Deals Don't Die in the Pitch Deck
โ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐. ๐
โWhat happens after an investor says, "I'm interested"?
โJoin us for the next Midday Connect with Asra Nadeem, CEO of DraperU and Partner at DraperU Ventures, for a conversation about the part of fundraising that happens after the pitch.
โ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ
โ๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป:
โโ What investors are looking for after the first pitch
โโ Where promising fundraising conversations start to lose momentum
โโ What founders can do to keep investor interest moving forward
โโ The mistakes that can turn an interested investor into a "not right now"
โA pitch deck might open the door, but the conversations, follow-up, preparation, and decisions that come afterward can determine whether a deal actually moves forward.
โIf you're raising now or getting ready to raise, come hear directly from an investor who has worked with and backed founders around the world.
โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฅ๐๐: https://luma.com/yq1tny2r
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๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Tue, Sep 15, 2026
โฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: 11 am MT
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โ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ
โAsra Nadeem is the CEO of DraperU and a Partner at DraperU Ventures, where she works with and invests in early-stage founders building companies across AI, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, energy, logistics, and critical infrastructure.
โShe has made more than 57 investments and seeded three unicorns in the last five years. She also works with governments, universities, and startup communities around the world to support founders and early-stage companies.
โAt Midday Connect, Asra will share an investor's perspective on what happens after the pitch, where deals can start to fall apart, and what founders can do to keep a promising conversation moving toward investment.