Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors. This episode is with Michael Kim of Cendana Capital (https://www.cendanacapital.com/), a "fund of funds" that invests in very early stage venture capital funds.  

In this episode, Michael talks about why he started Cendana Capital and how he raised his fund, the types of emerging VCs he prefers to invest in (and what he's looking for when meeting a new VC), the evolution of seed investing, tips for raising an inaugural fund, the process for raising capital from a FoF, and much more. 

The VC funds that Cendana Capital has invested in include: 

US Seed: 11.2 Capital, Accelerator Ventures, Angular Ventures, Bowery Capital, Collaborative Fund, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle Capital, IA Ventures, L2 Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, MHS Capital, Montage Ventures, Moxxie Ventures, Neo, NextView Ventures, Silicon Valley Data Capital, Spider Capital, Susa Ventures, Uncork VC (fka SoftTech VC), Wave Capital and XYZ Ventures

US Pre-Seed:  Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bolt VC,  Engineering Capital, K9 Ventures, Mucker Capital, Notation Capital, PivotNorth Capital, Rhapsody Venture Partners, Root Ventures and Wonder Ventures

International Seed:  01VC, Blackbird Ventures (AUS and NZ), Cherubic Ventures, ChinaRock Capital Management, Entree Capital, Golden Ventures, Leo Capital, Moonfire, Saama Capital and System.One

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at https:/www.foundersuite.com/

Ep. 209 How I Raised It With Michael Kim of Cendana Capital

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Thibaud Hug De Larauze Of Back Market (www.backmarket.com) a marketplace of refurbished electronics such as iPhones, Macbooks etc. -- part of the emerging "circular economy" class of startups. 

In this episode, Thibaud shares how he came up with the idea for a market for "renewed" electronics, how he got the company off the ground in France, insights into the French startup ecosystem, details on the Series C fundraising process, what it was like to pitch Al Gore,  and much more.

The Company has raised multiple rounds (angel through Series D) including: 
$7 million in 2017 from Daphni et Aglaé Ventures (Groupe Arnault)
$41 million in 2018 from Groupe Arnault, Daphni and Thierry Petit, co-founder of Showroomprivé
$110 million in 2020 from Goldman Sachs Growth, Aglaé Ventures and Eurazeo Growth
$276 million in 2021 from  Generation Investment Management (Al Gore's fund), and General Atlantic. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at http://www.foundersuite.com/

Ep. 214 How I Raised It With Thibaud Hug De Larauze Of Back Market

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Richard White, CEO of Fathom (www.fathom.video), an app that plugs into Zoom and helps you recall and share important moments from your meetings. 

In this episode, we talk about his previous company Uservoice, the pros and cons of strategic investors (in his case, Zoom invested in Fathom), why he raised funds from 90 investors over multiple smaller rounds with no lead investors, why he decided to go through Y Combinator even though he's a seasoned (3x) entrepreneur, tips for getting into Y Combinator, and more. 

Fathom most recently raised a $4.7 million seed round from over 90 early-stage investors. Zoom’s Apps Fund was a strategic investor. Other funds include Maven Ventures, Character.vc, Active Capital, Global Founders Capital, Rackhouse.vc, Soma Capital, BoxOne Ventures, Quiet Capital, Immeasurable, Liquid2 Ventures, Valley Oak Investments, Hashtag Blessed, Whoa.vc, and Friale.

