Episodes

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 …

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!

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. 

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.

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 …

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.

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…

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

Nick Adams, Managing Partner at Differential Ventures in this episode tells how pitch competitions work now, how to network during the lock-down and does it even make sense to attend such events. Should someone try to get on a popular show like Shark Tank and of course, how to reach out to investor…

In this episode Zann Ali, investor at 2048 ventures and founding member at 1k Project, talks about fundraising for first time founders. We covered the topic of creating good pitch decks, reaching out to investors in a smart way and investing based on geographic location.

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?

Want to compete with Facebook, Google or some other serious corporation? You should learn how to differentiate yourself and how to prove that you have identified the market segment that your competitor ignored. Listen to this episode to learn about how it should be done and how was it done by co-fo…

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.

In this episode, Sami Rusani, the chief revenue officer at ShipChain shares his experience on securing funding through an ICO and doing angel investments. Tons of great insights in this episode!

Brian Mac Mahon - founder and CEO of Expert Dojo tells about investing in early stage startups. In this episode he also compares startup founders to Vikings and it's really fun to listen to:)

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. 

In this episode Taj Ahmad-Eldridge, managing partner at Babylonian Ventures and a senior investment director at LACI tells about fundraising for a startup in clean tech field. This episode is full of great resources and here is the list of resources for fundraising in clean tech:

Tholfaqar Al Emara in this episode of Fundraising Radio goes into importance of pitch events, investing during hard times and the opportunities that covid-19 presents to founders. In this episode you can find tons of great information, especially if you are a technical founder, so check it out!

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.