From vision to fundraise – early preparation is the key to success

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Innovate Finance and Smith & Williamson

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A panel event hosted by Smith & Williamson to discuss how best to prepare for a future fundraise and the common pitfalls that you can avoid. Innovate Finance’s recent investment report shows the UK has registered a record year in annual fintech investment in 2021, exceeding $11.6bn – representing a huge 217% increase from 2020. The funds in the UK were spread across 713 deals, which marks 11% of all global deals (6,495). With this competition for investment, preparing early for a future fundraise is essential to saving time and pressure later on. Hear from this expert panel discussing the key themes: what makes a business attractive to investors, how to raise funds for growth whilst de-risking your position, raising debt alongside equity, automation options, the benefits of operational excellence, time and cost implications of an audit and preparing for due diligence. Special guest Arvi Chana - the CFO of Quantexa, will share what he has learnt from taking a company from Series A to Series D in 5 years. Panel: Iain Lownes, Corporate Finance Partner, Smith & Williamson Helen Bassett, Business Outsourcing Partner, Smith & Williamson Avi Heeralall, Audit Partner, Smith & Williamson Emily Sharland, Business Tax Associate Director, Smith & Williamson Arvi Chana, CFO, Quantexa Who should join? Professionals and business owners who are considering an upcoming fundraise. There will be opportunity to submit questions to the panel during the webinar.
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