Ready to Raise
Join Link’s Fundraising Sprint
Exclusively for Link’s portfolio companies
Free to attend
One-Month
Fundraising Sprint
100% Digital
Meet & Build Relationships with New Funds
Develop a long-term
capital strategy
Build out your investor CRM
Accelerate your
fundraising process
Join one of our upcoming cohorts to supercharge your fundraising journey
Cohort 1: Jan 2023
Starts Jan 9, 2023
Limited to 10 teams
COMPLETED
Cohort 2: May 2023
Starts May, 2023
Limited to 10 teams
COMPLETED
Cohort 3: Mar 2024
Starts March 2024
Limited to 10 teams
Applications Closed
“The companies that have completed the Link Sprint, are collectively aiming to raise up to €500M over the next two years. They are growing from startups to scale ups. This program is designed for them. This program helps you shift from raising seed-stage to serious capital and how to do it successfully”
Christian Rangen
Link Capital
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Outcomes
Previous versions of this program has been delivered to accelerators and clusters, including 100+ companies with our friends at Katapult.
A clear funding roadmap
Build out a
world-class funding journey & capital strategy
Gear up for the next round
Be a pro and get 100% ready for your next fundraising round
Expand your investor network
Meet, network and build relationships with new, late-stage funds – your next set of investors
Up your odds of closing
Radically increase the odds of closing your next funding round successfully
What you get:
One-month, intense, hands-on fundraising sprint
Direct access to potential investors for your next round
A proven fund-raising and growth toolkit
Network and learn with fellow startup founders
1:1 fundraising mentor sessions with Chris, Nir, Grethe & Elisabeth
Development of your pitchdecks (5) and data room
Access 10+ investor databases
Access to list of 1000+ investor prospects
Curated introductions to highly selected investor prospects
Introductions to world-class fundraising advisors, like MV
A transformation of your capital strategy and scale up strategy
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Global Investors
Below are some of the global investors visiting Link Sprint and building relationships with our startups
What others say
Feedback from our previous cohorts
“Came in naked, and went out fully-clothed”
Per Mangor, CEO, Movel
“It’s intimidating, motivating, a reality check and a catalyst for the fundraising process you have ahead of you”
Kai Erspamer, Geniess
“Learnings I will carry with me for many years! Thank you for helping build our network & stepping up our fundraising strategies”
Peter Barba, CEO, Lectrium
“A 4-week accelerator to get you, your team and your materials rehearsed, improved and ready to raise. Plus you also get in-front of an exclusive set of investors”
Chris McKee, Rightcharge
“A «must» for all startups and a bootcamp on how to strategize, prepare and focus on fundraising as an integral part of building your business”
Nito Simonsen, CEO, ClimatePoint
“A must for every Start UP. Excellent way to learn how investors will evaluate your startup”
Peer Munck, THNXEL
“Eye Opening. It helped us understand how to take our fundraising materials (inc. pitch) to the next level, plus introduced us to new investors intense, comprehensive, professional and very useful ABC in how to plan and execute on funding. The Link Sprint helped me see the larger picture for my startup and not just focus on what’s right in front of me.”
Nikolai Pyke, CEO, Hayk
“A solid foundation in understanding the needs and process of a VC for investing, directly from the experts themselves”
Julia Stent, Board Member, Rightcharge
What is it?
Every year Link’s team sees 1000’s of startups, meets with 100’s and invests in 20+. Beyond just Link, the team also works with accelerators, clusters and ecosystems around the world.
Across all these startups, the main challenge remains the same: fund raising. Based on 20+ years of experience, Link is now building an intense, hands-on fundraising sprint, designed 100% to help accelerate your next funding round – and beyond.
For every cohort, up to ten companies are selected to participate in this one-month, demanding program. The program is free to attend, but you are expected to dedicate a significant amount of time during the one-month sprint. Happening 100% digitally.
If selected, we recommend you bring your 3-person funding team, allocate the time required and use this sprint to accelerate your next funding round.
We recommend you think about this program as ‘the money we raise next year’, not
‘the money we need 30. days from now’. We will help you completely transform how you approach fundraising and we will show you that a successful capital strategy requires long-term thinking, significant relationship building and takes much longer to close than most people think.
Previous versions of this program has been delivered to accelerators and clusters, including 100+ companies with our friends at Katapult.
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Work with proven, visual tools.
Used by 1000’s of founders, investors and accelerators around the world. Get the full toolkit in the program.
Chart out your funding journey
Develop your long-term funding roadmap
Build - and communicate - your growth strategy
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Who you’ll meet & work with
Link's Core Team
Global fundraising experts, including Mountside Ventures
Leading funds and investors within energy, climate tech, impact, mobility and more
Fellow startup founders, CEOs and board members
FAQ
Who is it for?
