Inside the Labyrinth: Connecting Innovators to Risk Capital

Connecting Innovators to Risk Capital analyzes the process of funding innovators through risk capital, and provides guidance to innovators on the best way to access funding. The report also suggests ways in which the Centre for Business Innovation (CBI) of Signal49 Research could improve innovation finance through the development of tools and templates for entrepreneurs.
The objectives of this report are to:

• inform innovators about the nature of risk capital funding;
• provide guidance to innovators on the best way to access funding;
• illuminate the investment criteria used by risk capital providers;
• provide concrete examples of the risk capital funding process;
• walk innovators through the process of due diligence and deal closing;
• suggest how the Centre for Business Innovation could help improve the process through tools and templates.

The report mentions that the next phase of CBI’s future work plan (CBI 2.0) will seek to improve innovation policies and practices through a direct engagement strategy.