RAISED $19.3m → SOLD to ZENDESK: But No One Talks About This Part of Fundraising

£2M RAISE in 2 Weeks to Make Our Brains Better with Daniel Murray @ Heights

The conversation covers the introduction to Dan's company, focusing on brain health and clinical trials, and the long-term bet on scientific trials. It also delves into the emotional side of fundraising, strategic decisions in fundraising, and the importance of control in fundraising. The decision to raise funds due to running out of growth capital and cash flow challenges is discussed, along with the impact of seasonal sales on funding decisions and planning for growth in January. Additionally, the fundraising strategy and approach, including the narrative and approach to fundraising, handling investor requests, and dealing with analytical angels, are explored. The conversation covers the importance of investor updates, the story of the 2025 raise, the role of angel investors, challenges of crowdfunding, operational details of the raise, and reflections on the raise. It also highlights the amount of work required for crowdfunding and the significance of maintaining investor relationships. Takeaways * Long-term thinking * Strategic fundraising decisions Investor updates are crucial * Crowdfunding requires a lot of work Chapters * 00:00 Fundraising Strategy and Approach * 22:52 The Importance of Investor Updates * 28:58 Challenges of Crowdfunding * 36:04 Operational Details of the Raise

Planting £25M: How a Wonky Tomato Sparked a Fundraising Phenomenon with Deepak Ravindran

The conversation with Deepak Ravindran from Oddbox covers the origin story of Oddbox, its current state, early days of fundraising, the seed round and crowdfunding, crowdfunding strategies, and the challenges and emotions in fundraising. Deepak shares insights into the impact of crowdfunding, the challenges faced during fundraising, and the strategies used to navigate the early stage funding rounds. Takeaways * Fundraising Challenges * Impact of Crowdfunding * Early Stage Funding Rounds Chapters * 00:00 Challenges and Emotions in Fundraising

RAISED $19.3m → SOLD to ZENDESK: But No One Talks About This Part of Fundraising

In this episode of the No BS Fundraising Podcast, host Nick interviews Martin Kõiva, co-founder of Klaus, a customer support AI platform. Martin shares his journey from the inception of Klaus, which began in 2018, through various fundraising rounds, culminating in a successful exit to Zendesk in 2024. The conversation delves into the emotional aspects of fundraising, the evolution of Klaus's branding, and the strategic decisions that shaped their growth. Martin emphasizes the importance of storytelling in fundraising, illustrating how the clarity of their messaging evolved through iterations and investor feedback.

$7.5m RAISE in 2 Weeks to Build Blok: the Lovable for Product Experimentation - with Tom Charman

Connect with Tom @ Blokhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tcharman/https://www.joinblok.co/Protagonist led 2.5m Pre-seedhttps://www.protagonist.co/https://www.linkedin.com/company/protagonist-co/https://x.com/protagonistxyzhttps://www.instagram.com/protagonistxyzhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/protagonist-27b9https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/495528-31https://www.vcsheet.com/fund/protagonistHarry Hursthttps://www.protagonist.co/team/harry-hurst/https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryhurst/https://www.instagram.com/harryhur5t/https://twitter.com/harryhurstMaC Venture Capital led 5m Seedhttps://macventurecapital.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/mac-venture-capital/https://x.com/macventurecap?lang=en-GBhttps://www.instagram.com/macventurecap/https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mac-venture-capitalhttps://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/267599-80https://www.vcsheet.com/fund/mac-venture-capitalMarlon Nicholashttps://macventurecapital.com/team/marlon-nichols/https://www.linkedin.com/in/marloncnichols/https://x.com/marloncnicholshttps://www.instagram.com/marloncnichols/Other Notable InvestorsRyan Hoover @ Weekend Fundhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanrhoover/https://www.linkedin.com/company/weekend-fund/Charlie Leggate @ Anorak Ventureshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-leggate-63606384/https://www.linkedin.com/company/anorak-ventures/Kevin Novak @ Rackhouse Venture Capitalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/novakkm/https://www.linkedin.com/company/rackhouse-venture-capital/Other People to Followhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sumeet-vaidya/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckneumann/