The Retail X Series Podcast
Are you an early stage founder revolutionizing the future of retail? Then you’re in the right place. My name is Sapna Shah and I’m an angel investor investing at the preseed stage in retail tech, ecommerce, marketplaces and consumer. I’m also the founder of Retail X Series, an ecosystem to help early-stage founders in the retail sector. Retail X Series includes events, a YouTube channel, a Slack community, resources for founders, and this podcast. In this podcast, I interview founders, investors and experts in the retail space, and we dig deep into the tactics around key topics that early-stage founders want to hear about. Welcome to the Retail X podcast.
The Retail X Series Podcast
Early Stage Fundraising Featuring Anna Palmer of Flybridge Capital
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Sapna Shah
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Episode 26
How do you raise a seed round? This episode features VC Anna Palmer, General Partner at Flybridge Capital. Anna talks through how the fundraising market has changed, why founders need to seek out “true believers,” and how to build relationships with VCs. Don't miss this informative episode, whether you’re a pre-seed or seed stage founder (note: this episode was recorded in late October 2022).
- What has changed in the seed fundraising environment in the fall of 2022
- How valuations are shifting at seed stage versus later stages – and the implications for pre-seed valuations
- What seed stage founders are doing to adjust to the current environment
- How investors are viewing metrics at the seed stage
- Why founders should seek out their true believers
- What preseed founders should be doing now to set up for a seed fundraising round in the future
- How to build relationships with VCs even when you’re not ready to raise
- The biggest mistakes founders make when pitching VCs
- Anna’s best advice to keep in mind when pitching a VC – especially around founders’ mental health
Music by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com
Edited by Deven Shah
Learn more at Retail X Series and follow @retailxseries on Twitter and Instagram.
To submit a pitch or to find out more about Sapna Shah, check out Red Giraffe Advisors.