NHLBI Catalyze Webinar: How To Successfully Engage Private Capital Investors

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Presenter: Steve Flaim, Ph.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.

This presentation provides an overview of the different types of investors interested in early-stage companies, their preferred investment strategies, and what they are looking for in an investment deal. We also discuss some of the key features of a successful investor pitch, what to include and what to avoid. Finally, we discuss the typical process that the entrepreneur needs to understand to navigate their way through to a successful early-stage investment round.

Presenter Dr. Flaim holds a doctorate in Human Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of California at Davis. He is a Technology and Business advisor to the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur at the University of California, San Diego, Senior Special Advisor & Investor-in-Residence with the Innovation Office of the Division of Extramural Research Activities at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Office in the Office of the Director at the NIH.

Webinar presented on November 12, 2021 to an invited audience.

This video is provided for educational purposes only.

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This research was, in part, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Agreement OT2 HL157844-01. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the NIH.