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Startup Fundraising
Ross Chayka
linkedin.com/in/rchayka
fb.com/rostyslav.chayka
Audience
● Startup founders
● WannaPreneurs
● IT Companies CEOs
● Angel investors
About me
● Ross Chayka
● Lviv Startup Club - Founder & CEO
● Lemberg Tech Business School - Founder & CEO
● Associated Coach Practitioner by RCG
About you
● City
● Startup / Product
● Fundraising challenge
Agenda
● Why it is so hard for investors to talk to startups?
● Investor types
● Startup Lifecycle and investment
● Where to look for investors?
● Fundraise funnel
● Investment Glossary
● How to raise investment rounds from UA?
● Corona Crisis
● Negotiation basis
● Q&A
Will not be covered
● Legal issues
● How to write startup ES
● How to work with investor after investing round
● Startup grants
● Startup incubators & accelerators
● Corporate VCs
Online master-class code of conduct
● Duration - 1.5 hour
● Video ON, Audio OFF
● Registration with NAME
● One person speaking
● Question in chat or raise your hand or show sign
Uber Bolt Uklon
2011 2013 2010
$24.7 B $409.9 M -
51% 13% 25%
Bolt investment rounds
UA Problems
● Investment culture absence
● Lack of Angel investors
● Offline ROI
2019 UA Investments
● GitLab - $268M / $2.7B ($426M)
● Grammarly - $90M / $1B
● People.ai - $60M / $500M
● Very Good Security - $35M
● Ajax Systems - $10M
● MyCredit - $3M
● PromoRepublic - €2M
● Dorian - $2M
● Allright.io - $1.5M
● RetargetApp - $1.5M
● AxDraft - $1.1M
● SolarGap - €1M
● Liki24 - $1M
● Mate Academy - $580K
● Localhalo - $500K
● AnimalID - $500K
● Viseven - $0.5M - 1.5M
How to raise investor money
Startup communication problems with investors
● Thinking positive vs Risk Assessment
● Focus vs Overview
● Value vs Finance
Investor types & classes
How to find VC investments
● Inbound
○ Product
○ PR
○ Competitions
○ Pitches (Angel Groups, Events, Grant Programs)
○ Directories
● Outreach
○ Referrals
○ Cold outreach
How to compose VC list?
● Media (TechCrunch, Tech.eu,
AIN)
● Conferences
● Directories
○ Crunchbase
○ Pitchbook
○ DealRoom
○ AngelList
● Alternatives
○ LinkedIn
○ Owler
○ CB Insight
● Datasets & Bots
○ Unicorn Nest
○ Datasatra
○ InvestorScout
○ SeedProof
Investment Glossary
● Convertible Debt
● Lead Investor
● Preferred stocks
● Term sheet
● Vesting
● Burn Rate / Cashflow Positive / Runway
● ARR / MRR
● Exit Strategy
● Traction
● Valuation (pre-, postmoney)
● Board of Directors
SAFE
● Y Combinator
● Crowdsourced
● Early stage financing
● Valuation Cap, no Discount
● Discount, no Valuation Cap
● Valuation Cap and Discount
● MFN, no Valuation Cap, no Discount
Questions ?
Contacts
linkedin.com/in/rchayka
fb.com/rostyslav.chayka
rchayka@gmail.com

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Ross Chayka. Startup Fundraising.

  • 2. Audience ● Startup founders ● WannaPreneurs ● IT Companies CEOs ● Angel investors
  • 3. About me ● Ross Chayka ● Lviv Startup Club - Founder & CEO ● Lemberg Tech Business School - Founder & CEO ● Associated Coach Practitioner by RCG
  • 4. About you ● City ● Startup / Product ● Fundraising challenge
  • 5. Agenda ● Why it is so hard for investors to talk to startups? ● Investor types ● Startup Lifecycle and investment ● Where to look for investors? ● Fundraise funnel ● Investment Glossary ● How to raise investment rounds from UA? ● Corona Crisis ● Negotiation basis ● Q&A
  • 6. Will not be covered ● Legal issues ● How to write startup ES ● How to work with investor after investing round ● Startup grants ● Startup incubators & accelerators ● Corporate VCs
  • 7. Online master-class code of conduct ● Duration - 1.5 hour ● Video ON, Audio OFF ● Registration with NAME ● One person speaking ● Question in chat or raise your hand or show sign
  • 8.
  • 9. Uber Bolt Uklon 2011 2013 2010 $24.7 B $409.9 M - 51% 13% 25%
  • 11. UA Problems ● Investment culture absence ● Lack of Angel investors ● Offline ROI
  • 12. 2019 UA Investments ● GitLab - $268M / $2.7B ($426M) ● Grammarly - $90M / $1B ● People.ai - $60M / $500M ● Very Good Security - $35M ● Ajax Systems - $10M ● MyCredit - $3M ● PromoRepublic - €2M ● Dorian - $2M ● Allright.io - $1.5M ● RetargetApp - $1.5M ● AxDraft - $1.1M ● SolarGap - €1M ● Liki24 - $1M ● Mate Academy - $580K ● Localhalo - $500K ● AnimalID - $500K ● Viseven - $0.5M - 1.5M
  • 13. How to raise investor money
  • 14. Startup communication problems with investors ● Thinking positive vs Risk Assessment ● Focus vs Overview ● Value vs Finance
  • 15. Investor types & classes
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  • 19. How to find VC investments ● Inbound ○ Product ○ PR ○ Competitions ○ Pitches (Angel Groups, Events, Grant Programs) ○ Directories ● Outreach ○ Referrals ○ Cold outreach
  • 20. How to compose VC list? ● Media (TechCrunch, Tech.eu, AIN) ● Conferences ● Directories ○ Crunchbase ○ Pitchbook ○ DealRoom ○ AngelList ● Alternatives ○ LinkedIn ○ Owler ○ CB Insight ● Datasets & Bots ○ Unicorn Nest ○ Datasatra ○ InvestorScout ○ SeedProof
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  • 23. Investment Glossary ● Convertible Debt ● Lead Investor ● Preferred stocks ● Term sheet ● Vesting ● Burn Rate / Cashflow Positive / Runway ● ARR / MRR ● Exit Strategy ● Traction ● Valuation (pre-, postmoney) ● Board of Directors
  • 24. SAFE ● Y Combinator ● Crowdsourced ● Early stage financing ● Valuation Cap, no Discount ● Discount, no Valuation Cap ● Valuation Cap and Discount ● MFN, no Valuation Cap, no Discount
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