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 Aydin Mirzaee, CEO of Fellow.app a software platform that helps managers and their teams have more effective 1-on-1s and team meetings, exchange feedback, and track goals. In this episode, Aydin goes through a WEALTH of advice -- 14 tips in all -- covering a wi...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Igor Jablokov of Pryon.com, an AI company that delivers augmented intelligence for the enterprise. The company is developing a platform that connects employees to digital transformation, extending their ability to find and use knowledge, drive workflows, and ma...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Roneil Rumburg, CEO of Audius.co, a decentralized audio streaming platform that directly connects artists and fans to share and discover content. In this episode, Roneil shares lessons he learned from his previous career as a VC. We discuss creating time pressu...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Shahzad Younas CEO of Muzmatch.com, a dating app for the world's 1.8 billion Muslims. In this episode, Shahzad talks about the London startup scene, tips for acing the Y Combinator interview and making a memorable Demo Day pitch, how he "dictated" terms and val...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Steven Galanis of Cameo.com, a marketplace that allows customers to book and pay for personalized video shout-outs from the celebrity of their choice. In this episode, Steven talks about how he raised $65 million (with no pitch deck), why the company was able t...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Bryant Lee of Cognition IP (www.cognitionip.com). Cognition IP streamlines patent filings by using machine learning along with a network of lawyers to provide expert guidance on IP strategy In this episode, Bryant talks about the benefits of Y Combinator, why s...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jonathan McNulty of Haus.com, a real estate platform bringing flexibility and affordability to home ownership. In this episode, Jonathan talks about his experience at Trulia and how that led to founding Haus, the early days incubating the company at Garrett Cam...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jon Staff of Getaway which designs micro-cabins and tiny house rentals that offer customers an escape from their everyday lives (www.getaway.house). In this episode, Jon talks about being transparent vs. being cynical when raising capital, how the pitch evolved...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Torrey Smith of Endiatx (www.endiatx.com) makers of a pill-sized robot that is a diagnostic capsule capable of traversing a human's GI Tract in 30 minutes. In this episode, Torrey talks about the genesis of the company, how he used Burning Man as an "innovation...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jay Giraud of Damon Motorcycles, makers of a safer, smarter, and better motorcycle (www.damonmotorcycles.com). In this episode, Jay talks about the future of motorcycling, tips for raising capital on an idea, finding investors for "atypical" companies like Damo...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Felix Rodriguez of BackOffice.co, a startup that uses human and artificial intelligence to provide accounting services. In this episode, Felix talks about running a funding process while focusing on month-over-month growth, getting into 500 Startups and moving...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Timeri Tolnay of EdCuration.com, a marketplace for curriculum buying and selling. In this episode, Timeri talks about raising capital from friends and family members, how she stacked "easier" people first in her pitch meetings, how and why she has more than 50%...

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 sc...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with TemperPack.com, manufacturer of environmentally sustainable packaging products that replaces single-use plastics and products. In this episode, Brian talks about raising an angel, Series A and Series B rounds, how to raise equipment financing, raising capital f...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andrei Serban of Fuzzbuzz.io, a security platform that helps protect software from digital hacks or attacks. The Company raised $2.7 million of seed funding in a deal led by FUEL Capital with participation from Homebrew, Susa Ventures, Solomon Hykes, Florian Le...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jamba Dunn of Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha, a producer and distributor of locally-brewed, low-sugar, plant-infused, functional kombucha (www.rowdymermaid.com). In this episode, Jamba talks about the origins of kombucha and why it's hit the mainstream, how the Company...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Mike Selden of Finless Foods (www.finlessfoods.com), a startup pioneering lab-grown seafood. In this episode, Mike talks about trends in the alternative food industry, how to use press and PR to drive in-bound investor interest, why paying it forward is a great...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Atticus Leblanc of PadSplit.com, a house sharing service that offers affordable shared living experiences to the workforce. The Company raised a $4.6 million Seed Round led by Core Innovation Capital. Cox Enterprises, Kapor Capital, 1984 Ventures, Impact Engine...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jake Poses of Jumprope.com, a video content platform for creating useful and engaging recipes, beauty tutorials, fitness routines and more. In this episode, Jake talks about how to get investors to answer your emails, the difference between the New York and San...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Waseem Daher of PIlot.com, makers of an online bookkeeping platform for startups and SMEs. The Company recently raised $40 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Index Ventures along with Stripe. Previous investors include Drew Houston, Adam D'Ang...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Rousseau Kazi of Threads.com, which is a platform designed to make work more inclusive by empowering teams to discuss and make decisions at scale. The Company raised a $10.5M Series A led by Sequoia Capital. Additional investors included executives from compani...

"How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Thejo Kote of Airbase.com which makes an all-in-one spend management platform. In this episode, Thejo talks about how he did extensive customer development and market validation before building a product, why he thinks founders should avoid large funds for their seed round, what milestones...

"How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Cameron Yarbrough of Torch.io, an online leadership and coaching platform. Torch recently raised a $10 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from Initialized Capital Management, West Ventures, and Y Combinator. In this episode, Cameron talks about lessons learn...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Danish Dhamani of Orai.com, an app that helps people improve the way they speak. The Company raised a $2.56 million Seed round led by Comcast Ventures with participation from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeaster...

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Kristjan Kangro of Change (www.getchange.com) makers of a wallet / credit card for crypto investments. In this episode, Kristjan shares the story of raising capital via token sale. why he thinks utility tokens are over but security tokens are not yet ready, why...