Seed to Scale: The Startup Fundraising Retreat & Webinars

Welcome to the Seed to Scale Fundraising Retreat—a transformative, full-day experience designed exclusively for founders ready to elevate their fundraising strategy. This immersive event gathers driven entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and experienced mentors to help you navigate the challenging landscape of seed funding.

Over the course of the day, you’ll dive deep into essential topics such as defining your unique value proposition, validating product-market fit, and crafting a compelling investor pitch. Through interactive workshops, design thinking sessions, and real-world pitch simulations, you’ll not only refine your narrative but also gain hands-on strategies to secure the capital needed to propel your startup forward.

This retreat offers unparalleled opportunities for personalized mentorship and peer collaboration, ensuring you leave with a clear, actionable roadmap for your seed round. Prepare to engage, learn, and network with industry experts who will empower you to take your startup to the next level. Your journey to fundraising success starts here.

Who Should Attend Seed-to-Scale:

• Early-Stage Founders: Entrepreneurs at the seed stage or gearing up to raise seed capital. (min. $500M to $5M)

• Core Startup Teams: Key team members involved in pitch development, product validation, and fundraising strategy.

• Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Innovators preparing to launch their startup and seeking expert fundraising insights.

• Growth-Stage Startups: Companies with initial traction looking to scale and secure early-stage investment.

• Industry Mentors & Advisors: Investors and mentors eager to share insights and learn from the next wave of disruptive ideas.

This retreat is designed for founders prepared to level up their fundraising strategies and elevate their startup to new heights.

The Seed-to-Scale Fundraising Retreat will be held in the beautifully restored and cozy 19th-century Red Barn at Cornman Farms, which is located in Dexter, Michigan, just 15 minutes from Ann Arbor.

This historic venue provides a warm, inviting atmosphere with rustic charm and two cozy wood-burning fireplaces. Surrounded by serene countryside, the barn offers the ideal retreat from everyday distractions. Here, you’ll have the space and focus needed for immersive storytelling work—an environment perfectly suited to refining your brand narrative, connecting with your core purpose, and creating stories that inspire and motivate your team to new heights.

Meet Your Facilitator

Christa Chambers-Price is a dynamic facilitator, brand strategist, and founder of Entre-SLAM. With over 25 years of experience across diverse fields—including her early roles in the U.S. Army National Guard and as an FBI fingerprint analyst—Christa brings a uniquely strategic approach to storytelling, leadership, and brand development. Renowned for her expertise in integrating data-driven insights into storytelling, Christa empowers leaders to create narratives grounded in both emotional resonance and analytical precision.

She has guided countless entrepreneurs and executives in using deep learning to understand audience needs and crafting brand stories aligning with core customer values. Under her mentorship, startups have secured millions in funding and achieved lasting brand impact and recognition.

Christa’s approach is hands-on, insightful, and transformative. She will guide you in exploring how data and deep learning can enhance your storytelling—revealing patterns, preferences, and emotional triggers that resonate deeply with audiences. Be prepared to connect, engage, and leave with a narrative that amplifies your brand’s mission, strategically aligns with customer insights, and inspires growth.