Individuals include Bill Tai (Angel Investor in Zoom), Matt Ocko (Angel Investor in Zoom), Oleg Rogynskyy (CEO, People.ai), Steve Huffman (CEO, Reddit), Emmett Shear (CEO, Twitch), Justin Kan (Co-Founder, Twitch), Kyle Vogt (CEO, Cruise), Daniel Kan (Co-Founder, Cruise), Finbarr Taylor (CEO, Shogun), Immad Akhund (CEO, Mercury), Viral Bajaria (Founder/CTO, 6sense), Parm Uppal (CRO, DataRobot), Aaron King (CEO, Snapdocs), Aaron Rankin (CTO, SproutSocial), Jay Jamison (CPO, Quick Base), Alex MacCaw (Founder, Clearbit), Arram Sabeti (Founder, ZeroCater), Josh Buckley (Former CEO, ProductHunt), Rich Liu (Former COO Lattice), Chris Fanini (Co-Founder, Weebly), Nick Raushenbush (Co-Founder, Shogun), Jacob Rosenberg (Co-Founder, LendUp), Mikhail Seregine (Co-Founder, Outschool), Vikas Gupta (CEO, Wonder Workshop), Jinal Jhaveri (CEO, enable.us), Jeff Whitlock (Founder, Pingpong), Adam Michalski (CEO, Partnered), Andrew Chen (Co-Founder, Explo), Cedric Dussud (Co-Founder, Narrator.ai), Dwight Crow (Co-Founder, Whisper.ai), Jamie Quint (Uncommon Capital), Benjamin Bryant , Chris Evans, Jason Hunt, Maggie Gryko, Matthew Fong, Michael Keller, Nitin Shantharam, Shaan Puri, Leslie Lai, Zach Sherman, Zach Waterfield, Reza Hussein, Kutta Srinivasan, Jaclyn Kossmann, Eugene Zarakhovsky, Mujtaba Wani, Will Laufer, Eleanor Dorfman, Rustam Lalkakaas well as the CEOs of Reddit, Twitch, Cruise, Mercury, People.ai, Snapdocs and Shogun.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep. 243 How I Raised It with Richard White of Fathom.video

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Abhishek Nayak of Appsmith, an open source workbench for building internal software tools (https://www.appsmith.com/).  

In this episode, we discuss his time as EIR at the VC firm Accel India, the Indian startup scene and how it's different from the USA scene, tips for raising capital, and more. We also go deep into how to engineer growth for a startup without paying for marketing (highly valuable tips!). 

Appsmith has raised $52 million over three rounds, including a $41 million Series B funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Accel, Canaan, OSS Capital, and angel investors including Jeff Hammerbacher, co-founder of Cloudera, and Abhinav Asthana, co-founder of Postman.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep. 250 How I Raised It with Abhishek Nayak of Appsmith

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Joe Vrankin of Puttshack.com, a technology enabled miniature golf and dining franchise. 

In this episode we talk about Joe's previous experience as CEO of Topgolf and how that led to founding Puttshack, why he raised a $40 million "seed round" to build the proof of concept, raising a growth round in the middle of the pandemic, what investors expect to see when you raise a senior debt round of financing, advantages of Family Offices vs. VCs, and much more. 

Puttshack most recently raised a $150M senior debt round from BlackRock and Promethean Investments. Previous rounds include a $63M growth equity round and a $40M seed round. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep. 257 How I Raised It with Joe Vrankin of Puttshack

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. 

This episode is with Zach Coelius of Coelius Capital (https://coelius.vc/) an early-stage VC fund that invests in B2B or B2B2C companies, with an average check size of $200k-1m.

In this episode we talk about how he got started angel investing(and how he leveraged that experience to launch his fund), how to get access to good startups, how to be useful, and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $10 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep.  264 How I Raised It with Zach Coelius of Coelius Capital

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Samir Kaji of Allocate (https://www.allocate.co/) a startup that enables wealth advisers and family offices to invest in venture funds. 

In this episode, we go deep into what it takes for an emerging VC manager to raise funds from LPs. Samir shares an awesome 8-step playbook for emerging managers – definitely worth a listen. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite and Fundingstack customers have raised over $15 Billion since 2016. If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, create an account at www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 271 How I Raised It with Samir Kaji of Allocate

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Hillary Bush of Pollen (https://www.runpollen.com/) a professional community for freelancers, consultants, and other independent operators. 

