Cascade #11 - Andrew Rea: Helping Companies Solve Sales Tax and Creating New York Tech Week
Andrew Rea is the founder of Taxwire, a software company that specialises in automating sales tax compliance, allowing businesses to focus on their core operations without the burden of tax paperwork.
They have raised $2.7 million in pre-seed funding, oversubscribing their round by over $1 million in just 5 weeks.
From starting his entrepreneurial journey out of his suitcase building neighbourhood EVs, he’s gone on to work for companies like On Deck, helping them raise over $100 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Tiger Global, & many others.
To then, Head of Growth at Capital, a fundraising and banking platform for startups.
He’s also an active angel investor, having invested around $3 million into over 20 startups with his friend and business partner and alongside top venture firms like Sequoia and a16z.
Learn more about Andrew and his company below: