Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Thibaud Hug De Larauze Of Back Market (www.backmarket.com) a marketplace of refurbished electronics such as iPhones, Macbooks etc. -- part of the emerging "circular economy" class of startups.

In this episode, Thibaud shares how he came up with the idea for a market for "renewed" electronics, how he got the company off the ground in France, insights into the French startup ecosystem, details on the Series C fundraising process, what it was like to pitch Al Gore, and much more.

The Company has raised multiple rounds (angel through Series D) including:

$7 million in 2017 from Daphni et Aglaé Ventures (Groupe Arnault)

$41 million in 2018 from Groupe Arnault, Daphni and Thierry Petit, co-founder of Showroomprivé

$110 million in 2020 from Goldman Sachs Growth, Aglaé Ventures and Eurazeo Growth

$276 million in 2021 from Generation Investment Management (Al Gore's fund), and General Atlantic.

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