In this episode, we talk about the future of work, how the entrepreneurial journey is "concurrent not linear," tips for scaling a consulting business, why it's important to find investors who don't shy away from the "tough parts" of building a startup, how to get to a no faster, tips for reducing friction in the fundraising process, and more. 

Pollen most recently raised a raised $4M in funding from ANIMO VC, Founder Collective, XYZ Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures, and a group of prominent angels. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 272 How I Raised It with Hillary Bush of Pollen

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with May Habib of Writer.com, a startup building a full-stack generative AI platform for enterprises.

In this episode, we talk about enterprise AI and the trends happening in the space, selling solutions vs. selling technology, what it's like to raise capital in a white-hot market, the importance of being contrarian + right, how to choose investors and more. 

Writer most recently raised a $100 million Series B round led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, and Aspect Ventures, along with customers such as Accenture and Vanguard.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.  If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 274 How I Raised It with May Habib of Writer

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Brad Porter of Collaborative Robotics (https://www.co.bot/), a startup using the power of robotics to move the world. 

In this episode, we discuss Brad’s amazing 30 year journey in Silicon Valley and how he got to where he is today, the process and steps he uses to engage with investors, the column schema he set up in Foundersuite to keep track of every investor in his pipeline, why market timing matters, how to find investors with conviction, how to balance the right amounts of conviction and humility when fundraising, and much more. 

Cobot most recently raised a a $100 million Series B round led by General Catalyst along with Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Lux Capital. Existing investors include Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures, and Calibrate Ventures, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 277 How I Raised It with Brad Porter of Collaborative Robotics

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Shomik Dutta of Overture VC (https://www.overture.vc/). Overture is a climate tech venture fund that invests in startups working to transition our economy to a sustainable, decarbonized future. 

In this episode, we discuss the massive opportunities for climate tech startups, industry themes he thinks are attractive to invest in, how his firm helps founders win government support and navigate regulatory complexity, the two paths an emerging manager can take to become a VC, advice for climate tech startups raising capital, and much more. 

Overture most recently raised $60 million for its inaugural fund. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 285 How I Raised It with Shomik Dutta of Overture VC

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Amir Farha of COTU Ventures, a VC fund that invests in early-stage startups in the Middle East / MENA region.   

In this episode, we talk about what he looks for in startup founders, how to find your "champion" LPs and secure an anchor investor, tips for getting to a first close, tips for pitching sovereign wealth funds, the startup scene in the UAE vs. Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt and much more. 

COTU most recently raised a $54 million inaugural fund to support startups in the Middle East from pre-seed to seed stages. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $2 million. 

COTU Ventures’ limited partners include Lunate, Mubadala, Dubai Future District Fund, Arab Bank, Bupa KSA, and GPs from VCs, including Foundry Group, Tribe Capital, Stride, and several family offices. Portfolio companies include Huspy and MoneyHash, among others. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 286 How I Raised It with Amir Farha of COTU Ventures

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Liza Rodewald of Instant Teams (www.instantteams.com) a talent marketplace that connects companies to military and veteran spouses.

In this episode, we discuss the challenges and advantages of being a veteran / ex-military entrepreneur, how she got over 80 warm intros to investors, what it was like pitching Tiger Global, tips for sending monthly investor updates, her advice for military founders and much more. 

The Company most recently raised a $13 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. Other investors include Plug and Play Tech Center, The Veteran's Fund, Squadra Ventures, Brick Capital Ventures, Blue Tree Fund and Frontier Capital.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. 

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. 

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 287 How I Raised It with Liza Rodewald of InstantTeams.com

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Lloyd Danzig of Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment -- basically, any business where winning is a key component. Learn more at https://sharpalphaadvisors.com.

In this episode, we discuss his 6-step process for raising a VC fund, the difference between raising Fund I and Fund II, why he believes incentives govern all, how to set up an SPV to incentivize LPs, how his target LP group has changed over time, and more. 

