Capital raising program

This program is for you.

Learn about key aspects of receiving investment and how to negotiate with investors Do you have a start-up and are you looking for investment? The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce invites you to apply for the latest virtual cycle of the Capital Raising Programme. If you have a high-impact startup/venture with an innovative and scalable business model and are also thinking of raising funds from investors to boost your growth, this programme is for you. Identify whether your venture is at the right stage to raise capital, learn the tools you need to do so, and if you are selected at the end of the programme, you will be able to approach potential investors.

Requirements:

• Business models with a significant technology and/or innovation component

• Differentiated value proposition

• Within a growing market

• Seeking capital from investors

• Preferably with sales

It is a process that allows entrepreneurs to achieve the attainment of a strategic ally and investor who will play a key role in the execution of expansion plans and consolidation of the company in the market.

In 2023, through the 4 virtual cycles of the Capital Raising Program, we achieved:

• +1056 registrations.

• +1600 attendances to training sessions.

• 121 startups evaluated on "pitch day".

• 4 demo days: 3 virtual and 1 in-person under the framework of Gofest.

• +50 startups presented to investors.

• +200 meetings with investors.

1. Openings: opens four (4) times a year and is announced through the social networks of the CCB: @camaracomercbog.

2.Training: all entrepreneurs and business people can access our 100% virtual training core, which lasts approximately 16 hours.

3.Pitch Day: The best startups and ventures will participate in a 1-minute pitch session, where the judging panel selects the top 10 companies, which will present at Demo Day to potential investors.

4.Advisory: the top 10 startups/ventures will receive personalized advice to prepare their investment pitch for Demo Day.

5.Demo Day: an event where entrepreneurs present their 3-minute pitch to investors, ecosystem players, and the general public.

6.Meetings with investors: after the presentations, meetings are scheduled between entrepreneurs and investors, according to their selection.

Within the Investor Network, we have the Smart Capital Roundtables, an exclusive space where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to meet with strategic investors in personalized sessions to discuss financing opportunities, scaling strategies and business growth. To access this program you must have participated in other initiatives and the ventures are selected according to their stage and level of maturity.