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In this episode of Fundraising Radio Michael Dunn, the CTO at Ultra explains how he sees the future of team building, networking and fundraising and he also talks about the current situation and how early stage startups can use it to their advantage. We also touch onto what value Techstars and similar incubators/accelerators provide.  Michael Dunn's linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glema...

Arthur Nobel - B2B SaaS Investor, Associate at Knight Venture Capital explains how to acquire your first customers in B2B field and how to present those customers to investors. We discuss B2B fundraising and international sales for B2B SaaS startups. Arthur's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurnobel/ Knight Venture Capital: https://www.knight.vc/ YC library: https://www.ycombinator.com/li...

Kofi Ampadu, Founder and General Partner at SKU'D ventures explains how should founders in consumer space fundraise and specifically those who are in CPG (consumer packaged goods) fundraise. Kofi Ampadu's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kofiampadu/ SKU'D ventures investing in consumer brand startups: https://www.skudventures.com/ Jamal Ashraf, acquired in a year after reaching over 40 millio...

Jamal Ashraf, the founder of Esgut, talks about how he turned down funding from Naval Ravikant and how the company was acquired by Shervin Pishevar's Social Gaming Network (now Jam City) after a 2 hour conversation at a conference. We also discuss growing to 1 million users just 4 weeks after starting the company, how products can go viral, and what to focus on other than the number of downloads....

Jeffrey Silverman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Laconia explains the meaning of having a capital strategy and explains how to develop one. We also talk about how much money should founders raise, how long should that money last and how to calculate the ideal amount of funding. Laconia's website: https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ Office hours with Make it Studio: https://make-studios.typef...

Christopher Hussain, the Co-Founder and CEO at RealKey in this episode talks about what he learned from his past fundraising experiences and how it affected his approach of raising money for his current company - RealKey. We also discussed what should early stage founders do to raise money now and who should consider accelerators (hint: pretty much anyone early stage). Christopher's email: Christo...

Mayur Motgi, the Co-Founder and CEO at Propl, acquired by Jobox.ai explains how he managed to bring his company to an acquisition with no funding raised and he also talked about who should consider fundraising versus bootstrapping. Mayur Motgi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motgi/ Get access to our custom content: https://www.patreon.com/FundraisingRadioPremium?fan_landing=true Our YouTub...

Sungjoon Cho, General Partner at D20 Capital explains who should try to expand globally and how to prepare for an abroad expansion. We specifically focused on Asian markets expansion and talked how founders can benefit from working with cross-border investors. D20 Capital: http://d20cap.com/index.html Our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FJsi7W9sPKQ Our premium channel: https://www.patreon.com/Fu...

Partner at Foundation Capital, Sid Trivedi explains how he sees startups making B2B sales in the enterprise sectors. We also discussed hiring commission-only salesman and full time account executives. If you are an early stage startup in B2B field this episode is right for you. Sid Trivedi's article on Cybersecurity being the next trillion dollar market: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cybersecurit...

The CEO and Founder of Red Rock Capital and former JP Morgan Global Innovation & Digital Strategy, Mars Shah explains how M&A works now and how he personally sold RideKleen Inc, to Cox Automotive. Mars' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mars-shah-5a353b14/ Acquired by Lyft within a year: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/Kenan-Saleh/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/x7OOkuatycI 

Artem Mashkov, COO at SwagUp and Founder and President at Intelligent Ventures explains why founders shouldn't hunt for VC or angel funding and instead should try thinking more traditional and work on your credit line. We also discuss current situation and how founders can survive this pandemic.  Artem's Twitter: https://twitter.com/artem_mashkov?lang=en Artem's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Steve Gera, Partner at Hickory VC explains what's going on in the sport-focused startup world right now and what he sees coming. This episode is for anyone in the sports field who thinks/currently works on creation their own startup. Steve Gera's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegera/ For those who want to see ideas turning into fundable companies - S...

Jesse Randall, Partner at Citrine Capital Partners explains who should take time to draw financial projections and at which stage one should do that. We also talk about what should go into those projections and how to get the first traction for those projections. Sweater Ventures - become a venture capitalist: https://www.sweaterventures.com/ Acquired by Lyft in less than a year: https://www.fundr...

