Funding Rounds

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: explain the funding ladder — pre-seed to Series A and beyond — to a future co-founder, using at least six funding terms with sizes and purposes.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Climb the funding ladder

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Navigating Startup Funding

    Read a 265-word text about Navigating Startup Funding

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Funding Rounds Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The funding ladder, explained in one minute

    Read a 284-word text about The funding ladder, explained in one minute

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Complete the Funding Sentences

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the round to its job

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Explaining Funding Stages to a Potential Co-founder

    Role-play: You are explaining how startup funding rounds work to someone who is considering joining as your co-founder but comes from a corporate background. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: explain the ladder

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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Pre-seed fundingSeed roundSeries A/B/CAngel investorLead investorValuationBridge roundBootstrapped

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