Ravi Belani (he/him)
Managing Director, Alchemist Accelerator
Ravi Belani is the Founder and Managing Director of Alchemist Accelerator, a venture backed accelerator for enterprise startups. Ravi also is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University, where he leads the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar (the largest class on entrepreneurship at Stanford). Ravi formerly worked in venture capital as part of the investment team at DFJ in Menlo Park. Through Alchemist and DFJ, Ravi has been the 1st or 2nd institutional check in 4 unicorns – Twitch, LaunchDarkly, Pubmatic, and Rigetti. Ravi holds a BS and MS in Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Busines School.
Sessions
Closing Your Seed Round: Tactical Tips For Fundraising
July 10, 2024 7:25 PM – 7:55 PM
In this talk, we will cover a practical toolkit for orchestrating a seed raise. Specifically, we will cover the nuts and bolts around key elements for fundraising preparation, outreach, meeting effectiveness, and closing. Time permitting, we may dive into themes around the psychology and strategy for successful fundraises. These lessons are gleaned from over a decade of experience of founders completing fundraises through Alchemist, a leading enterprise accelerator. Alchemist has launched over 600 startups that have collectively raised $3.6B, or roughly $6 million / startup on average. See more.