Candidate Profile

Occitanie Invest candidates are SMEs or innovative startups based in Occitanie:

• offering a unique product, process or service with strong growth prospects (in France and abroad),
• looking for financial investors as part of an ambitious development strategy,
• that have a healthy financial situation.

Key steps for future winning candidates

Fundraising support, targeted coaching

The one-month support plan for the winners focuses on two main areas:

• to improve and enhance the firm’s business plan and financial aspects. Coaching is provided by a specialist in fundraising for companies with high growth potential.
• to maximise the impact of their presentation to investors. Coaching is provided by a communications consultant who specialises in supporting innovation and its financing.

Main stages of support

1. Debriefing and workshop on the keys to successful fundraising

Applicants receive detailed feedbacḱ on their application, helping them to improve their investor presentation. A workshop is organised to explain all they need to know about fundraising: who are the investors and how do they get involved? How should you organise your BP? What are the key aspects of preparing a pitch? What are the valuation parameters? How do you prepare a forecast?

2. Discretionary support with a fundraiser for one and a half months

We provide tailored support right up to the day of the event, so you arrive in front of the investors on the day in the best possible conditions: setting up the investor deck, reviewing the BP and financial elements, and drafting the executive summary.

3. Customised coaching to optimise the investor pitch

Successful candidates receive a working guide on the key aspects of effective investor communication and a presentation template that can be used directly for the investor pitch. This is followed by coaching and pitch training sessions.

Former Occitanie Invest winners talk about their experience