Episodes

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Edith Simchi-Levi the VP of operations at Logictools explains how the acquisition by the IBM went and how times are different now. We also discussed where should founders go to get their first funding. New York Angels: http://newyorkangels.com/ Leaf Logistics: https://www.leaflogistics.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio David Whelan, the CEO of BioscienceLA explains how founders working in bioscience and health tech can use this pandemic to their advantage during their fundraising and how other founders should adjust. BioscienceLA: https://biosciencela.org/ David's Twitter: twitter.com/djwhelan

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Jason Scharf the Associate Director at Illumina and a Co-Fund Manager at San Diego Angel Conference explains how biotech and life-science startups should adapt to the current situation and use it to their advantage and how should other founders make sure they are prepared for the investor's questions regarding covid. Illumina Accelerator - https://www.illumina.com/science/accelerator.html San Diego Angel Conference - http://thesdangels.com/

In this episode, Georgia Athanasiou the on-demand CFO and an angel investor at Keiretsu Forum explains what CFO's do, who really needs a CFO and what CFO really does in the company. We also talk about early stage founders and how should they make their financial projections. Article on making financial projections for your startup by Guy Kawasaki: https://guykawasaki.com/how-to-create-an-enchanting-financial-forecast-officeandguyk/ Georgia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgia-athanasiou-508316/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Saeed Zeinali co-founder of Tranqool acquired by HumanaCare and a private investor at Keiretsu Forum explains how Canada is different from the US, how he invests in the US-based startups and how cross-border investing works. Saeed's current company - EdgeCollab: https://www.edgecollab.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Preethy Padman an impact investment Partner at SV2 and a member of Portfolia explains who are impact investors, what impact investing even means and who should try to take this route. Preethy also explains how to reach out to the right impact investors and what are the major benefits of working with them.  Apply for funding at SV2: https://www.sv2.org/ Portfolia: https://www.portfolia.co/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Greg Miaskiewicz the Co-founder and CEO of Capbase explains how he managed to raise money for Capbase, while there is such a large firm (Carta) operating in this field. He also explains how to differentiate your company from large (and small) competitors and sell that to investors. Capbase (simple to use legal and financial foundation for your startup): https://capbase.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Kristina Francis Principal at The Marathon Fund and a member of Pipeline angels explains how this angel group works and who should try working with it. Kristina Francis' podcast: Get Found Get Funded https://getfoundgetfunded.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Sebastian Zhou Investor at Alpha Square Group explains how family offices act now VS how they act in the "normal" times and also gives recommendations on which investors to approach first during this pandemic. Alpha Square Group's website: https://alphasquaregroup.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Gregory Lim, the CEO and co-founder of Persosa explains how they are raising their new round during this pandemic and how is it different from fundraising in the times of "peace".  Gregory Lim's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorylim/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, our guest Steve Shwartz provides advice around angel investing, how he does it, and how to receive it! Starting in 2000, Shwartz became an angel investor by joining Tango. He was the leader and board member until promoted to chief technology officer. In 2005, he joined the angel investor forum of Connecticut. And in 2009 he was included within New York’s Angle Investors. Shwartz and his Co-Founder of Device 42 then created a whole new technology company from scratch, eventually gathering their series A investments. Steve Shwartz preaches that there are three risks in which angel investors analyze before funding a company. The financial risk, the market risk, and the execution risk. Once a startup company has minimized these three risks to the best of their ability, Shwartz strongly encourages entrepreneurs to apply into an angel group. Here, you will need to construct a persuading pitch deck that covers the risks mentioned above, as well as the ma…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Ramsay Brown, the co-founder of Boundless Mind explains how he as a first time founder was raising money for his company and gives advice to other entrepreneurs on this process. Ramsay's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsaybr/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Jim Connor the member of Sand Hill Angels and an Executive Producer at Game Changers Silicon Valley, explains how to find the right investors, how to reach out to them and how to give a great pitch (and how to prepare one!)

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Vivin Hegde the Director at Hilti Tech Office explains how Hilti CVC department makes its decisions, what metrics they use and what do they like to invest in.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Landon Ainge, the Managing Director at Assure Syndicates explains how he helps startups to raise money without charing any fees or even taking any equity. He explains how the syndication process works and what he gets out of it.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Grant Van Cleve an ex-President at Tech Coast Angels at Orange County and a current member of Board of Governors of Tech Coast Angels as well as an angel investor and a Managing Partner at Hangar 75 explains the current landscape of investment field from the investor's perspective. He also explains where should founders head to get funded.

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.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Tina Tosukhowong the Senior Director at GC International explains how their investment strategies work and how their approach of looking at the companies is different from a VC's approach. We also discussed how founders can improve their chances of getting funded by a corporate venture capital and how to get in touch with them.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Gianluca Guerra the CEO at Virgilius Wealth explains how he connects corporations to young startups and how this process works. He also talks about the multistage fundraising process and how it can be done in an efficient way. If you have some questions, reach out to Gianluca Guerra via LinkedIn (link below).

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Mark Crawford - Venture Capital Investor at Stanley Ventures and Intel Capital will explain how does Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) work and how is it different from a Venture Capital (VC). Lots of insights into this question by an experienced investor who was on both sides of it - the VC and CVC. In this episode we also discussed the government-sponsored venture capital funds, specifically Invest Nebraska Corporation, how it invests and who should consider it.

In this educational episode Nathan Beckord, the founder and CEO of Foundersuite explains how his software can be used by founders to accelerate and make their fundraising easier.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio the guest speaker is Nathan Beckord, the co-founder and CEO of Foundersuite - the tool that helps founders fundraise. And in this episode Nathan explains the major strategies used to fundraising, how much time should you use making a research on investors, how big should the lists be and much more.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio the guest speaker is Christian Pankovcin, analyst at 13 Ventures and he explains how much more useful a connection to an analyst can be rather than to a managing partner. We also touched onto the deal flow and deal sourcing of 13 Ventures and New York Angels.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio the guest speaker is Erik de Stefanis - analyst at Interlace Ventures. And he explains the role of an analyst in a venture fund and how startup founders can use analysts to get to the managers of the fund. This episode is mainly about going through a less traditional way of reaching out to funds.