Workshop: What are the investors looking for in your pitch

Overview

This session is exclusive to Dubai Future Accelerators – Cohort 8 Participants.

As part of our goal at the Dubai Future Accelerators program, we aim to help the companies succeed by opening up opportunities for them to connect to our wider ecosystem to learn, grow and build their network during and after the program.

In this workshop, Arnav Danthi who is on the investment team at Wamda will share his knowledge and insights on what are the investors really looking for in a pitch covering the following topics.

•  The objective of pitching to investors
•  When to use a pitch deck and when to use an executive summary
•  Pitch deck contents: best practices for formatting and content for a formal pitch deck, what you should have in your pitch deck
•  How to pitch to an investor over coffee or elevator pitch

Speaker

Arnav Danthi, Investment Analyst at Wamda

Arnav Danthi is on the Investment team at Wamda. As an analyst, Arnav assists and supports the partners and associates in the entire deal process including initial screening, market analysis, financial modeling & due diligence. Arnav attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he pursued Economics & Finance. Arnav takes part in industry and VC events, networks with potential startups and up-and-coming entrepreneurs, and keeps an eye out for the latest industry trends.

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This session is hosted in partnership with

Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout the Mena region by joining Wamda’s multi-stage, sector-agnostic investment vehicle, focused on partnering with high growth technology or technology-enabled startups, as well as the leading knowledge platform offering integrated programmes including thought leadership and research, community development, Wamda’s fellowship programme Wamda X, as well as corporate and government advisory services to the various stakeholders of the Mena startup ecosystem.