How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Joseph Pickrell of Gencove (www.gencove.com) which makes a sequencing platform to improve genomic discovery. The Company raised a $2.68 million seed round in a deal led by Spero Ventures with participation from Alexandria Venture Investments, Burst Capital, Thi...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Gregory Robinson of The Mom Project (www.themomproject.com), a job marketplace and recruiting platform for accomplished women. The Company raised an $8 million Series A led by Grotech Ventures and Initialized Capital Management, with participation from BBG Vent...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Matt Randall of Life By Spot (www.lifebyspot.com) a provider of short-term life insurance for adventure seekers and active travelers. The Company raised $5.83 million led by Silverton Partners along with Zeno Ventures and Plug and Play Tech. In this episode, Ma...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Sean Breuner of AvantStay.com which makes a short term rental booking platform focused on boutique homes and experiences. The Company raised a $5 million Series A round led by Bullpen Capital along with Convivialité Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Presidio Bay Ven...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Karson Humiston of Vangst. Vangst is an online recruiting platform focused specifically on the cannabis industry (www.vangst.com). The Company raised a $10 million Series A round led by Casa Verde Capital with participation from Lerer Hippeau Ventures, AFI Capi...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Roger Dickey, CEO of Untitled Labs, a "search lab" that is creating and incubating multiple startup concepts. Untitled Labs raised a $2.8 million Seed Round from Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. Ashton Kutcher, Nikita Bier, Justin Waldro...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Charles Jones of LucidMood.net, makers of cannabis sippers (disposable vape pens) designed to elicit specific moods and effects. The Company recently raised $4 million from Gotham Green Partners, and previously raised capital from angel investors. In this episo...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Bob Moore of Crossbeam (www.getcrossbeam.com). Crossbeam makes leads management software that leverages data for improving business partnerships. The Company raised $3.5 million in seed funding from First Round Capital and Uncork Capital. In this episode, Bob t...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Debbie Wei Mullin of Copper Cow Coffee. Copper Cow makes an "elevated" Vietnamese coffee product for consumers and retailers. The Company raised $2.48 million in a deal led by Silverton Partners. ChinaRock Capital Management, Montage Ventures, Victress Capital,...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jeffrey Harris of Springbig which makes customer-loyalty, rewards, and communications software for cannabis dispensaries. Springbig raised $5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Altitude Investment Management. Green Acre Capital and The ArcView...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Sachin Dev Duggal, CEO of Engineer.ai a Santa Monica based startup that provides a human-assisted AI platform to build custom software products. Engineer.ai raised a $29.5 million Series A venture rounds in a deal led by Lakestar Advisors (Germany) Jungle Ventu...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Cody Candee of Bounce (www.usebounce.com), makers of an on-demand short term storage app. Bounce raised $1.1 million of seed funding from Seabed VC / Vijay Ullal, Jillian Manus, Michael Hyatt, Rob Chesnut, Timo Soininen and Thorney Investments. In this episode,...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jack Beuttell, CEO of the Kunoa Cattle Company (https://kunoacattle.com/). Kunoa is a Hawaii-based meat company that runs 2000 head of cattle on Kauai, along with a slaughterhouse on Oahu. The Company has raised over $5 million from HNW individuals as well as t...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Lewis Gersh of PebblePost (www.pebblepost.com), a New York-based startup pioneering programmatic direct mail. The Company recently completed a $25M Series C venture round led by Advance Venture Partners (AVP). Previous investors include ffVC, RRE, Greycroft, Tr...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Alex Kubicek of Understory Weather, a Wisconsin-based weather analytics company (www.understoryweather.com). Understory recently raised $7.5 million in new funding. The round was led by 4490 Ventures. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund also joined the roun...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Susan Ho of Journy (www.gojourny.com), a startup that offers custom travel planning services in 75+ destinations around the world. Journy recently raised capital from Menlo Ventures, Pear VC, and Jason Wang (founder of Caviar). Previous investors included Resol...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Campbell Brown of PredictHQ.com, a San Francisco and New Zealand based startup that combines real-world events into one data source to help businesses better understand demand and plan for the future (for example, Uber could see how an upcoming Taylor Swift con...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Brent Pearson of Enboarder.com. Based in Sydney, Australia, Enboarder makes a cloud HR-technology platform for employers to create engaging onboarding experiences. The Company recently raised capital from Greycroft and Our Innovation Fund. In this episode, Bren...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Stefan Hraber of Emesent.io, makers of drone technology to map underground caverns and other subterranean passages. The Company raised $3.5M from Main Sequence Ventures. Stefan talks about commercializing technology spun out of CSIRO (the Australian National La...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Allie Sutton of June.ai which makes an AI-powered email communication hub organized around people and conversations. In this episode, Allie talks about raising capital on a concept (pre-launch), the New York startup scene, elements of the pitch, leveraging earl...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Avi Meir, CEO of TravelPerk (www.travelperk.com) a Barcelona-based startup that is re-inventing business travel. TravelPerk recently raised a $44 million Series C led by Sweden’s Kinnevik, Russian billionaire and DST Global founder Yuri Milner and Tom Stafford....

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Keith George, CEO of CoEdition.com which makes a retail fashion marketplace for plus-sized women. CoEdition raised a $4 million round led by New Enterprise Associates along with General Catalyst, Primary Venture Partners and BBG Ventures, In this episode, Keith...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Steve Gutentag, CEO of Thirty Madison which is rebuilding the healthcare experience for the modern consumer, starting with the brand Keeps.com (consultations and treatment for hair loss). The Company raised a $15 million Series A led by Maveron and Northzone Ve...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Allie Magyar of Hubb.me. Hubb makes an online platform for event and conference management. The Company recently raised a $6.3 million Series B led by Five Elms Capital. Oregon Venture Fund and Elevate Capital participated. In this episode, Allie talks about th...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Aaron Schwartz of Passport Shipping (www.passportshipping.com), a provider of international shipping services designed for eCommerce companies. The Company recently raised $3 million of seed funding from Precursor Ventures, Resolute Ventures and Ryan Hoover of...