Finance For Founders

Build your financial projections in 1 hour.

"Finance for Founders" is a micro-learning series by 18startup designed to equip founders with essential financial knowledge for running a startup. The series covers topics like accounting, strategic finance, and financial projections, empowering founders to better understand valuation, and make informed decisions on dilution. The series will include templates for financial projections and monitoring in the upcoming sessions.

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In this course you will learn:

Learner's Impact

Learners

Startups enrolled

Startups raised funds

Meet your mentor

Prakash is a seasoned finance professional with over 20 years of experience spanning banking, manufacturing, logistics, and technology. With a strong foundation in financial analysis, he has spent more than 15 years preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements as a banker, strategy head, entrepreneur, and investor. His deep expertise in strategic finance has been pivotal in his entrepreneurial journey, including founding Rydo, a ride-hailing platform that promotes financial inclusion for auto driver households.

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Prakash Balasubramanian

CEO - 18startup

Who is this course for?

Early-stage Founders

Founders need a basic understanding of finance and the impact of poor financial management.

Founders raising funds

When raising funds, it's crucial to develop comprehensive financial projections to present to investors.

Benefits of the course

Master the basics of finance from a founder’s perspective.

Gain essential financial skills tailored to startup founders, helping you make smarter business decisions.

Access to exclusive 1:1 Mentorship.

Engage directly with mentor in 1:1 sessions. Get personalized advice and answers to your pressing financial questions.

Ready-to-use financial templates

Save time with pre-built, easy-to-use templates for budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, customized for startup needs.

Understand your unit economics.

Learn how to evaluate the profitability of your business model by analyzing costs, revenue, and margins at a granular level.

Earn a certificate

The Finance for Founders course includes a certificate of completion. Once you successfully complete all the modules in the course, you’ll be awarded an official certificate from 18startup.

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