Fundraising and Pitching
Prepares founders to raise capital and pitch effectively.
Track
Startup and Technology
Format
In person, 889 Harbourside Drive
Length
Five modules
Taught by
Aragon's mentors
About the course
Most pitches do not fail dramatically. The investor listens, asks nothing in particular, says they will be in touch, and is not. The founder leaves without knowing what went wrong, and repeats it eleven more times.
This program is about getting to the second question. You will start with how investors actually assess a company at your stage and what they are screening for in the first two minutes, then build the deck around a storyline rather than a template, and get the financials to a state that survives scrutiny: market sizing they will not dismiss, projections tied to assumptions you can defend. It then covers delivery, and running the raise as a process with a target list, a timeline and real momentum rather than an open-ended series of coffees.
Taught by mentors who have raised and exited their own companies, and who sit on the other side of these conversations now. It is built for founders preparing a raise, or already in one and not getting second meetings.
What Participants Will Learn
- Pitch deck creation
- Investor communication
- Financials and market sizing
- Fundraising strategy and process
Course Outline
Module 1: Investor Mindset
- What investors look for at your stage, and what screens you out
- Deciding how much to raise, and whether to raise at all
Module 2: Pitch Deck Structure
- Storyline and slides: what each one is for
- What belongs in the appendix instead
Module 3: Financials
- Market sizing that stands up to a second question
- Projections tied to assumptions you can defend
Module 4: Pitch Delivery
- Presentation skills, and handling the question you hoped to avoid
- Reading the room and what to do when it goes quiet
Module 5: Fundraising Strategy
- Building a target list and getting warm introductions
- Outreach, timing and creating momentum across a process
Who it is for
Founders preparing a raise, or already in one and not getting second meetings.
Founders in the Aragon portfolio take these courses as part of the work we already do with them. Courses are also open to founders and professionals outside the portfolio.
Bring your own deck. The sessions work through real raises, and the more of yours you bring, the more useful the five modules are.