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 Ethan Agarwal of The Coterie (https://www.thecoterie.co/), a fintech company that builds financial products for high income people in tech and finance. In this episode we talk about the unique wealth management needs of founders and tech workers, what he's doing differently when it comes to raising capital as a repeat entrepreneur, tips for maintaining physical, mental, and financial health, and much more. The Coterie has raised nearly $50 million in capital from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized, Pear VC and Google’s Gradient Ventures, as well as DoorDash founder Stanley Tang and AngelList founder Naval Ravikant. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Sarah Dusek of Enygma Ventures, an investment fund for female entrepreneurs and women founders, focused on Southern Africa. See more at https://www.enygmaventures.com/ In this episode we talk about her previous "glamping" startup called Under Canvas, the startup scene in Africa and what cities generate the most founders, how she's fostering an entrepreneurial culture for women, what types of deals she's looking for and how her team screens applicants, and much more. Enygma has deployed $10 million into startups thus far and is now raising a $30 million fund to continue investing. Enygma screens over 10,000 applications per year from African founders. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Max Aniort of Le Collectionist (www.LeCollectionist.com), a website for renting exceptional vacation homes with concierge services. In this episode we talk about how he acquired 6 companies and how he built a playbook for making acquisitions, the French startup and VC scene, tailoring your pitch to suit each meeting, and more. Le Collectionist has raised over $80 million in capital. The most recent round was a $60 million raise led by Highland Europe along with OLMA, Famille C, the venture office of the Courtin and Clarins families, Pictet and Lombard Odier and several angel investors. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Joe Vrankin of Puttshack.com, a technology enabled miniature golf and dining franchise. In this episode we talk about Joe's previous experience as CEO of Topgolf and how that led to founding Puttshack, why he raised a $40 million "seed round" to build the proof of concept, raising a growth round in the middle of the pandemic, what investors expect to see when you raise a senior debt round of financing, advantages of Family Offices vs. VCs, and much more. Puttshack most recently raised a $150M senior debt round from BlackRock and Promethean Investments. Previous rounds include a $63M growth equity round and a $40M seed 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 $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Kareem Dabbagh of Volo Earth Ventures talks about opportunities in climate tech, transitioning LP hunt, raising capital from foundations and fund-of-funds. Volo Earth raised $90M with multiple LPs. They discuss Volo Earth Ventures' investment strategy, check size, and areas of specialization. They also explore the challenges and opportunities in clean tech, including storage and HVAC technologies. The impact of cryptocurrency on climate, specifically the energy consumption problem of Bitcoin mining, is also discussed.

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 Mir Hwang of GigFinesse, a startup that connects live music venues with thousands of artists from across the country, allowing them to curate shows (www.gigfinesse.com). In this episode we talk about being scrappy and how to tap non-dilutive funding sources, raising capital in a down market, getting to "no" as fast as possible, what to do when a Junior Analyst at a venture firm calls you, his "33% Rule" for living, and more. GigFinesse most recently raised a raised a $3.6 million seed round. Investors included Bessemer Ventures Partners, and Cosmic Venture Partners. Other investors include Montero Ventures and the NYU Innovation Venture Fund. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Sebastian Baier of Buynomics, a revenue optimization platform that helps companies with pricing, promotion, and other commercial decisions. In this episode we talk about blue ocean strategy - how to define a new market category that investors may not have heard of before. We also talk about the German startup scene, raising capital in Europe, optimizing valuation over a 10 year horizon, preparing for due diligence and more. Buynomics most recently raised €13M in Series A funding from Insight Partners with participation from existing investors LaFamiglia, Seedcamp, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures), and Tomahawk. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Hubert Palan of Productboard.com, a software platform that helps product managers collect customer desires and plan and prioritize product roadmaps. In this episode we go deep into both product management and fundraising. On the product side, Hubert gives advice for new Product Managers, striking a balance between the needs of sales and customer support, and how to prioritize a product roadmap. On the funding side, he shares his approach for how and why he’s raised $260 million in venture capital (all the way to Series D), tips for thoughtfully deploying a large cash war chest, tips for screening and vetting investors, and more. Productboard has raised $260 million in total. The most recent raise was a $125M Series D funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Credo Ventures. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Jennifer Smith of Scribe (https://scribehow.com/), a platform that helps you turn any process into a step-by-step guide. In this episode, we discuss her time in management consulting (and whether consultants make good founders), how she ran a really tight, 2-week process, raising capital while pregnant, how fundraising is like dating, and much more. Scribe has raised a total of $30 million in funding including a $22M Series A and an $8M seed round. The Series A was led by Tiger Global Management. Other investors include Amplify Partners, who led the seed, along with Haystack Ventures, XYZ Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Morado Ventures, and SEV. Angel investors include John Thompson (former chairman of Microsoft), Scott Belsky (Chief Product Officer at Adobe), Nick Mehta (CEO of Gainsight) and Eric Wu (CEO of Opendoor). How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.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 Dan Shapiro of Glowforge (www.glowforge.com), makers of a desktop 3-D laser printer. In this episode, we discuss his experience as a multi-startup founder, why it's a mistake to ask for intros, when to play the "CEO card" with your employees, tips for building investor relationships at events, and much more. Glowforge has raised a total of $70 million since its 2015 founding, including the most recent round, a $43 million Series E led by DFJ Growth. Co- and previous investors include Foundry Group, Revolution Growth, True Ventures, and others. The Company also raised a crowdfunding round of over $29 million. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.