We design & deliver targeted interactive sessions to catapult your startups or SMEs from foundational knowledge to scaleup knowledge for funding success.
FundingHero doesn’t just educate; we inspire! See how we create the ultimate investor ready sessions to create more funding fit founders!
Tailored training for your programme from idea to Series A. We deliver masterclasses from half days workshops to several day bootcamps.
Choose your preferred session, including Ask & Valuation, Pitching & Storytelling, Fundraising Strategy, and Fundraising Planning.
A day is never enough! Attendees receive their own Learn licence for ongoing learning whilst you receive a manage licence to track their progress.
Whether you’re refining your pitch or mapping out a winning fundraising plan, these masterclasses provide the essential tools for success.
Do you lack the inhouse financial expertise or manpower to deliver deep dive investment readiness financial sessions for your founders from somebody that’s actually gone toe to toe with investors and successfully raised, scaled and exited?
Led by Jim Shirley, proud Author of The Startup Fundraising MBA and CFO with proven high-growth and exit expertise, each session is a blend of strategic teachings and practical exercises. Founders benefit from immediately actionable insights tailored to their stage and sector.
Led by Jim Shirley, proud Author of The Startup Fundraising MBA and CFO with proven high-growth and exit expertise, each session is a blend of strategic teachings and practical exercises. Founders benefit from immediately actionable insights tailored to their stage and sector.
Discover more about the masterclasses we offer and how you can book them for your cohort or region!
The Understanding Early-Stage Valuations & Cap Table Planning Masterclass is designed to help founders navigate the complexities of valuing their startup and managing ownership as they raise investment. A clear understanding of valuation and cap table dynamics is crucial for securing funding while maintaining long-term control.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn:
✅ How early-stage valuations are determined and what investors look for
✅ The impact of different funding rounds on your ownership and equity structure
✅ How to build and manage a cap table to avoid costly mistakes
✅ Strategies to balance growth, investor expectations, and founder equity
By the end of this session, you’ll have the confidence to negotiate valuations, manage dilution, and make strategic decisions that support your startup’s future success.
The Financials to Excite Masterclass helps founders transform their financials into a powerful tool for investor confidence and fundraising success and demystifys how to create your financials. . Investors don’t just want numbers—they want a compelling financial story that proves your startup is a smart investment.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn:
✅ Introduction to the Key Financial Statements
✅ The key financial metrics investors care about most
✅ How to present revenue projections with credibility
✅ Common financial red flags that turn investors away
✅ How to craft a financial narrative that excites and reassures
Whether you’re raising your first round or scaling to the next stage, this session will help you showcase your financials in a way that builds trust and attracts investment.
The Preparing for Equity Investment Masterclass helps founders develop a solid financial strategy and understand the funding options available to fuel their startup’s growth. Securing investment isn’t just about raising money—it’s about choosing the right funding path and structuring your business for long-term success.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn:
✅ The different types of equity funding and how they impact your business
✅ How to structure your financial strategy for sustainable growth
✅ Key factors investors assess before committing capital
✅ How to balance valuation, dilution, and long-term funding needs
Whether you’re seeking angel investment, venture capital, or strategic partnerships, this session will equip you with the knowledge to make informed funding decisions and attract the right investors.
If you’d like to arrange a masterclass to support your founders to gain access to the expertise that can help them get funded faster then book a call now.
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Traditional Shipwright and Master Mariner, Superyacht expert.
Passionate about changing the industry for the better. Our mission is to create the world’s first digital marketplace for superyacht ownership, charter and investment.
Celmetrix offers a cutting-edge rapid battery tester that uses advanced sensors and edge analytics to provide real-time, multi-point inspection, ensuring every cell meets the highest quality standards. By detecting defects early in production, it reduces waste, cuts costs, and empowers manufacturers to produce safer, more reliable batteries efficiently.
Iron & Velvet is a company that makes plastic-free cleaning products. Their products are water-soluble sachets that dissolve in water, making them kind to the environment. The company also sells a variety of other sustainable products, such as vegan and cruelty-free cleaning products. Iron & Velvet is committed to providing customers with high-quality, sustainable cleaning products that are good for the environment and good for the home.
