Entrepreneurship Nurturing Series│From Business Plan to Fundraising – A Start-up’s Roadmap (Class 3: Fundraising Strategy: How to Talk to VCs and Raise Your First Round)

💡PolyU Entrepreneurship Nurturing Series💡From Business Plan to Fundraising – A Start-up’s Roadmap (Class 3: Fundraising Strategy: How to Talk to VCs and Raise Your First Round)

理大創業培育系列 從商業計劃到募資—初創全方位指南 (第三課：募資策略：如何與創投對話並完成首輪募資)

日期 Date：22/8/2025

• VC mindset: what makes a startup investable at the seed stage
  創投思維：種子階段新創企業的投資價值關鍵
  
• Fundraising process, investor targeting, and term sheet basics
  募資流程、投資人鎖定與條款清單基礎
• Common pitfalls and how to prepare for due diligence
  常見陷阱及如何準備盡職調查
• Venture Funding Management Philosophy
  風險投資管理哲學

Speaker: Mr Fred Li, Managing Director, Gobi Partners and the teams

Fred has over 13 years of experience in private market transactions, management operations, and turnaround. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance. He is a certified HKICPA Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA). 

Fred began his career as a restructuring specialist at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services. Later, he gained full-cycle deal experience and served on the board of directors of portfolio companies during his positions at VC and PE firms, including Senior Associate at Ocean Equity Partners (MFO), Vice President at CITIC’s CLSA Capital Partners, and Executive Director at Hywin International. He also acquired practical experience in business management, successful turnaround, and digital transformation as Group General Manager at Gaia Group, a 1,000 task-force company in his previous portfolio. 

Fred has accumulated valuable experience across technology and business operations, with a focus on university spin-offs, Healthcare & Biotechnology, GreenTech, Enterprise Solutions, and more. He has served as the Lecturer, advisory committee, vetting panelist, trainer, and mentor for ecosystem partners such as Hong Kong’s Universities, BIOHK, HKSTP and Cyberport.

講者：李冠樂先生（戈壁大灣區董事總經理）及團隊