Raising Investment for Your EdTech Startup: What Founders Get Wrong (And How to Get It Right)

Raising investment can make or break an EdTech startup, yet many founders walk into it unprepared and learn the hard lessons too late.

Back by popular demand after one of our most attended EdTech Together events, this practical session focuses on what it really takes to get your EdTech startup investment-ready. Using real-world case studies of founders who got it right, and those who didn’t, we’ll cover the practical tips and common mistakes that shape whether a raise succeeds.

What we’ll cover:

• Avoid the terminal SEIS/EIS traps: the mistakes that quietly disqualify you from the reliefs investors count on
• Using the right structure: setting up your startup so it’s built to raise, not to trip you up later
• Understanding the investment terms that can sink your company: what you’re really agreeing to before you sign
• The importance of people and the personal connection: why investors back founders, and how relationships make or break a raise

The session will also include dedicated interactive Q&A time, so attendees can get direct answers to the funding challenges facing their own startups.