Phoebe Teo
Director
The Art of Capital
Investment and capital markets professional connecting founders with cross-border capital, strategic partnerships, and international market expansion.
Free and Online
THECapital Raising Summit2026AEST 09:00·SGT 07:00·GMT 23:00·EST 19:00
View agendaThursday 27 August 2026 · 9am–4pm AEST
Build Your Capital Raising
System in 1 Day
Targeting HNW and Family Office
One free, live, global build day with the operators, investors and family offices behind serious raises. You won't leave with a notebook of ideas. You'll leave with your raise built: proposition sharpened, investor targets mapped, momentum plan live, and your Capital Readiness Score in hand.
No new software required. Bring the AI and tools you already use.
No pitch competitions.
No demo days.
No theory.
You have raised before, or you have watched a raise go sideways from the inside. You do not need another masterclass on what a cap table is.
This is a build day. Every session ends with something made, not something noted. By the close you will have run your raise the way disciplined operators run one: systematically, with signal instead of guesswork.
The whole day runs on the Capital Engagement System, the method we have refined across 17 years and 1,500+ raises. You will execute it live.
Steve Torso
Host · The Capital Raising Summit
17 YRS
Running Australia's private capital ecosystem
1,500+
Companies presented
45,000+
HNW, professional & family office investors
The day at a glance
Summit agenda
Full schedule
8:30am
Welcome, and setting your outcome for the day
What you are raising, the three outputs you want, and what makes today a success for you.
8:45am
The mindset and psychology of raising capital
Why capital raising is a marketing and sales process, and the four principles that govern how investors decide.
9:20am
The Capital Engagement System
The four stages of a raise: Awareness, Consideration, Decision, Activation.
9:35am
Stage 1 Awareness. What actually captures an investor
The attention window, what loses investors, and what high net worth and family office investors look for first.
9:55am
Build session. Your hero text and elevator pitch
You write both, on your own raise, using the AI assistant you already use.
10:30am
Morning break
15 minutes. Back at 10:45am.
10:45am
Build session. Your investment highlights and social proof
The five to seven signals that carry your raise, ranked by credibility and investor impact.
11:00am
Family office fireside chat
Kevin Shen, Investment Director, Skyfield Capital. What happens on the other side of the table before an investor replies.
11:40am
Build session. The fresh eyes review
Your AI plays a cold investor and tells you what is clear, what is confusing, and what they would repeat to someone else.
11:55am
Stage 1B. Building a raise-ready deal room
What the room needs to contain, and your investor FAQs, risk answers and use of funds map.
12:30pm
Lunch
45 minutes. Back at 1:15pm.
1:15pm
Build session. The cold read and your investor universe
How your website, LinkedIn and deal room read against your pitch, then the thirty investors that matter most.
1:50pm
Capital raising panel
Phoebe Teo, The Art of Capital. Domenic Carosa, Dominet Venture Partners. Reuben Buchanan, Surf Lakes. How the money actually came in, what they got wrong, and what they would do differently.
2:50pm
Launching your awareness campaign
Where to promote your raise, and the twenty eight day sequence that follows.
3:05pm
Afternoon break
15 minutes. Back at 3:20pm.
3:20pm
Stage 2 Consideration. Building momentum
The touchpoint mix, your publishing rhythm, and your first ARIA investor update written live.
4:00pm
Stage 3 Decision. Deadline pressure and the close
The clutch moment, and the deadline and follow-up sequence that moves investors to a yes or a no.
4:35pm
Stage 4 Activation. Shareholder engagement
Your always-on nurture system, and what to do in the months you are not raising.
4:55pm
Your Capital Engagement Foundations
The ten assets you now hold, the asset lock, and your ninety day execution plan.
5:20pm
Q and A, and close
Open floor and final takeaways.
What to have open
- Your workbook.
- Your own AI assistant - Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, whichever you already use.
- A place for files and notes.
- Your last three months of numbers within reach.
- No new software required.
- Ten of the twenty six workbook exercises run live with me, the rest are yours for the replay and the week after.
Timing note
Times are a guide and may move by a few minutes across the day. The three breaks are fixed.
This session is educational in nature and does not constitute financial advice. Participation does not guarantee outcomes.
Your host
Hosted by
Steve Torso
Co-founder & CEO
For 17 years Steve has run one of the region's largest private capital platforms - 1,500+ companies presented to 45,000+ HNW, professional and family office investors across Australia, Singapore and the UK.
