investment, venture capital, or strategic partnerships, you'll learn how investors evaluate early-stage companies as well as what founders can do today to become investment-ready.

​You'll learn:

• ​How to determine whether you're actually ready to raise capital

• ​Which milestones matter most to investors

• ​How grants, strategic partnerships, customers, and equity financing work together

• ​Common fundraising mistakes made by university spinouts

• ​Practical steps you can take immediately to strengthen your company

​Andrew Rose has helped numerous university spinouts and deep-tech companies bridge the gap between research and commercialization by securing non-dilutive funding, developing strategic partnerships, preparing companies for investment, and accelerating market adoption across sectors including biotechnology, agriculture, climate technology, and advanced manufacturing. A few select clients include SWFT Labs, DABV, Mare Ventus, and Get Saucy.

​Join us for a catered lunch, practical discussion, and networking with fellow founders, researchers, and entrepreneurs.