Investment Readiness

The CERI Investment Readiness program is designed to assist participants identify gaps in their solutions, effectively articulating their investment opportunities, and gain a deeper understanding of the mechanics of raising capital.

What to

Expect

Identifying gaps in the startup idea, collateral, and validation

Addressing these gaps by building evidence, rigour, and clarity into the proposed solution through building out a tested viable business model

Understanding the mechanics of raising capital and ensuring overall readiness including developing a capital strategy and how to pitch to investors

Outcomes

De-risk your startup investment by providing rigour to your collateral.
Define your customer profile, next 10 customers, & beachhead market.
Develop a realistic product development timeline & cashflow model.
Create a capital raising strategy appropriate for your venture.

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ESIC Status

Ask us how you can qualify for ESIC status as a participant in our Investment Readiness Program.

Next Steps

Completing our Investment Readiness Program opens up a world of opportunity. By completing this course, you'll be eligible to apply for CERI office residency, CERI’s Venture Mentor program, and CERI Start funding. As you and your startup develop, our offerings facilitate you with the experience to form and grow a startup company, guiding your future path to success.

Are you ready to take the next step?

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Who

Is it For

Companies and founders who are in the process of raising capital or are looking to raise capital in the next 6-12 months

Post C2C participants who are looking to further validate their ideas and show investment opportunity.

Research led university projects looking to spinout and unlock the value of their research in the next 12 months.

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Pricing

We make our programs accessible to as many emerging entrepreneurs as possible. Thanks to our donors, sponsors, and not-for-profit organisations, CERI can offer substantially reduced pricing on all of our programs. You will be awarded the respective scholarship with the maximum final pricing listed below if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Investment Readiness Student Price

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$330

Final price after scholarship

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The Student & Founder Scholarships are for current students or for founders coming to the program with a startup company.

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Scholarship Eligibility

This applicant must be a startup founder or co-founder, have a registered company and have raised less than $100,000 in funding.

Investment Readiness Professional Price

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$550