The Realities of Startup Funding: A Founder’s Journey in Funding & Finance
Venture capital isn’t the only path to scaling your startup - learn what's right for you!
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who is thinking about raising money for their startup
- Anyone that wants an understanding of fundraising for early stage businesses and products
Speakers:
- Lukas Tenschert (VP Sales re:cap)
- Bertram Wildenauer (CEO & Co-founder Meisterwerk)
The conversation will dive into:
✅ Meisterwerk’s funding journey: The reality of financing a fast-growing startup
✅ The role of liquidity in decision-making and business growth
✅ Alternative funding: Why Bertram explored options beyond VC
✅ Lessons for founders looking to scale without unnecessary dilution
What is the Agenda?
- Welcome and Socializing
- Talks from Entrepreneurs who have raised capital, and Investors who fund startups
- Question and Answer
- Introduction to re:cap & the Founder Institute
- Discussion and Networking
About re:cap
re:cap provides the capital operating system for the digital economy. They enable companies to obtain debt capital and automated financial processes from a single source. Companies use re:cap to manage their liquidity, create forecasts and close potential financing gaps with debt capital — all based on real-time company data
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 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN 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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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 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN 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.
