This is for you if
- You own a business with real revenue.
- You need capital to grow: a second location, equipment, a property, an acquisition.
- You're tired of waiting on the bank.
- You're ready to learn a process and do the work.
Stop Growing Your Business at the Speed of Your Savings
I'm Darren Weeks. Over my career, I've raised more than $500 million from private investors. Now I teach business owners how to fund their growth without depending on the bank.
Author of The Art of Raising Capital, foreword by Robert Kiyosaki
The Problem
The Bank Is Not Your Only Option. It's Not Even Your Best One.
You go to the bank. They ask for collateral, your house, your personal signature. They take weeks. And if they say yes, you pay them for years. Meanwhile, the second location waits. The new equipment waits. Your growth waits.
What the bank asks for
- Collateral
- Your house
- Your personal signature
- Weeks of waiting
- Years of payments
There is more private money looking for a good place to go than there are business owners asking for it the right way.
Money is looking for a home. The question is whether it finds yours.
Why We Exist
It doesn't take money to make money. Not your money, anyways.
Our Mission
We help business owners fund their growth with private capital, the right way: a clear deal, the right investors, and trust that lasts.
Our Vision
A world where good businesses stop waiting on the bank. Where every serious owner knows how to raise money from people who believe in them.
The Method
The Trust Capital Method
I've used this method for 25 years to raise money from investors, many of whom had never met me. It has three parts.
Part 1
The Deal
A confused mind never invests. If you can't explain your opportunity in two minutes, with clear numbers and a clear exit, nobody will trust you with a dollar. You'll learn to structure your deal so an investor understands it the first time.
Part 2
The Investor
Most business owners chase the wrong people. You'll learn who actually has capital in your area, where to find them, and how to start the conversation without begging. Think the dentist, the doctor, the engineer, the family that just sold a property.
Part 3
The Trust
That's where the money is. People invest in the person first and the deal second. You'll get the script I've used for 25 years, how to present yourself, and how to build the relationship so the second investment comes easier than the first.
And we do it the right way. You'll know the rules, and when to bring in your attorney and your accountant.
See the Method in the Free TrainingIs This for You?
If you're looking for a loan, this isn't for you. If you're ready to raise capital the right way, keep reading.
Meet Darren
From Four People in a Room for 60 to More Than $500 Million Raised
I didn't start with money. I grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, in a family that wasn't rich. At six, I told my parents I wanted to be rich. They told me to go to university.
Age 10
I made my first investment at about 10 years old. At 15, I was flipping burgers at McDonald's for $3.30 an hour.
University
I bought my first property while still at university, without using my own money. I asked ten different bankers how to do it until one showed me.
2001
By then I owned 12 properties. That year I read Rich Dad Poor Dad in one night and trained to run Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow game.
The first event
I rented a room for 60 people. Four showed up. I kept going. Then 7 came, then 11, then about 30.
Canada
Those events grew into a group of companies that reached hundreds of thousands of people and made the PROFIT 200 list of Canada's fastest-growing companies.
Rich Dad Advisor
Robert Kiyosaki reached out after hearing about a Canadian running his events. I spent 17 years as his Rich Dad Advisor on raising capital. He pushed me to write The Art of Raising Capital and wrote the foreword.
2008 to 2012
While most people were running from real estate, I helped my investors buy into close to 5,000 apartment units. Investors got paid first. That rule never changed.
2018
I moved to Mexico. I didn't speak the language. I didn't know the market. I still helped build a regulated real estate investment platform.
Today
More than $500 million raised from thousands of investors over my career, in multiple countries and languages, with more than 4,000 in Mexico alone. Now I teach business owners to do the same for their business.
Raising capital doesn't depend on the language. It depends on having a system.
Watch the Free TrainingTrack Record
Trust, but verify.
$500M+
raised from private investors over my career
17 years
as Rich Dad Advisor to Robert Kiyosaki
25 years
raising capital and teaching
About 5,000
apartment units my investors bought into
2,500+
people at the Cashflow event I ran with Robert Kiyosaki in Puebla, Mexico, 2017
Robert Kiyosaki on Darren
Robert Kiyosaki considers me one of the world's top experts on raising capital.
- 17 yearsas his Rich Dad Advisor on raising capital
- ForewordRobert wrote the foreword to The Art of Raising Capital
- 2,500+people at the Cashflow event we ran together in Puebla, Mexico, 2017
As heard on
- Rich Dad Radio Show
- FOX & Friendswith the Rich Dad Advisors, 2017
- Get Rich Education
- The Cash Flow Academy Show
The Book
The Art of
Raising Capital
for Entrepreneurs and Investors
Robert told me to write this book. He gave it its title and wrote the foreword. It's the same method we now install in your business.
- ForewordRobert Kiyosaki
- SeriesRich Dad Advisors
- PublisherRDA Press
How We Work
The Rules I've Raised Capital By for 25 Years
Rule 1
Investors get paid first.
I never earn until my investors are paid.
Rule 2
A confused mind never invests.
If you can't explain it in two minutes, you're not ready.
Rule 3
Trust, but verify.
Don't believe anyone unless you can verify what they say. Not even me.
Rule 4
Full disclosure.
Tell investors the risks before they ask.
Swipe to see all four
How It Works
Three Steps to Your Capital Strategy Session
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Watch the free training.
See the Trust Capital Method and whether it fits your business.
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Apply.
Seven quick questions about your business and what you're raising for.
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Talk with my team.
A Capital Strategy Session about your business, your deal and how much you need.
Our Team
The People Behind the Program
Darren Weeks
CEO
Rich Dad Advisor to Robert Kiyosaki for 17 years and author of The Art of Raising Capital. Darren has raised more than $500 million from private investors over his career. He leads the program and works one on one with every client.
LinkedIn profile of Darren WeeksPhotoRob Chaulk
Rob Chaulk
COO
Darren's right-hand man for years. Rob has run hundreds of events with Darren, was a top salesperson in his company, and has raised capital himself with Darren's method. He runs operations and is often the first person you'll speak with on our team.
LinkedIn profile of Rob ChaulkPhotoChris Gallardo
Chris Gallardo
CMO
Chris is a marketing systems and acquisition specialist. He leads marketing and growth for The Art of Raising Capital, building the systems that help the right business owners find the program.
LinkedIn profile of Chris GallardoSwipe to meet the team
Darren Weeks
CEO, The Art of Raising Capital
Our Promise
What I Can Promise You, and What I Can't
I can't promise you how much you'll raise. Nobody can. That depends on your business and on you.
What I can promise is this
If you go through the program, show up to the sessions, and do everything as we instruct you, and still don't know how to present your deal to an investor, we keep working with you one on one, at no extra cost, until you do.
Darren Weeks
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to what business owners ask us most.
No. We don't lend you money. We teach you how to raise capital from private investors yourself, with a method and a team beside you.
Never. The program has a fixed fee. We don't take a commission or a percentage of the capital you raise.
It's a paid program. We go over the investment on your Capital Strategy Session, once we know your business and your goals.
No. Neither did I. That's what the method is for.
If you have a real business with real revenue, let's talk.
No, and nobody honest can. It depends on your business and on you. What we promise is in the section above.
No. This is education and consulting. We teach you the rules and when to bring in your attorney and accountant, who give you the legal and tax advice.
Everything happens online, on Zoom, so you can join from anywhere.
Money Is Looking for a Home. Let's Make Sure It Finds Yours.
Watch the free training. See the Trust Capital Method. If it fits your business, apply for a Capital Strategy Session with my team.
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