How I Raised It - The Podcast Where We Interview Startup Founders Who Raised Capital.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Gautam Tanbay, CEO of Springboard.com an educational software platform and online courses that help customers level up and make career transitions. In this episode, Gautam talks about how fundraising is not about convincing investors, but rather "a search for believers," how he starts socializing his deal several months in advance of fundraising, how he divides his work week while raising capital, and why he views a "no" as simply "not right now." We also cover specific tactics he employed during COVID19 including changes he made to his pitch deck structure, tips for pitching over Zoom, qualifying investors' activity, and much more. The company recently raised $31 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Telstra Ventures and Reach Capital on August 5, 2020. Pearson Ventures, International Finance Corporation, Vulcan Capital, SJF Ventures, Costanoa Venture