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Capital Readiness
Preparing startups for their first sophisticated fundraise from institutional investors
About the Capital Readiness Program
This 5-day intensive program is designed to prepare medtech, digital health, and healthcare technology startups planning to raise their first round from institutional investors.
An immersive program with actionable outcomes
The Capital Readiness Program equips founders with the know-how to create a capital ready due diligence deal room, helps navigate sophisticated investor and partner capital related inquiry and due diligence processes, and provides direct feedback from industry-relevant investors.
What to expect
day one
Capital readiness & deal room requirements
day two
Regulatory review & capital planning
day three
Corporate legal review & intellectual property status
day four
Valuations, vesting & capitalization tables
day five
Mock board meeting & 12 month fundraising plan with milestones
Format
Direct feedback and due diligence review by strategic partners and active Investors
Deal room development and review sessions
Regulatory and IP assumption stress testing
Meet Your Investors-In-Residence
December 2024 Cohort
Regina Prasad
General Partner
Dovecote Capital
Dan Sands
Managing Partner, Business Strategy
& Growth
Factor 7 Medical
Eligibility
- Medtech, digital health, or healthcare technology companies who have raised at least $500k (others may be considered) and seeking to raise $1M - 5M in institutional investment within the next year
- Able to be on site and engaged for an intensive, one week program
- A market need with clear understanding of how the startup will be feasible, impactful, and scalable
The Science Center strongly encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to our diversity initiatives, broadly defined, including of groups that have been historically underrepresented in high-growth entrepreneurship and venture investment.