Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Ryan Fink, CEO of Streem.pro. Streem is a on-demand communication and collaboration tool for home service professionals. Based in Portlan, OR, the Company recently raised $3.7 million of seed funding from GVR Fund, Flying Fish Venture Partners, Columbia Ventures, Rogue Venture Partners, Curious Capital, Betaworks, Greycroft, GGV Capital, Archivist Capital, Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund and General Catalyst. In this episode, Ryan talks about pitching investors with just an MVP, building a 2-sided market, turning around investors who said "no" by sending them regular progress updates, raising money in Portland, and much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Cody Barbo, CEO of TrustAndWill.com. The Company recently complete the "Techstars Anywhere" program and raised $500k via convertible note. In this episode, Cody talks about "reflective listening," his agenda for pitch meetings, hacks for closing the round and getting docs signed, getting comfortable being uncomfortable, and so much more. For more on his previous company, Industry -- and the wild ups and downs -- check out https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/today-i-am-moving-from-company-founded-3-years-ago-cody-barbo/

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Johnny Reinsch of Qwil.co. Qwil makes an independent contractor management platform designed to empower freelancers with the financial services they need to thrive. Qwil recently raised a $5 million Series A led by Mosaik Partners with participation from NextGen, Reciprocal, 500 Startups, Cantos Ventures, Ranch.vc and Silicon Valley Bank. Qwil also raised a $102 million debt financing from Route 66 Ventures. Previous investors include Plug & Play Tech Center. In this episode Johnny talks about leveraging the FinTech track at 500 Startups, maximizing your warm intros, doing the "Sand Hill Shuffle," raising a large ($100M+) debt round, and much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Chris Ripley, CEO of Smarter Sorting (www.smartersorting.com) which makes software to help cities better sort hazardous household waste. The Company recently raised a $5M seed round led by from RTP Ventures. Previous investors include 415 Investments, McCune Capital, Niagra Business & Innovation Fund, Texas Venture Labs, Austin Technology Incubator and others. in this episode, Chris talks about raising money for an "unsexy" startup, raising capital from investors who (originally) said "no," what to ask VCs in the first 5 minutes of a meeting, how to react differently to leads vs. followers, some key Austin resources, and more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jonathan Ende, CEO of SeamlessDocs.com, a cloud-based e-signature platform that helps governments move all their forms online. The Company recently raised a $7.5 million Series C round of venture funding in a deal led by SJF Ventures. Motorola Solutions, Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), NY State Innovation Ventures, CapRock, Govtech Fund, 1776 and others participated. Previously the Company raised from Kernel Capital, OnGrid Ventures, SoundBoard Angel Fund, Urban.Us, Harvard Business School Angels and New York Angels, Code For America, K Street Capital, RosePaul Ventures, Govtech Fund and others. in this episode, Jonathan talks about the criticality of focus and persistence, the rise of "GovTech" as an investing category, key questions to ask investors to gauge interest level, understanding the investor's decision making process, and much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Scott Abel, CEO of Umuse.io. Umuse is an app that consolidates email, text, chat, and other communication channels into one stream. The Company recently raised $5 million of seed funding from Shasta Ventures, Next Coast Ventures and Floodgate Capital. In this episode, Scott talks about the evolution of the Austin startup scene, getting to know VCs well before fundraising, the importance of storytelling when raising capital, when to raise the next round, and more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Maggie Louie of DevCon Detect, a network security platform that helps publishers protect revenue against fraud. The Company is currently enrolled in two accelerator programs run by Techstars Barclays as well as Engage Ventures. The Company has also raised capital from Off The Grid Ventures, GAN Ventures, Newfund Management, Las Olas Venture Capital, Start Co., Innova Memphis, Golden Seeds, The JumpFund, and angels such as Kelly Fowler, Chad Fowler, Jennifer Collins, Miles Cook, Andrea Nunn, and Hampus Jakobsson. In this episode, Maggie talks about using accelerators to generate customers and test business models, the startup scenes in Memphis and Atlanta, getting mentoring, and more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andre Lorenceau, CEO of LiveLikeVR, an an online broadcasting platform designed to help see live sports with the help of virtual reality. The Company recently raised a $9.6 million Series B from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, CourtsideVC, and Dentsu Ventures, along with Elysian Park Ventures, Evolution Media, GC VR Gaming Tracker Fund, Greycroft, Lepe Partners, National Basketball Association, CAA Ventures, David Stern and Jonathan Goldman. In this episode, Andre talks about going through Techstars, leveraging the "underdog role" to attract investors such as David Stern (former Commissioner of the NBA), the importance of grit and perseverance, and having clear milestones for each successive funding round.