: Venture Capital Financing with guest speaker Harry Haeck from Smartfin

corporate venturing

Join us for an in-depth master class on venture capital financing, tailored for startups and scaleups looking to raise external equity funding to grow their business. This session will cover essential strategies for planning and structuring capital raises, navigating relationships with corporate investors, and aligning governance with your growth objectives.

Key topics include:

  • Crafting a funding strategy for different stages of growth
  • Building a governance model that evolves with your company
  • Managing relationships with corporate investors to balance freedom, fundraising, and exit planning

Led by Cresco Partner Glenn L’hoëst and venture capital expert Harry Haeck, you will learn how to negotiate effectively with investors, align stakeholders, and design a funding approach that supports long-term success.

Glenn L’hoëst is a business lawyer with a strong focus on the technology sector and has extensive experience in assisting entrepreneurs and companies in their business and fundraising activities during all stages of the private company lifecycle.

Harry Haeck is a Partner at Smartfin, a European venture capital firm specializing in B2B technology investments, with extensive experience in investment banking, private equity, and financial law.

 

Practicals: 

February 27, 12 am (lunch included)

Cresco offices - Lange Kievitstraat 118, Antwerpen 

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