How to prospect investors
Are you looking for funding but don’t know where to start? 🔎 Many founders wait for investors to come to them, but the reality is that raising capital is more like hunting than fishing.
In this event, you'll learn key strategies to build and manage an effective investor prospect list, using tools like Crunchbase and LinkedIn to get warm introductions and secure meetings with the right investors.
📌 What you’ll learn:
✅ How to identify and prioritize relevant investors.
✅ Strategies to get high-quality introductions.
✅ Why you should approach fundraising as a sprint.
✅ Email techniques to get quick responses.
🎯 Who should attend? Founders in fundraising mode, startups seeking investment, and any entrepreneur looking to improve their investor outreach strategy.
Meet the speaker
Andrew Ackerman | Head of REACH Labs, Second Century Ventures
Andrew is a serial entrepreneur turned early stage investor and innovation expert. He has invested in over 70 startups over the past 2 decades. Andrew is currently the Strategic Advisor & Head of REACH Labs for Second Century Ventures, consults on corporate innovation strategies (CVC, accelerators, venture studios, etc.), and is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship. He was previously Managing Director at Dreamit Ventures where he launched and built both their Edtech and Urbantech (Proptech and Construction) verticals.
Andrew has written over 60 published articles for Fortune, Forbes, Propmodo, CRE tech,Builders Online, Architect Magazine, Multifamily Executive, AlleyWatch, Edsurge, The 74 Million, et. al. and is the author of “The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey” (Routledge Press, Spring 2025) a textbook-disguised-as-a-novel on how to launch a successful startup.
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andrewbackerman
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Website: https://andrewbackerman.com