The Raise Academy

Investor-ready in four weeks.
GUARANTEED.

Your idea isn’t the problem. Your ability to raise is. Four 1:1 sessions with Mike Nathan, five finished deliverables and a room to pitch in at Impero TRIBE. Done with you.

4 weeks
4 sessions, 1:1 with Mike
5 finished deliverables
$3,500 · one payment
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20+Companies
$170MRevenue
$55MRaised
3Exits
2VC Funds
1M+YouTube Subs
What You Walk Out With

Five deliverables. Finished, not started.

The guarantee is tied to the work. At the end of four weeks you hold every piece an investor asks for before they write a check.

01

Your Number

Whether to raise at all, how much, what for and by when.

02

Your Case

A one-page investment case and a 10-slide investor deck: the market, the traction and the return.

03

Your Terms

The right vehicle and the cap math behind it, fair and defensible before they ask.

04

Your Investor List

The right fit, the right number and the right door, loaded into a pipeline you run yourself.

05

Your Answers

The hard questions every investor asks, answered in writing, plus the ask and the close.

How It Works

Four weeks. Four sessions with Mike.

WEEK 1

The Need

Get your head right, then decide if you should raise at all. You leave with your number: how much, what for, by when, and who funds a company at your stage.

WEEK 2

The Case

The problem, the solution, the market, the unit economics and the return. You leave with your one-page case, your deck and your terms.

WEEK 3

The Hunt

Build the list, find the warm door and send the first ten messages. You leave with your investor list in a working pipeline.

WEEK 4

The Close

Live objections, the ask and the paper. You leave with your answers in writing and a room to pitch in at Impero TRIBE.

The pitch is the last five percent.
We build the other ninety-five.
Who It’s For

Built for founders ready to raise now.

This is for you if

  • You have a real business model and you need capital to grow it.
  • You want to raise in the next six months and don’t know where to start.
  • You’ve pitched and heard nothing back, and you want to know why.
  • You’ll do the work between sessions and take hard feedback.

This is not for you if

  • You’re still looking for the idea. Start with The Launch Academy.
  • You want to learn at your own pace. Start with The Community.
  • You want someone to raise the money for you.
  • You’re not open to coaching.
Who Teaches It
Mike Nathan
Mike Nathan · Founder & CEO, Impero Ventures

20+ companies. $170M revenue. $55M raised.
3 exits. 2 VC funds. 1M+ YouTube subscribers.

Mike is both the founder and the investor. His experience on both sides of the table is the basis for The Raise Academy. Mike turns his experience into a system, and he runs the sessions himself.

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Founders Who Built With Mike

He’s been on the other side of the table.

Mike was one of the first to believe in what we were building — and backed it with real action: strategic guidance, fundraising support, and a network that fueled our growth.

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Tom Burke
CEO & Co-Founder, Vail Scientific

I’ve sat in on hundreds of pitches with Mike. He doesn’t just invest in ideas — he invests in people, then rolls up his sleeves to help them execute.

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Ben Rasmussen
Co-Founder, Twin Ignition Fund I

Mike believed in our vision before most people understood it — through pre-revenue, FDA clearance, funding rounds and board transitions. You want him in the room when it gets tough.

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Matt Tucker
CEO, NightWare
Enroll

The Raise Academy

  • Four 1:1 sessions with Mike Nathan, one per week
  • Five finished deliverables: your number, case, terms, investor list and answers
  • A room to pitch in at Impero TRIBE
  • Investor-ready in four weeks, GUARANTEED
$3,500one payment
4 weeks · Done with you.
Start My Raise →
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Questions

Before you start.

What does “investor-ready, GUARANTEED” mean?

The guarantee is tied to the work: you finish with all five deliverables done. It is not a promise that any investor will invest. No one can honestly promise that.

Do you raise the money for me?

No. You raise it. We build the system with you, and Mike runs the sessions himself.

What stage do I need to be at?

You need a real business and a reason to raise in the next six months. If you’re still at the idea, start with The Launch Academy.

How much time does it take each week?

One session with Mike plus the work to finish that week’s deliverable.

Not ready yet?

Start with the free Raise Readiness Checklist or join The Community.

4 WEEKS

Investor-ready.
Guaranteed.

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