The Company most recently raised a $25 Million Fund II backed by a variety of US financial institutions, pro sports team owners, public companies, family offices, venture capitalists and funds of funds, among others.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 288 How I Raised It with Lloyd Danzig of Sharp Alpha VC

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with Caroline Winnett of UC Berkeley SkyDeck (https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/) a leading West Coast accelerator that works with 250 startups per year. 

In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of raising capital from a university fund, how Caroline launched the SkyDeck program and what the program does, whether or not faculty make good entrepreneurs, and more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 290 How I Raised It with Caroline Winnett of UC Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Kirin Kalia, founder of Grow Through Story, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-through-story/) a consultancy that works with startups, VCs and accelerators to improve their pitches.   

In this episode we talk about how to leverage large tech events to generate business, how and why it’s important to “be memorable”, specific tips for improving your live pitch, and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 291 How I Raised It with Kirin Kalia of Grow Through Story

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Matthew Burris of Venture Studio Associates, a firm that helps other firms design and launch venture studios. See https://venturestudioassociates.com/ for more info. 

In this episode we go DEEP into Venture Studios and Startup Studios.  We talk about the two main types of studios and how they differ, how to evaluate a studio as a founder, what venture studios look for in entrepreneurs, the different types of studio business models, how to raise capital for a venture studio, what are several of the most successful venture studios and more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 292 How I Raised It with Matthew Burris of Venture Studio Associates

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Danielle Patterson of Family Office LIst, a database and platform that aggregates family office data. See https://familyofficelist.org/ for more info.

In this episode we go DEEP into "all things Family Office". We talk about the main types of family offices and what they invest in, tips for raising capital from family offices, tips for connecting with them, how to build relationships, what they are looking for in emerging manager VC funds, and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 293 How I Raised It with Danielle Patterson of Family Office List

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Joe Ruscio of Heavybit, a venture capital fund that invests in developer-first startups (many of their portfolio companies make products used by software and technology developers). Learn more at www.heavybit.com.   

In this episode we talk about what’s happening in the software developer tools market, how AI is changing the game, why AI is like having a “weird intern” on your team, how VC is evolving, good and bad reasons to raise capital and more.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 294 How I Raised It with Joe Ruscio of VC firm Heavybit

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Jorian Hoover, a startup fundraising consultant based in London. In this episode, we go deep into "Fundraising Prep 101"... everything you need to do BEFORE you start to raise capital, including i) tips for getting your materials together; ii) building a target investor list; iii) legal and tax setup; iv) figuring out how much to raise and a target valuation; v) socializing your deal well in advance of raising; vi) preparing for tough questions; vii) creating a timeline; viii) running a process, and more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 295 How I Raised It with Jorian Hoover - Fundraising Prep 101

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Pablo Srugo of Mistral.vc, a seed stage venture capital firm based in Toronto that invests in early stage startups that have achieved (or are close to reaching) "product-market fit." Learn more at https://mistral.vc/

Previously, Pablo was the Founder of Gymtrack, a VC backed startup in the FitTech space. In this episode we go through Gymtrack's wild startup rollercoaster ride, from raising capital, to getting a strategic investor, to getting an acquisition offer -- all to have it come crashing down suddenly.  

We also talk about how being a VC is different (hint: easier) than being a Founder, how to use a podcast to stay top of mind with Founders, the perils of strategic investors and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 296 How I Raised It with Pablo Srugo of Mistral.vc

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Arto Yeritsyan of Podcastle.ai, a startup using AI to help podcasters create professional-quality audio & video content. Learn more at podcastle.ai

In this episode, Arto shares his journey building and fundraising in Armenia, how he used Chat GPT to research investors and find the right person at each VC firm, how he got a 90% conversion rate from sending a deck to securing a pitch meeting, how he built a relationship with Point Nine Capital even after they said "no," how he used early investors as part of his deal team, and more.

