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The foundational elements of any deal when it comes to early stage companies is the term-sheet. Here are the investor-friendly & founder-friendly components to look out for.

Meta description: Term sheets often constitute the first steps towards a legally binding agreement, serving the purpose of managing both the investors and founders expectations ahead of more serious discussions.

06/07/2021

The best way to understand AgTech's investment potential is to talk to Australia’s only exclusively AgTech VC, Sarah Nolet of Tenacious Ventures. Full Interview below:

Sarah Nolet led a $35M round for Australia's most respected AgriTech VC (Tenacious Ventures). Sidney Macdessi sits down with Sarah to discuss AgriTech from t...

22/06/2021

Ep.2 Matan Rahav of the CropX (backed by Google Co - Founder) joins us to discuss their journey to deploying 10,000 systems globally! Full Interview: https://youtu.be/aRK2kG9g980

10/06/2021

Rex Energy have achieved an engineering feat by transforming multi-tenant building energy usage from an expense into a long-term revenue-generating asset. here: https://youtu.be/lXFrvFepQok

07/06/2021

9.6 billion mouths to feed by 2050, with current farming yields, we’ll only be feeding half. Precision agriculture is the answer, subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3idiigR

26/04/2021

Sidney Macdessi asks Venture Partner Ruchi Dana, MD, MBA, Impact Investor Ethy Levy, Qatar Incubation Centre Manage Amin Matni what they consider to be the most important part of a capital raising presentation.

22/04/2021

Sitting with Venture Capitalist, Charles Sidman, founder of ECS Capital to discuss the process of due diligence. A must watch for founders wanting to understand the inner workings of an investors mind.

Sidney Macdessi discusses with Charles Sidman the 4 stages of due diligence an investor goes through before making a financial commitment. 1. Impact2. Produc...

21/02/2021

When it comes to presenting some think; It's all a matter of logic and reason, some ride on words of passion alone, whilst others depend entirely on their authority and credibility...ancient philosophy teaches us it's the balance of all three of these modes that leads to powerful persuasion.

We often overlook the need to present outside the realm of logic alone, but what if the key to the buy - in lies in emotional sway and ancient wisdom

28/01/2021

What truer way is there of delivering insights other than the first - hand account of a founder starting his journey. Here is Puya Abolfathi discussing the trials and tribulations of his BioTech startup, KinoBionic.


https://media.criisp.io/from-engineer-to-entrepreneur-insights-from-a-founder-entering-true-uncertainty-in-the-realm-of-deep-tech/

From employee to entrepreneur, in a space that demands more than the basics of business, founder Puya shares with us his realtime experience

10/01/2021

Before an investor is transaction ready, they must first understand your product and from there the confidence grows. But what if your product is in the convoluted realm of deep - tech?

Victoria Mataczynski, founder of Nanoloom, discloses her experience - sourced solution to this very problem.

Victoria Mataczynski, founder of Nanoloom writes about the anomolies that come with securing deep - tech funding. Her first - hand wisdom serves any budding founder in interactions with investors.

08/01/2021

Listen in as Ken Chee, CEO of 8VI Holdings, discusses his methods of investment analysis and data's role in the investment decision making process.

Listen in as Ken Chee, CEO of 8VI Holdings, discusses the Investment-Intelligence-as-a-Service and how it helps equity investors in their decision-making process.

04/01/2021

Mental disorder has long been associated with the creative geniuses of our time, does science back this notion and is it a gift or curse?

20/12/2020

Founder Steve Torso has situated himself within the core of the capital raising realm for 12 years.

He has witnessed countless successful and unsuccessful raises, and so, when he summarises his experience, it is well worth the time it takes to listen.

The future of capital raising

15/12/2020

Privilege to have Monik Kotecha sit with CRIISP Media to delineate his investment methodology.

Insync Funds Management is a truly innovative fund using their powers of perception and proprietary analysis methods to capitalise on mega trends we haven't even noticed.

Monik Kotecha, Chief Investment Officer at Insync Funds Management, shares insights on innovative companies.

15/12/2020

Sharing the load is tempting, but be sure to pick wisely.

CRIISP Media journalist India Kermode dives deeper into the appropriate steps one should take when selecting a co - founder.

The growing technology hitting Australia’s shores, what does the future hold.

13/12/2020

For those starting out in AgriTech, do yourself a favour and learn from this entrepreneur's journey.

CEO of Agritech startup CERES Tag, David Smith, talks to CRIISP Media about his journey. David talks about getting into the agricultural sector and taking his agritech international. CERES Tag is utilising Low Earth Orbit Satellites to create efficiencies in the data analysis process. The technology...

12/12/2020

Being ghosted hurts - so here's Steve Torso founder of CRIISP & Wholesale Investor outlining his tips on re - engaging investors when they go quiet...

Alan Jones looks at when considering a founder is if he likes the person-he would much rather choose someone with a smaller portfolio who he enjoys spending time with

10/12/2020

When we went out to our network in search of a corporate lawyer to discuss the ins and outs of capital raising legalities, we came back with Victoria Mataczynski - who not only provided those insights but took it to another level by detailing her global entrepreneurial journey with Nanoloom.

Two years ago I had just left a prized job at one of London’s best law firms with no real plan, only some modest savings and a vision of how I wanted to devote my time. I now head up Nanoloom, a company using a novel graphene-based material, BioHastalex, to create biodegradable fiber that can outp...

09/12/2020

CRIISP Media consulted with Paul New and Aj Verma, opinion leaders in the UAV industry to make sense of it's growing ambiguity...

A must read for entrepreneurs or investors in the space.

The growing technology hitting Australia’s shores, what does the future hold.

09/12/2020

How often do you get to ask a VC exactly what they are looking for in a portfolio company?

Ten years from now, we expect it is traditional VC structures that will appear foreign. Hatcher+ is based on three simple and easily-proven premises.

02/12/2020