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Brett Belchetz, CEO of Maple (www.getmaple.ca). Maple makes an online medical consultation platform in Canada, allowing consumers to instantly connect with physicians to diagnose medical issues. Maple raised a $4 million Series A venture round from MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Global Excel Management, and Jeff Fettes, among others. In this episode, Brett talks about the Toronto startup scene, being capital efficient, growing your metrics vs. managing your burn rate, building relationships with investors over time, raising money from strategic investors, and much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Olof Mathe, CEO of www.MixMax.com, an email and scheduling software platform used by salespeople, recruiters, customer success teams and more. Olof talks about finding an industry leader investor to attract other investors, raising money with an AngelList Syndicate, engaging your investor base via monthly updates, raising an "opportunistic" round when you don't necessarily need it, how raising capital allows you to be bolder and place bigger bets, and much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jonathan Polter, CEO of www.PawnGuru.com. PawnGuru is an online marketplace to pawn, buy and sell used goods from pawnshops. The Company recently raised raised $2.5 million of Series A venture funding led by Impact America Fund and Invest Detroit Ventures. In this episode, Jonathan, an ex-Rabbi, talks about how the pawn industry works, the Detroit and SE Michigan startup scene and what it takes to raise capital outside of the coasts.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Alex Canter, CEO of Ordermark (www.ordermark.com), a Los Angeles-based online ordering management platform funded by Techstars, TenOneTen Ventures, Mucker Capital, Act One Ventures and several angels. Alex talks about growing up in the restaurant business (Canter’s Deli in LA) and how that led to the idea for Ordermark, raising money from (and through) family members, converting an angel investor into the company’s CTO, and pitching Los Angeles investors.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andrew Hoag, CEO of Teampay.com. Teampay recently raised a $4M seed round led by Crosscut Ventures with participation from Rising Tide Fund, KEC Ventures, Precursor Ventures, CoVenture and others. In this episode, Andrew talks about using a SAFE for his pre-seed round, running a process, smart money vs. "dumb money" and signaling, fundraising cadences, and more. He also goes deep and shares *really* valuable tips on how to structure your slide deck and improve your pitch.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Mahbod Moghadam, CEO of Everipedia (www.everipedia). The Company recently raised $30 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Galaxy Investment Partners's EOS.IO Ecosystem Fund. In this episode, Mahbod talks about raising a traditional seed round via Mucker capital, angel investors, and using crowdfunding, then pivoting to being a "blockchain version of Wikipedia" and raising capital from Galaxy Digital, which is investing from the EOS Ecosystem fund and backed by the $1.5 Billion token sale conducted by Block.one.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andy Lowery, CEO of RealWear (www.realwear.com). RealWear makes an industrial head-mounted wearable headset that allows factory workers to receive information from android tablets and Web and voice messages from co-workers while working at construction sites. The Company recently raised $17.07 million of a planned $20 million Series A venture funding from lead investor Columbia Ventures with participation from Realmax Technology. In this episode, Andy talks about bootstrapping a hardware company (and even raising money from employees), avoiding Silicon Valley VCs, raising capital in China, how to handle "no's", dealing with lockup periods, how entrepreneurship is the last great adventure, and more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Daniel Senyad of Shep (www.sheptravel.com). Shep makes an employee-centric travel tool intended to simplify SME travel. The company recently raised $1.4 million of seed funding in a deal led by Moonshots Capital. Capital Factory and strategic angels Kathy Misunas, Ellen Keszler, Jim Finnigan, Mariano Dima and others also participated. In this episode, Daniel talks about how to raise capital from "strategic angels," building his network via Capital Factory, spontaneously pitching Steve Huffman of Reddit, and the Austin startup scene.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Daniel Freedman of Burnalong.com. Burnalong is an online fitness platform that lets users stream fitness classes wherever they are. The Company recently raised $1 million of venture funding from Brown Advisory, Baltimore Angels and Machem Capital, TEDCO and Johns Hopkins University. In this episode, Daniel talks about raising capital in Baltimore Maryland, questions to ask other founders when doing due diligence on prospectiv investors, and how to not focus on the inevitable stream of "no's."

