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- Nov 20, 2024
- 2 min read
If youāre a cleantech scale-up gearing up for Series B, stop what youāre doing and read this article from Lowercarbon Capital. Seriously. Lowercarbon Capital has nailed what it takes to raiseāand wināat this stage. I admire their style - no fluff, no BS, and fun. The best part is that they also deliver on substance - just straight-up truths. Let me break it down for you, what you should focus on while preparing for your B-round.
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At Series B, itās no longer about what you might do someday. Itās about what youāre already doing. Investors want to see real numbers, real traction, and real demand. If you donāt have proof, youāre not ready.
š„ š„šš¹š² #š®: š¦šµš¼š šš¼ššæ šŗš®šæš“š¶š».
Donāt skip on your unit economics. Show how you get and keep those margins on your product. This is super-hard in hardware, but investors donāt give a f**k. Yeah, even the cleantech investors. Sorry.
š„ š„šš¹š² #šÆ: šš²š š¼š½š²šæš®šš¼šæš š¼š» šÆš¼š®šæš±.
This one hits home for me. Scaling isnāt just about having a big ideaāitās about execution. Twice in my own experience, Iāve seen how operational talent can make or break a scaleup. Investors are looking for people who know how to get things done at scale. Are those people on your team yet?
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Raising Series B is about proving youāre no longer just a scrappy startup. Youāre a business, ready to scaleāand ready to dominate. Investors like Lowercarbon are watching, and theyāre not here for half-baked plans. Bring your A-game to the next level.
š¤If youāre raising funds or trying to plug a skills gap in your growing team, reach out! Letās talk about how to make your cleantech scale-up the one investors canāt resist! š°ā”