Deven Soni, the Co-Founder of Kingmakers explains how the acquisitions of small-cap business is going now, who can expect to get acquired and what are the major problems associated with it. He also gives a brief overview of the M&A field and gives his opinion on where the market will go. Deven's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsoni/ Kingmakers/Acquira: https://acquira.com/ For those who...

Brandon Maier, Founder at LVLup Ventures explains how he sees coronavirus unfolding for founders (hint: according to Brandon - not too well, the inflation is coming). We also talked about acceleration programs and where should early stage founders go now. Fundbetter: https://www.fundbetter.io/ Brandon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandontmaier/ For those who want to see ideas turning in...

Kenan Saleh the Co-Founder and CEO at Halo Cars explains how his company got acquired by Lyft in less then a year after it was funded and how he approached this process. We also talk about the fundraising of Halo and how building a strong self-sufficient team can help you fundraise. Kenan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenanhsaleh?lang=en Halo Cars: https://halocars.co/ For those who want to see i...

Daniel Fetner, principal at Corigin Ventures in this episode explains what does it mean to have a founder-market fit, who can claim that they are the perfect founder for a company and what to do if you realise that you don't have a founder-market fit. We also talk about how founders can find the lead investor and what the term "lead investor" mean? It means that the lead investor will lead your wh...

In this episode Sarah Leners, Venture Capital Senior Associate at Bull City Venture Partners explains how to lead your first call with an investor and more importantly - how to get that first call with an investor. We also talked about the current situation in the world of startup fundraising. Bull City Venture Partners: https://www.bcvp.com/ Sarah's email: sarah@bcvp.com For those who want to see...

In this episode Marc McCabe tells how he created Airbnb for business travel, how he acquired first customers and what does he like to invest in now. We also discussed the process of evaluation of the companies that have no revenue and fundraising climate during coronavirus. If you have a company that could fit Marc's investment criteria, here is his email: marc.mccabe@gmail.com 2.5 hour long podca...

In this episode Caroline Duffy, Investor in AI Fund explains how she thinks AI field was affected by the COVID-19 and how founders in this field should approach fundraising now. Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/C_lineinthecity AI Fund: https://aifund.ai/ Directory for founders and investors sign up sheet - Confluence: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUSNhob52rG66tbD_18d7-H6TtdMspX...

In this episode Nirman Dave co-founder and CEO at ObviouslyAI explains how they raised their pre-seed round without having any traction and we also go into discussion of raising money from scouts of large funds (such as Sequoia capital). We also talk about how ObviouslyAI came up with their pricing plans and how they acquired their first customers. Obviously AI: https://www.obviously.ai/ Student S...

In this episode Matt Thompson, Partner at Skyview Capital explains why he thinks that family offices are more mobile during covid and why some of them might be a better option for raising money. We also discuss how Skyview Capital invests during these uncertain times and how they find the projects to invest in. Skyview Capital: http://www.skyviewcapital.com/   Matt Thompson's email: mat_iii@y...

Juliana Graizar, the board member at Angel Capital Association, member of Portfolia, President of Business Angel Minority Association and Launch Director at Greentown Labs in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains about work of ACA and how can entrepreneurs benefit from it. We also talk about other organisations that Juliana is a part of and speak about the ways founders can work with those as...

Co-Founder and CEO at 6D.ai Matt Mieskieks in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains how to grow your network organically and what are the best tactics for it. We also discuss the acquisition of 6D.ai by Niantic and talk about how this happened. 6D.ai Website: https://www.6d.ai/ Our Patreon page with exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/FundraisingRadioPremium?fan_landing=true Check out...

In this episode, Jeremy Burton the Co-Founder and CTO at Wonolo explained how they managed to raise over $52 million dollars, how Wonolo pivoted after it was created in Coca Cola's incubator and how it is operating now. We also go back in time and see what mistakes would Jeremy fix in terms of fundraising. Wonolo: https://www.wonolo.com/ Our Patreon page with exclusive content: https://www.patreon...