[StartEd Plus Membership]The Art of Prospecting for EdTech Investors
Track: Business, Fundraising
Skills: Hard Skill
About the Workshop:
Fundraising in EdTech is hard and a whole different ballgame, but it isn't once you take the right steps.
In this session, Co-founder of StartEd Ash Kaluarachchi will break down the process of fundraising and provide you with a step by step guide.
You will learn core skills including:
building a prospect pipeline of investors
making use of your network efficiently
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.