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In this session, founders will learn what investors are looking to invest in, how to remake investment decks for the new economic reality, and key insights to running a successful fundraising process.
We’ll be joined by Rajan Anandan, MD at Sequoia India and SEA & Surge, and Ian Sikora, partner at Openspace Ventures.Â
This event is part of our 'Prepare for your Series A fundraising program', organised by Stripe, in partnership with Vertex Ventures SEA and IN, and supported by our investment and ecosystem partners.
Venture capital funding dropped by 22% in Q2 of 2022. With continued talks of a funding winter, what do VCs want to back?Â
Join leaders at Sequioa Capital, Openspace Ventures, and Squarepeg who will be sharing insights, portfolio stories, and tips on navigating these uncertain times.Â
As founders, you can expect to learn how to value your company, what verticals are attracting investment, and how to adapt your fundraising story for the economic reality.
ARR, growth rates, CAC/LTV ratios - what are the metrics that investors really care about at Series A? The session will be hosted by Vertex Ventures and Qualgro Partners, who have backed regional players such as: Grab, Shopback and Nium. Founders should join to learn key insights around scaling targets, when to think about international expansion and executive hiring.Â
Speakers: Peter Huynh, partner at Qualgro, Pui Yan Leung, partner at Vertex, and Nikhil Kapur, partner at Grayscale.vc. Moderator: Shiyan Koh, partner at Hustle Fund.
ESOPs, a swanky office, or top quartile compensation plans - how do you hire your next 100 employees? Hear from startup founders and executives about how they scaled their teams, hiring processes and culture.Â
Speakers: Andrea Baronchelli, CEO at Aspire, Sagar Khatri, CEO at Multiplier, Rachel Lim, co-founder at Love Bonito. Moderated by Theodoric Chew, CEO at Intellect.
