- How do a fundraise work mechanically?
- Fundraise formats: SAFEs, priced rounds
- The process of getting in touch with investors
- Types of investors: funds, angels
- Due diligence process with funds and investors
- Picking investors to work with
- How to due diligence and assess quality of investors?
- What sort of help can you expect from investors?
- Termsheets
- What is a termsheet?
- What do different terms mean?
- What can you expect to come along with a standard termsheet?
- What are different structurings routes that an investor may offer?
- Walk through several termsheets as examples
- Closing process
- Round composition
- Legal documents
- Investor relationship management
- What is the relationship dynamic you should be aware of?
- How do you best leverage your investors?

- How should a founder ideally try to raise capital? (end to end process)
- Relationship building with investors
- Building awareness and brand
- When should you be deciding on whether you should be raising capital or not?
- What are generally good/bad reasons to raise capital?
- How to put together a pitch deck and fundraise materials?
- What are investors going to assess you under:
- Team
- Product
- Technology risk
- Execution risk
- Market risk
- Their internal thesis
- Business model
- Commercial scale and viability
- Defensibility
- Community
- Brand
- Why do investors pass on investing in you?
- How to handle rejections from investors?