FUNDRAISING

Turn your science into a story investors want to fund.

You have breakthrough technology, but investors don't see the business opportunity. We help early-stage life science tools companies translate complex science into clear investment narratives, so you can raise the funding you need to grow.

Create a clear investment narrative and the materials investors expect.

How do we create a fundable business story?

Raising money isn't just about having good science. It's about telling a clear business story, creating materials that investors expect, and connecting with the right people at the right time. Here's how we help you do that.

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What story will investors believe

The business narrative that connects your science to market opportunity and investor returns, not just technical explanations of how it works.

Whether your market fundamentals hold up

The gaps in your TAM/SAM, competitive positioning, and go-to-market assumptions that investors will question, so you can strengthen them before you pitch.

What materials investors expect to see

The pitch deck structure, financial model format, and supporting documents that life science tools investors want, not generic startup templates.

Which investors actually fund companies like yours

The life science tools-focused investors at your stage who understand research markets, not generalists or therapeutics-focused funds.

How to handle objections and close

The weak points in your pitch that investors will probe and how to address them confidently, so you move deals forward instead of getting stuck.

"Investor Readiness" Starter Package

Our Investor Readiness package gives early-stage life science tools companies the fundraising foundation they need right now. It's a focused engagement that helps you build repeatable processes and opens the door to deeper collaboration as you grow.

Our Investor Readiness package gives life science tools and techbio companies the fundraising foundation they need right now. It's a focused engagement that helps you build repeatable processes and opens the door to deeper collaboration as you grow.

Strategic Narrative Development

Translate your technology into a business story that investors understand and believe.

What you get: Workshop to refine your investment narrative, problem-solution-opportunity framework, competitive advantage articulation, return on investment messaging tailored to life science tools investors.

Market Fundamentals Review

Assess whether your market sizing, competitive positioning, and go-to-market assumptions will hold up to investor scrutiny.

What you get: TAM/SAM analysis review, competitive landscape assessment, go-to-market assumptions evaluation, identified gaps and recommended fixes.

Pitch Deck Review

Optimize your pitch materials to highlight what life science tools investors care about most.

What you get: Slide-by-slide deck analysis, recommended messaging and structure improvements, financial model review, supporting materials recommendations.

Investor Targeting

Identify the right life science tools investors for your stage and market, and get connected.

What you get: Investor profile definition, target investor list with rationale, introduction to one relevant contact from i5's network, outreach strategy guidance.

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