Finding the Right Investors: A Smarter Way to Raise

Webinar Summary

During this webinar, hosted by Furthr in partnership with shipshape.vc, discover how to take a smarter, more targeted approach to fundraising. Learn how to identify investors that fit your stage, sector and geography, assess key signals such as recent deals and available capital, and focus your outreach on the investors most relevant to your business. The session will also include a live walkthrough of Shipshape.vc, a free investment search engine featuring over 25,000 funds worldwide, and a practical checklist to help you get investor-ready.

What You'll Learn

• How to identify investors that align with your stage, sector and geography

• How to assess investor activity, available capital, recent deals and domain expertise

• How to build and prioritise a targeted investor outreach list

• How to focus your time on investors with genuinely aligned interests

• What current fundraising trends reveal about investor meetings and closing rounds

• How to understand what funds are looking for across different stages, sectors and investment mandates

• How to use Shipshape.vc to research and identify relevant investors

• Practical steps to prepare for investor conversations and make your fundraising approach more effective

Who This Is Aimed At

• Startup founders and entrepreneurs raising investment

• Early-stage businesses preparing for their first funding round

• Founders looking to refine their existing fundraising strategy

• Business leaders responsible for fundraising and investor relations

• Anyone looking to identify and connect with relevant investors

Speaker

Daniel Sawko – Co-Founder & CEO of Shipshape.vc

Daniel Sawko is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shipshape.vc, a free investment search engine helping founders discover and connect with relevant investors through a global database of more than 25,000 funds. Passionate about making venture capital more accessible, Daniel is focused on helping entrepreneurs reduce research time, identify stronger investor matches and take a more informed, targeted approach to fundraising.