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 Jack Conte of Patreon.com, a platform that allows creators to monetize their work through a direct relationship with their fans. In this episode, Jack talks about how and why he came up with the idea for Patreon, how he turned rejections into tips for improving his pitch deck, how he uses his personal story as a key component of the pitch, the difference between raising early rounds and late stage rounds (e.g. Series B, C, D, E), and much more. The Company has raised over $240 Million in total, and most recently raised $90 million of Series E venture funding in a deal led by New Enterprise Associates and Wellington Management. Glade Brook Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Thrive Capital, DFJ Growth and Lone Pine Capital also participated in the round. This is #3 of 3 in our "Music Tech" series. 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 Milana Lewis of Stem.is, a platform that helps musicians distribute their music, automate splits, and get paid. In this episode, Milana talks about how she informally socialized her deal with investors (but ran a process), what discovery questions to ask prospective investors, what her investor funnel metrics looked like, how to prioritize investor leads, and much more. The Company most recently raised $10 million of venture funding in a deal led by Slow Ventures. Upfront Ventures, Aspect Ventures, Mark Gillespie, Baron Davis and Kevin Lee (Coach K) also participated in the round. This is #2 of 3 this week in our "Music Tech" series. 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 Paul Wiltshire of Songtradr.com, a music licensing platform that helps artists and songwriters license and monetize their content. In this episode, Paul talks about how the music industry works, why he decided to raise only what the Company needed to hit incremental milestones, his largely Australian cap table, raising capital from a family office, and more. The Company most recently raised $30 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by St. Baker Family Office. This is #1 of 3 this week in our "Music Tech" series. 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 Justin Mast of Bloomscape.com, an online marketplace for fully grown and potted indoor plants. In this episode, Justin talks about his family's 5 generations in the garden supply business and how he evolved it into an online company, how he bridged the gap between local Detroit investors and VCs based in San Francisco, the risks he took when he launched without the capital he needed, tactics for finding a lead investor and attracting strategic investors, and more. The Company raised $15 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by General Catalyst. Ludlow Ventures, Revolution, Bob Mylod, Jeffrey Boyd and John Replogle also participated in the round. This series 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 Ameeth Sankaran of Religion of Sports (www.religionofsports.com) a sports media platform that produces content to explore greatness and human potential. The site features top athletes like Tom Brady ("Tom vs. Time") and Michael Strahan. In this episode, Ameeth talks about the greatness code and flow states, turning the business from a production company into a destination site, the nuances of pitching media venture firms, why raising capital is a long-term play (and you should start building relationships in advance), the importance of "structured serendipity" and more. The Company raised $10 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Elysian Park Ventures. CourtsideVC, Advancit Capital, Alexandre Icaza, Felipe Andreoli, Daniela Klabin Basilio and Marcelo Franco also participated in the round. This series 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 Mustard (www.teammstrd.com) an AI sports coaching application that helps athletes improve their baseball pitching technique using machine learning. The platform is based on data from legendary pitching coach Tom House among others. In this episode, Rocky talks about how they are taking data from 40+ years of traditional coaching techniques and turning it into AI, how he tailored hit pitch for different VCs, how he compensates his advisory board, how he made a short list of the best-fit investors, and more. The Company raised $1.7 million of venture funding in a deal led by Shasta Ventures and Intersect VC. David Novak, Drew Brees, Nolan Ryan, Mike Dixon and Reid Ryan also participated in the round. This series 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 Joseph Woodbury of Neigbor.com which makes an online peer-to-peer self-storage community that connects people with unused storage space. In this episode, Joseph talks about how he used business plan competitions to get exposure to VCs, how he got Jeff Jordan (eBay, PayPal, Open Table, etc.) on his board of directors, his formula for running effective board meetings, the time he was boarding the flight home to Utah when he got the text from Marc Andreessen to come back and chat about the round, and much more. The Company raised a $10 million Series A venture round in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ryan Graves, Saltwater Capital and Nate Bosshard also participated in the round. This series 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 Hall Martin of TEN Capital, a "fundraising as a service" platform that helps connect startups with investors (https://tencapital.group/). In this episode, Hall talks about the origin of TEN, how investor relations campaigns are a proxy for sales, how many touches it takes to close a deal, why he believes startups must have a growth story to be fundable, and more. This series 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 Christina Dorr Drake, CEO of Willa's Kitchen (www.willaskitchen.com), makers of organic, non-GMO oat milk. In this episode, Christina talks about how she pivoted the company when her main clients -- coffee shops -- were shut down due to COVID19, how she continued to raise capital during COVID (and after also being diagnosed with cancer), why she believes you should start with the "why" when pitching investors, and more. The Company has raised over $400k from angel investors. This series 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 Chris Molaro of NeuroFlow.com, an online platform that optimizes mental wellness and performance. In this episode, Chris talks about the connection between mental and physical health, the time he did a risky live on-stage of his product at SXSW, how he used his student status to win business plan competitions, how he found his first "champion," tips for following up with those who say "no" and much more. The Company raised $7.50 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Builders VC. Red & Blue Ventures, AWT Private Investments, R2 Risk & Return, Alumni Ventures Group, DreamIt Ventures and Spring Point Partners also participated in the round. The Company also received grant funding from the National Science Foundation This series 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