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Funding Coaching

Gain more understanding about funding options and how we enhance your investment readiness

A growth-oriented business idea typically needs external funding in its early stages to support rapid growth. To facilitate the process of seeking funding, we offer free Finance Coaching. In the coaching, you will learn about:

What investors are seeking?
What are the criteria for public grants?
How startups pitch for investors?
What the Business Angels are asking?
What type of documents you need to close a funding round?

The coaching is provided as a four-session whole, i.e., in four modules, always before the Financing Panel. The coaching is intended for all growth-oriented businesses and business idea teams in need of more information in the Jyväskylä area.

What is the programme about?

A growth-oriented business idea almost always needs external financing in the initial stage.

Financers assess aspects such as:

the company’s business idea
the business plan and the team’s competence
the financial calculations and the need for financing.

In turn, the company must:

understand different financing options and the goals of different investors
be able to present a good and comprehensive investment pitch
be prepared to answer investors’ typical questions
maintain the company’s financing eligibility.

Setting sights on the Financing Panel!

After our funding coaching, you will have a better understanding of the implementation of a financing round and an opportunity to apply for the Financing Panel.

At the Startup Factory, we use the Financing Panel event as a tool for networking growth companies with financers and improving companies’ financing eligibility.

The Financing Panel is an opportunity for growth-oriented companies and business idea teams in need of financing to test their own financing eligibility. At the same time, the team receives valuable feedback and development suggestions regarding their business idea. In other words, the event is an excellent place for creating contacts with financers and investors. The Financing Panel is not an entertainment event in the style of Dragons’ Den, nor are investment decisions made there.

The Financing Panel is owned and operated by Venture Development Finland. The Start-Up Factory is a proud organizing partner in the event.

Funding coaching modules:

Coaching session 1Funding coaching kick off: What is the programme about?

How to prepare for a financing round? Financing Panel pitch structure; what aspects are brought up in the presentation? 20/80 questions

Coaching session 2Financing options

What financing options are there? Financing plan and financing options. We will go through 40/80 questions regarding financing.

Coaching session 3What are venture capitalists seeking

At what stage will a business angel / capital investor become involved? What are venture capitalists seeking? 60/80 questions

Coaching session 4Preparing for the due diligence stage

Ready to pitch?Financing Panel

By participating in the Funding coaching:

The key personnel of companies receive an understanding of the big picture related to implementing a financing round.

The participants will receive a concrete process for preparing for the Financing Panel.

Clients of the Startup Factory can complement their Financing Panel preparation coaching with their own coach.

The companies selected for the Financing Panel will receive assessments of the feasibility of their financing plan, the quality of their pitch and their business idea.

This coaching does not provide:

financing or investment decisions

contact lists with investors or financers

participation help for negotiations from Startup Factory coaches.

How do you prepare for a financing round?

Funding coaching for all growth-oriented businesses and business idea teams in the Jyväskylä area!