Sunstone x Mentorcam: What Makes a Startup Attractive to a VC?

​Join Sunstone and Mentorcam on Friday, March 31st at 2 PM PT, for a discussion on fundraising and what VCs look for in a startup when investing. Dave Anderson, Founding Partner at Beat Ventures will join Mentorcam CEO Rune Hauge for in-depth conversation about fundraising from an investor’s perspective. 

​The webinar session will cover topics like:

• ​What makes a startup fundable

• ​How decide on what startups to fund

• ​Key elements to successfully raise a seed round

• ​Difference between raising from VCs and angels 

• ​Thoughts on the current fundraising climate

• ​When to raise, how much, and valuation

​About the panelists

​David Anderson is a Founding Partner at Beat Ventures, an early-stage, high-value pre-seed/seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Prior to this, he was an investor at Toyota Ventures, and the co-founder of Bamboo, Detroit’s first co-working space for entrepreneurs. Dave holds an MBA from Harvard and an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. 

​​Rune Hauge is the co-founder and CEO of Mentorcam (YC S21). He’s also an active angel investor and startup advisor who has mentored hundreds of early stage founders. Rune has raised millions of dollars in venture capital from top-tier Silicon Valley VCs like General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, and Y Combinator, in addition to several high-profile angel investors.