The NextWomen is delighted to announce a partnership with Udemy, the exciting new platform whose goal is to disrupt and democratize the world of education by enabling anyone to teach and learn online.

We are very excited to offer our readers discounted rates on a selection of Udemy’s best and most relevant training courses.

In this week’s discounted course “Raising Capital for Startups” you will learn the following from top founders and investors such as Dave McClure, Founder 500 Startups, the most prolific angel investment firm of 2010:

• How to raise capital from angel investors & venture capitalists (and how to decide who you should target)
• What you need to know before you raise money
• The 4 critical elements of an attractive startup (from an investor's perspective)
• How to create an effective & enticing elevator pitch
• What a perfect pitchdeck looks like
• The legal side of fundraising
• How to find a lead investor
• How to close the round

What you get...

• 7 lectures from top founders & investors who have raised or invested millions of dollars
• Actionable, tactical advice. You will learn the little things that lead to a successful fundraising round
• An interactive discussion board where you can connect with your instructor(s) & fellow students

The original price for "Raising Capital for Startups" is $19, but The NextWomen readers can purchase this training course for only $15, a discount of 21%. This offer is open until 18th November.

Click here to purchase "Raising Capital for Startups"

The seven lectures included in the training course are as follows:

1. Naval Ravikant - Before you Raise Money

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor, a co-author of Venture Hacks, a blog that helps entrepreneurs raise capital, and AngelList, which helps connect entrepreneurs with angel capital.

2. Gagan Biyani - Meeting Angels and VCs

Gagan is co-founder of Udemy. Within 1 year of deciding he wanted to start a company, he met over 90 angel investors and VC's (yes, really, we counted) and raised $1M from a syndicate of investors who's pedigree included Yelp, YouTube, LinkedIn, Zynga, Playdom, Mint.com, SlideShare, and more.

3. Dave McClure - The Investor's Perspective

Dave is the Founder of 500 Startups, the most prolific angel investment firm in 2010 (even though it only began operations in August). Previously Dave managed early-stage investments for Founders Fund and ran Facebook's fbFund REV.

4. Jay Jamison - Constructing a Killer Pitchdeck

Jay is a Venture Partner at Blue Run Ventures and a top-rated mentor at the Founder Institute. Previously, as CEO of Moonshoot, he helped the company raise over $8 million in VC.

5. Yokum Taku - Legal Aspects of Fundraising

Yokum is a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He represents startup companies seeking venture backing, private companies that have raised money, and public companies. Yokum has seen over 50 angel and venture financings in the last year alone.

6. Jude Gomila - Nailing the Pitch Meeting

Jude Gomila is currently co founder of Heyzap (Union Square Ventures and Y Combinator funded in 2009). Heyzap has raised over $4M in financing from some of the best investors in the US.

7. Adeo Ressi - Closing the Funding Round

Adeo also runs the Founder Institute, a mentoring program that helps entrepreneurs launch hundreds of world-class companies each year. The Institute is the eighth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating. The Institute is on track to become the largest technology startup incubator on the planet.