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Episodes

Attracting technical co-founders early on, raising from a corporate VC and how technical founders influence the fundraising - by Ahmad Abdulkader.
May 19, 2020

Attracting technical co-founders early on, raising from a corporate V…

In this episode by Fundraising Radio, our guest speaker is Ahmad Abdulkader, the CTO and co-founder of Voicea that raised about $20 million and was recently acquired by Cisco. Ahmad tells about the role of technical people in the fundraising process, explains how to attract talent early on and how …

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Angel groups - how do they invest, how do they cooperate and how San Francisco angel groups are different from the rest of the world by Alan Fisher
May 18, 2020

Angel groups - how do they invest, how do they cooperate and how San …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio our speaker, Alan Fisher - member and angel investor at Sand Hill Angels tells about the major differences between angel groups, explains how Sand Hill Angels work and who should consider applying. He also covers some resources available for founders that are pr…

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Venture Partner at NexGen Venture Partners, Craig Kaplan talks about making first sales, shortening sales cycle and raising first money.
May 17, 2020

Venture Partner at NexGen Venture Partners, Craig Kaplan talks about …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Craig Kaplan, Venture Partner at NexGen Venture Partners explains the importance of initial sales, explains how to speed up the process and how to make sure you don't get stuck in awfully long sales cycles which bankrupted many startups. And of course, we talke…

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5 documents that investors look for prior to investing in a startup by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

5 documents that investors look for prior to investing in a startup b…

What are the top 5 documents you need to show to the investors before they will invest?

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Stock distribution and assignment - what tools to use, how to use them - basics by Yev Muchnik, expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

Stock distribution and assignment - what tools to use, how to use the…

How to assign stock to your employees? How to distribute it among the co-founders? How to store stocks and keep track of the cap table. We even touched onto paying employees through debt and employees purchasing stocks through forgiving debt. Epic educational episode on the legal side of the fundra…

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Friends and Family round - how to comply with the laws on such an early stage of fundraising by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

Friends and Family round - how to comply with the laws on such an ear…

Early stage fundraising can become a legal mess - mixing friends and business is always dangerous and might lead to serious legal issues. To help you guide through this process Yev Muchnik in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains what are some of the major regulations that you need to follow w…

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Building a complex technology? Learn how it should be done from Raphael Danilo - experienced founder, co-founder of Yobs and an angel investor.
May 15, 2020

Building a complex technology? Learn how it should be done from Rapha…

In this episode Raphael Danilo - co-founder of Yobs Technologies and also an angel investor with 12 portfolio companies tells about fundraising for complicated technical solutions and what should early stage founders do if they think of building it.

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Reaching out to angel investors having a tiny network: recommendations by Chris Lu, angel investor with multiple investments across the US and Canada.
May 14, 2020

Reaching out to angel investors having a tiny network: recommendation…

In this episode Chris Lu, angel investor and investor at Employee Stock Option Fund gives a lot of recommendations for early stage founders - how can they reach out to angel investors if they don't have a good network, what books on fundraising should they read prior to raising funding and what he …

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Stealth mode = stealth money. Gabriele Sorrento whose company just got acquired tells his story and explains why stealth mode is a horrible choice.
May 13, 2020

Stealth mode = stealth money. Gabriele Sorrento whose company just go…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Gabriele Sorrento, the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindesk that was recently acquired by Vection Technologies tells how they fundraised, how and where to find investors and why is stealth mode a very bad choice for a startup.

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Co-founder and CEO of Whiplash, James Marks talks about getting acquired and how successful founders can help early stage startups.
May 12, 2020

Co-founder and CEO of Whiplash, James Marks talks about getting acqui…

This episode is about going through struggles to reach success. James Marks, Co-founder and CEO of Whiplash explains how he sold his company and how it nearly got bankrupt because of a small mistake they made in the very beginning of this journey. We talked about the importance of legal side, how c…

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Influencers as advisors, advertisers and source of capital by an ex-NFL player - Bret E. Lockett.
May 11, 2020

Influencers as advisors, advertisers and source of capital by an ex-N…

Want to get an NFL player to invest in your company? Want an NBA player to promote your product? Want to partner up with any type of celebrity? First check out this episode with an ex-NFL player - Bret E. Lockett who gives a lot of insights into this topic here on Fundraising Radio!

