The Art of Prospecting for EdTech Investors
Track: Business, Fundraising
Skills: Hard Skill
About the Workshop:
When you’re new to EdTech, fundraising can seem like an entirely different ball game, but you just need to take the right steps.
In this session, StartEd Co-Founder Ash Kaluarachchi will break down the process of fundraising and provide you with a step-by-step guide for raising your first round. You will learn how to:
Build a prospect pipeline of investors
Make use of your network efficiently
Master the art of approaching investors
Pop quiz before the workshop:
What Do Fishing and Fundraising Have in Common?
Come join us and find out!
About the Speaker：
Ash Kaluarachchi advises and makes connections for organizations solving problems in education and workforce. He has advised, launched and operated multiple edtech accelerators, including for Techstars. To date, these accelerators have enabled more than 1000+ companies in partnership with organizations such as Kaplan, Intel, NYU and the University of Pennsylvania. He continues to provide support for founders solving problems for educators, administrators and learners in Pre-K, K-12, HigherEd, Future of Work and Adult Learning as Cofounder at StartEd and Producer of EDTECH WEEK.