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Raising $3.5 million by creating viral campaign and wasting $10,000 on 5 year old kids clicking ads. Choose advertisers wisely.
Feb. 26, 2020

Raising $3.5 million by creating viral campaign and wasting $10,000 on 5 year old kids clicking ads. Choose advertisers wisely.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Dominique Wu, professional designer tells how she ran multiple crowdfunding campaigns - watched people become rich and watched people loosing thousands of dollars by making one poor decision. In this episode we talked about choosing the right agency to run your…
Don't want to dilute your share in the company? Raise through grants like founders of DeWaste.
Feb. 15, 2020

Don't want to dilute your share in the company? Raise through grants like founders of DeWaste.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio our guest speaker was Paran Sonthalia the co-founder and CEO of DeWaste, who raised $21,000 exclusively through grants. After realising that raising money at such an early stage will heavily dilute his and his co-founder's shares in the company, Paran decided to…
CEO of Fueltime on "easy fundraising" through angel and accelerator.
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. 
Immigration law for startup founders and investors. Want to get a green card? Then listen.
Feb. 2, 2020

Immigration law for startup founders and investors. Want to get a green card? Then listen.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio we had an unusual guest - Sophie Alcorn, a well known immigration lawyer in Silicon valley and Founding Partner & Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law. This episode focuses on how to move to the US if you are a startup founder or an i…
Got no traction yet? CEO of Airdas will tell you what steps to take to get it.
Jan. 20, 2020

Got no traction yet? CEO of Airdas will tell you what steps to take to get it.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio our speaker was Farmon Akmalov, co-founder and CEO of a Latvian company - Airdas, who recently moved to the US and now is growing his startup here. He went through incubator, pre-accelerator and accelerator and in this episode explains the difference between the…
How do VC firms raise money? Managing partner of lvlup Ventures will explain.
Jan. 11, 2020

How do VC firms raise money? Managing partner of lvlup Ventures will explain.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Josh Schlisserman talked about how his fund – lvlup.vc is raising funds right now! In this episode you can learn about the difference between fundraising for a fund and for a startup (hint – your struggles are nothing compared to struggles of venture capitalist…
Peanut butter pump raising $140,000 on Indiegogo and airing on Shark Tank.
Jan. 3, 2020

Peanut butter pump raising $140,000 on Indiegogo and airing on Shark Tank.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Andy Scherrer, the founder of Peanut Butter Ventures tells about his experience of raising money on Indiegogo and presenting his peanut butter at Shark Tank. Andy went over the budget that it took him to raise $140,000 on Indiegogo campaign and compared crowdfun…
Founder of InstaSteam talks about how he raised over $100,000 for a physical product, Indigogo and selling products on TV.
Dec. 27, 2019

Founder of InstaSteam talks about how he raised over $100,000 for a physical product, Indigogo and selling products on TV.

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…
Partner or Ruvento Ventures tells about the investing cycle, structure of the Venture Capital firms and about the career growth within VC firm.
Dec. 22, 2019

Partner or Ruvento Ventures tells about the investing cycle, structure of the Venture Capital firms and about the career growth within VC firm.

Partner or Ruvento Ventures tells about the investing cycle, structure of the Venture Capital firms and about the career growth within VC firm.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Importance of selling before building - founder of an LA venture studio explains why you should follow the lean startup model.
Dec. 13, 2019

Importance of selling before building - founder of an LA venture studio explains why you should follow the lean startup model.

Importance of selling before building - founder of an LA venture studio explains why you should follow the lean startup model.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Managing partner of GVA.capital and Mindrock.capital tells about raising money in Silicon Valley and gives great tips on how to approach investors.
Dec. 7, 2019

Managing partner of GVA.capital and Mindrock.capital tells about raising money in Silicon Valley and gives great tips on how to approach investors.

Managing partner of GVA.capital and Mindrock.capital tells about raising money in Silicon Valley and gives great tips on how to approach investors.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.
Nov. 30, 2019

Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.

Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Co-founder and CEO of Discotech tells about raising $1.6 million and about all the "secret sauces" in the startup world.
Nov. 23, 2019

Co-founder and CEO of Discotech tells about raising $1.6 million and about all the "secret sauces" in the startup world.

Co-fouder and CEO of Discotech tells about raising $1.6 million and about the importance of keeping current investors updated.
Co-founder of 6nomads tells about raising $100,000, how US investors view traction got abroad and shares low-budget growth hacks.
Nov. 16, 2019

Co-founder of 6nomads tells about raising $100,000, how US investors view traction got abroad and shares low-budget growth hacks.

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
Co-founder of Marpl tells about raising $100,000 as a seed round and "reinventing a wheel".
Nov. 13, 2019

Co-founder of Marpl tells about raising $100,000 as a seed round and "reinventing a wheel".

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
Founder of WeStrive tells about raising $145,000, struggles with App Store and the importance of investing personal funds into your startup.
Nov. 4, 2019

Founder of WeStrive tells about raising $145,000, struggles with App Store and the importance of investing personal funds into your startup.

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
Co-founder of Gehr Capital speaks about why should more funds invest in students and how the LA is different from SF.
Oct. 28, 2019

Co-founder of Gehr Capital speaks about why should more funds invest in students and how the LA is different from SF.

Co-founder of Gehr Capital speaks about why should more funds invest in students and how the LA is different from SF.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Co-founder of One Dollar Capital tells what are the investors mainly looking at in the startups.
Oct. 21, 2019

Co-founder of One Dollar Capital tells what are the investors mainly looking at in the startups.

Co-founder of One Dollar Capital tells what are the investors mainly looking at in the startups.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Founder of ShivaAI shares his story of raising $75,000 in Russia to expand his company to the US.
Oct. 16, 2019

Founder of ShivaAI shares his story of raising $75,000 in Russia to expand his company to the US.

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
Principal of Ruvento Ventures shares his knowledge about fundraising and working with VCs.
Oct. 8, 2019

Principal of Ruvento Ventures shares his knowledge about fundraising and working with VCs.

Principal of Ruvento Ventures shares his knowledge about fundraising and working with VCs.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Founder of Openland tells about his journey through Y-combinator and tells how Openland raised $2.25 million from 30 investors!
Sept. 16, 2019

Founder of Openland tells about his journey through Y-combinator and tells how Openland raised $2.25 million from 30 investors!

Founder of Openland shares his story of fundraising while going through YC.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message
Teacher at ELK academy shares networking lifehacks and tells about most common mistakes of foreigners in the US.
Sept. 7, 2019

Teacher at ELK academy shares networking lifehacks and tells about most common mistakes of foreigners in the US.

Networking lifehacks, common mistakes and strategies to use while networking.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message