Series A Venture Fast Track: A Fundraising Bootcamp for Post-Seed Entrepreneurs with 20+ Top Boston VCs & Investors

The Capital Network’s Series A Fast Track Boot Camp for Post Seed Entrepreneurs, is an intensive, interactive half-day seminar providing post seed-stage entrepreneurs an in-depth understanding of what it takes to raise Series A capital. Taught by Boston’s top VC investors - they’ll give you unique insights about fundraising and growing your company the right way.
You will spend the day learning from and interacting with New England’s leading investors, entrepreneurs, and post-seed stage experts through workshops, panels and discussions. You will leave the Venture Fast Track with concrete materials and knowledge that will help you move your company forward through the various stages of the fundraising process, and with a new network of investors, mentors and peers from which to draw.

Mentors and Faculty for the day are drawn from New England’s Investment and Entrepreneurship Community and include members of the most active Venture Capital firms in the area like: Bessemer Ventures, Converge, Accomplice Ventures, General Catalyst, Polaris Ventures, Square 1 Bank, Point Judith Capital, Sigma Prime Ventures, Ascent, Cherrystone Angels, Launchpad Venture Group, Sky Ventures, Valia Investments, Mass Ventures, Underscore VC and more!

Are you a Post-Seed Stage Entrepreneur looking to scale? Then this is the event for you!

8:30 - 8:45 registration & breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 Introductions

9:00 – 10:00 Funding 2.0 - Options & Strategies in the Post Seed Fundraising Process

Targeting, communicating, engaging and managing VCs / other Series A investors is an essential part of the fundraising process for high growth startups. Join our experts for a conversation around how to create the perfect fundraising venture capital round and answer questions around:

• Exploring Options
• Pivoting and Restarts
• Processes and Strategy

FACULTY:

10:20 - 11:20 - Negotiating Series A - The Three Headed Monster

The series A round consists of 3 major players:

• Founder and Management Team
• Seed Investors
• Incoming Series A investors

The key to a successful raise is managing all three parties interests in:

• Internal or external raises
• Management structure - both management team and board seats
• Company direction and growth
• Equity

AND keeping all parties communicating, happy, and functional. We’ll bring in a panel of experts to break down how to constructively manage this process and provide the best outcomes for all interested parties

FACULTY:

11:30 - 12:30 - You have the money - Now What? Planning for Growth Post Series A

Congratulations! You raised a series A. Now you have to deliver. With a new set of board, funding, and milestones to achieve our experts will discuss how to plan for growth for your:

• Team
• Product
• Customer development

A post series A startup looks radically different from your seed funded company, we help you understand how to prepare and plan for the future.

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12:30 – 2:00 The Mentor Lunch & Ice Cream Social

The Entrepreneur-Mentor matching lunch is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to ask questions and receive advice from experienced entrepreneurs, and VCs who are active supporters of New England’s entrepreneurial community. Entrepreneurs - come ready with one-minute pitches and a burning question. We’ll hear back from the various tables about what top tips and key points they learnt during the mentor lunch. Then - it’s Ice Cream time.

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