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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
English, FrenchSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

If candidates have a start-up, and they want to fund it at the initial stage, then this Raising Funds for Your Startup certification is a simple, and short course that is brought into action by Grenoble Ecole de Management on the famous platform of FutureLearn. This course enables the students to understand the process from scratch about funding a start-up.

Raising Funds for Your Startup certification syllabus is interestingly curated which includes concepts like financing, and fundraising. Every new Entrepreneur and new company needs external funding to survive and grow ahead, but entrepreneurs have very little training related to fundraising, and this is what this course offers to them.

Raising Funds for Your Startup training will also help in exploring how much financial backing is required for a venture to be successful since it belongs to a Business Administration & Management category of FutureLearn courses. It will also tell how to attract investors towards their companies, and negotiate with them regarding their funding amount, and the equity of the investors. The entire course is taught by a team of experienced French people, but the resources in the course are available in the English language.

The Highlights

  • Course on startup funding
  • 1-month course 
  • Weekly 3 hour lessons
  • Self-taught course
  • Course available only in online mode
  • Certificate initiation by FutureLearn

Programme Offerings

  • 4 Weeks Course
  • Online Course
  • 3 Hours Weekly Sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Progress Mapping
  • Global Classroom
  • self paced course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1209yesFuturelearn

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

  • Though it is not required, some knowledge in business will be of help, otherwise, other educational qualification students will also be considered.

Work Experience

  • Applying for this course does not necessarily require the students to have any job-related experience.

Certification Qualifying Details

  • To be able to qualify for the Raising Funds for Your Startup certification by FutureLearn it is essential for the participants to conclude all the weekly modules in the course and its connected assessments.

What you will learn

Entrepreneurial skills

This course teaches a lot of things when it gets over, so here is such a list:

  • Candidates understand who are the potential investors, what is the investor selection criteria, and how exactly they make decisions on where to invest.
  •  Learners will be capable of making a strong financing plan which estimates the company’s financing needs that will ultimately define the equity value of the investment.
  • There are a lot of arguments that take place between the owners of the companies, and the investors and the candidates will be able to identify the main reasons behind this negotiation.
  • Candidates can work on the post-investment phase, and keeping in mind the key factors they can work towards the exit phase.

Who it is for

Entrepreneurs who are looking forward to getting their startups funded must surely start with this course as soon as possible. Also if there are students who are studying management or entrepreneurship then they can side by side learn this course to possess knowledge of a financing round.


Admission Details

Step 1: Go to the official course website.

Step 2: Then clicking on the button ‘Join the course for free is the key to start off with the procedure of registration.

Step 3: This button takes the candidates to a page where they can begin with the registration procedure.

Step 4: At step number 4 candidates have to get themselves a new student account on FutureLearn.

Step 5: When step 1-4 is completed, candidates are guaranteed admission after which they can think of upgrading the free course.

Application Details

Candidates need not submit an application for seeking admission to this FutureLearn course. Because the only requirement is for making a new candidate account that can be used for signing in later into the course resources. The simplest way to register is by using the same credentials required for making their very personal Gmail or Facebook.

The Syllabus

  • Why and how do startups raise funds?
  • Who accompanies and finances startups?
  • How to choose investors?
  • How to convince investors?

  • Preparing a financial forecast
  • Financing need and financing rounds
  • Determining the value of a company
  • Valuation methods
  • To close this week

  • Successive financing rounds and dilution
  • Agreements between founders and investors
  • Price adjustment mechanisms
  • Next week

  • Startup governance and value creation
  • Preparing for a successful exit
  • To end the course

Instructors

GEM Grenoble Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Is any kind of human resource services offered by FutureLearn?

Sadly, no human resource services are offered by FutureLearn.

2: If candidates want an upgrade to the free course, then how much time will be available for them to go through this programme?

 Irrespective of whenever participants have registered, they get around 6 weeks for this programme’s completion.

3: Which university is linked with the Raising Funds for Your Startup certification training material?

Grenoble Ecole de Management is that institute that has been linked with the training material accumulation. 

4: In how many weeks has the core course curriculum been split?

 The core course curriculum is split into a time span of 4 weeks.

5: Does the Raising Funds for Your Startup certification course require students to be entrepreneurs?

Even if the candidates are not entrepreneurs they can still become a part of this certification course.

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