How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.
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Feb 15, 2018 • 27min
Ep. 13 How I Raised It With Erika Mozes Of Hyr.work On 2.9.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Erika Mozes, CMO of Hyr.work. The company makes a mobile platform that connects businesses like restaurants, hotels and retailers with independent 1099 labor. The Company has raised capital from Newark Venture Partners, XFactor Ventures, Crestview Strategy, Gaingels, Social Starts Flybridge Capital and others.

Feb 8, 2018 • 34min
Ep. 12 How I Raised It With Tanya Bakalov Of HelloTeam.com On 2.1.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Tanya Bakalov of HelloTeam, based in Boston. HelloTeam is a talent management platform designed to increase employee engagement, impact retention and create data-driven people strategies. The company raised $2.7 million of venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Osage Ventures, VT Technology Ventures, and from a variety of angel investors.

Feb 8, 2018 • 26min
Ep. 11 How I Raised It with Craig Doriot of Dodl.es on 1.31.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Craig Doriot of Dodl.es, a startup based in Wisconsin that allows anyone to create custom animation from mobile devices. Dodl.es was self-funded to the tune of $2m by the founder, and has also raised capital from a variety of angels. Craig discussed how to build a successful startup when you're not in a "tech hub." Recorded on 1.31.18

Feb 2, 2018 • 30min
Ep. 10 How I Raised It with Joshua Fraser of DataNerds.com 1.29.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Joshua Fraser of DataNerds.com, makers of an online database for real estate and property record information.
DataNerds went through the Techstars program and raised $3 million of Series A venture funding from Foundry Group, Next Big Ventures and Techstars Ventures on January 8, 2018. V1.vc also participated in the round. Recorded on January 29, 2018.

Feb 2, 2018 • 34min
Ep. 9 How I Raised It with Whitney Casey of Finery.com 1.29.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Whitney Casey, CEO of Finery.com, a "wardrobe management platform" that helps women catalog their wardrobe.
The company raised $5 million of seed funding in a deal led by New Enterprise Associates. Farfetch, BBG Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, C Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Cotter Cunningham, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin also participated in the round.

Feb 2, 2018 • 24min
Ep. 8 How I Raised It with Nick Jasset of Sheprd.us 1.24.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nick Jasset of Sheprd, an online platform that offers ride-sharing services for K-12 students. Sheprd is based in Boston and is funded by InMotion Ventures. Previously, Nick worked in venture capital. Recorded on January 24, 2018.

Feb 2, 2018 • 29min
Ep. 7 How I Raised It with Murad Kablan of BeStateless.com 1.24.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Murad Kablan who runs Stateless out of Boulder, Colorado. Stateless provides a software platform with a unique architecture that allows high performance network functions to be offered as a service. The company is funded by Kokopelli Capital, Techstars, Right Side Capital Management, EVO Venture Partners, PV Ventures and others. Recorded on 1.24.18.

Feb 2, 2018 • 26min
Ep. 6 How I Raised It with Dave Krauss and Andrew Schulz of NoiseAware.io 1.23.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Dave Krauss and Andrew Schulz of NoiseAware, a residential noise monitoring startup that has raised over $2M mainly through a diverse set of angel investors in Dallas, Texas. Recorded on January 23, 2018.

Feb 2, 2018 • 31min
Ep. 5 How I Raised It with Charlie Connor of Heretik.com 1.23.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Charlie Connor of Heretik.com, a SaaS-based contract review platform located in Chicago and funded by Chicago Ventures, Corazon Capital, and Relativity. Charlie discusses the Chicago startup scene and taking strategic capital. Recorded on January 23, 2018.

Feb 2, 2018 • 27min
Ep. 4 How I Raised It with Stephen Kuhl of Burrow.com on 1.22.18
Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Stephen Kuhl, CEO of Burrow (www.burrow.com), a "couch in a box" company. Burrow went through Y Combinator, then then raised a $4.3 million seed round in a deal led by Red & Blue Ventures on December 8, 2017. Winklevoss Capital Management, FundersClub and Robin Hood Ventures, Interplay Ventures, Justin Kan, Michael Seibel, Ken Pilot, Social Starts, Team in Residence, Rough Draft Ventures, Alrai Capital and Chestnut Street Ventures. Recorded on January 22, 2018.