Meet the speakers
Guest speakers.
Domenic Carosa
Founder and Chairman
Dominet Venture Partners
Chairman of an Amsterdam-based venture firm, co-investing alongside its network to help founders raise beyond the first cheque.
Reuben Buchanan
Director
Surf Lakes Holdings Ltd
Corporate Advisor who has raised over $150 million in private, pre-IPO, and IPO capital for companies.
Kevin Shen
Investment Director
Skyfield Capital
Investment Director at a family office managing listed equities, venture, and private credit.
What you'll build
Leave with it built.
01
Capital raise brief
The one-page brief that forces the decisions investors will force on you.
02
Investor narrative
Rebuilt from claims to evidence. No invented traction.
03
Target investor map
Who leads, who follows, who completes - matched to your stage.
04
Outreach engine
Sequences in your voice, ready to send from your own inbox.
05
Follow-up system
So the raise runs on signal, not anxiety.
06
12-prompt portfolio
The exact AI prompts we use, with evidence guardrails built in.
From the room
Proof from past attendees.
"EYE OPENING! All speakers are so generous in sharing"
Michael T.
"Drinking from a firehose - tons of amazing content"
Libby D.
"I would say it's one of the best events I've ever been to, to be quite honest."
Rob N.
"I think that's great advice from people that are out there doing it every day."
Daniel E.
"Those events are fantastic at bringing out, really incredible people with fantastic experience. So make sure you make the most of that time and be curious..."
Carly M.
Registration
Claim your seat.
Free. Live and global. 48-hour replay included. Upgrade to VIP any time before the day.
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Who this is for
Built for operators
of substance.
Encore founders
Exited before, raising again - systematic this time.
Technical Founders
Leading Life Science, Medical Device, Energy and Deeptech Companies
Scaled founders
Revenue or hard proof, often a round behind you.
Fund managers
Raising from LPs where consistency decides the outcome.
Sectors we're calibrated for →Life sciencesDeep techRenewable energyMedtechAdvanced manufacturing
Live · 40+ countries
What really funds a round
The capital nobody teaches you to raise.
Everyone teaches the VC round. Almost no round is VC alone.
The VC playbook is everywhere. What nobody teaches is the capital that actually completes most rounds: high-net-worth investors and family offices. They lead before the VCs arrive. They finish the rounds VC money starts but doesn't complete. And they back you again on the next one, if you know how to keep them close.
That's the method this day installs, drawn from seventeen years and 1,500+ raises across the Wholesale Investor network of 45,000+ HNW, professional and family office investors. Bring the VC round you're planning. Leave knowing how to fund the whole thing.
Before
They lead before the VCs arrive.
During
They complete the rounds VC money starts.
After
They stay for the next one.
Choose how you attend
Three ways in.
Most popular
VIP
A$295
- ✓Two VIP seats on one pass: bring the person you share the raise with
- ✓Small-group working clinic on your materials during the build
- ✓Guaranteed 24-hour review: scored against the 100-point readiness framework, with your top five fixes
- ✓VIP-only Q&A with the founder panel and family office guest
- ✓12-month replay access and the complete summit toolkit
Capped at 20
VVIP
A$1,950
- ✓Everything in VIP
- ✓Private 45-min session with Steve
- ✓Written session summary
- ✓100% credited toward eligible package
Upgrade any time before the day.
Terms: all prices in Australian dollars. VVIP sessions are allocated in order of application and capped at twenty. The VVIP credit applies in full against an eligible Raise Ready Pack or Raise Season Package purchased within 30 days of your session. No software purchase is required to attend or to build: bring the AI and tools you already use.
Questions
Straight answers.
Is this really free?+
Yes. General registration is free and includes the full live day and a 48-hour replay. VIP and VVIP exist for people who want more depth.
I have not raised before. Should I attend?+
You're welcome. The material assumes operating experience. Your readiness score routes you to the right starting point.
Do I need to buy software?+
No. Bring the AI and tools you already use. Everything we build works with what's on your laptop.
Will I pitch anyone on the day?+
No. No pitch competitions, no demo days. This is a build day, not a stage.
Is this financial advice?+
No. The day is educational and does not constitute financial advice.
What if I can't attend live?+
Register anyway. General includes 48 hours of replay, VIP includes 12 months.
I'm an investor. Anything here for me?+
The day is built for operators raising capital. If you back founders, send them.
What time zones does it run in?+
Live from 8:30am AEST - morning in Singapore, evening prior in the UK and US.