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San Diego Tech Coast Angels - President of TCA SD chapter, Caitlin Wege comparing different TCA chapters and explaining how SD chapter works.
May 10, 2020

San Diego Tech Coast Angels - President of TCA SD chapter, Caitlin We…

This episode draws the line under the previous two episodes about Tech Coast Angels - how it operates, how do chapters of TCA work together, how to choose the right chapter and much more. We also touched onto the topic of foundations and family offices and about ways that founders can get in touch …

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Orange County Tech Coast Angels, President at OC chapter of TCA - David Friedman about operation of OC TCA, application process and its unique value to health-tech related startups.
May 10, 2020

Orange County Tech Coast Angels, President at OC chapter of TCA - Dav…

President of Tech Coast Angels of the OC chapter tells about the value that OC TCA provides to founders, how it works with other angel groups, how should founders apply to TCA and how to choose the right chapter to apply to. Tons of great insights and much more in this episode with David Friedman!

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Los Angeles Tech Coast Angel's, Vice President at LA chapter of TCA - Digvijay (Sunny) Singh explains how TCA operates, who should apply to TCA and what are its major benefits.
May 10, 2020

Los Angeles Tech Coast Angel's, Vice President at LA chapter of TCA -…

How does TCA work and who should apply to Tech Coast Angels in Los Angeles? Insights into the work of one of the largest angel groups in Southern California by the Vice President of Tech Coast Angel's Vice President - Digvijay (Sunny) Singh. 

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Venture studios - how do they work? By Jake Hurwitz, founder and CEO at Parallel Ventures.
May 9, 2020

Venture studios - how do they work? By Jake Hurwitz, founder and CEO …

In this episode we go into the topic of the venture studios - how does the model work, how is it different from accelerators, who should go through venture studio and what the the pros and cons. Everything in this episode with Jake Hurwitz - founder and CEO at Parallel Ventures.

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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, 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 …

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Real estate fundraising: choosing the source of capital and reaching out to family offices for funding by Greg Dickerson.
May 7, 2020

Real estate fundraising: choosing the source of capital and reaching …

In this episode Greg Dickerson, the CEO of Dickerson Investments tells about fundraising for real estate-related projects, how can startups reach out to family offices and how should they choose the right source of capital.

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Theory VS practice. Venture partner at Syndicate 708 Margeaux Sullivan and Amy Wood, project manager at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
May 6, 2020

Theory VS practice. Venture partner at Syndicate 708 Margeaux Sulliva…

In this episode the practical knowledge meets the theoretical knowledge. This episode of Fundraising Radio is unique because we had two speakers at once talking about one subject from two different perspectives. The major topic for this episode was due-diligence from a theoretical and practical sta…

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Early stage investing with Doug Lorenzen Partner at Moore Venture Partners
May 5, 2020

Early stage investing with Doug Lorenzen Partner at Moore Venture Par…

In this episode our guest speaker is Doug Lorenzen Partner at Moore Venture Partners, talking about fundraising for funds, applying to government support during covid-19 and using virtual lawyers as an alternative to hiring a full-time lawyer.

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Why YC? Jamie Gull on fundraising after graduating from Y Combinator and on reasons for choosing YC.
May 4, 2020

Why YC? Jamie Gull on fundraising after graduating from Y Combinator …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Jamie Gull tells about his experience of building a startup in deep tech and going through YC. What are the major reasons one should join YC and what are its main benefits? All in this episode of Fundraising Radio with the CEO of Talyn Air, Jamie Gull.

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Critical infrastructure investing - how it works and how it should be done through a venture studio by Michael Riemer.
May 3, 2020

Critical infrastructure investing - how it works and how it should be…

In this episode Michael Riemer, Managing General partner at New Urbana talks about investing in critical infrastructure and his path to the investment world. How should startups in urban tech raise money and how it should be done through a venture studio and much more in this episode with Michael R…

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Venture debt as a source of funding by Troy Zander, Partner at Barns & Thornburg.
May 1, 2020

Venture debt as a source of funding by Troy Zander, Partner at Barns …

What is venture debt, what are its pros and cons? How to get funded through venture debt and how is it different from regular debt and venture funding. All these topics are covered in this epizode by Troy Zander, Partner at Barns & Thornburg.

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Acquired by BV Investment Partners - Founder of SchoolMint, Jinal Jhaveri shares his experience of getting acquired.
April 30, 2020

Acquired by BV Investment Partners - Founder of SchoolMint, Jinal Jha…

Founder of SchoolMint and Venture Partner at Runa Capital, Jinal Jhaveri shares his experience of selling his company. How do acquisitions work, how do you get a proposal and does it make sense to aim for an exit from day 1. Much more in this episode.

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