Upcoming Events

InnoVenture Challenge – December 5, 2024

Tickets are now available for the InnoVenture Challenge live event, held in Des Moines. Read more here.

 

Venture Thursday – Oct & Nov 2024

InnoVenture Iowa’s team of VC experts will deliver fun, hands-on workshops designed to provide participants with a crash course in VC and funding for startups.

Registration is not required. For a full list of dates and times, download the PDF flyer:  VENTURE THURSDAYS – Dates Times Locations

 

Heartland Hustle: How to Raise Venture Capital for Your Startup

These workshops have finished for the summer. Want us to visit your town? Contact us now via the Let’s Connect form.

This workshop covered the following-

  • Forge Connections: Network and build lasting connections within the startup community.
  • Empower Your Startup: Gain the knowledge and confidence to secure the funding your startup deserves.
  • Hands-On Workshop: Walk away with tangible tools and strategies to implement for your startup immediately.
  • Insider Strategies: Uncover the insider strategies used by successful founders to attract investment. Learn how founders create compelling narratives to captivate investors.
  • Navigating the Funding Landscape: Demystify the funding landscape, gain clarity on seed funding to series rounds, cap tables, term sheets, proformas, valuations, projections and everything in-between.
  • Pitch Perfect: Learn what makes a great pitch that resonates with investors.
  • Interactive Networking: Connect with fellow founders in your community.
  • Real-life Success Stories: Hear about founders who successfully navigated the venture capital landscape right here in Iowa and how InnoVenture Iowa, the state’s first public VC fund helped get them there.