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With over a thousand applications from startups across the globe for every program they run, Katapult\u2019s accelerators are some of the world\u2019s most highly regarded programs.<\/p>\n
Katapult\u2019s programs are sought after not only due to its valuable network of investors, mentors and partners, but also for their intense 90-day impact accelerator program delivered in a unique yet highly impactful digital format.<\/p>\n
What makes Katapult\u2019s programs stand out? How do they deliver value differently? What tools do they utilize to help startups scale, profit and deliver impact faster?<\/p>\n
And why is \u2018investor readiness\u2019 module given a full 1\/3 of the three-month program?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Katapult\u00a0<\/span><\/a>is an investment company, focused on highly scalable impact tech startups. They currently have 50M USD under management, and have invested in 138 companies across 35 countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since 2017, Katapult has conducted 9 flagship accelerator programs and 3 corporate accelerators. Katapult\u2019s accelerator programs are well known across the globe and is a leading player in impact tech in both the Nordics and Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f5f6fe” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”800px” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_2_font_size_phone=”35px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”800px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we first started, our early programs were quite similar to what was considered a 3-month accelerator program at the time,\u201d said Program Director Marcus H\u00f8lland Eikeland.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a big focus on growth hacking and growth marketing, some training modules here and there, some KPI sessions to get the teams to increase sales \u2013 it was really like a growth program centered on marketing and sales\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, Katapult\u2019s programs have evolved over the last two years with a new way of delivering value to the companies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe focus is now less on growth hacking and growth marketing and more on the foundation \u2013 like strategy and management, business development and investor readiness. The top three elements delivering the most value in the program are business development, impact, and investor readiness, and of those \u2013 investor readiness is the most appreciated module in the program according to the feedback we\u2019ve gotten from the cohorts,\u201d Marcus revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the major hurdles that startups face is understanding fundraising on a deeper level. We see that investor-readiness is extremely important for the founders and we will continue to keep the module as a vital component of the Katapult\u2019s accelerator programs.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1188px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Roisin Mc Cormack” job_title=”Co-Founder & COO” company_name=”GKinetic” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roisin.jpg” quote_icon=”off” quote_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” portrait_width=”150px” portrait_height=”150px” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#f5f6fe” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style_all=”none” border_color_all_portrait=”#FFFFFF” border_style_all_portrait=”none” global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”roisin” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “The Investor Readiness module was brilliant and it was really the core of the program for us. Right after the program, we closed an investment deal and what really secured it for us was the fact that we had a pitch deck around fundraising that matched up with our business plan. It gave the investor confidence that we knew what we were doing, that we had a clear plan which we had delivered on in the past. We have a new mindset around fundraising, we\u2019re more confident when talking to investors, we\u2019re clearer in our roadmap and there\u2019s definitely a shift in investor meetings and how they\u2019re handled.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”800px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_2_font_size_phone=”35px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ew5465.png” title_text=”ew5465″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n While there is an abundance of resources out there about the startup journey, startup founders often find it difficult to sift through all the noise and bits of info to make sense of it all.<\/p>\n The Investor Readiness module is built around the Scale Up! Strategy Simulation, which puts the founder\u2019s journey into perspective and gives it a framework \u2013 a bigger picture of the entire landscape and how your company can navigate through it.<\/span><\/p>\n The fundamental principles of Scale Up! is built on real-world experience and insights. Every single element of the simulation draws inspiration from real life events and investors. The deeper complexities and challenges are based on hundreds of investor meetings, fundraising projects and work across the entire ecosystem.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3463546.png” title_text=”3463546″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cI really liked the gamification aspect of the Scale Up! Simulation \u2013 and a lot of the exercises we did, like the Long-Term Funding Roadmap \u2013 are not new ideas \u2013 but it puts a framework on things you already know, which is good for clarification and getting people on the same page. This was important to me as we now have the same framework to discuss things around,\u201d said Vijay Bopal, founder of Inclusive Energy.