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

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Dayton Miller of BFG Partners (https://www.bfgpartners.com/) a VC fund that invests in "better for you" consumer products and the surrounding ecosystem of startups. In this episode, we discuss tips for emerging VC managers on raising their first fund (as well as how things change for funds #2 and #3), managing capital calls, how to be thoughtful and differentiated with your fund's thesis, tips for reporting and sending updates, what you need in your pitch materials package and more. BFG most recently raised $125 million for fund number 3 to back healthy food and beverage startups such as prebiotic soda Olipop and cauliflower pizza crust maker Caulipower. The firm invests from seed to series B with check sizes varying between $3 million and $5 million. Its previous two funds were $54 million and $108 million, respectively. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Martin Tobias of Incisive.vc an early stage $10M venture fund that invests in technology companies that reduce friction at scale. Sectors of interest include B2B and B2C Software (SaaS, Fintech, Marketplaces, HealthTech, eCommerce, EdTech, AI/ML). In this episode, we discuss how poker is a good metaphor for startup investing, how technology has made it possible to be a solo GP, the transition from angel investor to a runner of Syndicates to becoming a professional VC, tips for emerging managers raising their first fund, and much more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Rene Hansen, CEO of X Shore (https://xshore.com) a Swedish startup making 100% electric boats. In this episode, we discuss the chicken and egg problem when launching a new category like e-boats, the technology that makes it all possible, how the business raised capital from both banks and over 500 individual investors (many of them also boat buyers), and more. X Shore was originally founded by Swedish entrepreneur Konrad Bergström. X Shore most recently raised €8.5 million (about $9M US), bringing the company’s funding to over €100 million. New investors in the round included Northvolt founder and CEO Peter Carlsson. Previous investors in X Shore include Delivery Hero founder Lukasz Gadowski’s Team Europe holding company, Navin Thukkaram, founder and CEO of Innovation Bootcamp, and Marec Gasiun, former Head of Automotive Business Development at Google and Summa Equity. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Jack Kuveke of VC satire newsletter Jabroni Capital (subscribe at https://jabronicapital.com/subscribe). Jack also has a fundraising consulting business, Raiseyourseed.com. Jack is really amusing and he’s had an interesting background, including doing an ICO (do you remember those?) and then raising for Huddle. We talk about the 3 stages of fundraising, including prep, momentum, and closing with tips for each stage. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital. Coolwater is an accelerator for emerging VC funds (https://www.coolwatercap.com/). Coolwater has helped launch 200 VC funds and to date, $1.5B has been successfully raised across all Coolwater cohort funds. Winter has also published two books, including "How To Raise A Venture Capital Fund: The Essential Guide on Fundraising and Understanding Limited Partners" (available on Amazon) as well as "How To Setup A Venture Capital Fund" (https://howtosetupaventurecapitalfund.com/). In this episode, we go deep into what it takes to raise a fund, understanding the needs of LPs, refining your thesis, pre-marketing your fund, the perception vs. reality of becoming a VC, and much more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with David Zhou, Head of Investor Relations at Alchemist Accelerator, a leading enterprise-focused startup accelerator and investor (https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/). Alchemist has accelerated over 650 startups that have collectively raised over $3.9 billion in capital. David has a blog called Cup of Zhou which you can find at https://cupofzhou.com/. In this wide-ranging episode, we discuss the current market for raising a venture fund, tips for finding LPs and building relationships, the importance of developing a clear and focused fund thesis, how many LP meetings you need per week, how to find Family Offices, and much more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Brad Porter of Collaborative Robotics (https://www.co.bot/), a startup using the power of robotics to move the world. In this episode, we discuss Brad’s amazing 30 year journey in Silicon Valley and how he got to where he is today, the process and steps he uses to engage with investors, the column schema he set up in Foundersuite to keep track of every investor in his pipeline, why market timing matters, how to find investors with conviction, how to balance the right amounts of conviction and humility when fundraising, and much more. Cobot most recently raised a a $100 million Series B round led by General Catalyst along with Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Lux Capital. Existing investors include Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures, and Calibrate Ventures, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Michael Heyink of Yellow.Africa, a startup bringing connectivity and power to rural African communities through an innovative distribution and financing model. In this episode, we talk about the opportunities and challenges of building a startup in Africa, his transition from working in private equity to becoming a startup founder, raising capital from impact investors and development finance institutions, and more. Yellow most recently raised a Series B funding round of $14 million, bringing the total capital raised by Yellow, through a combination of debt and equity, to $45 million. The round was from Convergence Partners and the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, managed by Triple Jump, along with follow-on investment from Platform Investment Partners. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Tato Bigio of UBQ Materials (https://www.ubqmaterials.com/), a company making plastic substitutes out of mixed household waste: chicken bones, cardboard, dirty diapers, etc. In this episode, we talk about the technology behind turning trash into usable materials, raising capital from strategic investors as well as family offices, VC and private equity, building an ecosystem around your business, and more. UBQ most recently raised $70 million in a funding round led by Eden Global Partners along with TPG Rise Climate, TPG’s Rise Fund, Battery Ventures, and M&G’s Catalyst strategy. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

May Habib, co-founder of Writer.com, shares her expertise in enterprise AI and generative technology. She discusses the evolution of Writer from a basic assistant to a full-stack solution, focusing on automating complex tasks in industries like recruitment and wealth management. May highlights the challenges of raising capital in a booming market and selecting the right investors. She also delves into innovative data use cases across sectors, emphasizing AI's transformative potential in large enterprises.