Course curriculum

Includes access to 1) an investor list with 1k+ contacts, 2) CRM template, 3) financial model templates, 4) SAFE & cap table modeling spreadsheet, 4) data room template, and much more.

    1. Intro and Themes of Bootcamp

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Overview of the Sessions + Assignments

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Resources

    1. Anatomy of a Venture Fund + Exercise

    2. Investor Psychology: Why Now? (+ Workshop)

    1. Timeline of a Fundraising Round + Goals for your Fundraise

    2. Walkthrough of a CRM

    3. Managing Investor Conversations

    4. Running a Process

    1. Review of previous session

    2. Intro to Storytelling for Start-ups

    3. Rima Reddy - Guest Lecture

    4. Storytelling Part 2

    5. Pitch Tactics

    1. Review of Previous Session on Storytelling

    2. Fundraising Materials Part 1

    3. Fundraising Materials Part 2

    4. What is due diligence?

    5. Jon Sklaroff - Principal at Optum Ventures - Guest Speaker

    1. Why do you need a financial model?

    2. Benchmarks for Financial Modeling

    3. James Shecter - Principal at Fika Ventures

A step-by-step guide to help you execute your fundraise with confidence. Lectures are delivered asynchronously.

  • $99.00
  • 37 lessons
  • 9.5 hours of video content
  • Investor List with 1K+ investors
  • Operational Model, Cap Table Models, & other tools and templates

Testimonials

“We came out with an incredible pitch deck, a perfected VC pitch, and a strong financial model. This empowered us to have great conversations with VCs and we have brought in investments in the last few weeks alone. Ollie was an incredible part of the process and we're so glad we had the chance to work with him. ”

Vita Malella, Co-Founder and CEO of Flock AI

“Ollie was absolutely wonderful. Every single question we had he answered in a straightforward, honest way from both the VC and entrepreneurs perspective. Even coming from business school, you don't get access to information like that. If you're thinking about it, it's definitely worth it"”

Lindsey Chrismon, Co-Founder of MyHome & HBS Student

“I've been through Ivy League entrepreneurial accelerators and nothing came close to this program in terms of value. Fundraising has always been a black box and after the program, I understand all the steps of the process and I'm already seeing the benefit and from that perspective, it's worth its weight in gold. ”

Conor Brown, CEO @ Odyssey

“Understanding investor motivations for closing deals can be a challenge; however, Ollie connected with the founders and effectively communicated how to navigate the fundraising landscape. I highly recommend taking Ollie's Fundraising Fundamentals class!”

Nate Mason, Principal @ Starburst Aerospace and Defense Accelerator

“Ollie effectively leverages his finance and venture capital experience to demystify the opaque VC world for early-stage tech founders. His sessions consistently receive rave reviews in our accelerator programs!”

Sandra Miller, Head of Start-up Programs @ The Italian Consulate

“The Fundraising Bootcamp hosted by Ollie completely exceeded my expectations. It was the perfect mix of actionable and educational learning that jumpstarted my startup business to properly start my fundraising round. Ollie leverages his unique background as an educator and investor to get beyond the numbers to develop the things that actually matter the most – crafting your story, tricks for approaching networking with potential investors, and learning the mindset from a venture capitalist's perspective that can make the difference between a term sheet and a rejection. For anyone considering launching a fundraising round, I would highly recommend this intense yet rewarding experience. ”

Anthony Matore, Founder at Aftermarket

Kickstart your fundraise today

Enroll

Instructor(s)

Oliver Spalding

Instructor

Oliver Spalding is an early-stage investor and Instructor at The Wharton School of Business teaching entrepreneurship. Oliver has spent over 5 years as a venture capital investor, including time at Optum Ventures, a $1B+ venture capital firm focused on health tech investments and Brook Venture Partners, a growth equity firm focused on later-stage software and healthcare IT investments. He has also held operational roles at high growth start-ups including Groups Recover Together ($115M raised), a healthcare start-up backed by Bessemer, OV, and Oak HC/FT as well as at Atomic, a leading venture studio (founder of hims and hers (NYSE:HIMS), Openstore, Homebound). Oliver is an advisor for a number of start-up accelerators and has provided guest lectures at leading academic institutions beyond Wharton including Harvard Business School and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business. He specializes in helping start-up founders and executives raise capital, execute M&A, and tell the financial story of their business to investors. Oliver has his B.A. in Economics with Honors from Wake Forest University and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania.