Schedule

This week, we will begin to setup your fundraising process and materials including your pitch deck and your investor target list. We will also place you in a working group with fellow founders so that you can receive feedback and support. The team at FI HQ will be hosting group office hours to discuss the next 3 months and to answer any questions that come up.

The team at FI HQ along with your working group members will begin to provide you with detailed feedback on your pitch deck and on your target list. You will advance your investor research strategy, expand your target list and you will improve your deck. In addition, you will begin to engage with FI network members to provide you with advice on your fundraising strategy.

This week you will refine all of your fundraising materials and you will begin to compile your data room. The team at FI HQ will help you improve your investor targeting, help you strategize the correct funding amount your growth metrics.

This week, you will start to engage with members of the FI network such as Local Leaders, Mentors and Graduate founders to procure introductions to investors on your target list. You will also develop investor outreach email templates that will be reviewed by the team at FI HQ.

This week, you will aggressively procure introductions to Investors on your target list. The team at FI HQ will provide you with feedback on your outreach communication and tactics via 1:1 office hours.

At this juncture, fundraising will have to become your #1 priority in the business to succeed at this task. The team at FI HQ as well as your advisors will review your current fundraising progress and suggest improvements. We will also prep you for various investor questions that come up.

This week, you will be spending the majority of your time meeting with investors and engaging the FI network to expand your pipeline.

This week you will continue meeting with investors and you will be aggressively procuring new introductions. We will review the feedback that you have been receiving from investors to help you to improve your pitch, materials and your outreach strategy.

This week, you will engaging in follow-up meetings with interested investors to push them towards a close. You will work together with the team at FI HQ to strategize on best practices to begin driving investors to a close.

This week, you will begin to negotiate the terms of your round with interested investors. The team at FI HQ will advise you on your investor negotiations and will provide you with detailed feedback on your term sheets.

This week, you will accelerate your term sheet negotiations and you will drive your interested investors to a close. The team at FI HQ will provide you with tailored advice for your specific situation.

This week you will push interested investors to wire the funds and you will use this momentum to convince new investors to engage. From this point on the team at FI HQ will provide you with 1 on 1 assistance until you close your round.