Funding Readiness
Programme Timetable

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This year's programme will be delivered as online workshops covering specialist learning subjects for the first eight weeks. In week 4, having had the opportunity to learn what funding options may be right for your business, founders can apply for dedicated grant funding or crowdfunding 1:1 mentoring.

Tailored equity investment support will be available in the autumn season of the programme, registration for which will open this summer.

The table below indicates the structure of your learning and commitment to the programme over the course of the programme. Each session is typically 1 hour long. The programme has been designed to be flexible and participants can choose the sessions they wish to join based on what is relevant to them and their business.

Week 1

Date	Name
Monday 19 April ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Welcome Webinar
Tuesday 20 April ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Introduction to the Investment Landscape
Wednesday 21 April ^{11:00 - 12:00}	Introduction to Grant Funding
Thursday 22 April ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Should you Seek Investment?
Friday 23 April ^{11:00 - 12:00}	Introduction to Crowdfunding
Friday 23 April ^{15:00 - 16:30}	First Networking Event

Week 2

Date	Name
Tuesday 27 April ^{13:00 - 14:00}	What your Deck should look like
Wednesday 28 April ^{11:00 - 12:30}	Innovate UK Smart Grants Competition: Everything you need to know
Thursday 29 April ^{13:00 - 14:00}	What the ideal Team looks like

Week 3

Date	Name
Tuesday 4 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Angel Investor: Ask Me Anything
Wednesday 5 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Seed Investor: Ask Me Anything
Thursday 6 May ^{11:00 - 12:00}	NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Invention for Innovation Competition
Thursday 6 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Proving the Market
Friday 7 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Creating a Strong Business Model

Week 4

Date	Name
Monday 10 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Raising a Series A round
Tuesday 11 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Venture Debt Q&A
Wednesday 12 May ^{11:00 - 12:30}	Grant Funding 'Ask Me Anything'
Thursday 13 May ^{11:00 - 12:00}	Crowdfunding 'Ask Me Anything'

Week 5

Date	Name
Tuesday 18 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Series A & Beyond Investor Panel
Thursday 20 May ^{14:00 - 15:00}	Raising a HealthTech Round
Friday 21 May ^{15:00 - 16:30}	Second Networking Event

Week 6

Date	Name
Tuesday 25 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Funding a B2C business
Thursday 27 May ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Raising a FinTech Round

Week 7

Date	Name
Tuesday 1 June ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Raising a LawTech Round
Thursday 3 June ^{13:00 - 14:00}	Pitching Technical Products: Raising a round as a Deep Tech Startup

Week 8

Date	Name
Tuesday 8 June ^{10:00 - 11:30}	Raising an AgriTech Round
Friday 11 June ^{15:00 - 16:30}	Final Networking Event

If you have any queries please do raise these by emailing, or in your application process.

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Funding Readiness Programme Timetable

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Funding Readiness
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