Key Themes

#investment

  • Factors in securing seed round investment

  • Know the right time to seed

  • Metrics investors are looking for

Start Lesson

9 Videos - 22 Mins

  • 1

    Seed Funding

    • 1 - Intro (from Founder to Investor)

    • 2 - Why soft skills matter most

    • 3 - Team, product or market: what's the most important factor for success?

    • 4 - When to seek investment

    • 5 - The metrics investors are most interested in

    • 6 - Different types of funding available for start ups

    • 7 - How to find the right investor

    • 8 - The perfect investment pitch deck

    • 9 - Find what you enjoy

Meet Your Instructor

Kola Aina

Kola Aina is Founding Partner at Ventures Platform, an early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs. He has built a strong investment portfolio of best-in-class, high-growth companies. Current investments include category-defining companies including Mono, PiggyVest, Reliance HMO, and Paystack, which was acquired by Stripe in 2020. A passionate ecosystem builder, Kola is also the Founder of Ventures Park, a co-working space and community for entrepreneurs as well as Ventures Platform Foundation, which empowers entrepreneurs by providing access to capital, education and digital resources and advocates for entrepreneur-friendly policy.

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