How to value your business before raising investment
Posted: Mon 1st Sep 2025
Struggling to determine the right valuation for your business when seeking investment?
Setting the correct valuation is critical – price it too high and you may scare off investors; price it too low and you could regret it for years.
In this Lunch and Learn, funding expert Paul Grant shares a proven approach to confidently setting your company's valuation for investors. Many entrepreneurs lack confidence in valuing their business and end up making poor agreements or missing out on investment opportunities.
Fortunately, there's a straightforward method to value even early-stage companies effectively, so you can present a compelling case to investors.
During this session, Paul explores three key methods you can adopt to value your company and give yourself the best possible chance of securing investment.
Topics covered in this session
How business angels assess early-stage businesses
How to set a credible valuation for your company
Tactics to boost your start-up's valuation
About the speaker
Paul Grant is the founder of The Funding Game and a partner to the British Library Business & IP Centre. An accomplished entrepreneur, funding expert and strategic coach, he draws on over 20 years of experience running angel investment networks and mentoring high-growth start-ups to help entrepreneurs secure funding and build thriving businesses.
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