If you missed out on our ‘How to get an edge raising investment’ webinar, we have collated a snapshot below of the key learnings for startups and businesses navigating financial challenges presented by Covid-19. You can also catch-up on the takeaways from our Building Future Resilience webinar on R&D tax credits here.
What impact is the pandemic having on investment? Despite the difficult climate, investors are still funding enterprises – but securing investment has become harder. There is less capital around, investor risk appetites have reduced, and many funds are looking after their own portfolios and have put a moratorium on further funding for the next six to 12 months.
Covid-19 has definitely made the already competitive process of asking for money even tougher. However, if you do decide to go down the route of raising funds through investors, these tips from leading seed stage venture capital firm Playfair Capital could give you an edge:
If you would like more insight into pitching for investment, make sure to register for our virtual 'Reverse Pitching' event - designed to be a unique learning experience for entrepreneurs, attendees will get the opportunity to put panel of early stage and late stage investor in the hot seat to be grilled. To register, please see here.
For more advice on how to secure investment, check out Sifted’s article which features advice from seven investors on how to cope through the pandemic here.
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