Onevest General Assembly: Building Teams and Raising Capital
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Onevest's guide to building teams and raising capital for startups presented by Alejandro Cremades and Shahab Kaviani.
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Onevest General Assembly: Building Teams and Raising Capital
- 1. Building teams and raising capital for startups Startups on Onevest have raised $80 million+ with our help August 2014
- 2. Your Host Alejandro Cremades Co-Founder | CEO Onevest • Involved in the largest investment arbitration case in history with $113B at stake • Guest lecturer professor at Wharton, NYU, Columbia University • Ranked #1 in the Top 30 under 30 list by Vanity Fair • Raised over $2.5M from top tier investors
- 3. Your Host Shahab Kaviani Co-Founder | CMO, Onevest • 10+ years as a startup founder • Previously co-founded CoFoundersLab and HyperOffice (exited) • Raised over $800k – including a portion via equity crowdfunding
- 4. Agenda 1. Building high-performing founding teams 2. Raising capital 1. Pros of equity crowdfunding 2. Q & A
- 5. Benefits of having co-founders Human Capital Financial Capital Complementary Social Capital Skills Moral Support Network Money Sweat Equity
- 6. Where to find co-founders
- 7. Determining compatibility Get Beyond Skills… Builder Opportunist Specialist Innovator
- 8. Important factors to have in common Team Results Accountabilit y Shared Vision Healthy Conflict Foundation of Trust
- 9. Started as early-stage tech companies: Raising Capital
- 10. Pitch Deck – What to Include Team Overview High-level overview of your company Problem How your startup solves the problem Market Size Competition Traction Financial Projections The ASK How much are you raising? How will you use the $ FINANCIA STATS INTRO L
- 11. Funding Vehicles Equity Convertible Debt CONFIDENTIAL 5 Price / Valuation Pro-Rata Rights Board Seats Discount Interest Valuation Cap
- 12. Team How many full-time people? Relevant background? Do I trust the founders? Market Attractive market size? Competitive landscape? Opportunity Traction? Revenue? Customers? Reasonable business model? Is it something people want? Due Diligence
- 13. Equity Crowdfunding via Onevest • Fundraising Partner – We look at each company we work with as a partnership. We put our personal effort behind the companies we work with to provide them with the resources, exposure, and knowledge necessary to complete a successful fundraising campaign • Accredited Investor Network – We’ve built up a network of screened accredited investors – VCs, Angels, and retail investors outside of the traditional startup circles and networks • Distribution – In addition to our investor network, we have a vast circle of partners (financial institutions, organizations, accelerators, universities, etc.) that we leverage • Educational Webinars – We host regular webinars like Startup Fundraising 101 because we know the learning curve is high • Digital Demo Days – We host regular virtual pitch events to let some of our trending companies pitch in front of a large audience of accredited investors
- 14. THANK YOU! CONTACT Alejandro Cremades – alejandro@onevest.com Shahab Kaviani – shahab@onevest.com
Editor's Notes
- Talk about the merger to create Onevest
- Too crowded?