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10 Weeks, 10 Founders, 10 Stories, $65M+ Raised. My Favorite Quotes

Fund your way. Recap of the first ten episodes — On February 16th, 2022 I posted the first article on Medium. It was an interview with Alok Kumar (CEO and Co-Founder of Zywa). This piece became the start of the “Fund your way” series. Ever since I have been writing weekly posts. I speak with founders who recently raised capital…

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10 Weeks, 10 Founders, 10 Stories, $65M+ Raised. My Favorite Quotes
10 Weeks, 10 Founders, 10 Stories, $65M+ Raised. My Favorite Quotes
Startup

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·Apr 27, 2022

Family Story of Getting Small Business Loan Turned Into Start-Up 50 Years Later

Fund your way. Episode 10. Ron Benegbi from Uplinq — The tenth-anniversary episode of “Fund your way” revisits the story of Ron Benegbi (CEO and Founder of Uplinq) and his experience of raising $3.5M as a pre-seed round. Uplinq is the first, global credit assessment platform for small business lenders. …

Startup

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Family Story of Getting Small Business Loan Turned Into Start-Up 50 Years Later
Family Story of Getting Small Business Loan Turned Into Start-Up 50 Years Later
Startup

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·Apr 20, 2022

Networking Snowball Effect

Fund your way. Episode 9. Christoph Kalinski from Redkik — In the ninth episode of “Fund your way,” we sail through the story of Christoph Kalinski, CEO, and Founder of Redkik, Inc., which recently raised $3.3M as a seed round. Redkik is a global Insurtech start-up with the mission to transform and improve the insurance industry for all parties within…

Fundraising

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Networking Snowball Effect
Networking Snowball Effect
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Apr 13, 2022

Expanding network and building on the momentum

Fund your way. Episode 8. Ryan Edwards-Pritchard from Cape — The eighth episode of “Fund your way” reviews the story of Ryan Edwards-Pritchard (CEO and Co-Founder of Cape) which recently raised A$33.1m (debt + equity) as a pre-seed round. Cape is building a new finance automation platform, focused on helping Australian & New Zealand businesses cut wasteful spending and the…

Startup

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Expanding network and building on the momentum
Expanding network and building on the momentum
Startup

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Apr 6, 2022

Convictions and integrity

Fund your way. Episode 7. Ali Hamriti from Rollee — The seventh episode of “Fund your way” looks back at the story of Ali Hamriti (CEO and Co-Founder of Rollee) and his experience of raising €4m as a seed round. …

Startup

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Convictions and integrity
Convictions and integrity
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Mar 30, 2022

The importance of advisors and senior team members

Fund your way. Episode 6. Jose Maria Amich from Zeta Surgical — The sixth episode of “Fund your way” dissects the story of Jose Maria Amich (CEO and Co-Founder of Zeta Surgical) and his experience of raising $5.2m as a Seed Round. Zeta Surgical develops surgical navigation and robotics tools to make minimally invasive surgeries easier, faster and more accessible. Bio Zeta…

Startup

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The importance of advisors and senior team members
The importance of advisors and senior team members
Startup

5 min read


Mar 24, 2022

Find your investment thesis mate

Fund your way. Episode 5. Ivan Maryasin from Monite — The fifth episode of “Fund your way” delves into the story of Ivan Maryasin (Co-Founder and CEO of Monite) and his experience of raising a $5m Seed round for Monite. Monite lets B2B brands embed Invoicing, AP Automation, Expense Management into their existing interface. Bio Monite is the first startup…

Startup

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Find your investment thesis mate
Find your investment thesis mate
Startup

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Mar 17, 2022

Become the leader and keep on pushing

Fund your way. Episode 4. Benoit Menardo from Payflow — The fourth episode of “Fund Your Way” explores the story of Benoit Menardo (Co-founder of Payflow) and his experience of raising $9.1m right after graduating from Y Combinator. Payflow is the earned wage access fintech startup operating in Southern Europe and LatAm. Bio Before founding Payflow, Benoit had two entrepreneurial…

Startup

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Become the leader and keep on pushing
Become the leader and keep on pushing
Startup

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Mar 10, 2022

Right timing and dream team investors

Fund your way. Episode 3. Bernardo Brites from Trace Finance. — The third episode of “Fund Your Way” navigates us through the story of Bernardo Brites (CEO and Co-Founder of Trace Finance) and his experience during raising the first round for the company ($4.3m USD, seed round). Trace Finance is building a seamless global banking solution for Startups, beginning in LatAm. Bio …

Startup

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Right timing and dream team investors
Right timing and dream team investors
Startup

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Feb 24, 2022

Deep expertise of the emerging market and education of potential investors

Fund your way. Episode 2. Robin Saluoks from eAgronom. — The second episode of “Fund Your Way” follows the experience of Robin (co-founder and CEO of eAgronom) during the raise of $7.4m USD as a Series A round. eAgronom develops farm management software, AI, and remote sensing technologies with an addition of blockchain-enabled carbon market. Robin is a second-time founder…

Fundraising

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Fund your way. Robin Saluoks from eAgronom.
Fund your way. Robin Saluoks from eAgronom.
Fundraising

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