Online Event
How to Attract Investors: Fundraising Secrets with Dr. Florian Kandler
The proven roadmap to attract investors, avoid costly mistakes, and close your next funding round
Date
Jan 12, 2026
Time
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Address
Online Event
Do you want to raise funding for your startup or idea, but aren't sure where to start? Join us for "How to Attract Investors: Fundraising Secrets with Dr. Florian Kandler", a practical online workshop that gives you a proven roadmap to attract investors, avoid costly mistakes, and close your next round. Learn when and how to start fundraising, how to build a powerful investor funnel and create FOMO, and how to reach out, build relationships, and gain trust. Featuring Dr. Florian Kandler, founder and pitch coach who raised over €3M and coached hundreds of entrepreneurs. Live Q&A included.
Topics covered:
- Timing: Preparation, Execution, and Alignment with your Business Milestones
- Funnel & FOMO: The Fundraising Funnel and How To Instill FOMO
- Outreach & Relation-Building: How to contact investors, engage, and build trust & interest
Event Format:
- 30-40 Minutes Presentation
- 20-30 Minutes Live Q&A w/ Florian
Featured Speaker:
- Dr. Florian Kandler, a.k.a. "der Pitch Doktor" - Florian has founded 3 startups himself. Two of them raised over 3 million Euros in 3 funding rounds from investors across the US and Europe, including the German e-Commerce Billionaire and Zalando / Rocket Internet founder Oliver Samwer. Florian led fundraising and sales in all his companies and spent time pitching in Silicon Valley and across Europe. Since 2016, he’s coached hundreds of founders on how to pitch and raise capital. He runs his “Fundraising Summer and Winter Camps” online, teaches at top incubators, and has experience from 6 years as the official startup coach on Austria’s hit TV show “2 Minuten 2 Millionen“. He’s the author of two books, a podcast host, and the creator of the annual Startup Report.
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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 8,100 entrepreneurs raise over 1.9BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, 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 8,100 entrepreneurs raise over 1.9BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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