Fundraising War Room - 60mins $149 with
David
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About this Session
Fundraising War Room — 60 Minutes · $149
You're raising and you need your pitch, your numbers, and your story to be airtight. We'll stress-test your deck, your ask, and your answers to the questions investors will actually ask. Walk away with specific changes to make before your next meeting.
Your mentor
If you're a founder trying to scale, raise money, or sell your company — I've done it, repeatedly.
As a 78-time NED and Chairman, I've sat at the board table during the messy middle: the fundraises that nearly didn't happen, the acquisitions that needed saving, the pivots that changed everything. I know what investors think but won't tell you. I know what kills companies at Series A. And I know how to build real value for founders and shareholders.
What I actually bring:
Led e-Fundamentals through 6 years of growth to a $500m acquisition by Softbank's CommerceIQ (2022)
Co-founded and lead Pario Ventures — active seed and Series A investor (Bolt, Revolut, What3Words, Impossible Foods and others)
Built Adaro Red from zero to £20m in 3 years, exited to PE
Chairman/Co-CEO of MyCarDirect — UK's second-largest car subscription platform, £25m turnover, cash positive
Early team at Commerce One (NASDAQ IPO, $22bn) — I know what a rocket ship and a flame-out look like
Author of The Startup Rules (100,000+ copies)
Google and Techstars Mentor
I'm based between the UK, US, and Monaco — so I work across time zones with founders on both sides of the Atlantic.
I'm blunt. I won't tell you what you want to hear. But if you want someone who has genuinely been in the room — as founder, chairman, investor, and operator — and who actually cares whether you succeed, that's what you get here.
Best fit: Founders at pre-seed through Series B who are raising, scaling, or thinking about exit. Also CEOs navigating their first board or needing a thinking partner at the top.
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