Raising in the Age of AI: An Investor Q&A with Spyros Georgiadis (Founder’s Institute)

What separates a funded startup from one that keeps hearing "no"? Find out straight from the source. Join Spyros Georgiadis, a go-to-market and revenue leader who has taken companies from pre-revenue to market leadership across three continents, for an open, judgment-free Q&A built for founders raising in the age of AI. Whether you're just starting to think about raising or you're deep in the process, you'll leave with a sharper understanding of what investors are really looking for today, and how to give it to them.

Featured Speaker: Spyros Georgiadis

Spyros Georgiadis is a go-to-market and revenue leader who has taken technology companies from pre-revenue to market leadership across three continents. Over two decades in corporate and startup environments, he has led revenue, GTM, and P&L across SaaS, AI/ML, IoT, energy, healthcare, and data-center businesses in the Americas, EMEA, APAC, and the Middle East. He is the founder of NeocAI, an AI go-to-market and revenue strategy practice for scaling B2B companies. As an angel investor and Founder Institute mentor, he helps founders build investor readiness and secure follow-on funding — giving attendees a firsthand look at how investors evaluate a venture.

What You'll Learn:

• What investors look for when evaluating early-stage startups — especially in an AI-driven market
• The signals that make founders stand out, and the AI-era claims that raise red flags
• Different sources of startup funding and when to pursue them
• How to prepare your startup before approaching investors
• Common mistakes that cause founders to lose investor interest