Financial Design for Startups (FDS)

Purpose and goal:

The project aims to develop a training module in Financial Design for Startups (FDS), as an advanced continuation of the Investment Readiness Program (IRP). The goal is to educate startup stakeholders on how to successfully plan and execute the financing of a startup throughout its life cycle, and in line with the owners´ agenda.

After successfully testing the FDS pilot with GU Ventures, the goal is to spread FDS to additional incubators and a wide range of startup stakeholders. Expected results and effects:

The expectation is that after a successful test of the FDS pilot with GU Ventures, spread FDS to additional incubators and a wide range of startup stakeholders.

The expected effect over time is to increase the valuation and the survival rate among startups by increasing the skills of startups in financial design and execution. Approach and implementation: The FDS module pilot intends to cover the following topics: 1. Evaluation of the Startup Maturity Level (SML).

2. Financial strategy for startups. 3. Equity financing in theory and practice. 4. Ownership and the owners´ agenda. 5. Introduction to negotiation in theory and practice.