How to raise capital in the Covid19 crisis…

Many founders are looking to raise capital as we head into the eye of the storm that is Covid19. A crisis of epic proportions, far different to 2008 crisis and others that went before. And for many founders and CEOs this may be the first time they have experienced something like this. Forced to work from home, make harder decisions, revisit business plans and models.

remeber every crisis spawns new opportunities and markets. The birth of Fintech and Bitcoin came about in 2009 as banks were constrained, weren’t lending and public behaviours were nervous.

So what about this crisis. What industries will be disrupted, what new tech will emerge, what new markets will open as a consequence of others declining?

When?

The general prognosis is nobody knows when this will end but one thing for sure the new landscape will emerge post Covid19. Everything is fluid. Despite varied opinions we will return to business as usual soon enough, I see it slightly differently. There will be new norms, maybe small things like shaking hands will stop, there will be less airline travel as people adjust to business life on Zoom and find it cheaper, commuters preferring not to travel on public transport that is unhygienic, and the confidence those they are meeting are low risk, especially for those that don’t develop Corvid in this round.

Macro View

Then there are macro economic factors to consider for the future, given some fundamentals…