Before you approach an investor or investing body, invest time and energy in putting your house in order. Ensure you have lucidly defined goals and objective, validated reasoning for required capital investment, and necessary collaterals in place to gain traction and build momentum. In a nutshell, do your homework before reaching out to seek help.

In my more than a decade of experience I've worked closely with various entrepreneurs and helped them plan around raising investment. One common mistake everyone makes is to seek investment without having a pragmatic and realistic future plan in hand.

There could be plethora activities to perform and parameters to brainstorm while planning to seek investment. Let me know if there's anything in specific I could help you out with. I am just a clarity away.