Processes for registering a Private Ltd company. Tax and financial compliance procedures and processes.

     Barrister Ahmed Uzair

     Aneel Peter

The corporate governance structure for startups should identify roles, authority, and timing in key business decisions between shareholders, directors, and the CEO. “It shows that the business is fit for the future and has smart management behind it”.

     Janice Y. Lederman

Sizing the market is a necessary task for business and marketing planning, and budgeting for all startups, especially those that seek venture capital (VC) funding. Even though their investment philosophies may differ, most VCs and angel investors would like to know that they are investing in a market with large potential size.

    Rohma Labeeb

Understanding your WHY and Translating it into Financial Metrics by Shivani from Tala.
Shivani Siroya, Founder/CEO of Tala, a fintech company that has grown operations to Kenya, Philippines, Mexico, and India, and has raised over $200 M in funding for growth & expansion.
Shivani will touch on Tala’s story, the decisions for growth vs scale, and how she fundraised.

    Shivani Siroya

Rafiq Malik is a founding member and COO at Bykea, Pakistan’s largest network of motorbikes serving transport, logistics, and payment services. He will deliver a session on how to scale up physical operations of a high-growth business in a lean and cost-efficient manner.

    Rafiq Malik

An in-depth understanding of per-unit economics in order to scale efficiently. by Asad Jaffri, i2i Growth and Kalsoom Lakhani, Founder i2i and Partner i2i Ventures.

    Kalsoom Lakhani

    Syed Asad Jafri

Anthony McGuire has previously worked with Facebook’s Global Partnerships Team, Procter & Gamble, Heineken. He has a strong international network and has worked on many projects across Europe, Asia (China, Pakistan, Philippines), the Middle East, and the US. In the episode, he talks about how to use digital platforms to understand customer behaviors and to reach a larger scale for your audience and target clientele.

    Anthony McGuire

The module on Valuation Driver by Jan Lederman and R. Stewart Thompson covers an in-depth understanding of startup financing and valuation. Valuation drivers refer to factors that increase the value of a business in the event of a sale opportunity. Business owners need to consider essential factors to increase cash flows.

     Janice Y. Lederman

   R Stewart Thompson

Revenue & cost drivers/ building financial projections & scenario modelling/how investors use financial models.

    Brigitte Baumann

Capital structure refers to the specific mix of debt and equity used to finance a company’s assets and operations.
Debt, equity & hybrids/capital stack & exit waterfall/ common vs preferred/convertible notes/dilution/evolution of the cap table/red flags.

     Janice Y. Lederman

What is a term sheet & what does it signal/key investment terms/typical term sheet for equity & convertible note agreements /what is important and what’s not/red flags

    Brigitte Baumann

What you can expect/how to prepare/typical document requests/deal rooms

    Brigitte Baumann

Capital Structure, closing process, shareholder agreement, reporting, investor engagement SOPS

    Kalsoom Lakhani

    Misbah Naqvi