Owning is Greater than Earning

Investable beats interesting.
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Your idea isn’t the problem. Your ability to raise is. Get the story, the numbers and the investor list that turn a meeting into a check. Four weeks with Mike Nathan. Investor-ready, GUARANTEED.

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20+Companies
$170MRevenue
$55MRaised
3Exits
2VC Funds
1M+YouTube Subs
The Problem

Find the right investors. Then get the check.

83% of seed-funded startups fail to raise their round. 58% of small businesses fall short of their target amount, and 22% get nothing at all. It comes down to two questions:

STEP 1 · FIND THEM

“Where do I find investors?”

Most founders build a list, send cold emails and wait. Most of that list was never going to fund their deal.

  • The right fit. Who invests at your stage, in your space, at your check size.
  • The right number. Enough qualified prospects to fill the round, worked back from the amount you need to close.
  • The right door. Warm introductions beat cold email, so you know who to ask and how.
STEP 2 · GET THE CHECK

“How do I get them to write the check?”

Investors don’t fund presentations. They fund answers, and most founders show up guessing.

  • The case. A business case built to look attractive to an investor: the market, the traction and the return.
  • The number. How much you’re raising and what your business is worth.
  • The terms. A structure that’s fair, and why it’s fair, before they ask.
  • The answers. The hard questions every investor asks, answered in writing.
The pitch is the last five percent.
We build the other ninety-five.
Sources: Carta, seed-to-Series A graduation rate, 2022 seed cohort; Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey, 2026 Report on Employer Firms.
Who Teaches It
Mike Nathan

Mike Nathan

FOUNDER & CEO, IMPERO VENTURES
The system is what he runs himself

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

The largest build was Mendota Health — zero to $70 million in under five years, then through its exit.

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.

FOUNDER SIDE
Founder & CEO, Impero VenturesCo-Founder & CEO, Mendota HealthFounder & CEO, Livio Health Group
INVESTOR SIDE
Founding Partner, Exit 156 CapitalManaging Partner, Big Stone CapitalFounder, Impero TRIBE
U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer
MBA
Co-host, Burn Rate + Bull$hit
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Where to Start

Three tools. Pick the one that fits today.

RAISING NOW

The Raise Academy

Investor-ready in four weeks, guaranteed. Four 1:1 sessions with Mike Nathan, five finished deliverables, and a room to pitch in at Impero TRIBE.Done with you.

$3,500 · one payment · 4 weeks
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BUILDING

The Community

Everything we teach, all online. All the academies, a monthly coaching call and the AI stack we run ourselves.Do it yourself.

$599 · per month
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STARTING

The Launch Academy

Your idea turned into your company. Launched in 7 days, guaranteed. Revenue-ready in 60 days.Done for you.

$8,000 · 60 days
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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
The Raise Readiness Checklist

The ultimate guide to starting your raise.

Everything you need before you ask for money: your number, your terms, your system to find investors and your answers. One checklist, built by a founder who has been on both sides of the table.

20+ companies. $170M revenue. $55M raised. 3 exits. 2 VC funds. 1M+ YouTube subscribers.
He doesn’t just pitch investors. He founded two venture capital funds.
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