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Brandon Keenen
Antstream Arcade
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I have been to many seminars and training sessions before and this was the most expensive one to date. It’s always tough to justify costs when trying to raise funds, but in this case it’s tough to justify not doing this course! I have been involved in fundraising before so I thought I knew things.
This course has leveled me up in a way that I don’t think would have ever happened. It was a truly invaluable experience. The feedback, the honesty, the relentless pursuit of perfection are things I will keep in my tool kit forever. This course will pay me dividends for the rest of my working life.
This course will deliver an incredible ROI. I cant believe how cheap the course actually is.
Tamara Markotic
Apaleo
The Fundraising Bootcamp has been really amazing. It helped us simplify and crystallise our value proposition. It was super intense, but it’s an absolute must for anyone looking to raise a VC round.
Jimmy Williams
Urban Jungle
Despite having already raised $20m+ in VC funding, I jumped at the opportunity to work with the Fundraising Bootcamp team because it’s so rare to get genuine, uninterested feedback on your business and how you’ve been telling your story from people who know what they are doing.
Francois, Marcela and the team at FB were incredible, and I got loads of value out of the course. Would recommend to any founder Seed to Series B to invest in doing the course, as well as any angel/early stage investors would get a great return from funding their founders through this to set them up for future fundraising success.
Ben Thompson
Voice Simplified
By the end of the course you’re given the tools to understand investors and build a relationship with investors.
Ionut Anisia
Flow OS
From my perspective, this bootcamp was like a father that helps his child take off the training wheels from his bike. Before this programme, we had some sort of idea of how fundraising and VCs work (but we still had our training wheels on). Now, after completing it, we have the tools and means necessary to tackle and situation that might appear (training wheels off). Thank you for the help!
Ian Henry
Bindy Street
I thought this might be useful, but it turned out to be essential.
Rebecca Bonnington
Tricres
I’m so pleased we hadn’t yet started raising investment before doing this programme.
Kate Clark
öogo
Knowledge + Preparation = Confidence. When I think back to how I would have approached my fundraise before this bootcamp, I cringe at how unprepared I didn’t even know I was.
Pahini Pandya
Panakeia Technologies
Great refresher for fundraising!
Allan Hutcheon
Neatebox
Fundraising Bootcamp has been a fantastic resource and basis for our fundraising, going beyond the initial pitch and deep diving into the key details and information you need for success.
Alan Timothy
Bubo.AI
Unlike anything else and much better, this was the real deal. I now feel that I understand what I need to do to get my next deal, I am in control.
Eser Torun
Everledger
I found the honest and open advise from Francois very helpful, it makes a huge difference to hear about his personal experience. Great content and great delivery!
Gavin Neate
Neatebox
I’ve realised that’s getting the right information is great but it is even better when it is delivered in an engaging and entertaining way. They know how to get you involved.
Gary Swale
Inspirze
Simplify, simplify, simplify – moved from “corporate bullshit” to “aha, I get it” and met some great cohorts along the way. Francois and Marcela are fantastic – listened, advised, gave brutal assessments and helped me improve. They know how to get you involved.
Martin Balaam
Pimberly
I’ve raised funding many times before both on public markets and private, over £100m, and I thought – “how much different would it be raising from VC’s?”. This bootcamp was invaluable: practical, personalised to you and yes, it is different!
Slobodan Jović
Selekcija
Fundraising Bootcamp is one of the most intensive workshops I have attended. But it was worth it. A combination of a lot of knowledge and experience of educators and first-hand information about the way investors think. Quite by accident, on the last day of the bootcamp, talking about the bootcamp to one of our big clients, they said that they are interested to invest in our company, and if that happens, I am sure we will be prepared for presentation and that just because of attending Bootcamp we will get between € 200,000 – € 500,000 more for the same share in the company…
Berislav Marszalek
Entrio
Fundraising bootcamp was one of the best and most hands-on educations I’ve ever been to. VC knowledge, presentation energy and business experience that Francois and Marcela deliver, are hard to match. If you plan to raise money for your startup, you don’t want to miss this one.
Stefan Svedberg
Beammwave
We’re building the next generation of mobile antenna – it’s an extremely complex and advanced technical solution, hard to explain succinctly. The Bootcamp helped me crystallize the value and simplify the message so that it had a strong hook. I can say it worked: we received an incredible 100% hit rate from our 3-minute intros, giving me the meetings I needed. Result: I joined the Fundraising Bootcamp with a plan to raise €1.96mi. We ended up with €3.3mi. Can’t recommend this enough!
