Maman Biomedical

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You might've read somewhere that Maman Biomedical's raising a Family and Friends round on a Convertible Note instrument.😉 But what's a Convertible Note? 🤔 Think of convertible notes as the startup world’s version of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) - that familiar investment option offered by your bank. Here’s how they compare: 1️⃣ Fixed Term Loan: Like a GIC, your investment in a convertible note is locked up for a pre-defined term, typically 2-3 years, with the funds being released - or "maturing" - at the end of that term. 2️⃣ Interest: In both cases, your investment accrues interest at a pre-defined annual rate over the investment term. 3️⃣ Reinvestment: At maturity, the principal plus interest becomes due for both the GIC and the convertible note. GICs auto-renew under the terms of the original investment unless you provide your bank with notice of withdrawal. Convertible notes, on the other hand, are either repaid in full with the accrued interest or converted into equity/shares in the startup. The biggest difference between the two is the risk associated with any investment in a startup - a GIC is typically repayable in the event that a bank goes under, but a startup return is not guaranteed. Raising on a convertible note is a common approach for early-stage startups because it simplifies fundraising, providing capital quickly when startups need it most to build their product and fuel growth. 📈 Got questions about joining our journey? Drop a comment or reach out - I’m happy to chat! 📜 This post is not intended to provide investment advice or serve as a solicitation to the general public. 📜 Roopchand Raghunanan, MSc, PMP, PgMP Lauren Franzoni

Post 5 of what went into our year in 2024, and one of my favourites. This one shows the many rejections that surrounded the wins that we celebrated last year. ▶️ 62 applications submitted (programs, grants & pitches) ▶️ 27 Yeses 👉 44% success rate ▶️ 37 Nos Those yeses were huge for us, leading to ROIs such as $17,500 across 2 pitch wins, and $66,000 in non-dilutive grant funding. They unlocked opportunities, resources, and partnerships that helped push Maman Biomedical forward. But those 37 nos? They taught us resilience. They made us sharper. And they showed us where we needed to keep improving and growing. #WeWinEvenWhenWeFail

Maman Biomedical's social media presence has been intentional this year. Our goals: 👉 develop our brand, find our tribe, and our voice 👉 build credibility 👉 validate that we're solving a problem worth solving. 👉 Position ourselves as a market leader. The results: a whopping 14% engagement rate! And a growing network of champions who will speak our name into a room full of opportunities! ▶️ Speaking engagements ▶️ Pitching opportunities ▶️ Networking opportunities

What does a day in my life as a CEO look like? Here's my year summed into a single colourful snapshot. 😅 Averaging 77hr work weeks, I've spent:  ➡️ 515 hours reading a total of 6178 incoming emails, ➡️ 760 hours responding to ONLY 1519 of those! ➡️ 462 hours creating LinkedIn content ➡️ 775 hours in meetings ➡️ Every other available hour: science, sleeping, strategizing! But this doesn't tell the entire story. As the year progressed, 👉 I became more intentional about carving out time for the strategy-driving activities; 👉 I am learning to become more and more comfortable with not responding to every email immediately. 👉 Recognized the growing need to surround myself with people that I can count on to pick up the slack. Roopchand Raghunanan, MSc, PMP, PgMP Lauren Franzoni Maman Biomedical

Last week, we launched the first of a series of posts to take you behind the scenes of our year. #YearInReview #TractionSeries. We presented WHERE we found access to capital as an early-stage pre-revenue startup. In today's post, we dive a bit into HOW. So HOW does an early-stage pre-revenue startup without traction find access to capital and resources? Short answer: Generate traction! We didn't stop every time a potential investor told us that we were 'too early'. We dug deeper to understand what investors wanted to see, and thought strategically about how we could align with our own goals. Then we executed intentionally. Here's how our spending supported these goals for the year: ▶️ 56% - technical and commercial traction (R&D, Business Development) ▶️ 44% - surviving (Salaries and Admin) __________ See post number 1 here: https://lnkd.in/gDhkmmf2 Roopchand Raghunanan, MSc, PMP, PgMP Lauren Franzoni Maman Biomedical

Happy Holidays from the Maman Team! Lauren Franzoni, Roopchand Raghunanan, MSc, PMP, PgMP, Latchmi Raghunanan, Ph.D.

You've been celebrating our wins with us all year long. Over the holidays, we'll take you behind the scenes to show you what went into these wins. #YearInReview #TractionSeries First up: $235k raised in our Year 1! 📈🚀 So where does a non-university spinout find the capital and resources to #MoveTheNeedle? 📌 28% skin in the game (owners' investment) 📌 30% loans 👉 Nventure, Community Futures Peterborough 📌 28% cash-equivalent/ in-kind 👉Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON), Communitech Elevate IP, Innovation Factory The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton Healthi 📌 3% wage subsidy programs 👉 BioTalent Canada 📌 7% pitch wins 👉 Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas, Innovation Factory #LionsLair2024 📌 4% cash grants 👉 York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) Seed Grant

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