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Have an early-stage, post-launch startup and are looking to raise capital? Learn the basics of fundraising with the NVBC + Spring Virtual Funding Workshop.

Finding the right investors and securing finances can be challenging, time-consuming, and complicated. In this self-paced, interactive course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of fundraising wherever you are, on your own time.

Need more? Get mentorship to help put your plan into action. This course is a great complement to our Distance Venture Acceleration Program or mentorship sessions from Spring.

Program features

Capital raising

Capital raising

Learn about angel investment, seed funding, and crowdfunding.

Pitching

Pitching

Perfect your investment pitch for maximum impact.

Closing

Closing

Pitching only gets you so far! Learn how to close a financing deal.

What you’ll learn in the Virtual Funding Workshop:

  • The investing landscape
  • Different ways to raise capital
  • Fundraising processes
  • Corporate governance (advisors, board of directors)
  • Best practices for your business type
  • Delivering your best pitch
  • Negotiation skills
  • Closing the deal

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Interested in learning more about the Virtual Funding Workshop? Start your free trial to get access to two videos.

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About Spring and NVBC

Spring’s in-person funding workshop has helped companies to raise over $9 million in early-stage equity, grants, and loans to grow their businesses. At New Ventures BC, we’ve helped over 2172 startups create 3700 jobs and raise $300 million in financing, through our annual venture competition.

 

“The New Ventures Venture Acceleration Program has increased our chance of success by helping us validate our ideas. Without the support of our mentor, we would still be trying to achieve unrealistic goals. The executives in residence have continually given me valuable feedback which I keep in mind when making executive decisions.”

Roman Pavlov, Founder , Autoshopping24.com
Past VAP Participant

“Upon introduction into the program, it was immediately evident that the program not only offered the academic technological program fit that we were interested in but also a mentor panel that was eager to share their extensive practical knowledge with us. Coming into the program with an idea to building our MVP, we recently launched, with confidence, thanks to the hands-on mentorship of our mentor, Ean. Ean has always been available for our queries post-curriculum, we look forward to a continued professional relationship with program and would highly recommend the venture accelerator program to other BC startups.”

George Cragg, Founder, NTER
Past VAP Participant

“Within a short period of time, the program has really helped us to scale our business. At each weekly check-in our mentor Ean, has given us with good advice. The feedback Ean has given us, has helped grow our venture because it has pushed us to take on new perspectives that we had not previously thought about ourselves.”

Abhishek Arora, Founder, WedoLaundry
Current VAP Client  

“Being part of the program over these past months has really pushed our team forward. The weekly meetings with my mentor have been amazing. Having that amount of support, expertise and a different perspective, has been critical to not only the company’s growth but my own personal growth as an entrepreneur.” 

Lori Munoz Malcolm, Founder, HeartPress
Current VAP Client

The Venture Acceleration Program has been pivotal in helping launch Viemère. We came into the program with just an idea but left with a clear direction on how to take the business to market. I can confidently say that because of this program and exceptional mentorship we have avoided major business pitfalls and saved so much time and money! It has been an invaluable experience and I highly recommend it to any tech start-up.

Joyce Lau, Founder & CEO, Viemère
Winter 2015, Summer 2016 Graduate