Prep4Seed is a 12-week intensive Investor Ready programme delivered nationally by the Irish BICs: Propelor, WestBIC, AxisBIC & Furthr on behalf of Enterprise Ireland.The programme brings High Growth start-up clients through the investor readiness process quickly and effectively.
The Prep4Seed programme is an effective building platform to nurture future enterprise leaders and their businesses. Participant companies are Enterprise Ireland clients and represent a wide regional spread across a diverse range of sectors from deep tech to food to life sciences to build the skills required to attract and prepare for investment.
The Prep4Seed programme runs twice a year and includes five Masterclasses run by the Irish BICS and six one-to-one meetings concentrating on client-led bespoke activity with experienced BIC consultants which cover a broad range of areas including Sales & Marketing, Financial Modelling, Market Validation, Pitching & Investment and Company Foundation. The one-to-ones give individual, tailored company focus, ensuring that content from the Masterclasses is applied in a relevant way to each company. Participants are also brought through intensive investor pitch preparation sessions and trial pitches.
The twelve-week programme culminates at the Prep4Seed Investor Pitch Day when all companies pitch to Investors and VCs at Enterprise Ireland’s HQ in Dublin.
