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In this episode of Fundraising Radio Gregory Lim, the CEO and co-founder of Persosa explains how they are raising their new round during this pandemic and how is it different from fundraising in the times of "peace". 

Gregory Lim's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorylim/

Greg's Email: [email protected]

Stratechery: https://stratechery.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Steve Shwartz, co-founder of Device 42 that raised nearly $40 million and who is currently an angel investor explains how founders should reach out to angels now during this pandemic and how he himself raised money for device 42.

Device 42: https://www.device42.com/

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In this episode of Fundraising Radio Ramsay Brown, the co-founder of Boundless Mind explains how he as a first time founder was raising money for his company and gives advice to other entrepreneurs on this process.

Ramsay's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsaybr/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Jim Connor the member of Sand Hill Angels and an Executive Producer at Game Changers Silicon Valley, explains how to find the right investors, how to reach out to them and how to give a great pitch (and how to prepare one!)

Sand Hill Angels: https://www.sandhillangels.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Vivin Hegde the Director at Hilti Tech Office explains how Hilti CVC department makes its decisions, what metrics they use and what do they like to invest in.

Hilti Group: https://careers.hilti.com/en

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Landon Ainge, the Managing Director at Assure Syndicates explains how he helps startups to raise money without charing any fees or even taking any equity. He explains how the syndication process works and what he gets out of it.

Article by Landon on Assure Syndicates: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introducing-assure-syndicates-landon-ainge/?trackingId=0kCMulCPT9W5dAvm1jDsvA%3D%3D

Landon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landon-ainge-bb354166/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Grant Van Cleve an ex-President at Tech Coast Angels at Orange County and a current member of Board of Governors of Tech Coast Angels as well as an angel investor and a Managing Partner at Hangar 75 explains the current landscape of investment field from the investor's perspective. He also explains where should founders head to get funded.

Hangar 75: https://www.hangar75.com/

Tech Coast Angels: https://www.techcoastangels.com/

Angel Capital Association: https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Vishal Uttam Founder and Managing Partner at Veloquence Capital explains why is it a good time for fundraising now and how VCs behave. He also explains how Veloquence Capital invests and how their approach to investing changed after the COVID-19 breakout.

Vishal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishal-uttam-5517a0114/

Veloquence Capital's site: https://www.veloquence.capital/

Pitchbook: https://pitchbook.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Tina Tosukhowong the Senior Director at GC International explains how their investment strategies work and how their approach of looking at the companies is different from a VC's approach. We also discussed how founders can improve their chances of getting funded by a corporate venture capital and how to get in touch with them.

GC International's website: https://gcinternational.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Gianluca Guerra the CEO at Virgilius Wealth explains how he connects corporations to young startups and how this process works. He also talks about the multistage fundraising process and how it can be done in an efficient way. If you have some questions, reach out to Gianluca Guerra via LinkedIn (link below).

Gianluca's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianlucaguerra/