Investment Banking and Finance: Venture Capital Fundraising
Raise Capital Successfully | Pitch to VCs, Angels & Investors with Proven Strategies from 150,000+ Students
“The most focused fundraising masterclass on Udemy — raise capital from VCs and angel investors with the techniques that actually work.”
Why this course
Most fundraising fails because the founder does not understand how the investor on the other side of the table thinks. They pitch product, the investor wants returns. They lead with team, the investor wants traction. They negotiate price, the investor is pricing risk. This course gives you the inside view.
Fifteen and a half hours, 234 lectures, covering how venture capital firms evaluate businesses, how to identify and approach the right investors, how to write the email that actually gets a meeting, how to build a pitch deck that captivates, how to construct an integrated business and financial plan, how to read and negotiate a term sheet, when equity crowdfunding is the right path, and how to assess whether VC is even the right route for your business.
Trusted by over 5,300 founders with a 4.68 star rating. The fundraising bible for the serious entrepreneur.
What you will master
Every outcome below is built into the course — not a marketing list, the actual curriculum.
Who this course is for
- Startup entrepreneurs with a fundraising requirement for their business
- Any entrepreneur considering raising from angels or venture capital
- Any startup owner who needs to master the art of investor pitching
Requirements
- Access to spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Keynote or PowerPoint)
- Determination to succeed despite the odds
- Commitment to following every step of the course — there are no short cuts
- A sense of humour
What students are saying
Verified reviews from students who completed the course on Udemy.
“I really appreciate that Mr. Colley is giving strategic advice at each step. These advices are brief and simple, but if you are raising capital as a founder for the first time, just one of them has the potential to save you a lot of time or a lot of money.”
“Great course — my VC career just got boosted. He is a great teacher with a very detailed, on-point and comprehensive course. It gives the ins and outs of the VC world.”
“The course was great. I would recommend it to anyone entering the VC world or developing their own business.”
John Colley
Investment banker turned educator. 30+ years across Hoare Govett, M&A, private equity and corporate finance. Cambridge graduate, Bayes Business School MBA with Distinction.
Author of the Investment Banking Practitioner’s Handbook Series — the largest practitioner-authored IB content library available online. Trusted by 150,000+ students across 30+ Udemy courses.
Every course is built on real deal experience — not textbook theory. The voice is a senior banker explaining how things actually work, not a lecturer reading notes.
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