Investment Readiness Workshop
Are you ready for an investor introduction?
In this session, find out whether an investor would take a meeting with you today, and exactly what’s missing if they wouldn’t.
Five months ago I asked a room of VCs why so little capital reaches female founders. The most common answer was about deal flow, they said they couldn't find them.
So I offered to fix it. Free warm introductions between founders raising capital and thesis-fit investors in my network. No fee, no catch.
Hundreds of founding teams got in touch.
I could introduce 11% of them.
They were not bad startups. They were working 50-hour weeks. Most had run more than 30 customer conversations. Two-thirds had iterated their product on real feedback.
They just weren't introducible yet, and nobody had ever told them what that meant, or what it costs to find out the hard way.
Asking too early doesn't get you a no. It closes a door you'll want open in twelve months.
What this hour is
A straight answer to a question most founders never get asked properly: would an investor take a meeting with you today, and if not, what specifically is missing?
We'll cover:
What investors are actually assessing when they meet you, and why "risk-averse risk-taker" explains almost every decision they make
Which room you're in: angel, pre-seed or seed, what each needs to see, and what the wrong room costs you
A live self-diagnostic. You'll score your own business against investor expectations across seven areas and leave knowing your readiness tier and your three highest-priority gaps
The four things that move the needle fastest when you're pre-revenue
What you'll leave with
A completed readiness scorecard: your tier and your gaps.
Attendees score themselves against investor expectations across seven areas: People, Offer, Model, Market, Go-to-market, Scalability, Team.
From there you’ll be able to diagnose your position: Not Ready, Near Ready or Ready and clearly tell what you need to work on to improve your position.
Who this is for
Founders actively preparing to raise pre-seed or angel investment, particularly first-time founders who believe they're close.
Pre-revenue is welcome. Early revenue is welcome. What matters is that you're preparing to have investor conversations and want to know where you actually stand before you spend your first impressions finding out.
Lucy Colson is an ex-founder turned consultant who has worked with 250+ pre-seed startups, including helping one close a £3M seed round, to hit growth milestones and become investment-ready.
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