Podcastle most recently raised $13.5m in a Series A funding round led by Mosaic Ventures, with participation from existing Podcastle investors RTP Global, Point Nine, Sierra Ventures, and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. The CEOs of Squarespace and Moonbug Media also participated in the round.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 297 How I Raised It with Arto Yeritsyan of Podcastle

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Noah Helman of Industrial Microbes, a startup using programmable microbes to turn renewable feedstocks like ethanol and methane into eco-friendly chemicals and materials. More information at https://imicrobes.com/

In this episode, Noah talks about fermentation technology and the science behind metabolic engineering, how he got his initial funding from government grants in Canada, tips and procedures for applying for grants from the DoD, NSF, SBIR and other agencies, lessons learned from his time in Y Combinator, advice for raising an equity round of capital and finding investors who "get it" (meaning science and biology) and much more. 

iMicrobes most recently raised a seed round of funding, bringing the company’s total investment to over $10M. The funding was led by First Bight Ventures, with participation from Universal Materials Incubator Co. (UMI).

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 298 How I Raised It with Noah Helman of Industrial Microbes

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Jed Ng of AngelSchool.vc, an accelerator and training platform for aspiring angel investors. In this episode, we go deep into "how to become an angel investor" including how to get deal flow, how to identify good deals, how to run due diligence on a startup, how to set up syndicates and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, aspiring angel, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 299 How I Raised It with Jed Ng of AngelSchool.vc

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Stacy Havener of Haver Capital, a a firm that helps asset managers launch and raise funds. 

In this episode we discuss the “old way vs. the new way” of raising capital, the art and science of fundraising, how to build your "personal brand"… one that both attracts and repels investors (and we talk about why each is important). We also get into how to tell your story, tips for running that first pitch meeting, and much more


How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

If you are a VC, fundraising consultant, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Ep. 300 How I Raised It with Stacy Havener of Havener Capital

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Marlon Nichols of MaC Venture Capital, a a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors. Learn more at https://macventurecapital.com/

In this episode, we discuss Marlon's path to becoming a VC, details of raising his previous fund Cross Culture with Troy Carter, lessons learned from the Kauffman Fellows program, how he tapped mentors such as Freada Kapor and Jason Green to learn the VC trade, why it's so important to "do what you say you will do" when building relationships with LPs, tips for cold outreach and much more. 

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

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Ep. 301 How I Raised It with Marlon Nichols of MaC Venture Capital

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Laura Epstein, CEO of Pulse Charter Connect, an organ transport logistics startup that helps move hearts and livers and kidneys and other critical organs around the country via air. 

To fund her business, Laura went through multiple accelerator programs including Tampa Bay WAVE, Techstars, Mass Challenge, 1871, TeamRise, Cedar Sinai and others, so we talk about how to make the most of accelerators, demo day tips, questions to ask investors to make sure they have capital to deploy, tips for communicating noteworthy events to investors, how she used Foundersuite to manager her investor pipelines, and more. 

The Company most recently raised  $2 million in seed funding, which brings their total funding to $3.3 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Ivy Ventures and Simplex Ventures, with participation from Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, Belal Badat Ventures, Techstars, and angel investors

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

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Ep. 302 How I Raised It with Laura Epstein of Pulse Charter Connect

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Renata Quintini of Renegade Partners, an early stage VC fund that supports companies during the high-stakes phase between early traction and significant growth. Learn more at https://www.renegadepartners.com/

In this wide-ranging episode, we talk about the rise of micro-VCs (she was previously at Felicis Ventures and Lux Capital), tips for raising Fund I, the evolution and challenges of graduating to Fund II, tips for sourcing and communicating with LPs, how to create FOMO, and much, much more. 

Renegade most recently raised a $128 million Fund II from LPs including Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, and Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation among other institutional LPs.   