Danae Shell
Valla
Fundraising Bootcamp was incredible. I flew from Scotland to Croatia to do the course and it was absolutely worth it. The level of detail and insight totally exceeded my expectations, I would recommend this course to anyone looking to raise! My top tip: do the course before you think you need it, it will totally change the way you plan your next round!
Radu Negulescu
Flow OS
Before doing the Fundraising Bootcamp, we “invested” months in learning from open sources & preparing our roadshow, but we failed big time. Although we had amazing reactions about the product and our start-up in general, we lacked one crucial element to close a good deal: VC knowledge – how their minds work, what they are exactly after, the most common traps a start-up could enter, and how to assess them.
For us at FlowOS, this was the most important takeaway from the program, but the entire curricula is extremely practical. The group feedback sessions on our pitch deck: also GOLD.
I totally recommend Fundraising Bootcamp. For first-time fundraisers, it is a must. A crucial time-saver. My only regret is that I didn’t know about it before my first raising roadshow.
Andrew Martyn
Your.Rentals
The Fundraising Bootcamp hit the mark – providing actionable learnings about different funding sources, which investors are right for our company and how to manage the process to succeed in closing funding – from honing the pitch to how to score meetings with investors.
Cris Anton
MeetinVR
It was a really fantastic experience to be part of the Bootcamp. I admit I’m extremely exhausted; when Francois said it would be intense, he really meant it. You know, there’s a lot of things you can learn from books but the knowledge Francois has gathered through years of experience and shared with us is where the value really is.
Marija Dimitrijević
DWELT
If you want to fundraise, I advise you, do not do it before you hear what Francois and Marcela have to say and teach. You truly don’t know how much you actually don’t know!
Vanja Samuelsson
Qoitech
I thought this was going to be all about pitch training. I was really pleasantly surprised and it’s all about investor readiness, which is exactly what everybody needs.
Filip Filipov
ATKAIROS
The program is an intense warm up for what is about to hit any founder considering fundraising in the future. It is also a good test to see if your story matches your product and whether you can deliver it succinctly, with clarity and passion. I think this should be a ‘required course’ for anyone going into startup land. Two thumbs up.
Stepan Dobrovolskiy
Mashroom
The Fundraising Bootcamp was an eye opener and we learned a lot. Forget what you think you know and just be open to accept new information.
Lars-Thorsten Sudmann
Bloola
The highlights video is really good but it catches less than 50% of the true value of the work we did together and my real impressions of the programme. I wish I had known of this programme before – this could have saved me a year of work!
Schehrezade Davidson
Tricerion
If you think you know about fundraising, you don’t. Stop and take this course. Francois and Marcela will lead you through the highs and lows that all entrepreneurs face and the information and tools that they provide are invaluable. Fundraising involves grit and determination. This course is the Bootcamp you have been looking for – saddle up!
Dan Marcus
Ramp Software
Knowledge is power. Francois and Marcela are a never ending source of knowledge in the startup and VC world. This knowledge doesn’t just cover their own domain, they quickly understood our business, and were able to adapt their thinking to offer incredible value. was an eye opener and we learn a lot of thing.
Hao Zheng
RoboK
The sessions were extremely practical and I see big improvement in my pitch in a very short period of time!
David Holden-White
techspert.io
Fantastic experience. The programme is a really impactful way to skill up and improve your pitch going into fundraising.
William Shucksmith
BUMPER
Super engaging, informative and a must for those raising finance in the VC world. Great work Francois and Marcela
Howard Thompson
Everledger
Great course with excellent insights into the VC World, expertly presented and facilitated.
Nigel Bridges
Beacon
An excellent event, looking into the minds of the VC world and being better prepared for it. Thank you.
Gunnlaugur Erlendsson
ENSO
Hands down, the best course you can take in preparing your UK company for a proper funding round.
Barry Leaper
Libereat
The program exceeded my expectation. I am much better equipped to deal with investors than I was a few weeks ago
Emanuela Vartolomei
All Street Research/ Sevva AI
The Bootcamp was at the level of the MBA classes in Oxford University and in London Business Schools so I would strongly recommend it.
