Top 10 Fundraising Fails

by Carlos Eduardo Espinal @cee

Partner @ Seedcamp.com

Who is Seedcamp?

We are a micro-seed investment fund with a mentoring programme.

We have over 120+ investments in over 70 countries

Our Stats

86% of our companies have raised follow-on funds

$1.6 million is the average funding raised per company

9 of our companies have been acquired

Our Process

We invest in about 20-30 companies per year

We provide a network, advice, and capital to ambitious founders

Apply online at http://www.seedcamp.com

The Top 10 Fundraising Fails

- 10 -Presenting with a style that doesn't

capture the right attention

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- 9 -Not having a proper fundraising plan

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- 8 -Not understanding your customer and

how to reach them

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- 7 -Unable to demonstrate a real pain for

your customer

(and how your solution fixes it)

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- 6 -Assuming that a general market size

study applies to your startup

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- 5 -Not truly understanding who your

competitors are

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- 4 -Not knowing your cash needs & cash

burn

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- 3 -Not explaining why your team is the team that will make this happen

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- 2 -Having your existing investor

shareholders own more equity than the founders

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- 1 -Not reaching out to an investor

through an introduction

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- Bonus -Not learning from your mistakes

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Thank You

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