<\/p>\n \u201cFor example, we get how the funding landscape works conceptually, but when you put a common language and structure around it, you can focus on them better. We\u2019ve basically changed our long-term funding roadmap because of our experience on the Investor Readiness module \u2013 it has fundamentally changed how we go about growing the business,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1188px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Timothy Bouley” job_title=”Founder” company_name=”BioFeyn” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6.png” quote_icon=”off” quote_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” portrait_width=”150px” portrait_height=”150px” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#f5f6fe” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style_all=”none” border_color_all_portrait=”#FFFFFF” border_style_all_portrait=”none” global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Picture6″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “The Scale Up! Simulation accurately represents the funding landscape \u2013 it represents what you\u2019ll be confronted with in raising money, thinking about investment decisions, identifying investors and how you onboard that finance in spite of all the complications that are associated with some deals. What was striking to me was how the simulation accurately represented the \u201cgame\u201d of fundraising.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”800px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”50px” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_2_font_size_phone=”35px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3453454356.png” title_text=”3453454356″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Scale Up! Strategy Simulation experience gives the participants a realistic immersion into the challenges they will come across in the real world \u2013 the types of investors they will meet, the problems that will come their way and how they can create a stronger strategy moving forward.<\/p>\n The focus wasn\u2019t on learning passively \u2013 but learning by doing.<\/p>\n \u201cThe overall experience is quite different from most of the other programs out there, which are usually tedious, boring lectures around fundraising. This is extremely action-oriented, concrete and demanding \u2013 all things which help to accelerate learning,\u201d said Katapult Program Director Marcus.<\/p>\n \u201cAt first, people are blown away with how little they know and get a bit discouraged in Week One, but by the end of the four weeks, the teams come up with a really well thought-through fundraising strategy that they didn\u2019t have in the beginning.\u201d he added.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hh664.png” title_text=”hh664″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Participant in the last cohort and founder of ACUA Ocean Michael Tinmouth went though that exact journey as he worked through the Investor Readiness program.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the beginning, I was struggling for an hour or two trying to figure out what the value of this was. However, once it clicked \u2013 it was perhaps the most important single moment in ACUA Ocean\u2019s history, apart from winning a million dollar grant for the business to build the prototype, because the experience had been transformational. It really changed the whole narrative and my perspective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1188px” custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Matthew Bray” job_title=”Co-Founder” company_name=”Brayfoil Technologies” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture91.jpg” quote_icon=”off” quote_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” portrait_width=”150px” portrait_height=”150px” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#f5f6fe” border_style_all=”none” border_color_all_portrait=”#FFFFFF” border_style_all_portrait=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cThe Investor Readiness part of the program and Scale Up! Simulation really added a lot to my depth of understanding of how funding rounds can progress for a successful business. 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We asked the companies if they would actively recommend the program \u2013 and the response was that 100% of them would. It was quite overwhelming, and we\u2019re extremely humbled by that feedback. It is a sign that we\u2019re providing value, not just from the program but through the overall network.\u201d said program director Marcus H\u00f8lland Eikeland.<\/p>\n Many of the participating startups have now secured funding and are moving forward with a far more solid investor strategy than they had started the program with. They are also incorporating the tools and insights that they had picked up throughout the course of the program into their day-to-day processes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve put what we\u2019ve learned into practice with our investor meetings and it\u2019s absolutely transformed the conversation with investors. It has helped us think strategically overall and has helped us get in a stronger position to go out for investor outreach than we would ever have been without the program. The general strategy, the networking elements and the investor outreach has been completed transformed by Katapult and by our experience with Scale Up! and the Investor Readiness program,\u201d Michael Tinmouth reflected.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”800px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”50px” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_2_font_size_phone=”35px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Working with some of the best and brightest ocean and climate startups around the world is a true privilege.<\/p>\n These are the companies that will build floating solar plants around the world, create next generation seafood, turn seaweed into a multi-billion industry and create the software solutions that powers the energy transition.<\/p>\n Historically, this has been a space where investor funding has been hard to access and unicorns have been few and far between.<\/p>\n This is changing.<\/p>\n Globally, the trend is clearly showing more investor funding flowing into impact, climate tech and ocean startups.