Raising Financing for Your Startup: Recently Funded CEOs Share the Tips, Tricks and Hacks of Raising Money for Startups
Speaker: Saar Gur (Founder, Investor & Advisor, Charles River Ventures), Susan Wu (CEO/Venture Advisor, Ohai/Charles River Ventures), David King (CEO, Li'l Green Patch), Daniel James (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Three Rings)
Date/Time: Wednesday (September 17, 2008) 4:30pm — 5:30pm
Location (room): Room 6
Track: Online Games - Business & Marketing
Format: 60-minute Panel
Experience Level: All

Session Description
You have a killer idea and want to launch a new business. You're interested in raising some capital to get started. Raising angel investments or venture capital can be time consuming, challenging, and opaque. This invaluable session will give you unique insight into how the startup fundraising process works. Do you wonder how valuations are derived? Why some startups raise capital far more easily than others? What terms are important to consider when negotiating a term sheet? Come hear it from the source: VC Saar Gur moderates a panel of recently funded startup CEOs.