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 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.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Zuleyka Strasner of ZeroGrocery.com which offers a grocery delivery platform that provides shoppers with a convenient and plastic-free delivery service. In this episode, Zuleyka talks about how she started the business and validated the market with $2,500 from her apartment building, what it's like navigating Silicon Valley and raising capital as a Black, trans, woman immigrant (and why resilience is key), why it's important to not waste time on investors who are "just not that into you," how COVID19 has dramatically changed the landscape for her business (in a good way), and much more. The Company most recently raised $3 million of seed funding in a deal led by 1984 Ventures. Luma Launch, GingerBread Capital, Forward Venture Capital, Chingona Ventures, Concrete Rose Capital, INCITE, MaC Venture Capital, Gaingels Syndicate, Cleo Capital, Bluestein Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, VitalizeVC, WOCstar Fund, Precursor Ventures, SGH Capital, City Light Capital, Kapor Capital, Vitalize Venture Group, Tina Bou-Saba, Basecamp Fund, and Arlan Hamilton also participated in the round. 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 Michael Bloch of Pillar Life (www.pillarlife.com), an online platform to store, organize, and share information with your family. In this episode, Michael talks about how he used cold emails and persistence to land his first angel investors, how he got Kleiner Perkins to lead his seed round, and how (and why) he completely pivoted his business when COVID19 hit. The company raised $6.53 million of seed funding in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins. Red Dog Capital, Day One Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Kairos HQ, K50 Ventures, Financial Venture Studio, Patrick Kavanagh, Adam Nash, Zachary Weinberg, Nathaniel Turner, Misha Esipov and Noah Weiss also participated in the round. 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 Brian Vallelunga of Doppler.com a platform for managing environment variables (e.g. API keys) for developers. In this episode, Brian talks about raising a pre-seed round from Kleiner while he was still working at Uber, applying to Y Combinator for the 6th or 7th time, pitching a long-term massive vision (even in the early days), resisting the temptation of initial offers and the search for "partners not capital," how he made his investor intros go viral, pitching Peter Thiel, the importance of managing dilution, and much more. The Company raised raised $2.3 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Abstract Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Soma Capital, Nat Friedman, Aaron Levie, Dylan Field, Ben Porterfield, Jeremy Stoppelman, Kevin Hartz, Jeff Holden, Greg Brockman, Jeffrey Queisser and Peter Thiel also participated in the round. 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 Jonathan Siddharth of Turing.com, a platform to hire the world's best remote engineers. In this episode, Jonathan talks about how he's building the "talent cloud" of 180k global engineers, his journey from EIR at Foundation Capital to startup founder, running a serial vs. parallel fundraising process, how he plays the "long game" and cultivates relationships with VCs, and much more. The Company raised $32 million of seed funding in a deal led by Foundation Capital on November 12, 2020. Adam D'Angelo, Cyan Banister, AltaIR Capital Ashu Garg, Beerud Sheth and other investors also participated in the round. 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 Matt Gillis of Clean.io which makes security technology that prevents "malvertising" threats. In this episode, Matt talks about what "malvertising" is, how raising capital is an emotional process, what he did differently to raise money during COVID19, how to leverage LInkedIn effectively to generate investor leads, and much more. The Company raised $5 million in venture funding in a deal led by Tribeca Venture Partners. Real Ventures, Inner Loop Capital and Grit Capital Partners also participated in the round. 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