Alantra has completed the sixth edition of Alantra ScaleUp, a pro bono initiative through which 36 professionals from different areas of the Firm have offered financial and strategic advice to companies with high growth potential to prepare their first rounds of institutional financing.
The three-participating scale-ups were RobinGood (winner of this edition), Cheerfy and Ladorian. Over the last six months, the founders of these companies have participated in eight working sessions with Alantra professionals in which they have addressed issues such as the investment thesis, the business and financial model, and the type of investor to target.
The program, in which more than 150 Alantra professionals have already participated, ends with a presentation to an Alantra Partners Committee, which makes the final contributions to the financing round and, if necessary, makes a supporting investment to the winning project. This way, participating companies are better able to demonstrate to investors the validity of their project, increasing their chances of raising capital and accessing better financing conditions.
Julián Cepeda, Managing Partner at Alantra and head of Alantra ScaleUp, highlights: “This innovative program with a high social impact allows us to contribute to the development of the industrial network of the future and, at the same time, helps us to promote collaboration, training and internal development of our employees through the organization of multidisciplinary advisory teams.”
Luis Font, founder of RobinGood, adds: “We are very grateful to the Alantra team. During these past few months, they have helped us to structure and define our investment strategy and to understand that the scalability and profitability of our business model are the keys to achieve greater social impact.”