Exclusively designed for portfolio companies at Link Venture Capital and Link Capital.
Who should attend and how many companies will get the opportunity?
Fund-raising team of 3 people from each company. Typically, the CEO, CFO, a project manager or a board member. Possible to complete the program as a single participant, but the workload will be excessive.
Each cohort is limited to ten companies, each with 3 people attending.
What does it cost?
Free to attend for portfolio companies.
Where is the program held?
The program is 100% digital, so we will be using Zoom and Miro to run the program.
How much time should we allocate?
During the four weeks of the program there is a significant time committed required.
Ten workshops over 30 days, but the real work happens between the workshops, in investor mapping, research, outreach and meetings.
As much as possible, you should free up all available time to focus the majority of your time on the fundraising sprint.
Who will we meet?
You will meet a range of the leading climate, impact- and mobility investors in our space. They will come in as guest speakers, workshop participants and pitch coaches.
You are expected to use this as an opportunity to connect and start building your relationship with the right investors for you. You can also expect direct and honest feedback from leading investors joining us.
What are expected of us, as participants?
You are expected to show up, ready to work – and allocate the time required to make it happen.
You are expected to deliver a series of small project deliverables, all designed to help you accelerate your fund-raising process.
Most importantly, you are expected to lean into the fund-raising process with the goal of accelerating your next funding round.
What can we expect from Link?
Link’s team and guest speakers will work closely with you to get you truly ‘Ready to Raise’.
We will work closely with you, offer constructive, honest feedback and connect you with the key investors in our global investor network.
We expect a lot from you. You should do the same of us.
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Program
PRE-PROGRAM
Selected Reading Materials
You will get pre-reads prior to program start.
WEEK 1
Understanding Investors & Value Creation
Four workshop sessions.
Seven deliverables
Scale Up! from idea to exit
WEEK 2
Your Investor Landscape
Two workshop sessions. Ten deliverables.
WEEK 3
Finding the Right Investors for You
Two workshop sessions.
Five deliverables.
WEEK 4
Closing Your Round
Two workshop sessions.
Three deliverables.
FOLLOW-UP
Follow-Up Meetings
Multiple 1:1 follow-up meetings with the right investors for your startup
Structure
10 half-day digital workshops
One final investor pitch session
Two 1:1 mentor sessions
25 project deliverables
Your kick ass capital strategy
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Program Team
Christian Rangen
Program Lead
Over the past decade, Chris has been involved with and seen the insides of 100’s of funding rounds. Here, he has seen the plan, process and execution that separate fantastic funding rounds that can close in just weeks vs. the ‘ordinary rounds’ that can drag on for months or years and never get to close.
Based on this insights, Chris has developed a step-by-step process and supporting tools & canvases to help startups and scale ups craft a long-term, successful capital strategy, raise faster and accelerate their growth.
Today, this method is used by accelerators, incubators, innovation clusters and startups around the world. Through a long-term collaboration with Katapult, Chris has helped over 100 Katapult companies get truly ‘investor ready’.
christian@linkcapital.no
Nir Melamud
program co-lead
Located at the heart of the Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem scene, Nir has been working with some of the most disruptive B2B & B2C Israeli ventures for almost a decade now. His background in Marketing & GTM strategies, combined with mastering the fundraising process – creates unique valuable expertise for early-stage companies.
In his work with accelerators, incubators and innovation hubs, Nir provides ‘Investor Readiness’ solutions & services, workshops & simulations facilitation, side-by-side with strategic advisory.
Nir also acts as the managing partner of Tech Investor Club, where he assesses 100s of global startups a year and invests in a few, keeping long-lasting, value-creation-oriented relationships with them.
nir@melamud.co.il
Grethe Skundberg
Program manager
General Partner10+ years with early-stage investments. 20 year + as a mentor.
Active business angel, entrepreneur, board member at several fast-growing tech startups. Nivel (NO), Rightcharge (UK), Hayk (NO)Viggo (DK).
Awarded mobility expert. Extensive experience with mikromobility, autonomous technologies and solutions.
skundberg@linkcapital.no
Elisabeth Øvstebø
investment director
Founding Partner – Link Capital
Investment Director Link Capital & Link Venture Capital
Board member, multiple startups across energy, tech platforms, aquaculture
Actively supporting portfolio companies to scale
elisabeth@linkcapital.no
Henrik Amstutz
Program manager
Associate, Link Capital AS
2 years doing M&A at the Japanese investment bank Nomura in London. Generalist banker, with an increased focus on infrastructure and clean/energy
henrik@linkcapital.no