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SUMMARY:Getting Your Hardware Startup Ready for Investment
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Getting Your Hardware Startup Ready for Investment ‘I have a working prototype: now what?’ - the what, why, when and how of securing investment for your hardware startup. {tabbedtable} Tab Label Tab Content About Prototyping costs are lower than they’ve ever been thanks to low-cost design and manufacturing tools, but what happens once you’ve created a working prototype for your idea? How do you access financial investment and who’s there to support you? Raph Crouan of Startupbootcamp IoT , a startup growth program that is supported by element14, outlines the key things you need to know before talking to investors. What the Attendees Will Learn Current investment trends for hardware and Internet of Things startups to be aware of. What investors look for when investing in startups. What startups need to demonstrate to investors in terms of progress, future potential and financials. What materials and answers startups need to perfect before speaking to investors. Webinar Recording Click Here To Watch Webinar Recording Presenter contentimage_85366.jpg-211x319.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=VM%2FX7wlyigfjr5AmeqFalSZeHj8JDQlEWv35I943XyM%3D&amp;se=2026-07-01T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=ESZf6JoB7nOhT27xgi5Hdw== Presenter: Raph Crouan Raph Crouan is the Founder &amp; CEO of Startupbootcamp IoT - a dedicated startup growth program based in London, helping IoT and hardware startups validate, build and scale their business. Alongside this, Crouan is a Founding Board Member &amp; Chair for the SMEs in the AIOTI (Alliance for IoT Innovation) at the European Commission, a Founding Board Member of the French IoT Think Tank, and an angel investor and advisor to startups including Undagrid and Beasts of Balance . Prior to his current venture, Crouan spent 14 years at Apple (lately as Head of Strategy &amp; Business Development for iPhone &amp; iPad in Business in EMEIA).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><body><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>Getting Your Hardware Startup Ready for Investment</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> ‘I have a working prototype: now what?’ - the what, why, when and how of securing investment for your hardware startup.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="1" class="jiveBorder" style="border:1px solid #000000;width:100%;"><thead><tr><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#6690bc;text-align:center;" valign="middle"><strong>{tabbedtable} Tab Label</strong></th><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#6690bc;text-align:center;" valign="middle"><strong>Tab Content</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;">About</td><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;"><p style="margin:0;">Prototyping costs are lower than they’ve ever been thanks to low-cost design and manufacturing tools, but what happens once you’ve created a working prototype for your idea? How do you access financial investment and who’s there to support you? Raph Crouan of <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/iot-london/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Startupbootcamp IoT</a>, a startup growth program that is supported by element14, outlines the key things you need to know before talking to investors.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>What the Attendees Will Learn</strong></span></p><ul><li>Current investment trends for hardware and Internet of Things startups to be aware of.</li><li>What investors look for when investing in startups.</li><li>What startups need to demonstrate to investors in terms of progress, future potential and financials.</li><li>What materials and answers startups need to perfect before speaking to investors.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;">Webinar Recording </td><td colspan="1" style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;"> <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="https://community.element14.com/learn/events/w/documents/3018/video-getting-your-hardware-startup-ready-for-investment">Click Here To Watch Webinar Recording</a></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;">Presenter</td><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #000000;padding:2px;"><p style="margin:0;"><strong><br /><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/211x319/__key/telligent-evolution-extensions-calendar-calendarfiles/00-00-00-00-71/contentimage_5F00_85366.jpg"><a href="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/telligent/evolution/extensions/calendar/calendarfiles/00/00/00/00/71/contentimage_85366.jpg-211x319.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=VM%2FX7wlyigfjr5AmeqFalSZeHj8JDQlEWv35I943XyM%3D&amp;se=2026-07-01T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=ESZf6JoB7nOhT27xgi5Hdw==">contentimage_85366.jpg-211x319.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=VM%2FX7wlyigfjr5AmeqFalSZeHj8JDQlEWv35I943XyM%3D&amp;se=2026-07-01T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=ESZf6JoB7nOhT27xgi5Hdw==</a></a></span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Presenter: Raph Crouan</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Raph Crouan is the Founder &amp; CEO of <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/iot-london/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Startupbootcamp IoT</a> - a dedicated startup growth program based in London, helping IoT and hardware startups validate, build and scale their business. Alongside this, Crouan is a Founding Board Member &amp; Chair for the SMEs in the <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/alliance-internet-things-innovation-aioti" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">AIOTI</a> (Alliance for IoT Innovation) at the European Commission, a Founding Board Member of the French IoT Think Tank, and an angel investor and advisor to startups including&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.undagrid.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Undagrid</a> and <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://beastsofbalance.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Beasts of Balance</a>. Prior to his current venture, Crouan spent 14 years at Apple (lately as Head of Strategy &amp; Business Development for iPhone &amp; iPad in Business in EMEIA). </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><script>window.top.e14.func.queueScripts.add(function() { window.top.e14.func.e14DynaloadTabbedTables.init(); });</script></body></html>
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