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Blockchain Investing Episodes

How a student study group evolved into a decentralised venture capital? By Poseidon Ho.
Oct. 23, 2020

How a student study group evolved into a decentralised venture capital? By Poseidon Ho.

Poseidon Ho, Founder and General Partner at Outliers Fund talks about investing in deep tech and the real moonshots. We've also talked about crypto investing and how Outliers Fund was started and how it became what it is in 2020.
Guest: Poseidon Ho
Fundraising through crypto - is it still viable? By Pelli Wang.
Sept. 28, 2020

Fundraising through crypto - is it still viable? By Pelli Wang.

Pelli Wang, managing partner at DeerCreek talks about fundraising through crypto currency issues. Are ICOs still alive? Who should raise through crypto currency and what are the major downsides of this process? We've also discussed STOs and more.
Guest: Pelli Wang
Alternative sources of funding - no dilution for you. By Thomas Rush.
Sept. 9, 2020

Alternative sources of funding - no dilution for you. By Thomas Rush.

Thomas Rush, Founder at Bootstrapp explains the major non-dilutive funding sources that he believes work best for founders and explains what are its major pros and cons. We also talk about the fastest method of raising money and what are it's major downsides.
Guest: Thomas Rush
Birthday Special!
Sept. 7, 2020

Birthday Special!

This episode is featuring the team members of Fundraising Radio. I (your host - Konstantin Dubovitskiy) answer the FAQs that I get and the other team members present themselves and talk about the reasons why they joined FR, what they do here and what they plan to do in the future.
Double exit founder's thoughts on early user acquisition - by Dan Held.
Aug. 21, 2020

Double exit founder's thoughts on early user acquisition - by Dan Held.

Dan Held, Growth Lead at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange with two companies sold explains how to acquire your first customers and why paying for your first customers might be a bad idea. We discuss few particular ways of being "cheap and scrappy" in user acquisition and talk about low-budget startups…
Guest: Dan Held
Building remote teams and living the COVID - Michael Dunn, the CTO at Ultra on current events.
Aug. 19, 2020

Building remote teams and living the COVID - Michael Dunn, the CTO at Ultra on current events.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Michael Dunn, the CTO at Ultra explains how he sees the future of team building, networking and fundraising and he also talks about the current situation and how early stage startups can use it to their advantage. We also touch onto what value Techstars and simi…
Guest: Michael Dunn
Your competitors might be dead soon - advice on going through COVID by Roberto Machado.
July 19, 2020

Your competitors might be dead soon - advice on going through COVID by Roberto Machado.

Roberto Machado the CEO at BetaBlocks and a member of Tech Coast Angels explains his vision of going through COVID and emerging as a stronger company while many of your competitors die. We also talked about Roberto's view on the pitch decks as he has seen over 4,000 of them and wanted to share his …
VCs infusing more cash into startups after 3 months of stagnation - current investment climate by Vishal Uttam.
June 24, 2020

VCs infusing more cash into startups after 3 months of stagnation - current investment climate by Vishal Uttam.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Vishal Uttam Founder and Managing Partner at Veloquence Capital explains why is it a good time for fundraising now and how VCs behave. He also explains how Veloquence Capital invests and how their approach to investing changed after the COVID-19 breakout.
Guest: Vishal Uttam
Sad acquisition and why you should consider maximum amount of money during the "hype" - by Zane Witherspoon.
June 10, 2020

Sad acquisition and why you should consider maximum amount of money during the "hype" - by Zane Witherspoon.

This episode of Fundraising Radio is very educational and our speaker is Zane Witherspoon, co-founder and CTO at Dispatch acquired by Perlin. And in this episode Zane shares the lessons he learned from raising during the times when there was a hype around crypto and what was his major takeaway from…
Acquired in 9 months after starting a company - how to speed up the acquisition process by Wesam Mikhail co-founder and CEO at Leamingtun Industries.
June 1, 2020

Acquired in 9 months after starting a company - how to speed up the acquisition process by Wesam Mikhail co-founder and CEO at Leamingtun Industries.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Wesam Mikhail the co-founder and CTO of TradeDash explains how he manages to build and sell his companies so fast - for example TradeDash was acquired in 9 months after its inception by the second largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US! How to accelerate the…
SVBS: showing institutional investors the benefits of blockchain, by Amit Pradhan
May 8, 2020

SVBS: showing institutional investors the benefits of blockchain, by Amit Pradhan

Amit Pradhan, Co-Founder and President of Silicon Valley Blockchain Society tells about his organization building long-term relationships with institutional investors and showing them long-term perspective on blockchain technology. This episode perfectly depicts how long-term vision vs speculation …
$30 millions through ICO - how it worked out and how do angels invest in LA by Sami Rusani.
April 23, 2020

$30 millions through ICO - how it worked out and how do angels invest in LA by Sami Rusani.

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!
Raising $26 million - how do you get to this stage, how do ICOs work and much more explained by Alex Fedoseev, CEO of 1Wold Online
April 7, 2020

Raising $26 million - how do you get to this stage, how do ICOs work and much more explained by Alex Fedoseev, CEO of 1Wold Online

How does fundraising work at later stages? How do you get to this late stage? What is coin-swap during an ICO? How did 1World Online survive the "Crypto Winter"? That and much more explained by Alex Fedoseev, founder and CEO at 1World Online.
How to raise capital for blockchain projects: Christian Kameir Managing partner at Sustany capital on how to raise money for your blockchain product.
April 7, 2020

How to raise capital for blockchain projects: Christian Kameir Managing partner at Sustany capital on how to raise money for your blockchain product.

In this episode our guest speaker is Christian Kameir, managing partner at Sustany Capital - blockchain focused VC. Today we are focusing on making the right pitch to the blockchain-focused investors, discussing why no "world currency" will be adopted in the near future and much more fun stuff.
Funding through blockchain: STOs explained by Alex Nascimento, Managing Director of 7CC Blockchain Investments.
April 7, 2020

Funding through blockchain: STOs explained by Alex Nascimento, Managing Director of 7CC Blockchain Investments.

What is STO? What are pros and cons of fundraising through it? How to fund any startup through blockchain and how to grab the "lowest hanging fruit" in blockchain fundraising - all that and more explained by today's speaker - Alex Nascimento, Managing Director of 7CC Blockchain Investments.