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Enrico Palmerino, CEO of Botkeeper.com. Botkeeper makes automated bookkeeping software that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce cost and improve accuracy. Botkeeper recently raised $4.5 million of seed funding in a deal led by Ignition Venture Partners with participation from Bridge Boys, Dolik Ventures, 500 Startups, Correlation Ventures, US Investment Partners, Yozell Associates and 7 angel investors. In this tip-filled episode, Enrico talks about "getting vulnerable" with VCs, how to signal interest and create FOMO among investors, questions to ask to find out what VCs are really looking for, how to control the timeline during fundraising, the importance of finding a deal champion, and so much more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Stuart Landesberg, CEO of Grove Collaborative (www.grove.co). Grove makes natural home and personal care products with a mission to help every family create a healthy and beautiful home. Grove recently raised raised $36.77 million of Series C funding in a deal led by Norwest Venture Partners. Bullpen Capital, Mayfield Fund, Serious Change, NextView Ventures, MHS Capital, John Replogle and others also participated in the round. Stuart discusses raising initial capital based on a clickable prototype and excel, why he chose a B-Corporation, his investor funnel for the A round, and more.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nathan Hecht of Honcker (www.honcker.com). Based in New York, Honcker makes a mobile app to lease cars. The Company recently raised $23.17 million of Series A venture funding from IAC. Honcker has also raised capital from Evolution Corporate Advisors and Lead Edge Capital. In this episode, Nathan talks about the importance of having options, raising capital from strategic investors, and how he deals with anxiety during fundraising.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. this episode is with Rod Reasen, CEO of Springbuk. Sprinbuk is an online health analytics platform to forecast costs, measure performance and improve health. The Company, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently raised $20 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by HealthQuest Capital and Echo Health on January 22, 2018. Lewis & Clark Ventures and Elevate Ventures. Rod discusses the myth that raising capital is hard in the Midwest, how he ran a sales-like process, how and why he did extensive research on investors, and the detailed grading system he used to ultimately select his funding partners. BONUS: check out the cool VC Scoring worksheet that Rod used to sort and analyze potential investors: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_FRMjZZktqfgPU3nPdyZKwjeaeOcVhv2vQMoGmgV-Pk/edit?usp=sharing

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. this episode is with Aaron McDonald of Centrality.ai, one of the leading, blockchain venture studios in the world. Centrality recently completed an Initial Coin Offering (aka "Token Sale" or "ICO") which raised over $100 million in capital, putting it in the top 10 ICOs of all time.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Zack Weiner of Overtime in New York. Overtime runs an online sports network that allows high school and amateur athletes to edit, share and record sport videos. The Company recently raised a $9.5 million Series A venture round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Greycroft, Afore Capital, Fitz Gate Ventures, 645 Ventures, TACK Ventures, The Durant Co., Rich Kleiman, Box Group, Barrier Island Capital, Imagination Capital, Geoff Yang, Michael Spirito, Correlation Ventures, Horizons Alpha, Chaac Ventures, Ken Miller Capital, Jordan Levy and David Stern also participated in the round.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Guillermo Gette of Workast. Workast makes a Saas based slack-first task management tool designed to help teams to communicate. The Company raised a $1.85 million seed round led by Greycroft. Mucker Capital, Dream Incubator and Spider Capital Partner also participated in the round.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andy Cook of Tettra in Boston. Tettra is a wiki enabled Slack platform to improve team productivity. The Company raised a seed round from prominent Boston angels such as Dharmesh Shah, David Cancel, Mike Volpe, Paul English, Brian Halligan and others as well as HubSpot and Boston Syndicates.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Matt Gunnin of eSports One, a data analytics platform for the emerging eSports market. The Company raised capital from Play Labs, Quake Capital, Riz Virk and Rajeev Surati, Crest Capital Ventures, XSeed Capital and Eniac Ventures.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jeff Cripe of Cargo ( www.getcargo.today). Cargo is a vending machine that sells goods from within ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The Company has raised capital from CRCM Ventures, 1894 Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Techstars, Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners, Rosecliff Ventures, New Ground Ventures, Ride Ventures, Bleu Capital, Gramercy Fund and Chaifetz Group.