Fundraising: Demystified! True Stories Direct From Founders
Hosted by Jason Kirby · Jason Kirby
4.9from 19 ratings
- 124
- Episodes
- 99
- Transcribed
- 19
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 155K
- YouTube views
About Fundraising: Demystified! True Stories Direct From Founders
In this podcast, we uncover the untold stories of founders who have weathered the highs and lows of raising capital. We go beyond the headlines and Techcrunch funding news articles to explore the uncharted territories of the fundraising landscape. In each episode, we'll sit down with founders from various industries who have raised venture capital to bring their visions to life. They'll open up about their personal journeys, fundraising tactics & more. If you're a founder, this podcast offers a ton of value & insights you can apply to your fundraising journey. Don't forget to hit subscribe!
- Publisher
- Jason Kirby
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
99 of 124 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP122: How VCs Spot Billion-Dollar Startups Before Everyone Else
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 121: Where Founders Should Actually Bet with Itamar Novick
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 120: The Agency Rollup Playbook: 24 Acquisitions, $750M Revenue, and What Most Buyers Get Wrong
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EP122: How VCs Spot Billion-Dollar Startups Before Everyone Else
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That usually means areas like AI engineering, developer tools, data AI engineering, as well as cybersecurity. All domains that certainly are powering the infrastructure of the next generation of companies. We primarily write checks anywhere from one to 20 million at the pre-seed, seed and series A stage. And one of our focus areas is to try to get you up the product market fit curve as quickly as humanly possible. That can mean a lot of different things. You know, we think about like, you know, how do you kind of catalyze something in a startup that can be, hey, like we find you your first five to six really early stage design partners who can really help you develop the product and get feedback faster. […]
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- Dan Nguyen-Huu
- Itamar Novick
- Erik Huberman
- Brian Rosen
- Jim Ferry
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 155,123
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 68
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Jason Kirby host the show. Published by Jason Kirby.
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