Advice for Applying to Fund Your Business
Niall Santamaria, Chief Investment Officer at Laidlaw Scholars Ventures, give his best advice on how you can make your funding application stand out.
➡️ Watch Niall explain how you can apply to fund your business with Laidlaw Scholars Ventures
Timecodes
00:52 - What is the one piece of advice you would give to someone applying to fund their business?
01:15 - What is the biggest mistake people make when applying for funding?
01:40 - How can you stand out with your funding application?
02:00 - What should you include in your pitch deck and forecast model?
About Laidlaw Scholars Ventures
Laidlaw Scholars Ventures (LSV) is a for-profit business investing in start-ups founded and run by Laidlaw Scholars.
Backed by a $50m fund, LSV accelerates Good Businesses by financing their growth, providing support services, delivering extensive training and development, and bringing a network of expert advisors and mentors to guide portfolio businesses.
All profits from LSV will be returned to the Laidlaw Foundation to invest in its educational programmes designed to break the cycle of poverty, reduce inequality and develop a new generation of ethical leaders.
About Niall
Niall has been working with startups for the last decade, investing and advising CEOs on growth strategies, fundraising and providing introductions to support them as they scale. He joined the Laidlaw Foundation in 2021 from Edge Investments where he led investments, supported as a Board Director and managed exits in high-growth early-stage businesses.
Music credit: She-Calls by Ketsa
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