Who is this session for?

Pre-seed and seed-stage founders preparing to raise their next round.

Do I need to register?

Yes. The Luma page asks attendees to register to join the event.

Engineering Your Capital Strategy: Fundraising by Design

Name: Engineering Your Capital Strategy: Fundraising by Design
Start: 2026-10-26
End: 2026-10-26
Location: STATION DC, 1323 4th St NE Ste 200, Washington, DC 20002

A 10:00 AM session for pre-seed and seed-stage founders led by Tara Tylim of FinStrat Management. She presents the firm's Greenlit framework, which ties milestones, capital needs, investor targeting, materials and timing into one fundraising plan. Topics include what investors expect, how much to raise and when, and how to build financial credibility before approaching investors.

What to expect

Engineering Your Capital Strategy: Fundraising by Design is a session hosted by STATION DC on Monday, October 26, 2026, scheduled for 10:00 AM according to the event listing. The premise is that fundraising requires a deliberate capital strategy, not just a pitch deck. The session walks through the FinStrat Greenlit framework, which aligns milestones, capital needs, investor positioning, fundraising materials, timing and execution.

Topics include when to raise and how much, how to position your company for investors, and how to build the financial foundations investors expect. The stated goal is for founders to understand what it takes to get Greenlit for their next round before they start asking for investor introductions.

Speaker

Tara Tylim, VP of Channel Partnerships at FinStrat Management. She was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and mentor at Techstars and a platform and program lead at M13.

Who should attend

Pre-seed and seed-stage founders planning a raise, especially those who have not yet built a financial model or a milestone-based plan for how capital will be used.

Venue and access

STATION DC, 1323 4th St NE, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002. STATION DC describes itself as a tech hub, and the session is held on site.

How to register

Registration is required through the Luma event page. The listing does not show a ticket price.