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 Astrid Atkinson of Camus Energy (https://www.camus.energy), a startup helping to solve the climate crisis by making an energy grid management platform. In this episode, Astrid talks about her 15 years at Google and what she learned there, how to enlist investors in the market research & discovery process, the challenges of raising capital for a cleantech startup that sells to utilities, the difference between "spiritually true" and "specifically true" investor feedback, the importance of having conviction, and much more. Camus most recently raised a $16 million Series A venture round led by Park West Asset Management. Congruent Ventures, Wave Capital and other utility and venture investors 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 $3 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 Jessica Mathews (https://fortune.com/author/jessica-mathews/), a Senior Writer at Fortune Magazine. Jessica also writes the popular "Term Sheet" daily newsletter covering startups and venture capital. Sign up at https://mynewsletters.fortune.com/term-sheet In this episode, Jessica talks about a "day in the life" of a VC reporter, how she performs research on the private capital markets, industries she finds interesting, tips for pitching a journalist, and 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 $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Justine Palefsky and Tas Amina, co-founders of Kindred, dive into the future of affordable travel through their home exchange platform. They share their journey of 'founder dating' and securing $7.75 million from top investors. The duo discusses the innovative credit system that enhances trust and community among users while revolutionizing travel experiences. They also touch on the challenges of fundraising in a shifting market, emphasizing the need for strong partnerships and sound financial strategies.

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jonathan Hollis of Mountside Ventures, a UK based advisory firm that helps European startups raise capital (www.mountsideventures.com). In this episode, Jonathan talks about what it means to be "investor ready," what to include in a startup financial model, how to identify the right investors, how many VCs you should talk to, typical terms on a VC term sheet, advice for EU founders and much muck more. Mountside recently released their inaugural Term Sheet guide, "Demystifying Venture Capital Term Sheets," aimed at founders raising an institutional round. The report provides insights from 200+ global venture capital investors on typical terms in a term sheet. More info: https://medium.com/mountside-ventures/is-my-term-sheet-market-standard-8515f042179 How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 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 Andrew Romans of 7BC Venture Capital (https://www.7bc.vc/) an early-stage venture fund focused on powering the digital economy through AI, FinTech, and software technologies. In this episode, Andrew shares what he's looking for in a startup, tactics he used for raising his first venture fund, tips for winning over LPs, the pros and cons of using SPVs to do deals, tips for founders looking to build and leverage their personal networks, and much more. 7BC has raised capital from a global set of LPs including VC-backed founder operators, senior execs at Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, VMware and other top tech titans in the US as well as VCs, high tech execs and bankers and family offices in Japan, Singapore, the UK, Nordics, Europe, Africa and Latin America. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 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 Daniel Liebeskind of Topia.io, a place for people to come together in the metaverse and create interactive social experiences. In this episode, Daniel talks about the dangers of raising too much money, what you need at each round (FnF, Seed, Series A), and why he believes you should build in public. He also goes deep into what to do NOW to prepare for a future fundraise. Topia has raised $5.8 million from investors such as Alexis Ohanian, Bonfire Ventures, 35 Ventures, Rich Kleynman, basketball star Kevin Durant 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 $3 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 Nick Cuomo of Allstar, which is building a "TikTok for gamers" (learn more at www.allstar.gg). In this episode, Nick shares his story raising capital from Mark Cuban, tips for pitching NY Angels, how to use Foundersuite to run a tight fundraising process, how to build timelines into the process, and much more. Allstar has raised $4.2 million including a pre-seed round in 2019 from Mark Cuban and angels using a SAFE note, and a seed round in 2021 from New York Angels, Studio VC, and HNW investors from Zynga, Twitch, and other companies. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 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 John Zeratsky of Character, a Milwaukee based venture fund with an investment strategy focused on Product Design (www.character.vc). In this episode, John shares his 5-day design sprint process, what he's looking to invest in, tips for qualifying and pitching LPs, and more. Character has raised $30 million for its inaugural fund. Previously, John and his co-founder Jake Knapp worked at Google Ventures, where they used their product design skills to help companies like Slack, Blue Bottle, and Flatiron Health through hundreds of 5-day design sprints. They are joined by a third partner, Eli Blee-Goldman. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 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 who have raised capital. This episode is with Ahmed Omar of Odiggo, which makes an NFT marketplace for books. In this episode, Omar shares tips for getting into Y Combinator, finding founder / market fit, doing a major business and market pivot, tips for MENA founders, and much more. The Company has raised over $4 million in two rounds from investors that include Y Combinator, 500 Startups and PlugAndPlay. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 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 who have raised capital. This episode is with "Burnt Banksy" a pseudonym for an anonymous founders behind Burnt Finance (www.burnt.com) a marketplace for trading non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Burnt originally garnered fame for burning an original Banksy artwork and then selling higher as an NFT In this episode, he talks about how he used profits from his Gamestop winnings to purchase the Banksy artwork, how he found and pitched crypto investors on Telegram, why he used a SAFT, why he's remaining an anonymous founder, and much more. The Company recently raised $8 million in a Series A round led by Animoca Brands. Other participants in the capital raise include Alameda Research, DeFiance, Figment, Multicoin Capital, Play Ventures, Spartan Capital, Terra, 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 $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com/