Ep. 197 How I Raised It With John Fazio And Wayne Kimmel Of Nerd Street Gamers

Produced by Foundersuite (https://foundersuite.com/), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with John Fazio of Nerd Street Gamers (https://nerdstgamers.com/), a startup creating a national network of eSports facilities, events and content. Joining John is Wayne Kimmel of 76 Capital, an early financial backer of the Company. In this episode, John and Wayne talk about the dramatic growth of eSports, his previous attempts at building a digital video network and how that evolved into NSG, how a business with multiple physical locations pivoted to a digital platform, how he landed premier investor Founders Fund, and much more. The Company recently raised $11.5 million in funding led by Founders Fund, captained by Brian Singerman, bringing the company’s total funding to approximately $25 million. Previously, the Company raised a $12 million Series A from Five Below, Comcast Spectacor, SeventySix Capital, Elevate Capital and angel investor George Miller. 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 https://foundersuite.com/