Investment Readiness Programme Berlin 2012


2nd Venture Academy


Thursday 15 November 2012

14:00 Opening & Briefing on Investment Readiness
14:30 Presentation, Review & Feedback Session I See More
14:30 Presentation, Review & Feedback Session II See More
16:30 Coffee Break
16:45 Practical Legal Background See More
17:30 Fundraising See More
18:00 Accelerating Sales and Cash-Flow See More
18:30 Refreshments and Individual Coaching
19:30 End


IRP Programme


October 18

1st Selection of Applying Startups

1st Venture Academy
First 12 selected startups

November 15


2nd Selection of Applying Startups

2nd Venture Academy
Second 14 selected startups

 

CEO-CF Collaborative Academy
All the 25 selected startups attend

December 5


European Venture Summit


15 startups pitch, 10/13 more attend


Detailed IRP Programme

The Investment Readiness Programme Berlin will include two  Venture Academies  in October & November  where the 25 most promising start-ups will be selected to participate. 

 In late November, Europe’s most active investors participating in the European Venture Contest will  Online Reviews  the startups’ online profiles.   The investor online reviews will focus on seven pre-set benchmarking criteria and will in that way be an assessment of their interest in investing/partnering with the entrepreneur. 

On December 5 th  the  CEO-CF Collaborative Academy  will take place, where  all the IRP participants will be invited to take part. This academy will focus on collaborative problem-solving for fundraising, including two sessions on securing seed and early stage funding and two sessions on later stage and series B funding. It will also contain a content session on successful fundraising provided by a CEO-CF Member.

Additionally, a minimum of 15 of the most promising start-ups in the Investment Readiness Programme will directly qualify for a presentation slot at the European Venture Summit,  the flagship event of Europe Unlimited taking place in Berlin on December 6th and 7th.