Finance & Banking

Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A

At this live, interactive event, you'll get direct access to VCs and investors from the FI Venture Network to ask the questions that matter most to you. Whether you're preparing for your first raise or gearing up for your next round, this is your chance to get unfiltered insights in a relaxed, judgment-free setting. Learn about the key metrics and signals in…

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0Speakers
154Sponsors
14On the bill · sessions
152Companies · in total
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
ActionPointFI Alumni Offers
Activated Scale
ActivatedScaleFI Alumni Offers
AgoraOther Partners
AHMDigitalCRM/Marketing
AIMARCRM/Marketing
AllcancodeFI Alumni Offers
AlteranteFI Alumni Offers
Amazon Web ServicesProduct/Infrastructure
AndaheadLocal Partner
Angel Investor SimulatorOther Partners
AstrellaFinance/Legal
Athlon TechnologyProduct/Infrastructure
AtlassianProduct/Infrastructure
AttioCRM/Marketing
AutoboundFI Alumni Offers
BasiCare Plus
BasiCare Plus® Complete™Finance/Legal
BorderlessFI Alumni Offers
BorderlessHR
BoxProduct/Infrastructure
Bright DataProduct/Infrastructure
BubbleProduct/Infrastructure
Bunker LabsLocal Partner
CapQuestFinance/Legal
CashbucketFI Alumni Offers
ChangeNOWAccelerators/Events
ChargerzillaFI Alumni Offers
ChoreFinance/Legal
Circle
Circle SecurityOther Partners
Claremont McKenna CollegeLocal Partner
ClipchampCRM/Marketing
CloudmaniaOther Partners
CodigoDelSurProduct/Infrastructure
CoffeeSpaceCRM/Marketing
Compliagence.aiFI Alumni Offers
CubeXLabsFI Alumni Offers
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Agenda

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • Dec 03, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Go-to-Market & Scale

    Mentors will provide feedback on your current go-to-market plans and progress, and cover topics like marketing messaging, unit economics, customer acquisition, and more.

  • Dec 10, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Product Development

    Mentors will provide feedback on your current product and roadmap. Experts will discuss best practices in product management, roadmapping, managing product teams, and more.

  • Dec 17, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Investor Progress Review

    The Investor Progress Review is the second major test in the program. Founders present their progress and traction to a panel of Investors and Advisors for detailed review and eval…

  • Dec 24, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Co-Founders & Team

    Founders receive feedback from Mentors on their team plans and product progress. Discussion includes identifying roles for a world-class company, recruiting, onboarding and retaini…

  • Dec 31, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Growth

    Mentors provide feedback on current growth, branding, metrics, and strategy. Topics include growth tactics, goals and milestones, and communicating growth progress and setbacks.

  • Jan 07, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Funding

    In this session, Mentors provide tips and tricks for raising funding. Topics include different fundraising options, strategy, and tactics for the current market and locale.

  • Jan 14, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Graduation

    This final session celebrates the completion of the Founder Institute program. Founders celebrate with peers, friends, family, and Mentors, some will pitch to a live audience, and …

  • Nov 05, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Revenue & Business Models

    Founders will share their pitch and revenue model with Mentors for feedback and continued refinement. Get tips on how to sustain your startup before receiving financing or revenue,…

  • Nov 12, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Pitch Mastery

    An entrepreneur never stops pitching. This session focuses on helping you build a great pitch. Mentors will share best practices for pitching your startup for various audiences. Yo…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 152 companies, parsed from the program.

152 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
152Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Most-represented companies
  1. 01ActionPointSp·F
  2. 02Activated ScaleSp·F
  3. 03AgoraSp·O
  4. 04AHMDigitalSp·C
  5. 05AIMARSp·C
  6. 06AllcancodeSp·F
  7. 07AlteranteSp·F
  8. 08AndaheadSp·L
  9. 09Angel Investor SimulatorSp·O
  10. 10AstrellaSp·F
  11. 11Athlon TechnologySp·P
  12. 12AtlassianSp·P
  13. 13AttioSp·C
  14. 14AutoboundSp·F
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
1% of 154
accelerators/events4
3% of 154
local partner32
21% of 154
finance/legal25
16% of 154
fi alumni offers22
14% of 154
other partners15
10% of 154
logistics3
2% of 154
crm/marketing16
10% of 154
product/infrastructure27
18% of 154
unspecified8
5% of 154
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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