Asking VCs for Money
I’m Aaron Harris. I was a partner at Y Combinator for 7.5 years and now run Magid and Company. For the last decade, I’ve been obsessed with one question: How do founders fundraise?
On Asking VCs for Money, I’ll be talking to founders about…well…asking VCs for money. We’ll talk about what they actually did - the tactics and strategies that led to success - how they met investors, how they prepared their pitches, and how they negotiated term sheets. I’m going to focus on process and particulars here, not grand pronouncements or hacks. I hope you learn something that helps you the next time you fundraise.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2022
How Alex Bouaziz raised $14 million Series A for Deel
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We're preparing an advice episode and we want your questions!
Have questions about how to meet investors, assemble a perfect pitch deck, and land an ideal term sheet? Send them in to raise@magi…
How Raphael Ouzan raised a $55 million Series A for A.Team
Raphael Ouzan shares how he went from being just "a kid trying to do startups" around France, to "a kid trying to do startups" with a $55 million Series A under his belt. Raphael's philosophy with A.…
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We're taking the week off for Thanksgiving, but we're preparing an advice episode and we want your questions!
Have questions about how to meet investors, assemble a perfect pitch deck, and land an ide…
How Jack Altman raised a $15 million Series B for Lattice
Lattice is now a multi-product "People Success Platform," but when Jack Altman was just starting the company, some of the early fundraises were a struggle. Jack discusses the details of his $15 milli…
How Christina Cacioppo raised a $50 million Series A for Vanta
Christina Cacioppo raised a $50 million Series A for Vanta from Sequoia Capitol. Christina shares why she initially held off on raising Vanta's Series A, the framework she used to find the right inve…
How Eric Wei & Will Kim raised a $26 million Series A for Karat
On today’s episode of Asking VCs for Money, I talked to Eric Wei and Will Kim, cofounders of Karat. They raised an $26m Series A - combining equity and debt - led by Union Square Ventures. Eric and W…
Hello World: Asking VCs for Money Coming 10/31
Hello world - welcome to Asking VCs for Money - I’m Aaron Harris. I was a partner at Y Combinator for 7.5 years and now run Magid and Company. For the last decade, I’ve been obsessed with one questio…