Do's and Don'ts of a PreSeed Raise
Join us for a 55 minute online session about the Dos and Don’ts of Raising a Preseed Round. Maxine Minter of Co Ventures and Taryn Pieterse of Rampersand will share best practices and common errors founders make when raising their first VC round and we’ll be sure to save time for your questions as well.
Topics covered will include:
- Why raise VC funds at all?
- How much to raise
- Researching the right first VC investor
- What traction looks like at the Preseed stage
- What a great first meeting looks like
- What’s the process from first meeting to funds in the bank
- How to think about valuation at the preseed round
Our Guest Panelists:
Australia’s first solo female GP and founder of the country’s first dedicated preseed fund. Her dedication to early-stage founders comes from lived experience—she’s built and co-founded startups, invested as an angel in both Australia and the US, and launched Co Lab to give first-time founders and senior execs access to world-class coaches.
Taryn is a Partner at Rampersand with a decade of experience investing in and advising startups and businesses on capital raising and strategic growth. She joined Rampersand in 2020 and has been driving its investment efforts since. Before joining Rampersand, Taryn was an investment manager for the Light Warrior Group and an associate at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division in London and Sydney.
Your Event Host:
Mark Zmarzly - Venture Partner at EVP
Mark Zmarzly is your typical Creative Writing Masters graduate turned FinTech founder, startup ecosystem builder, and investor. Mark founded the FinTech software company Hip Pocket in 2013 and the Hip Money app in 2016. Seven years, three products, and two continents later, he sold his startup in 2019. He’s an active angel investor in more than 60 startups in ANZ and the US and serves as a Venture Partner at Equity Venture Partners.