S5 | Episode 10 | Lizzie Lord of PwC Raise: How To Fundraise In A Downturn

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, midnight

PwC Raise helps  fast-growing, early-stage companies looking to raise between £1m - £30m in funding by providing support and expertise throughout their investment investment journeys. 

In this episode, Raise Ventures Manager Lizzie Lord talks through everything the Raise Programme (£1-5 Million) and Raise Growth (£5 Million+) has to offer early stage start-ups, from getting you investor ready, to facilitating introductions, offering their market-leading expertise and guiding you throughout the process. 

Lizzie shares her top tips when it comes to pitch decks, financial models, the different types of fundraising and term sheets negotiation, giving examples of where businesses commonly go wrong as well as what 'good' looks like.

She then shares her advice for fundraising in a downturn, the market trends she is currently seeing when it comes to investment and the biggest challenge she see's start-up face...

You'll need a pen & paper for this one as it's jam-packed with insider tips & advice! 

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