How Capital Actually Thinks: Investor Readiness Workshop
How Capital Actually Thinks: Investor Readiness Workshop
Most founders believe they are building a strong startup.
Investors, however, are asking a different question:
“Is this fundable?”
The gap between building a startup and being investment-ready is often invisible. This session is designed to help you understand that gap and close it effectively.
Important: Registration Process
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To secure participation, please complete the payment using the links provided below. Only paid participants will be approved and receive access to the session.
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What this workshop is about
This is a 90-minute, hands-on workshop focused on how investors evaluate startups and how you can position your company to raise capital.
Rather than just covering concepts, the session is designed to be practical. You will work on your own startup using structured frameworks and AI-based tools to identify risks, assess readiness, and build a clear plan before fundraising.
What makes this different
Focus on thinking like an investor, not just a founder
Use of AI to simulate investor evaluation
Identification of the real factors blocking fundraising
Development of a structured 90-day investor-readiness roadmap
This approach is designed to compress months of trial and error into a single session.
What you will learn
How investors evaluate risk at the pre-seed and seed stage
The difference between “interesting” and “fundable”
Which metrics matter and which do not
The five core pillars of investor readiness
How to identify and prioritize key gaps
How to build a clear de-risking plan before fundraising
Workshop structure
Investor mindset: How capital evaluates opportunities
What investors measure: Meaningful traction vs noise
Fundability diagnostic: Assessing your current readiness
90-day plan: What to improve before raising
Speaker
Zhanar Baishakova
Venture Partner | Co-founder, Investor Ready Lab
Zhanar brings over 30 years of experience across finance, operations, and product strategy. She has worked with more than 50 startups across climate, sustainability, and deeptech, and has been recognized as Mentor of the Year at MassChallenge. Her work focuses on helping founders become investment-ready and navigate early-stage fundraising.
Who should attend
Pre-seed and seed-stage founders
Founders preparing to raise capital
Teams that have received investor feedback but need clarity on next steps
Builders looking to better understand investor decision-making
What you will walk away with
A clear understanding of how investors evaluate your startup
An objective assessment of your fundability
Identification of key investment risks
A structured 90-day roadmap to improve readiness
Clarity on whether to raise now or build further validation
Requirements
Pitch deck
Access to AI tools (prompt templates will be provided)
Event details
Date: 26 March (Thursday)
Time: 7:30 PM IST / 3:30 PM CET
Format: Live, online session
Registration Links
Confirmation
Access details will be shared only with confirmed participants.
Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis upon payment confirmation.