<\/p>\n Yet, this also means investor expectations are on the rise. Expectations to the quality of startups, expectations to value creation and exits and overall, expectations to the \u2018investor readiness\u2019.<\/p>\n This is exactly why we are so thrilled to design and run this 30-day Investor Readiness Module and the 3 (very intense) day Scale Up! simulation.<\/p>\n As a long-time investor, advisor and faculty member, the simulation is without a doubt the best way to \u2018expedite learning\u2019 amongst the participants.<\/p>\n During the Scale Up! simulation we can package a wide number of elements, all of them replicating genuine, real-life challenges faced by startups raising money in the impact space.<\/p>\n What is your exit strategy? Analyzing term-sheets As facilitator, scale up coach and mentor I get a chance to study founders\u2019 grasp, understanding and mastery of these topics.<\/p>\n No other teaching\/learning tool at our disposal gives us the same insights.<\/p>\n Working with the Scale Up! simulation at Katapult is both impact, learning, mastery and investor readiness; all rolled up into one.<\/p>\n Best of all; in months and years after completion, I can clearly see the impact of the simulation and the tools on the Katapult founders around the world.<\/p>\n \u2013 Chris<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1188px” custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Matthew Bray” job_title=”Co-Founder” company_name=”Brayfoil Technologies” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture91.jpg” quote_icon=”off” quote_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” portrait_width=”150px” portrait_height=”150px” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#f5f6fe” border_style_all=”none” border_color_all_portrait=”#FFFFFF” border_style_all_portrait=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cThe program was very tailored to what we needed \u2013 it was very actively collaborative and learning focused. I was really impressed by the usability of the content and how much it broadened our view of the fundraising process and our investor-readiness \u2013 beyond what the other accelerator programs had done before. It was far more interactive and usable and changed the narrative of how we spoke to investors.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_2_font_size_phone=”35px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”68%” module_alignment=”center” header_3_line_height_tablet=”1.8em” header_3_line_height_phone=”1.2em” header_3_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In the research and writing of this case study, we\u2019ve interviewed 5 startups which were part of this Katapult Accelerator cohort.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6.png” title_text=”timothy” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Timothy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is the CEO and co-founder of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BioFeyn Inc<\/span><\/a>, a new biotechnology company\u00a0<\/span><\/span>optimizing marine nutrients to improve the health and sustainability of aquaculture.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>He previously founded and led the c<\/span>limate change and health program at the World Bank, as well as programs on One Health, oceans, and infectious disease. Trained as a medical doctor and environmental scientist, he has also worked at the US National Academy of Sciences, the World Health Organization, and the University of California, San Francisco. He holds degrees in biology, bioethics, geography, and medicine from Tufts, Harvard, Oxford, and Duke.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out Biofeyn.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture91.jpg” title_text=”Picture91″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Matthew<\/span>\u00a0is the founder and CEO of\u00a0<\/span>Bray<\/span>foil Technologies, a startup developing innovative new approaches to wind turbine blade design to accelerate the green transition. He has an MSc in Finance from the S\u00e3o Paulo School of Economics and Nova SBE, Portugal, as well as experience with Goldman Sachs and BASF. Since 2018, he and the\u00a0<\/span>Bray<\/span>foil Team have raised $2.3m in funding from grants, angel investors, VC funds and accelerator programs,\u00a0including Katapult Ocean, one of the top 50 climate investors in the word. They are a part of Cleantech Open, Creative Destruction Lab, Hello Tomorrow and the Net Zero Technology Centre TechX program.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out Brayfoil Technologies.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.strategytools.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roisin.jpg” title_text=”roisin” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Roisin heads up GKinetic\u2019s business development, commercialisation and operations. She holds degrees in Commerce and International Sales and has led a number of applications focused on advancing the GKinetic technology, securing over \u20ac5 million in soft funding as well as equity investment. Roisin is a passionate leader that believes in unlocking the clean energy potential of free-flowing waterways all over the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBuilding an accelerator program like no other<\/h2>\n
Arming companies with a framework around the scale-up journey<\/h1>\n
Creating a powerful learning experience through gamification<\/h2>\n
Impact<\/h2>\n
Facilitator Reflections by Christian Rangen<\/span><\/h2>\n
What is your target investor return multiple?
What are key trends in your exit landscape and how do they affect your strategy today?
The challenges faced in the simulation are all designed to reflect and replicate real life challenges that early-stage companies can expect to face as they grow.<\/p>\n
Designing complex investor syndicates
Mastering power questions to shift the power dynamics between a founder and investor
These are just some of the topics covered.<\/p>\nFeatured Startups<\/h2>\n
Timothy Bouley, CEO & Co-Founder of Biofeyn<\/h3>\n
Matthew Bray, Co-Founder of Brayfoil Technologies<\/h3>\n
Roisin McCormack, Co-Founder of GKinetic<\/h3>\n