Medscribe eliminates the burden of medical admin and gives clinicians their time back, saving the NHS millions in the process. By automating clinical documentation, Medscribe slashes hours of paperwork, freeing up healthcare professionals to focus on what matters most: patient care. Built by doctors for doctors, with unique safety features, we’re unlocking new levels of efficiency, accuracy, and job satisfaction across the healthcare system.
Elevate Your Everyday with Revibed Drinks- superfood-infused beverages designed to fuel your body with essential nutrients while delivering great taste. Stocked in major retailers like Holland & Barrett, Co-op and Ocado. We’re making functional wellness more accessible, helping you stay energised, healthy and refreshed every day.
Francesca and Dominic, co-founders, embody yin and yang management. Francesca has 10 years in healthcare commercialisation, while Dominic brings 20 years in professional sport and 10 years in marketing.
Imagine a world where revolutionary, personalised stem cell therapy is accessible to everyone at a cost lower than an NHS prescription. Our cutting-edge technology is making this vision a reality, providing life-changing non-pharmaceutical treatments, ensuring that advanced healthcare is within reach for all.
With a vision of a world where learning to drive is accessible, straightforward, and free from unnecessary complications. The mission of ErmoL is to revolutionise the driving instruction industry through transparency, efficiency, and putting learners first.
VitaVoice is the UK’s first preventative vocal health supplement, trusted by West End stars and major soap actors. Formulated to prevent voice issues, not just mask them with cough sweets, it boosts vocal health, cognition, and performance. With over 5 million professional voice users in the UK, VitaVoice is capturing a massive, underserved market.
TDI Greenway is a market leader in the design, manufacture and deployment of Very Light Rail (VLR)vehicles and lightweight mass transit solutions that are up to 80% cheaper than heavy rail alternatives and 3x quicker to deploy. VLR technology allows for battery-only propulsion systems and net-zero operation to support government decarbonisation targets, offering greener mass transport options the worlds communities.
TCC-CASEMIX, a health informatics platform, revolutionises healthcare by addressing critical inefficiencies in data capture and analysis during surgeries. Through partnerships with NHS Trusts, and a current client base that includes major Medical Device Manufacturers, the company has been validated in clinical environments and is now rapidly scaling.
UK manufacturing is under siege. From the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Devtank is disrupting the industry with our award-winning production test and smart monitoring solutions. We play a critical part of the manufacturing data revolution. As industry leading veterans, our solutions drive productivity, energy reduction, quality and environmental improvements.
UK manufacturing needs to become more competitive, profitable and efficient. AI and Automation can contribute. We have automation solutions and software that we provide to UK businesses to bring about productivity increases. Automation is usually a large CapEx, but we lend the solution that’s right for a clients business which gives then the quickest gain. For every hour of human labour that is saved with our solution, we charge half of the human “living wage” per hour, charged monthly. We effectively share the savings, instant ROI, no risk to customer, but all of the benefits.
TriboDENS is a company that uses software and experimental techniques to address engineering challenges in tribology, dynamics, and energy solutions. The company offers solutions for noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and tribology of mechanical systems. TriboDENS’s mission is to help companies improve the performance and efficiency of their mechanical systems.
R3V Tech is a spinout company from Loughborough University that focuses on creating new revenue streams for industry via circular economy approaches. Their main product is ‘Solketal’, a high-value, eco-friendly bio-derived chemical with diverse industrial through innovative process technology. They offer a cost-effective approach based at the process plants of individual biodiesel producers, using mild conditions at lower break-even volumes than traditional production methods.
ValidateLabs presents a ground breaking B2B SAAS product for clinical laboratories. It’s AI technology automates the test validation process, reducing the time to complete validation from 3 weeks to 3 minutes!
The platform is currently in beta trials in over 10 clinical lab environments and saving labs huge amounts of time, money, and valuable resource to increase labs outputs and bringing more invaluable clinical tests to use rapidly quicker.
The world’s first life management and education platform scientifically designed for Adults with ADHD. After growing up and being expelled from school 15 times, due to Josh’s undiagnosed severe ADHD, he’s now building a platform which is desperately needed with the rapid rise of ADHD diagnoses and allows Adults with ADHD to regain control of their lives through positive habits, routines, mental health and everything else in between.a
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