Online Event
AMA: Investors Pitching Founders
Flip the pitch: founders ask, investors answer. Nothing's off the table.
Date
Jun 25, 2026
Time
03:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Address
Online Event
What do investors actually look for before writing a check? What separates fundable startups from the rest? What happens behind closed-door investment conversations? Join us for a special Ask Me Anything where we flip the pitch and put founders in the driver's seat. Hear directly from VCs, fund managers, and venture builders investing across sectors and emerging markets as they answer your toughest questions on fundraising, investment readiness, scaling, due diligence, and what founders should know in today's market. No pitches. No gatekeeping. Ask anything.
What You'll Learn:
- Understand how early-stage investors evaluate opportunities, assess founder-market fit, and identify startups capable of scaling internationally with insights from Emmanuel Isaac.
- Learn how investment decisions are made, what due diligence actually looks like, and how founders can position themselves to attract institutional capital from Jeffrey Faustin.
- Explore where investors see emerging opportunities across the Caribbean and what characteristics make startups attractive in high-growth sectors with Ugochukwu Ikemba.
- Discover how founders can become investment-ready, improve positioning, and stand out in increasingly competitive global venture markets with Christine Nady.
- Understand how emerging technologies, evolving capital trends, and new venture models are shaping startup growth and global opportunities with Laura Fiallo.
- Learn how to align fundraising, storytelling, and go-to-market execution so growth compounds beyond the raise with Mollie Jahner.
Additional Resources:
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries including the Caribbean, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries including the Caribbean, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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