Investment rounds

Training in investment rounds is an integral service designed to strengthen the skills of the entrepreneurial teams, allowing them to acquire a deep knowledge of the various private funding sources available. In addition, this process facilitates access to investors and provides them with a platform to stand out to these key players in the investment world.

The purpose of this service is to support the growth and sustainability of startups located in Bizkaia, providing them with the necessary tools to successfully achieve their search for financing.

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Program

Training in key aspects to successfully fund your startup.

Module 1, September 27, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Fundamental concepts about the relationship between startups and investors

• • Viable, feasible, investable and scalable startup concepts
  • Startup investment ecosystem
  • Global vision of how investment rounds work
  • Types of investors, expectations and relationship management
  • Stairs! from startup financing, from idea to large company
  • Phases of the investment process
  • Management of the investment portfolio of Business Angels
  • …
  • Speaker: Iñigo Arrieta.

Module 2, October 4, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Essential elements of financial strategy and economics

• • Lean startup aspects to consider and demonstrate in your startup
  • The business model and how to show it to investors
  • Business models conducive to investment and how to optimize them
  • Basic economic-financial concepts to master before presenting to investors
  • What economic-financial information to present and how to present it in an investment forum
  • …
  • Speaker: Iñaki Arrieta.

Module 3, October 11, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Key legal aspects and negotiation with investors

• • The letter of intent (loi – letter of intent)
  • The confidentiality agreement (nda – non disclosure agreement)
  • The importance of the partners’ agreement, keys to take into account when making it
  • Aspects to consider when negotiating with investors
  • …
  • Speaker: Maider Barahona.

Module 4, October 18, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Startup valuation

• • Criteria to reflect on whether or not to open an investment round and financing alternatives
  • Usefulness of valuation within financing rounds
  • Introduction to valuation methods
  • How to value our startup
  • How to communicate our evaluation and what information and when to share it
  • …
  • Speaker: Guillermo Arregui.

Module 5, October 25, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Presentation to investors and necessary supports

• • Key elements to use at different moments of the investment process, from the elevator pitch to the business plan
  • The presentation to investors and how to structure the information to share
  • Learning and good practices when participating in an investment forum or similar events
  • Practical presentation and feedback exercise
  • …
  • Speaker: Iñaki Arrieta.