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

Produced by Foundersuite (https://foundersuite.com/), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with John Fazio of Nerd Street Gamers (https://nerdstgamers.com/), a startup creating a national network of eSports facilities, events and content. Joining John is Wayne Kimmel of 76 Capital, an early financial backer of the Company. In this episode, John and Wayne talk about the dramatic growth of eSports, his previous attempts at building a digital video network and how that evolved into NSG, how a business with multiple physical locations pivoted to a digital platform, how he landed premier investor Founders Fund, and much more. The Company recently raised $11.5 million in funding led by Founders Fund, captained by Brian Singerman, bringing the company’s total funding to approximately $25 million. Previously, the Company raised a $12 million Series A from Five Below, Comcast Spectacor, SeventySix Capital, Elevate Capital and angel investor George Miller. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at https://foundersuite.com/

Produced by Foundersuite (foundersuite.com/), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Eva Goicochea of Maude (https://getmaude.com/) makers of modern sexual wellness products. In this episode, Eva talks about nurturing relationships, finding people who are seeking exactly what you do, running a well-organized fundraise, tips for doing investor updates using Foundersuite :) and much more. The Company has raised $4.3M in total. Investors include CASSIUS, True, Vice Ventures (backed by Marc Andreessen and Bradley Tusk), Patina Brands, RRE and Tune House Capital (Steyn family). Angels include: Dakota Johnson, Benjamin Millepied (husband of Natalie Portman), Steven Alan, the Oudéa family, the Korder family, the Aschenbroich family, Constantin Rojahn, Brad Handler, and Cédric Aumonier, amongst others. Advisors include Anna Sedgley, former CFO, Dow Jones; Jennifer Conti, MD, OB/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine and co-author, The Vagina Book; and Gene Han, former Vice President of New Ventures at Target. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at foundersuite.com/

Produced by Foundersuite (https://foundersuite.com/), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Domm Holland of Fast.co, a startup that provides a one-click checkout experience for the entire internet. In this episode, Domm talks about how to build a network in Silicon Valley as an outsider, how he met his co-founder Allison Barr Allen (an exec at Uber), how to think holistically about investor relations, tips for doing strategic deals, running a process when fundraising, and more. The Company recently raised a $102 million Series B led by Stripe and Addition, with participation from Index Ventures and other existing investors. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at https://foundersuite.com/

Pree Walia, founder of Preemadonna, discusses the challenges of raising capital for a hardware startup, running a Kickstarter campaign, and getting on the TV show 'Meet The Drapers.' She also talks about the Nailbot.com, an at-home robotic manicure machine, and the benefits of participating in the SOSV Hacks accelerator program in China.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Greg Castle of Anorak.vc a seed-stage venture fund that invests in robotics, AI, virtual reality, computer vision, and other industries. In this episode, Greg talks about how he became a venture capitalist, including how he got started angel investing in companies such as Oculus, how he used SPVs to do larger deals, and how he then used that track record to raise a $13 million VC fund. Greg has made 50 investments have been made with $450M raised in follow on funding resulting in an aggregate portfolio market capitalization of $2.8B How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andrew Butt of Enable.com, a cloud-based SaaS solution for B2B rebate management. In this episode, Andrew talks about why he decided to move to Silicon Valley from the UK, tips for running a streamlined fundraising process, why time is the killer of deals, how he did outreach to CEOs to diligence the VCs he was talking with, the deal terms that were most important to him, and more. The Company most recently raised a $16M Series A funding round from Menlo Ventures and Sierra Ventures. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nico Barawid of Casai.com, a startup that offers boutique, tech-enabled travel apartments in Mexico. In this episode, Nico talks about how to articulate a compelling vision that is "ambitious to the point of crazy," A16Z's services model and how it differentiates them from other VCs, how to balance equity and debt when raising capital, the importance of being a good story teller, and much more. The Company recently raised a $48 million Series A including $23 million in equity funding and up to $25 million in debt financing from TriplePoint Capital. The round is the largest Series A raised by a company in Mexico today and one of the largest in Latin America. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, the equity funding includes participating investors Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund, Kaszek Ventures, Monashees Capital, Global Founders Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Tom Stafford (managing partner of DST Global), and others. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jack Mardack of OysterHR.com, an HR platform for distributed workforces. In this episode, Jack talks about remote workforce trends and how that has changed during the pandemic, becoming a B Corp, the importance of "alignment of ambition" with VCs, how to project your mission out into the world, and more. The Company recently raised a $20 million Series A round led by Emergence Capital. The Slack Fund (Slack’s strategic investment vehicle) and London firm Connect Ventures are also participating. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Keith Richman of Boosted Commerce (https://boostedcommerce.com) a company that is acquiring successful businesses that run on Amazon and Shopify. In this episode, Keith talks about what they look for when acquiring a startup, how they add value to these companies after acquiring them, how he raised over $100M in capital for the business from a roster of high-profile industry veterans, and tips for pitching angel investors. The Company has raised over $112 Million from Torch Capital; Crosscut Ventures; Spencer Rascoff, entrepreneur and co-founder of Zillow and Hotwire; Elie Seidman, former CEO of Tinder; Tucker Kain, President of Los Angeles Dodgers; Ken Ramberg, founder of Goodpods; Scott Hendrickson, co-founder and partner, Permian Investment Partners; Thomas O. Staggs, former Chief Operating Officer of The Walt Disney Company; Marc Mezvinksy, managing director TPG; and David Farahi, Chief Operating Officer of Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Eric Wu of Gainful.com, a startup delivering personalized nutrition such as protein powders and hydration products to your doorstep. In this episode, Eric talks about the importance of being at the intersection of major macro trends, treating VC meetings like "dating," tips for applying to Y Combinator, and much more. The Company most recently raised $7.5 million in venture capital. The Series A round was co-led by BrandProject and Courtside Ventures, with participation from AF Ventures, Round13 Capital, Barrel Ventures and the founder of Polaris Sports. Gainful was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2018 batch. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com