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

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Ep. 303 How I Raised It with Renata Quintini of Renegade Partners VC

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Isa Watson of Squad (www.withyoursquad.com) makers of an invite-only community for millennials and gen-z looking to move beyond screens & emojis to real life connections.

In this episode, Isa talks about how she cracked into the Silicon Valley startup and VC scene, her method for getting intros to key advisors, tips for raising capital as a POC, how she selected investors for her oversubscribed round, and much more. 

The Company raised a $3.5 million seed round led by Harrison Metal with support from Precursor Ventures and others. 

This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite users have raised over $1.2 Billion since 2016. Learn more at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep. 108 How I Raised It with Isa Watson of Squad

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Frank Reig of Revel (www.gorevel.com) a provider of on-demand electric moped rentals. 

In this episode, Frank talks about how to find identify potential investors in a heavily-funded space, how he got to a term sheet in 6 days with one investor, how he used LinkedIn to build a strategic network and target investor list, and much more.

The Company most recently raised a $27.6 million Series A venture capital round led by Ibex Investors. Toyota AI Ventures, Blue Collective, Maniv Mobility also participated. 

This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Ep. 135 How I Raised It with Frank Reig of Revel

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with David Rogier of MasterClass, an online lesson platform where viewers can learn from experts like Steph Curry, Simone Biles, Serena Williams, Natalie Portman, Martin Scorsese, Gordon Ramsay and many others. 

In this episode, David talks about how the idea for MasterClass was inspired by his grandma's quest to become a doctor, how he cold called and hustled to get the first set of celebrities onboard, why he prefers to raise capital on vision over metrics in the early days, why investors who offer the best terms are not always the best choice, tips for pitching during a pandemic, and much more. 

The Company recently raised $100 million of Series E venture funding in a deal led by Fidelity Management & Research. NextEquity Partners, Owl Ventures, 01 Advisors, Evolution Media Capital, New Enterprise Associates, IVP, PROOF Fund and Atomico also participated in the round. 

This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016.

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Ep. 163 How I Raised It with David Rogier of MasterClass

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jack Conte of Patreon.com, a platform that allows creators to monetize their work through a direct relationship with their fans.

In this episode, Jack talks about how and why he came up with the idea for Patreon, how he turned rejections into tips for improving his pitch deck, how he uses his personal story as a key component of the pitch, the difference between raising early rounds and late stage rounds (e.g. Series B, C, D, E), and much more. 

The Company has raised over $240 Million in total, and most recently raised $90 million of Series E venture funding in a deal led by New Enterprise Associates and Wellington Management. Glade Brook Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Thrive Capital, DFJ Growth and Lone Pine Capital also participated in the round.

This is #3 of 3 in our "Music Tech" series.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016.

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Ep. 173 How I Raised It with Jack Conte of Patreon

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Zuleyka Strasner of ZeroGrocery.com which offers a grocery delivery platform that provides shoppers with a convenient and plastic-free delivery service.

In this episode, Zuleyka talks about how she started the business and validated the market with $2,500 from her apartment building, what it's like navigating Silicon Valley and raising capital as a Black, trans, woman immigrant (and why resilience is key), why it's important to not waste time on investors who are "just not that into you," how COVID19 has dramatically changed the landscape for her business (in a good way), and much more.  

The Company most recently raised $3 million of seed funding in a deal led by 1984 Ventures. Luma Launch, GingerBread Capital, Forward Venture Capital, Chingona Ventures, Concrete Rose Capital, INCITE, MaC Venture Capital, Gaingels Syndicate, Cleo Capital, Bluestein Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, VitalizeVC, WOCstar Fund, Precursor Ventures, SGH Capital, City Light Capital, Kapor Capital, Vitalize Venture Group, Tina Bou-Saba, Basecamp Fund, and Arlan Hamilton also participated in the round.

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016.

Ep. 178 How I Raised It with Zuleyka Strasner of ZeroGrocery

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