Acing the Startup Funding Process: Key Insights from Expert Jonathan Holis, Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures

Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3

Jonathan Holis is Managing Partner at Mountside Ventures. He joins Work in Fintech's Matthew Cheung to share insights about:
-The steps from idea to funding
-Breaking down the fundraising process
-Tips to close funding quickly and efficiently
1:01 How Jonathan went from PWC to founding a venture company
4:48 What does Mountside Ventures do
5:53 What is a fundraising process
8:00 Looking for the right investor
9:14 Different types of investors
11:04 Raising money is like sales
12:09 Valuation is more of an art than a science
14:48 Startup and funding terminology - what is a series A, B etc
16:55 How did you go about starting your own fund
23:12 Knowing your investor and how they raise money will help you close faster
24:48 Tips to speed up the investment process (decks, biz plans)
27:36 Lifecycle of an investment fund - VCs have to do the same fundraising process that startups do
30:56 Why is the UK a leader in fintech

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章节

1. Acing the Startup Funding Process: Key Insights from Expert Jonathan Holis, Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures (00:00:00)

2. How Jonathan went from PWC to founding a venture company (00:01:01)

3. What does Mountside Ventures do (00:04:48)

4. What is a fundraising process (00:05:53)

5. Looking for the right investor (00:08:00)

6. Different types of investors (00:09:14)

7. Raising money is like sales (00:11:04)

8. Valuation is more of an art than a science (00:12:09)

9. Startup and funding terminology - what is a series A, B etc (00:14:48)

10. How did you go about starting your own fund (00:16:55)

11. Knowing your investor and how they raise money will help you close faster (00:23:12)

12. Tips to speed up the investment process (decks, biz plans) (00:24:48)

13. Lifecycle of an investment fund - VCs have to do the same fundraising process that startups do (00:27:36)

14. Why is the UK a leader in fintech (00:30:56)

15. Soft skills that anyone can use to excel in fintech (00:35:10)