Investor Pitch 101

We meet with many entrepreneurs and hear numerous pitches every week. Intuitively, we know certain pitches were memorable in part because the technology caught our attention and the founders knew their market, did their homework, presented flawlessly, and deeply engaged us. Sharing our playbook and a collection of “best of” observations will help life science entrepreneurs can make their best pitch.

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Sebastien Latapie
Fundraising During a Global Crisis - Part 1: A Reflective Look at Life Science Industrials Investing During COVID-19

Recently a startup founder reached out asking for advice as to whether they should start their seed round fundraising as planned or postpone due to the COVID-19 crisis. The conversation led to several topics: are investors actively deploying, what is the outlook on valuations for early and growth stage companies, how much should you be raising to bridge this market uncertainty ?

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Funding for Life-Science Ventures: Accelerating Innovation in Tools and Services

As a co-founder of Wave Biotech (now a division of GE Healthcare), my partners and I often struggled with critical choices regarding partnering and funding opportunities. Every new, attractive, and potentially disruptive technology will court attention once it experiences some modest adoption and acceptance, even while attempting to “fly under the radar” of major players.

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