Investment Options: From First Dollar to Venture Capital
Understand the full funding journey and learn how to attract the right investors from seed to scale.
What You’ll Learn:
- Personal insights from raising $55M and launching a fund
- Preparing for investment: traction, defensibility, and reducing risk
- Pros and cons of external investment
- Getting the first $50K: grants, accelerators, crowdfunding
- Raising the first $500K and choosing your funding path
- Equity splits, co-founder dynamics, and funder red flags
Learn about your options and how to become investment-ready with Derek Gerrard, founder of Purpose Ventures and owner of WA’s largest fund.
