lafayette global launchpad

Christopher Lafayette intensive: the funding gauntlet – raising capital in the ai gold rush

AI is the new gravity for capital. Investment cycles have accelerated, valuations are breaking records, and funding strategies are being rewritten in real time. This 90-minute intensive delivers a hard look at what it now takes to raise, scale, and keep momentum when every founder, investor, and institution is chasing AI’s next wave. Christopher Lafayette leads this high-stakes, unfiltered session designed for those raising and deploying capital in a hyper-competitive, global market.

about this intensive

Raising capital for AI ventures is unlike any previous era. Traditional pitches and investor decks are being eclipsed by new rules: velocity, traction, and alignment with AI’s ever-shifting narrative.
This session is built for founders ready to run the gauntlet,those pushing for Seed, Series A, and strategic growth in a noisy, sometimes irrational market.
You’ll get a field guide to the realities of today’s AI funding environment: what’s working, what’s wasting time, and what top investors now expect before they cut checks.
Christopher Lafayette brings firsthand perspective as a founder, advisor, and connector at the intersection of capital and technology. He’ll break down real capital journeys, strategic pivots, and critical mistakes to avoid.
Come for unfiltered truth, tactical frameworks, and a live Q&A where nothing is off the record.

Why this intensive is different

• This is a transparent download of what’s happening on the ground, in investor meetings, and in term sheet negotiations today.
  You’ll get:

  • The new rules of AI fundraising: where the bar is, how it’s moving, and who is raising
  • Unvarnished examples of what closes deals,and what kills them
  • Intelligence on market trends, valuation shifts, and investor psychology
  • Tactical advice for founders from first conversation to close
  • Direct, unsentimental strategies for getting your company funded and keeping it alive
    Christopher Lafayette cuts through the noise, sharing what’s real, what’s changing, and what’s coming next in the AI capital sweepstakes.

  You’ll walk away with:

  • Playbooks for closing the right round at the right time
  • Tools for building investor relationships that last past the check
  • A clearer eye for red flags, on both sides of the table

What you’ll gain

• • A live overview of AI fundraising trends, cycles, and investor expectations
  • Clear frameworks for pitching, negotiating, and closing in today’s AI market
  • perspective into what investors are really looking for,and what turns them off
  • Strategies for standing out in a crowded market, even against well-funded giants
  • Direct answers to your most urgent capital questions in the live Q&A

  This is your inside track through the capital scramble,real tools, real answers, real-time perspective for the AI gold rush.