Vicky Brock
Vistalworks
This was the single most valuable fundraising training I’ve ever had. Despite being a seasoned entrepreneur and having raised before, there was so much I learned here that will completely change the way I run the processes of fundraising. I feel confident I have the tools, templates and processes to now run the most effective fundraise possible for Vistalworks. I urge all founders to invest time in this programme before they start seriously fundraising.
Henrik Hagemann
Puraffinity
Great forcing function for preparing your fundraising material ahead of going to market, with super fresh data on which VCs are active and what caveats to look out for. Even with institutional investors already on board, I’d highly recommend it as a way to reduce distraction from fundraising poorly.
Steve Cottam
Antstream Arcade
The Fundraising Bootcamp is a must have resource for anyone looking to understand the fundraising process. Francois has turn the process into an easy to follow blueprint that will help you navigate the murky ocean of VCs to save you time and increase your chances of success.
Matus Kirchmayer
MATSUKO
Fundraising Bootcamp really exceeded my already high expectations! It was an amazing, intense a growing experience that I would recommend it to every startup to be well prepared before opening a round in order to tackle it with a refined strategy.
Ruslanas Trakšelis
Millo appliances
The program surpassed all expectations: highly valuable content, clear format, great vibes. Highly recommended for all startups (Seed to Series B)!
Girish Kumar
OKKO Health
Even though we came with some fundraising background, we still learned a lot in this masterclass. It’s different from other programmes because of the people who are running it (Francois & Marcela) who thrive to make it welcoming and engaging. So if you commit to it you make the best of your time.
Secondly, we enjoyed the community & networking part – just imagine you with the brightest leaders in one room who are in pursuit of their crazy dreams. It’s motivational and fantastic!
Thuria Wenbar
e-Surgery
This was genuinely the best and most comprehensive fundraising program I have been on. So many people online run these programs but actually don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. This is hard facts, no bullshit, incredibly engaging, and shines a spotlight on all those areas in the knowledge matrix where you don’t know what you didn’t know.
Jonathan Crook
Balkerne
The first start-up fundraising programme where I felt that the team passionately wanted to help all attendees and give them the best chance of success.
Alex Short
Vizibl
Fantastic course that will no doubt help us command a much stronger Series B, top team, top tips.
Martin-Immanuel Bittner
Arctoris
The Fundraising Bootcamp was excellent – learning from the mentors as well as the peers, I took away a lot of hands-on insights.
James Jackson
BUMPER
Incredibly useful sessions, really helped us streamline our investor deck and got us match-fit before we started pitching to VC’s.
Channy Limbu
Flexciton
Francois and Marcela are a great duo! So much to learn from their knowledge and the feedback they provide. Their energy makes the workshops so much more engaging. I didn’t know what to expect when I signed up but they exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend their Fundraising Bootcamp.
Luis Valente
iLoF
If you want to know the ins and outs of fundraise, be sure to join the bootcamp!
Yew Hong Woo
Klaxon Technologies
The Fundraising Bootcamp is structured to be practical to give start-ups at all levels the best chance to be successful in fundraising with insider insights, trends, and workings of venture capital’s worlds. Invaluable.
Daniel Burton
Wondrwall
The investment program run by Technation was the most useful program I have ever been on. Filled with useful information and really improved my knowledge of the investment process. Thank you, it was excellent. insider insights, trends, and workings of venture capital’s worlds. Invaluable.
Frane Alajbeg
Selekcija
If you are considering, or just want to know as much as you can about the world of investing and VC funds, this is a place for you. 5 days of “real” Bootcamp will require commitment, energy and focus. Even if you think that after the first few days this is not for you that’s where you are mistaken. You will get better each day and by the end realize that you actually have a shot of raising funds and expanding your business.
We learned all the tips and tricks you don’t find anywhere: how to approach, differentiate and sort the investors. Got to meet a lot of promising young entrepreneurs and received feedback that allowed us to get better each day.
Thank you to both Marcela and Francois, thank you for enduring with us even when we didn’t know what to do. Wish you all the best and plenty of luck to our fellow entrepreneurs. Let’s start with the fundraising.
Tatjana Jakšić
Professor Balthazar
It was an eye opener. Period.
Albert Gajšak
Circuit Mess
I came to fundraising bootcamp expecting it to be an overpriced Udemy, but it outperformed all of my expectations.