From Founder to Venture: What VCs don’t tell you about raising seed capital

Shahirah Gardner (originally from Perth!) is founder of [Finch](https://finchxp.com/) and Investor/Coach at [Skalata Ventures](https://www.skalata.co/).

Having raised a seed round of $2.25m and pivoted a consumer finance app into an enterprise financial data intelligence platform, Shahirah now also sits on the other side of the table at Skalata, where she helps seed stage startups navigate the critical early years of their business.

In this session she will be covering:

* Why your seed round is the most important money you raise
* What VCs are looking for at seed stage (and what they really mean when they say you’re too early)
* 3 simple things you can do to make your startup more investible

Shahirah will be available for Office Hours after the session from 9.30am-12.30pm, you may book a time [here](https://calendly.com/shahirah-1/30min?month=2022-07&date=2022-07-20).

**Sponsors:**

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