Bio LaunchPad Workshop

Presented by: 
Howard Lubert
Regional President
Mid-Atlantic, South-East, and Texas (K4-MST) 
Keiretsu Forum

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Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a business. The hardest part is making something people want: most startups that die, die because they didn't do that. But the second biggest cause of death is probably the difficulty of raising money. Fundraising is brutal. One reason it's so brutal is simply the brutality of today’s investor markets. In 2021 and 2022 half of the companies looking for funding did not receive any  outside investments. In 2023 and 2024 less and half of the fully qualified and vetted companies received outside investments. Investors don't care how hard you worked, only whether you can solve a significant problem and generate a significant ROI. Join us for this high-level session focused solely on how to get investor attention – you will leave with the tools to “excite and attract investors” to your investment opportunity.

BIO
Mr. Lubert co-founded what are now the predominant East Coast Regions of Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest and most active early-stage investment network. A serial entrepreneur, accredited investor, technical due diligence and Term Sheet specialist, Howard saw K4-MST as a way of growing the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in the underserved regions on the East Coast. Mr. Lubert is also the General Partner of Accelerator Venture Partners, a family of first-money-in funds that focus on companies that have just completed due diligence with Keiretsu. He brings more than 35 years of venture capital, technical due diligence and term sheet experience to Keiretsu. His unique mix of technical and private equity related experience with Safeguard Scientifics and other VC and Angel Investment related funds brings a unique perspective on getting deals funded that generate great returns for investors. In 2014 Howard created and became the Managing Director of the Rowan University Innovation Venture Fund (RIVF), an seed-stage evergreen fund designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the South Jersey region.