Ep. 160 How I Raised It with Jannick Malling of Public

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jannick Malling, CEO of Public.com a social and fractional share investing app that unlocks greater access to the stock market for a broader audience of investors. In this episode, Jannick talks about the evolution of stock market investing apps, the growth of "verticalized social networks" (like Venmo), raising capital from celebrity investors like Will Smith, JJ Watt and Sophia Amoruso, the importance of "stories over spreadsheets" and much more. The Company recently raised a $15 million Series B venture round in a deal led by Greycroft and Accel. Advancit Capital, Dreamers VC, J.J. Watt, Sophia Amoruso, Casey Neistat, Scott Belsky, Morgan DeBaun, Will Smith, Keisuke Honda, Shari Redstone, Michael Vaughan, PLG Ventures, Scott Galloway and others participated. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.2 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com