Investor Ready - What Investors Really Look For

Panel

What's the difference between being investible and being investor-ready? Hear directly from investors and founders who've been through it.

What do we mean by investible, and what's the difference between investible and investor-ready?

Many businesses currently seeking equity investment don't fully understand the fundraising process and what an investor is looking for.

They start to seek equity investment far too early, before they have their scaling, marketing and growth strategies in place, or have done the real work on customer want vs need and whether it's something customers will pay for.

Founders often don't know what an investor wants to see, or what has to be in place for them to be investor-ready.

Our panel members have experience in investing or raising funds. They'll share what investors are looking for, what their own investors expected them to have in place, and the potential pitfalls to avoid, so you can demonstrate you are investor-ready.

There'll be time for your questions at the end.

Meet the Panel

Host

Matt Thomas
Co-founder & COO, ThatRound
Matt co-founded ThatRound, the fundraising marketplace helping early-stage UK founders find the right investors for their raise, from angel networks and syndicates to SEIS/EIS funds and early-stage VCs.

Panellists announced soon.

Who should attend?

This session is designed for:

Founders preparing for a first (or next) equity raise
Early-stage tech and innovation businesses
Founders unsure whether they're ready to raise yet
Anyone supporting founders on the fundraising journey

What you'll take away

The difference between investible and investor-ready, and an honest read on where you are
What investors actually need to see before they'll commit
The most common reasons founders get a no, and how to avoid them
What recently-funded founders wish they'd had in place before starting
Your own questions answered in the Q&A