Many startup founders struggle to find funding to expand their business after raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, especially in 2023. Only 48% of startups manage to raise Series A funding, after a Seed round. Fundraising in Series-A is much more challenging and requires a more careful and detailed strategic planning compared to earlier stages. Startups can run into liquidity bottlenecks if they fail to raise funding on time, which can put pressure on the company to raise money on unfavourable terms. They tend to think from science perspective, which is not always in line with what is needed to investor interest.
In this Expert Class, investors will share their views on what Biotech and Medtech companies need to be ready for a successful Series A funding round. Insights from experienced entrepreneurs will also be shared and during an interactive session, startups will have the opportunity to discuss their Series A funding strategy.
Programme
31 May 2024
13.00 hrs. Welcome
13.30 hrs. Start Expert Class by Leon Mur (moderator) and introduction by Simone Hermans
13:45 hrs. Presentations - Lisanne Blauw, other speakers to be announced
15:45 hrs. Discussion, questions and cases per participant
17.00 hrs. Drinks and bites
18.00 hrs. End of Expert Class
Location
Fletcher Wellness-Hotel Leiden (Meeting & Event Center, 5th floor)
Next to Leiden Central Station
Speakers
Lisanne Blauw - Associate at Thuja Capital Management BV
Lisanne joined Thuja early 2021 as investment analyst. Prior to that she held a postdoc position at the University of Twente and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). During her postdoc, she focused on the development of heart-on-chip models for drug discovery, and co-founded a start-up company in this area. Lisanne holds a BSc degree in Medicine (LUMC), a MSc degree in BioMedical Engineering (Delft University of Technology) and a PhD in Medicine (LUMC).
LifeSciences@Work Expert Classes are a series of targeted (virtual) workshops organized in close collaboration with industry and academic experts
- The small-scale and personalized Expert Classes welcome Venture Challenge Alumni, Value Centre Alumni and NWO Take off Alumni.
- New early startups not (yet) part of our LS@W community but interested to join are also very welcome, provided there is a match with the LS@W community profile.
- Participation is free-of-charge for startup teams.
Registration is needed to attend!
Please send an e-mail to miranda.de.regt@iventus.nl to receive your confirmation and additional final information.
Please note: limited number of places available! Availability on first-come, first-served basis.