What Investors Expect

What Investors Expect

Unlock Funding for Your Innovation: Masterclass on Navigating Investor Expectations

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11 November 2025 09:30 - 12:30 CEST Online
Members
€200.00
Non-members
€275.00

This masterclass is designed to educate professionals in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer field on the expectations of investors when evaluating start-ups or spin-offs emerging from universities and research institutions. It will focus on bridging the gap between the academic and investor mindsets, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools needed to position technology-driven ventures for successful funding.

Why attend?

In this masterclass, participants will gain a deep understanding of the investor mindset, learning about different investor types, their motivations, and risk tolerance at various funding stages. You will explore what investors look for in start-ups and spin-offs, including team dynamics, market opportunities, technology validation, business models, and key traction indicators. The session will also cover how to craft a compelling pitch that resonates with investors, avoid academic jargon, and handle challenging questions.

Additionally, participants will gain insights into financial expectations, funding terms, and investment vehicles, while learning how to build strong relationships with investors and manage post-investment interactions. Finally, the masterclass will address the unique challenges of technology transfer ventures, such as bridging the academic-commercial gap, overcoming long development cycles, and aligning university priorities with investor expectations.

Key takeaways

By the end of this masterclass, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to align their technology transfer ventures with investor priorities, effectively communicate the market potential and ROI of their innovations, and navigate the complexities of funding processes, including investment terms and valuation. You will also learn how to address key investor concerns about risks, scalability, and team readiness, while developing strategies for building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with investors.

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Testimonials

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Thank you for such enjoyable inspiring event, great choice of the lecturers!!!

Linda Ondrackova

University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

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It is always encouraging to see that other TTOs are encountering the same problems that we do!

Aurore De Boom

Université Libré de Bruxelle, Belgium

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ASTP brought the right structure and terminology to my knowledge of technology licensing.

René Widmer

ETH Transfer, Switzerland

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This is a wonderful conference to expand the horizon of my knowledge of tech transfer and commercialisation.

Seung-Ho Lee

Deltatech-Korea, South Korea

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I strongly recommend the course, even if you are not going to set-up an office but you are part of the team that wants to change or improve how technology transfer is done at your institution.

Ricardo Castro

Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain