ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING CERTIFICATE

LEARN HOW TO FUNDRAISE. CLOSE THE DEAL. GROW YOUR BUSINESS.

Increase your chances of getting funded

The Fundraising Certification is a comprehensive seminar online that covers the core elements of raising capital. It introduces the fundamentals on how to prepare your pitch materials, fundraising strategy, attract investors, and close the deal.

With this seminar you will have the tools to reduce your learning curve, develop a solid fundraising strategy unique for your business, and discover tips to optimize your effectiveness with prospective investors.

Why you need this online seminar:

  • There are over 500,000 businesses that launch in the US every month
  • Over 65% of companies go out of business due to lack of access to financing
  • Venture Capital firms only add up to 1,000 new portfolio companies each year
  • Almost every entrepreneur doesn‘t know how the fundraising game works

Networking

You will have the opportunity to network via our Slack community with other likeminded entrepreneurs

Fundraising Topics

Current trends and important topics you need to learn to be up to date.

Assignments

You will receive assignments that you can do at your own pace

Group Coaching

You will be part of a small group during coaching sessions and you will have the chance to have all your questions answered.

Free Materials

You will gain access to materials that will be beneficial to your fundraising efforts.

Register today in order to gain access to the ultimate online seminar on fundraising.

SCHEDULE

Enrollment for the Fundraising Certificate is currently open for April, May, and June 2018. This seminar includes three live sessions via video conference in a personalized setting.

*Everyone will receive the slides and the recording of each session the next day in the event you miss a session or want to reference back to it.*


April Sessions:

1st Coaching Session – April 12th at 1pm EST

2nd Coaching Session – April 19th at 1pm EST

3rd Coaching Session – April 26th at 1pm EST


May Sessions:

1st Coaching Session – May 10th at 1pm EST

2nd Coaching Session – May 17th at 1pm EST

3rd Coaching Session – May 24th at 1pm EST


June Sessions:

1st Coaching Session – June 14th at 1pm EST

2nd Coaching Session – June 21st at 1pm EST

3rd Coaching Session – June 28th at 1pm EST

1st Coaching Session: THE PREPARATION

Fundraising sources

The JOBS Act

Angel investors

The VC structure

Other sources of capital

Accelerator programs

Friends and family

Valuation methods

Due diligence

Questions asked by investors

Funding vehicles

Exit opportunities for investors

Key terminology in fundraising

The fundraising timeline

How and where to find investors

Reasons behind investor rejections

Dos and don‘ts when fundraising

Qualities of founders that succeed at fundraising

Steps to follow with 6 months left of cash

Q&A

2nd Coaching Session: THE PITCH

Funnel of Venture Capital firms

The elevator pitch

Putting together the perfect pitch deck

The slides that matter the most

How to present your pitch deck

Overall tips

The 18 to 24 month plan

Q&A

3rd Coaching Session: THE CLOSING

The due diligence process

Convertible notes vs. Safe notes

Equity rounds

Terms and termsheets

Equity vs. Debt

Required materials for due diligence

Types of emails you can use during the process

The key people that are involve in the fundraising process

Tools you can use to increase effectiveness

Setting up expectations

Mistakes and investors that founders should avoid

Recap

Q&A

THE COACH

Alejandro Cremades

Alejandro Cremades is the author of the best-selling book The Art of Startup Fundraising. Alejandro currently leads the vision and execution for Onevest/CoFoundersLab, one of the largest online communities for entrepreneurs, as its Co-Founder and Executive Chairman. With over 400,000 entrepreneurs registered, Onevest/CoFoundersLab supports founders in the journey of building and scaling their companies.

Over the course of the past years, Alejandro has helped as an ‘angel’ fund over 100 startups and has raised millions from angels and venture capital investors online and offline for its own ventures. In his current role he spends a lot of time teaching investors and entrepreneurs exactly what to look for in a ‘fundable’ startup, and how to structure investment opportunities to make them a win/win for everyone.

Alejandro guest lectures at NYU Stern School of Business and The Wharton Business School. Alejandro has been included in the Top 30 Under 30 lists of Vanity Fair, Entrepreneur Magazine, and GQ Magazine. Alejandro has also been involved with the JOBS Act since inception. He was invited to the White House and the US House of Representatives to provide his stands on the new regulatory changes. Alejandro was also featured by TechCrunch as one of the expats that is shaping New York’s tech.

Why is Alejandro the right coach for you?

  • Helped over 60 companies raise $100M+ in the last couple of years
  • Experience with structuring over 100 rounds of financing
  • Have raised personally millions for his own ventures from top tier investors
  • Participated on the JOBS Act since inception and masters the regulatory landscape
  • Expert in online fundraising
  • Bestselling author in the subject

MAIN BENEFITS

Personalized sessions

You will have access to three group coaching sessions with Alejandro Cremades. Each session will last one hour and a half.

Access to the Slack channel

Access a Slack channel with a ton of likeminded entrepreneurs who are eager to help one another

Assignments

After each session you will receive assignments and materials that will deepen your understanding of the fundraising game.

Q&A

During the weekly coaching sessions you will have an opportunity to ask live questions specific to your business circumstances.

Certification

Knowledge is power. Once you receive your certification you will be in a position to launch your fundraising efforts and increase your chances of success.

Build confidence

By having access to all the knowledge you need you will build your confidence and that will come across during investor meetings

Is this program a fit?

Who is this course for:

  • Entrepreneurs that are looking for financing
  • Executives accountable for fundraising
  • Entrepreneurs looking to have a better pitch
  • Investors looking to understand how fundraising works
  • Investors that want to look through the lens of an entrepreneur

Flexibility:

For those of you that are not able to attend one of the sessions you will be receiving all the materials and the recording the next day so that you don‘t miss a single minute of the course.

JOIN A COMMUNITY OF LIKEMINDED PEOPLE

By signing up you will receive access to a curated channel that includes other people that are eager to help one another in the fundraising process with advise, introductions, etc.