Venture Course Mini Series with Fongit

Startup Financials and Financing

What

Can you explain your startup's financial health in 60 seconds? As a scientist-entrepreneur, mastering numbers isn't optional — it's survival.

Over 4 intensive sessions (60 min each), you will build the financial literacy your venture demands: from the key metrics that drive decisions, to reading a P&L, managing cashflow, and understanding your balance sheet.

You will explore funding strategies and how to approach investors with confidence. Most importantly, you'll learn to pilot your startup using financial data — turning spreadsheets into strategy. Science got you here. Numbers will take you further.

Who

Entrepreneurs or anyone with a startup idea.

When

April 21-24, 2026 - 12:15-13:15

Where

• 21 and 22 April 2026 - Online

Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.

• 23 and 23 April 2026 - In-Person

SIP, G Building
3^rd floor (room 3H8)

Rue des Vieux Grenadiers 10
1205 Geneva

Agenda

• 21 April - Money! Money! Money! - Profits, Losses, and Cash: How a startup actually works financially (Brad Peppard)
• 22 April - : Budgets: Heaven or Hell? Discover an easy way to make a budget that actually helps more than it hurts. (Brad Peppard)
• 23 April - Funding and fund raising (Emmanuel de Watteville)
• 24 April - Survival Strategies - The financial strategies and tools you need to succeed (Brad Peppard)

Further Information

Free event, but registration mandatory.

Brad Peppard Consulting CFO for Ravix Group with over 30 years of financial and senior management experience. His expertise includes guiding organizations through strategic planning, equity financing, IPO, turnarounds, M&A, reorganizations, contract negotiations, new product launches, and accounting system implementations. Based in Geneva, in the last four years Brad has helped nearly 50 Swiss companies and became an Innosuisse special Coach in Fundraising.

Emmanuel de Watteville Head of Financing Programs at FONGIT and co-founder of BlueOcean Ventures, will present a practical overview of startup financing. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience supporting and investing in over 200 high-tech companies, he will explain how startups build a funding strategy across their lifecycle—from non-dilutive grants and seed funding to business angels and venture capital—while navigating the critical “valley of death” that often challenges early-stage ventures.

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