13.07.2025

Building Successful Investor Relationships

Have you just closed a round and are wondering how to manage your investors? What are the best practices? What are the dos and don'ts? Or are you planning to raise funding in the near future and find yourself stuck on how to approach new investors? How to win them over? If yes, then this panel discussion is for you! As any successful founder will tell you, building effective investor relationships is key to success. However, building these relationships can be a mystery. Join our stellar panel of investors as they demystify what it means to build and manage successful investor relationships. We will discuss:
  • Why are investor relationships important?
  • How to communicate with investors? What to share, how often?
  • How to share bad news and setbacks?
  • How to approach and engage new investors?
And more of your questions about building strong investor relationships! Joining us will be, Scott Mackin, Angel Investor Scott Mackin is an angel investor recognised by Sifted as one of the most active angel investors in the UK in 2020. He has a portfolio of over 20 investments, all but three of which have women founders or co-founders. He actively engages (when asked!) with founders in his portfolio to help them in their entrepreneurial journey to build successful businesses. Scott’s sector focus has been on companies with sustainability at their core but also has expanded broadly into B2B, SaaS and D2C. He has a professional background in clean energy and private equity. Katie Kim, Investor at Forward Partners. Katie is an investor with Forward Partners. She came from Vanedge Capital, a VC investing in Series A companies globally. Their sector focuses include machine learning & AI, cloud computing, SaaS, digital media and cyber security. At Vanedge, Katie was responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio company management. Forward Partners invest from day zero through to Series A, focusing primarily on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. Their purpose-built startup studio of in-house engineers, designers, marketers, and recruiters are on-hand to practically support our companies to design, build and grow. They also fund growth of all stages through our equity-free revenue-based finance product, Forward Advances. Ryan Case CFA, Portfolio Associate, Seedrs. Ryan’s role sees him work closely with Seedrs’ portfolio companies on a wide range of matters; from strategy and decision making through to fundraising and managing investor relations. Prior to joining Seedrs, he fundraised for, launched, and scaled multiple startup fintech ventures, as well as managed an investment portfolio for a global macro hedge fund. Seedrs enable all types of investors to invest in businesses they believe in and share in their success. They enable all types of growth-focused businesses to raise capital and a community in the process. Priyanka Lilaramani, Founder & CEO, Truealpha. Priyanka is a seasoned operator and a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience of building teams, scaling tech-enabled businesses and managing investors, Board and advisors. Реєстрація