Raising Capital for Lifescience Startups

When

20th-21st Mar 2023

Where

London, UK
London Heathrow Marriott Hotel

“What every life-science startup should know before they raise their first round.”
Learn about the key drivers of a successful stratup investment, what VCs want to see, how to negotiate deal terms and how to write a pitch deck that sells.

In this workshop, you will learn through practical and real-life examples about how to secure your first rounds of investment as a life-science startup. Gain first-hand knowledge through case studies and exercises working with your peers at this interactive 2-day workshop.

Among other things, we will cover the following topics.

The Life Sciences investment space

Recent investment trends in the sector
What makes a life science startup “unicorn”

Startup milestones

Measuring progress with milestones
When to start raising capital

Sources of funding

From angel investment to Venture capital

Everything you need to know about Venture Capital

Venture capital’s role in a startup’s life
Venture capital or Private Equity
Structure of the venture capital industry

The crux of successful investment seeking

How to approach a VC: Step by step
What do VCs look for in a startup?

A killer pitch-deck

How to build a pitch deck: step by step

Financial Modelling basics

Best practices of financial modelling
In practice: Build a mock financial model

How to choose the ideal investor partner?

What makes a good investor and how to select the one that suits your company the most.

The investment process explained.

The Cap table
Deal term negotiations
Due diligence
Contracting and deal closing

Exit strategies and strategic considerations

About the course leader

Sara Korchmaros is a healthcare consultant, startup mentor and entrepreneur. Sara has comprehensive accomplishments in business scaling, start-up investments and marketing in life-sciences and technology sectors.

As a health economist, she has an analytical mind and a strength for strategic thinking and logic coupled with a drive to help life science initiatives take off and grow.

She has co-founded cLAB Ventures, the global network of oncology organisations to help early-stage companies to access funding. She has a vast network in the pharmaceutical and startup ecosystem and an international background, having lived and worked in Scandinavia, Spain and the UK.

Agenda

1. Introduction
Ice-breaker exercises
Managing expectations

2. Background
The Life Sciences investment space
Recent investment trends in the sector
What makes a life science startup “unicorn”

3. Startup milestones
Measuring progress with milestones
When to start raising capital

4. Sources of funding
From angel investment to Venture capital

5. Venture Capital
Venture capital’s role in a startup’s life
Venture capital or Private Equity
Structure of the venture capital industry

6. Investment seeking
Basic requirements
How to approach a VC: Step by step
What do VCs look for in a startup?

7. A killer pitch-deck
How to build a pitch deck: step by step

8. Financial Modelling
Best practices of financial modelling
In practice: Build a mock financial model

9. How to choose the ideal investor partner?
What makes a good investor and how to select the one that suits your company the most.

10. The investment process
Documents required (Data rooms)
The Cap table
Deal term negotiations
Due diligence
Contracting and deal closing

11. Exit strategies
In-depth introduction to all the various exit strategies
Strategic considerations

 

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Venue

TRAINING VENUE

London Heathrow Marriott

LONDON HEATHROW MARRIOTT HOTEL
Bath Road, Heathrow Airport, Hayes, UB3 5AN, United Kingdom

 

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