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Andrew Lockhead of Stay22, a platform that helps people search for places to stay around events and venues. The Company has raised capital from TravelPort Labs, Founder Fuel, 7 Gate Ventures and Real Ventures.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. In this interview, we chat with Jameson Toole about raising capital for Fritz.ai, a platform offers machine learning on any device, enabling developers to manage machine learning models. Jameson raised $2 million of seed funding in a deal led by Eniac Ventures, Uncork Capital, Agile Angel, Hack VC and other investors.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Erika Mozes, CMO of Hyr.work. The company makes a mobile platform that connects businesses like restaurants, hotels and retailers with independent 1099 labor. The Company has raised capital from Newark Venture Partners, XFactor Ventures, Crestview Strategy, Gaingels, Social Starts Flybridge Capital and others.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Tanya Bakalov of HelloTeam, based in Boston. HelloTeam is a talent management platform designed to increase employee engagement, impact retention and create data-driven people strategies. The company raised $2.7 million of venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Osage Ventures, VT Technology Ventures, and from a variety of angel investors.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Craig Doriot of Dodl.es, a startup based in Wisconsin that allows anyone to create custom animation from mobile devices. Dodl.es was self-funded to the tune of $2m by the founder, and has also raised capital from a variety of angels. Craig discussed how to build a successful startup when you're not in a "tech hub." Recorded on 1.31.18

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Joshua Fraser of DataNerds.com, makers of an online database for real estate and property record information. DataNerds went through the Techstars program and raised $3 million of Series A venture funding from Foundry Group, Next Big Ventures and Techstars Ventures on January 8, 2018. V1.vc also participated in the round. Recorded on January 29, 2018.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Whitney Casey, CEO of Finery.com, a "wardrobe management platform" that helps women catalog their wardrobe. The company raised $5 million of seed funding in a deal led by New Enterprise Associates. Farfetch, BBG Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, C Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Cotter Cunningham, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin also participated in the round.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Nick Jasset of Sheprd, an online platform that offers ride-sharing services for K-12 students. Sheprd is based in Boston and is funded by InMotion Ventures. Previously, Nick worked in venture capital. Recorded on January 24, 2018.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Murad Kablan who runs Stateless out of Boulder, Colorado. Stateless provides a software platform with a unique architecture that allows high performance network functions to be offered as a service. The company is funded by Kokopelli Capital, Techstars, Right Side Capital Management, EVO Venture Partners, PV Ventures and others. Recorded on 1.24.18.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Dave Krauss and Andrew Schulz of NoiseAware, a residential noise monitoring startup that has raised over $2M mainly through a diverse set of angel investors in Dallas, Texas. Recorded on January 23, 2018.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Charlie Connor of Heretik.com, a SaaS-based contract review platform located in Chicago and funded by Chicago Ventures, Corazon Capital, and Relativity. Charlie discusses the Chicago startup scene and taking strategic capital. Recorded on January 23, 2018.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Stephen Kuhl, CEO of Burrow (www.burrow.com), a "couch in a box" company. Burrow went through Y Combinator, then then raised a $4.3 million seed round in a deal led by Red & Blue Ventures on December 8, 2017. Winklevoss Capital Management, FundersClub and Robin Hood Ventures, Interplay Ventures, Justin Kan, Michael Seibel, Ken Pilot, Social Starts, Team in Residence, Rough Draft Ventures, Alrai Capital and Chestnut Street Ventures. Recorded on January 22, 2018.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" is an interview series that goes behind the scenes with startup founders who successfully raised capital. This episode is with Jarie Bolander, CEO of Lab Sensor Solutions (www.labsensorsolutions.com). Jarie raised money from startup accelerators 500 Startups and Launchpad Digital Health. Recorded on January 18, 2018. UPDATE: Check out Jarie's new book called "The Entrepreneur Ethos" available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ENTREPRENEUR-ETHOS-Inclusive-Resilient-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B075NYXRLP/