How Does a Startup Raise Money? A Meeting with a Silicon Valley Investor

September 23, 2025
1:00 PM PDT
Los Angeles
3:00 PM CDT
Chicago
4:00 PM EDT
New York
Online

Want to understand the criteria investors use to pick projects, and how a startup can improve its chances of funding?

We invite you to an open online meeting with Viktor Orlovski — venture investor and entrepreneur, founder of the funds Fort Ross Ventures and R136 Ventures.

What we will discuss:

  • How to make a startup attractive to investors
  • The criteria used to select projects, and how much you can raise
  • How the return on investment works
  • The different kinds of investors, and how to work with them
  • Where investors are putting money now: promising markets and trends

Speaker: Viktor Orlovski
Venture investor and entrepreneur. Founder of the investment funds Fort Ross Ventures and R136 Ventures.

When: September 23
Time: 4 pm PDT / 7 pm EDT
Format: online, free to attend

Do not miss the chance to get practical advice firsthand and put your own questions to the expert. Bring friends and colleagues — the session will be useful to anyone interested in startups and investment.

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