The Full Operational-Ready Capital Planning Journey for Startups

This seminar will take founders through the capital-readiness journey, teaching you how to attract investment & deploy capital effectively. Join experts from CoSality Executive Partners in this capital-readiness masterclass, covering everything from identifying & strategically accessing funding opportunities to building the operational capabilities required to attract investment and deploy capital effectively. Drawing on experiences of executives, entrepreneurs and investors, the seminar will provide practical guidance on what funders look for, how founders can differentiate themselves, and why operational readiness is essential to building investor confidence. Key Takeaways: • Capital strategy: Understanding the capital stack, including non-dilutive funding opportunities, and how to sequence financing to extend runway and achieve critical milestones. • Investor readiness: Understanding what investors look for, common pitfalls that undermine investment opportunities, and how to differentiate through a compelling investment thesis, credible financials, traction and a clear path to value creation. • Capital-ready operations: Building the leadership, systems, governance, financial discipline and scalable infrastructure required to effectively deploy capital. • Connecting capital to execution: Developing a clear use-of-funds strategy that links investment to measurable milestones, risk reduction and enterprise value creation. About the Speakers: • Zahir Ratanshi is an executive leader, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor with more than two decades of experience helping organizations scale, commercialize innovation, and prepare for growth. His expertise spans operational strategy, commercialization, organizational scaling, leadership development, and capital readiness, with a strong focus on helping founders translate vision into executable growth plans. Zahir is passionate about helping founders navigate critical growth stages, avoid common scaling pitfalls, and build companies that are operationally prepared to attract capital and achieve long-term success. • Nick Kuryluk is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, and innovation ecosystem builder with over three decades of experience. Nick serves as Co-Chair of the Altitude Accelerator & Angels, Board Member of Brampton Angels, actively collaborates with municipal innovation districts to strengthen the region's startup ecosystem, and has held governance roles at the University of Toronto and the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton. Nick brings strategic clarity, hands-on execution, and a genuine passion for building the next generation of great Canadian companies. Structured as a 30-minute seminar followed by a Q&A session, founders will leave with practical insights and actionable takeaways that will help strengthen their capital strategy, investor positioning and operational readiness. This workshop is open to the public.