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Angel Investing Episodes

April 28, 2020

First time founders - how should they raise? Zann Ali, investor at 20…

In this episode Zann Ali, investor at 2048 ventures and founding member at 1k Project, talks about fundraising for first time founders. We covered the topic of creating good pitch decks, reaching out to investors in a smart way and investing based on geographic location.

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April 27, 2020

Finding lead investor in a bar - Hugo Tilmouth, founder and CEO of Ch…

In this episode Hugo Tilmouth shared his experience of raising over $4 million for ChargedUp. Where to find investors? Hugo's partner ran into someone who became their lead investor in a bar, but where should you go to search for investors? Did accelerator help to raise funding?

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April 26, 2020

CEO of b12: Nitesh Banta on how to differentiate yourself from compet…

Want to compete with Facebook, Google or some other serious corporation? You should learn how to differentiate yourself and how to prove that you have identified the market segment that your competitor ignored. Listen to this episode to learn about how it should be done and how was it done by co-fo…

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April 23, 2020

$30 millions through ICO - how it worked out and how do angels invest…

In this episode, Sami Rusani, the chief revenue officer at ShipChain shares his experience on securing funding through an ICO and doing angel investments. Tons of great insights in this episode!

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April 20, 2020

Clean tech fundraising - Taj Ahmad-Eldridge partner at Babylonian Ven…

In this episode Taj Ahmad-Eldridge, managing partner at Babylonian Ventures and a senior investment director at LACI tells about fundraising for a startup in clean tech field. This episode is full of great resources and here is the list of resources for fundraising in clean tech:

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April 19, 2020

I never stop investing - Tholfaqar Al Emara on angel investing during…

Tholfaqar Al Emara in this episode of Fundraising Radio goes into importance of pitch events, investing during hard times and the opportunities that covid-19 presents to founders. In this episode you can find tons of great information, especially if you are a technical founder, so check it out!

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April 9, 2020

Hiring someone to help you with fundraising? Make sure you do it righ…

Anastasia Green, managing partner of Burgundy Capital tells about fundraising through brokers and how to make sure that you comply with all the SEC regulations on securities offering.

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March 21, 2020

Getting acquired for over $10 million - Joe Magee on how to build a s…

Joe Magee, founder and CEO of RallyBound in this episode will tell his story of getting his company acquired for over $10 million. In our discussion we mainly focused on how to acquire large institutional customers, how to raise your first money, where to look for money and how to choose a new vent…

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Feb. 9, 2020

CEO of Fueltime on "easy fundraising" through angel and accelerator.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Anatoly Corp, CEO and co-founder of Fueltime tells about raising $170,000 for his startup through one angel investor and one accelerator. 

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Dec. 27, 2019

Founder of InstaSteam talks about how he raised over $100,000 for a p…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Ari Hirsch, founder of an LA based startup - InstaSteam shares his experience raising of raising funds for a physical product, working with Indiegogo and selling products through TV shows. He also explained what is the difference between advertising software vs…

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Nov. 23, 2019

Co-founder and CEO of Discotech tells about raising $1.6 million and …

Co-fouder and CEO of Discotech tells about raising $1.6 million and about the importance of keeping current investors updated.

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Nov. 16, 2019

Co-founder of 6nomads tells about raising $100,000, how US investors …

Co-founder of 6nomads tells about raising $100,000, how US investors view traction got abroad and shares low-budget growth hacks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message

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Nov. 13, 2019

Co-founder of Marpl tells about raising $100,000 as a seed round and …

Co-founder of Marpl tells about raising $100,000 as a seed round and "reinventing a wheel". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message

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Nov. 4, 2019

Founder of WeStrive tells about raising $145,000, struggles with App …

Founder of WeStrive tells about raising $145,000, struggles with App Store and the importance of investing personal funds into your startup. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message

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Oct. 16, 2019

Founder of ShivaAI shares his story of raising $75,000 in Russia to e…

Founder of ShivaAI shares his story of raising $75,000 in Russia to expand his company to the US. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message

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Sept. 16, 2019

Founder of Openland tells about his journey through Y-combinator and …

Founder of Openland shares his story of fundraising while going through YC. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message

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