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Alternative Sources Of Capital For Startups Episodes

May 22, 2020

Starting raising funds early on - how to get ahead of the curve and i…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Ryan Morris President at Meson Capital, Executive Chairman at Software Motor Company and founder of Belichka tells about his experience in raising money for large and small companies. He explains how larger hard-tech companies secure funding and how is it diffe…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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April 27, 2020

Finding lead investor in a bar - Hugo Tilmouth, founder and CEO of Ch…

In this episode Hugo Tilmouth shared his experience of raising over $4 million for ChargedUp. Where to find investors? Hugo's partner ran into someone who became their lead investor in a bar, but where should you go to search for investors? Did accelerator help to raise funding?

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April 25, 2020

Raising through non-profits? Yes, that is possible - Shaun Randolph i…

Fundraising through non-profits is possible. In this episode Shaun Randolph, founder of SoTech Ventures tells how it can be done and how this fundraising strategy works.

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April 21, 2020

Revenue-based funds – what is it, how they work, who should try it an…

Ryan Hickman, founder of epic.ai in this episode covers the essentials of revenue-based funds. How do revenue based funds work, who should try this source of funding and much more you can find in this episode. 

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April 16, 2020

What is momentum investing and how it works, by Gerard Casale.

Gerard Casale, founder and managing director of TYLT ventures with over 25 years of legal practice experience and years of investing experience tells about the legal aspects of building a startup, motivating the team through stock options, investing in startups and much more.

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