Designed by Gaurav Bansal, a former VC fund manager with $2B+ in deals closed, this program is built for early and growth-stage founders raising pre-seed to Series A in the next 6–12 months.

Skip generic pitch workshops. This intensive track provides hands-on tools, personalized coaching and actionable results for founders with strong product-market signals ready to navigate a real investor process and master the exact mechanics VCs use to evaluate deals.

What to expect

A 6-module crash course and 1:1 coaching
to turn ambition into traction.

• Fundability Strategy: Deconstruct investor evaluation mechanics, round sizing logic, valuation benchmarks and dilution dynamics.
• Story & Financials: Align your pitch deck structure, financial modeling and unit economics into a cohesive narrative.
• Investor Outreach: Create a target investor profile, learn warm intro strategies, understand SAFEs and term sheet negotiation mechanics.
• Diagnose & Plan: Audit your current fundraising readiness, pinpoint structural gaps and chart your round's roadmap. Build Assets: Iterate on your pitch deck, financial model, data room and investor Q&As through direct feedback.
• Practice & Pitch: Participate in live diligence stress tests and mock investor meetings.

What you'll leave with

Build the assets that close rounds.

Investor Materials 

• Investment readiness review
• Gap analysis scorecard
• Personalized fundraising roadmap
• Pitch deck template
• Financial model framework
• Funding ask template
• Valuation range analysis
• Founder dilution and cap-table simulators
• Data room checklist

Execution Tools 

• Investor Q&A bank
• Customized target list of 50 investors
• Investor CRM template
• Outreach email templates
• Warm intro template
• Mock investor meeting
• Diligence stress test
• Demo day prep
• Negotiation playbook