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SUMMARY:Beyond the Pitch:  Fundraising Advice for First-Time Founders - Hosted by LaunchBio
DESCRIPTION:A strong pitch deck is only one part of a successful fundraising process. LaunchBio’s Beyond the Pitch webinar series is designed to help life science founders better understand the investor perspective and prepare for productive fundraising conversations. Through candid discussions\, each session explores a different aspect of investor readiness\, from refining your story and anticipating due diligence questions to building relationships and navigating compensation expectations. Whether you’re preparing for LaunchBio’s Investor Connect program or meeting with investors on your own\, these sessions will help you approach every conversation with greater confidence and clarity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFundraising Advice for First-Time Founders \n\n\nJoin LaunchBio for the second session in our Beyond the Pitch series\, featuring Aimee Raleigh\, PhD\, Principal at Atlas Venture moderated by Ariana DaCruz from Stifel\, for a candid conversation on what it actually takes to get a fundraising process off the ground. \nA polished deck gets you in the room. What happens next depends on whether you understand how investors think\, how they evaluate opportunities\, where they get stuck\, and what makes them want to keep a conversation going. Aimee will share her perspective on what first-time founders most often get wrong\, and what the best early-stage pitches tend to get right: how to prepare before you start reaching out\, tell a compelling story\, and build momentum once you’re in the process. If you’re preparing for your first investor meetings or reworking your approach\, this is the conversation to be in. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAimee Raleigh\, PhD\, Principal at Atlas Venture \nAt Atlas Venture Aimee works alongside stellar entrepreneurs to build companies focused on innovative therapies and exciting new biology. She serves as a board director at Travin Bio and several stealth newcos. Aimee is a board observer at Triveni Bio\, Vima Therapeutics\, and Remix Therapeutics. She was previously an observer at Kailera Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KLRA)\, Aiolos Bio (acquired by GSK) and Versanis Bio (acquired by Eli Lilly). Prior to joining Atlas\, Aimee was a life sciences consultant at L.E.K. Consulting. At L.E.K.\, she worked with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients on strategy for early-stage therapies\, including asset diligence\, pipeline and indication prioritization\, and commercial planning. \n\n\nAriana DaCruz\, Senior Vice President\, Stifel Venture Banking \nAriana DaCruz is a Senior Vice President with Stifel Bank’s Venture Banking team\, where she partners\nwith venture-backed companies\, founders\, and investors across the life sciences and healthcare\necosystem. She works closely with emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycle\, providing\nbanking solutions and strategic connectivity to support innovation. With more than a decade of\nexperience in the venture and biotech community\, Ariana is passionate about fostering relationships\namong entrepreneurs\, investors\, and strategic partners and helping connect the people and ideas\nthat drive innovation
URL:https://bioct.org/event/beyond-the-pitch-fundraising-advice-for-first-time-founders-hosted-by-launchbio/
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Pitch Webinar: What First-Time Founders Don't See Coming - Hosted by LaunchBio
DESCRIPTION:Almost no deal gets done in one meeting\, and the person you pitched is rarely the person who decides. A founder’s story has to survive being retold without you in the room\, adapt as you move from second meeting to partner presentation to diligence\, and keep working in the moments you least expect\, including the silence\, the soft no\, and the monthly update. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nJoin LaunchBio for part three of our Beyond the Pitch series featuring Joanna Ghayad\, PharmD\, PCC\, Executive Coach and Business Advisor for first-time founders\, for a practical look at what actually happens after your pitch lands with an investor. \nIn this session\, Joanna addresses the three things founders consistently miss when preparing for investor conversations: \n\nHow to make your story portable enough that your champion can sell it internally\nHow to shift the altitude of your narrative as the process advances instead of repeating the same pitch\nHow to keep the story alive between meetings in ways that build trust and turn a “not now” into a future lead.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/beyond-the-pitch-webinar-what-first-time-founders-dont-see-coming-hosted-by-launchbio/
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