Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nathan Hecht of Honcker (www.honcker.com). Based in New York, Honcker makes a mobile app to lease cars. The Company recently raised $23.17 million of Series A venture funding from IAC. Honcker has also raised capital from Evolution Corporate Advisors and Lead Edge Capital. In this episode, Nathan talks about the importance of having options, raising capital f...
Mar 14, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. this episode is with Rod Reasen, CEO of Springbuk. Sprinbuk is an online health analytics platform to forecast costs, measure performance and improve health. The Company, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently raised $20 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by HealthQuest Capital and Echo Health on January 22, 2018. Lewis & Clark Ventures and Elevate Ventures. Rod ...
Mar 08, 2018•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. this episode is with Aaron McDonald of Centrality.ai, one of the leading, blockchain venture studios in the world. Centrality recently completed an Initial Coin Offering (aka "Token Sale" or "ICO") which raised over $100 million in capital, putting it in the top 10 ICOs of all time.
Mar 08, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Zack Weiner of Overtime in New York. Overtime runs an online sports network that allows high school and amateur athletes to edit, share and record sport videos. The Company recently raised a $9.5 million Series A venture round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Greycroft, Afore Capital, Fitz Gate Ventures, 645 Ventures, TACK Ventures, The Durant Co., Rich Kleiman, B...
Mar 05, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Guillermo Gette of Workast. Workast makes a Saas based slack-first task management tool designed to help teams to communicate. The Company raised a $1.85 million seed round led by Greycroft. Mucker Capital, Dream Incubator and Spider Capital Partner also participated in the round.
Mar 01, 2018•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andy Cook of Tettra in Boston. Tettra is a wiki enabled Slack platform to improve team productivity. The Company raised a seed round from prominent Boston angels such as Dharmesh Shah, David Cancel, Mike Volpe, Paul English, Brian Halligan and others as well as HubSpot and Boston Syndicates.
Mar 01, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Matt Gunnin of eSports One, a data analytics platform for the emerging eSports market. The Company raised capital from Play Labs, Quake Capital, Riz Virk and Rajeev Surati, Crest Capital Ventures, XSeed Capital and Eniac Ventures.
Feb 27, 2018•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jeff Cripe of Cargo ( www.getcargo.today). Cargo is a vending machine that sells goods from within ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The Company has raised capital from CRCM Ventures, 1894 Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Techstars, Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners, Rosecliff Ventures, New Ground Ventures, Ride Ventures, Bleu Capital, Gramerc...
Feb 22, 2018•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andrew Lockhead of Stay22, a platform that helps people search for places to stay around events and venues. The Company has raised capital from TravelPort Labs, Founder Fuel, 7 Gate Ventures and Real Ventures.
Feb 20, 2018•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. In this interview, we chat with Jameson Toole about raising capital for Fritz.ai, a platform offers machine learning on any device, enabling developers to manage machine learning models. Jameson raised $2 million of seed funding in a deal led by Eniac Ventures, Uncork Capital, Agile Angel, Hack VC and other investors.
Feb 15, 2018•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 15, 2018•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 08, 2018•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 08, 2018•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 02, 2018•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 particip...
Feb 02, 2018•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 02, 2018•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 02, 2018•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 02, 2018•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 02, 2018•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Re...
Feb 02, 2018•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" is an interview series that goes behind the scenes with startup founders who successfully raised capital. This episode is with Jarie Bolander, CEO of Lab Sensor Solutions (www.labsensorsolutions.com). Jarie raised money from startup accelerators 500 Startups and Launchpad Digital Health. Recorded on January 18, 2018. UPDATE: Check out Jarie's new book called "The Entrepreneur Ethos" available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ENTREPRENEUR-ETHOS-Inc...
Feb 02, 2018•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" is an interview series that goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have successfully raised capital. This episode is with Dan Meader, CEO of Allowance Manager (www.allowancemanager.com). Dan is a Silicon Valley veteran who raised over $2 million in seed funding, mostly from "friends and family." Join us as we learn how he did it. Recorded on January 22, 2018.
Feb 02, 2018•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" is an interview series that goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have successfully raised capital. This episode is with Sergio Villasenor, CEO of Elliot (https://www.helloiamelliot.com/). Sergio raised capital from Susa Ventures, Bowery Capital, BAM Ventures, Flexport, SV Angel and Acceleprise. Recorded on January 18, 2018.
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