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 Kevin Bennett of MotoRefi.com, a startup that helps you refinance your automobile loan. In this episode, Kevin talks about the Washington DC startup scene, how "execution IS fundraising," why founders should use the fundraising process as a way to get feedback and insights on his/her business, how fundraising is more about discovery than it is about persuasion, and more. The Company most recently raised a $10 million Series A-1 led by Moderne Ventures. Previous investors include Accomplice, Link Ventures. Motley Fool Ventures, CMFG Ventures (part of CUNA Mutual Group) and Gaingels. 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 Christine Tao of Sounding Board, an online platform that is democratizing coaching for emerging business leaders (https://www.soundingboardinc.com/). In this episode, Christine shares how she raised capital as a female, non-technical co-founder, how coaching is similar to mentoring, how she kept in touch with her investors (each of which had previously told her "no"), how to look at investors as equals, and how she ran a lightning-fast oversubscribed process in 6 weeks. The Company most recently raised a $13.1 million Series A led by Canaan Partners. Other investors include Correlation Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Precursor Ventures, as well as Degreed founder David Blake and Kevin Johnson, the former CEO of Udemy. 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 Isabelle Kenyon of metabolic weight management platform Calibrate (https://www.joincalibrate.com/). In this episode, Isabelle talks about resilience and handling no's, learning from each meeting, how to use webinars to manage due diligence, how to set a timeline for investors, tips for Zoom pitching, and much more. The Company raised a $22.5M Series A round led by Threshold Ventures’ co-founder and Managing Partner Emily Melton, with participation from existing investors including Forerunner Ventures and Redesign Health. 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Adam Cohen-Aslatai of S’More (www.smoredate.com), a dating app that’s focused on helping users find more meaningful relationships In this episode, Adam talks about finding out what is unique about YOU (and pitching that to investors), how to reach out and connect on LinkedIn, how to pitch "high profile" investors such as Mark Pincus, and more. The Company raised capital Benson Oak Ventures, Mark Pincus’ Workplay Ventures, Gaingels VC, Loud Capital/Pride Fund, SideCar Angels, AppLovin Chairman Rafael Vivas, Joshua Black of Apollo Management, Plus Grade CEO Ken Harris, Harvard geneticist George Church, former Meet Group CEO John Abbott, former IMAX CEO Brad Weschler, Aaron and Sharon Stern, Justen Stepka/Enterprise Fund, Boston Harbor Angels, Grit Daily CEO Jordan French, Kind.Fund founder Marty Isaac, Craig Mullett and Dating Group. 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Bradley Davis of www.Podchaser.com, a site that curates podcasts, ratings & reviews, guest appearances, lists, and more In this episode, Bradley talks about how he posted the idea and found his co-founders (including the Company's CTO) on Reddit, how he raised a SAFE round from Kentucky angels and horse farmers, how cold calls and knocking on doors led to warm intros, how he taps other founders to meet investors, the time Alan Patricof booked time on his calendar, and more. The Company raised capital from Greycroft, Advancit Capital, Hyde Park VC, High Alpha, Lightship, 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Tamara Steffens of M12.vc, which is the venture capital arm of Microsoft. In this episode, Tamara talks about some of the advantages of taking corporate venture capital (as compared to "traditional" VC), what M12 and Microsoft is looking to invest in, tips for contacting and pitching CVCs, lessons learned from being on both sides of the table, and much more. M12 invests around $250 million per year into startups, with a preference for B2B and SaaS, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Deep Tech and other verticals. 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Maury Blackman of Premise.com, a data collections and insights platform. In this episode, Maury talks about how he raised $85 million completely virtually, how he uses the first 5-10 minutes of a pitch to establish rapport with investors, the equipment he set up for Zoom pitch meetings, how far out and how deep he drops his crab pots :) and much more. The Company recently raised an $85 million Series E led by Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Group with participation from Dave DeWalt’s NightDragon, as well as Winslow Capital, DRW Venture Capital and Vista Credit Partners, the credit-lending arm of Vista Equity Partners. Existing investors Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, Tao Capital, Hanover Technology Investment Management, Communitas Capital and Atreides Management also participated. 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Kristin Langenfeld of Good Buy Gear (www.goodbuygear.com) a company that resells used baby and kids gear online. In this episode, Kristin talks about knowing your metrics (and which metrics in particular she focused on during the Series A), the importance of establishing core company values early on, bouncing back from layoffs and pay cuts, and much more. The Company recently raised a Series A round from Revolution, Relay Ventures, Access Ventures, 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nick Donahue of Atmos (www.buildatmos.com) a startup changing how home building is done by offering customers the ability to custom-design homes online. In this episode, Nick talks about how he built a rent calculator widget that went viral, how he got to know Sam Altman of Y Combinator playing laser tag, why he sends weekly vs. monthly investor updates, and more. The Company has raised $2 million from Khosla Ventures, Sam Altman, Y Combinator, Bedrock, Genesis Block, and Lennar. 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Guy Elitzur of VerticalField.com, a leading ag-tech company that develops vertical growing systems for smart cities. In this episode, Guy talks about his vision for covering the world's buildings with hanging plants to feed the world, how he raised $20 million from a single family office, tips for pitching an impact fund, and much more. The Company has raised $20 million from a single family office / impact fund called Beer Itzhak Energy. 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.