Speakers: Ken Hubbard

Presentation Topic: What Investors Want From an Investor Pitch

Synopsis: The old adage, “You have to kiss a bunch of frogs to find a prince,” is the perfect image of raising capital. And it doesn’t matter what stage your company is in at the time. But before you get to the kiss, you must give them a pitch. Whether it’s at a cocktail party, coffee shop, or in front of a banker or group of investors, it’s always the same information. So, proficiency is the key. Investors need key information “messaged” in a concise manner to solidify a picture in their mind built on risk mitigation and execution confidence. Investors also know how to poke simple holes in a pitch. Learn how to look at a pitch from the investors’ view so you have the utmost chance of success.

About the speaker: Mr. Hubbard is the CEO of CapStack West (CSW), the business capital community for both debt and equity. CSW engages over 25,000 investors and 250,000 C-Suite executives looking for capital. Prior to CSW, Mr. Hubbard was active in investing and supporting innovative companies, including MeridianAR (Augmented Reality), SpeedBrackets (sports tech), California Cardiac Solutions (artificial heart), and GoGo Car (end-to-end SaaS platform for auto purchasing). Mr. Hubbard has built an Angel Investor network with over 700 active investors and over 30% of the companies presenting receiving investment from their members. He has trained over 1,000 CEOs on pitching investors in the past seven years. His ability to identify strong companies and their teams has led to multiple exits for himself and other angels in the Orange County ecosystem. CapStackWest is a strategic partner to our Cove Community Resident, Executive Next Practices Institute (ENP Forums).

The Lunch & Learn event is an opportunity for Experts-in-Residence (EiRs) to present informal talks and Q&As with startup teams working at the Cove. The talks will cover such diverse topics as branding, marketing, pitching mistakes to avoid, investor relations, and prototyping.

Check-in 11:30 am Open to UCI students, staff & faculty, alumni, startups, spinoffs & Cove EiRs.