Post by Alex Rowe

🚀 Scotland needs more startups raising – and winning – at pre-seed. That’s why Bruce Walker and I have teamed up to launch Round One — an 8-week, in-person Investment Readiness Programme designed for ambitious pre-seed Founders in Scotland who are: - Building a high growth technology startup - Raising their first round of equity investment (£250k+) in the next 12 months - Post-concept with an MVP in place (pre-revenue or revenue-generating) - Based and headquartered in Scotland Funded by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund (delivered by inspirent) and run in partnership with the RBS Accelerator, Round One will give tech Founders: 💡 Direct access to active pre-seed investors from across the UK & Europe 💡 Time with founders who’ve raised millions and scaled to exit 💡 1:1 feedback to sharpen your pitch and investor materials 💡 Peer learning with other ambitious founders on the same journey 💡 Sessions on investor decks, pitching, investor prospecting, term sheets, valuations, deal structures, financial modelling and so much more. This is best-in-class, hands-on fundraising support for Scotland-based founders — and a rare chance to hear directly from investors and operators you wouldn’t normally meet without jumping on a plane to London. 📅 Applications are now open. The programme will be delivered in person across Glasgow and Edinburgh through October and November this year. Limited places available. 👉Find out more and apply here - https://lnkd.in/eTTfky9m Heidi Simpson (nee Barnes) Alice Bellini