Is My Startup Venture Fundable? is an interactive three-hour workshop held every month in the Seattle area, designed to help founders assess whether their idea-stage or existing company meets the criteria for venture investment. You’ll gain a clear understanding of what investors look for in venture-scale opportunities, along with direct feedback on how well your business fits that model, and actionable guidance on how to evolve your strategy if it doesn't yet align.
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Who Should Attend

• Idea-stage entrepreneurs who want to know if their idea is fundable 
• Pre-seed and seed-stage founders evaluating fundraising options
• Existing brands exploring raising venture capital to scale their business

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Why Attend

• Gain Clarity on Venture Scale:  Understand what venture scale truly entails.  We’ll cover the key metrics, growth trajectories, fundraising requirements, and exit expectations investors look for, along with the operational demands, tradeoffs, and long-term implications of pursuing a high-growth path.
• ‍Expert Feedback and Actional Ideas:  Present your opportunity to a group of Venture Mechanics mentors and experienced entrepreneurs.  You’ll receive direct feedback on whether your business fits the venture-scale model, along with actionable ideas to refine your strategy and better align with investor expectations.‍
• Network with Mentors and Founders: Connect with experienced mentors and fellow entrepreneurs navigating similar questions and stages.

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Join us to determine if your venture can, and should, scale to institutional expectations, and chart your path forward with clarity and confidence.

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Agenda:

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3:30 - 4:00

Registration and Networking

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4:00 - 5:00

‍Behind the Scenes of the Venture Capital Industry

Everything you won't easily find about how venture funds, angel investors, angel groups, family offices and other capital sources actually operate, and why rejection rates are so high. Don't make the classic founder mistake of pitching every VC you meet and wasting previous runway on unproductive meetings. Learn instead how to qualify the investors you want to spend time with, from understanding their investment thesis to learning where they are in their investment cycles, and much, much more.

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5:00 - 7:00

‍Stress Testing Your Business Idea for Venture Scalability

A deep dive into what makes a company venture fundable and what it truly means to be "venture scale."  We’ll cover the key metrics, growth trajectories, fundraising requirements, and exit expectations investors look for, along with the operational demands, tradeoffs, and long-term implications of pursuing a high-growth path.

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Classes are small so as to spend time on each founder's questions specific to their sector and their venture. There are usually multiple mentors from the Venture Mechanics Catapult Accelerator program in the room, as well, to provide additional perspectives to founders about their specific startups.