Ready to raise? Investment Readiness Clinic

About this event

A practical, recurring coaching program for startups and SMEs preparing for external financing. The Investment Readiness Clinic helps founders and leadership teams assess and strengthen their investment readiness ahead of a fundraising process. The focus is on business readiness, not technology readiness: building a credible investment case, demonstrating commercial traction, and understanding what investors actually need to see before they'll write a check. This is the first and in-person kick-off session, which will be followed by two online sessions. The clinic will walk participating companies through the full arc of getting investor-ready, from sharpening the core business case to preparing a data room. Please note the registration here is only for the live session. Information about the follow up online sessions will be available soon.FAIR EDIH helps Finnish companies turn digital opportunities into business growth. We provide practical support in areas such as AI, data, cybersecurity and digital technologies - from identifying the right opportunities to testing solutions and building the capabilities and funding needed to scale.This program is organised in collaboration with FAIR EDIH, 28DIGITAL, GPT-lab, Tampere University, and Crazy Town as the venue partner. Program Format Live IRC - 2 hours, hosted in person for a larger group.2 x Online IRC sessions - 1 hour for a smaller group. The 2026 Autumn cycle 29th SeptemberSession 1 (live) - What Makes a Business Investable?Building the Investment CaseCustomer problem & need · Value proposition · Differentiation · Business model · Scalability · Evidence of demand · Current alternatives & customer spend · Unique angle · Market opportunity · Why now? · Team 28th OctoberSession 2 (online) - Timing, Funding Options & Fundraising MistakesWhen to Raise? · Investors & Funding Options · Common Fundraising MistakesPreparing 6–12 months ahead · Runway · Key milestones · What the next round should enable · Public funding · Angels · VC · Corporate VC · Family offices · Strategic investors · Wrong investor fit · Raising too late · Unclear use of funds · Over-reliance on TAM · Weak or inconsistent materials · Unprepared data room 2nd DecemberSession 3 (online) - The Mechanics of a Raise: Traction, Valuation & Data RoomTraction & KPIs - Bottom-Up · Valuation & Fundraising Strategy · Data Room ReadinessCustomers & sales · Sales ticket / ACV · Sales cycle · Conversion · Pipeline · Reachable customer base · Revenue & unit economics (real commercial evidence over top-down TAM) · How much to raise · Use of funds · Milestones · Valuation · Dilution · Fundraising process · Financials · Cap table · Contracts · Legal · IP · Due diligence materials What to Expect at Every Session Company Clinic (30–35 min): Participating companies bring a concrete investment-readiness challenge related to that session's topics and get practical, hands-on feedback. Takeaways (5–10 min): Every company leaves each session with 2–3 concrete actions to improve its investment readiness and move closer to a successful fundraising process. Who Should Attend Startups and SMEs actively preparing for or considering external financing — founders, co-founders, and leadership team members responsible for fundraising strategy.