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Funded is a show taking you behind the scenes of the startup fundraising process. I'm Alex Wittenberg, CEO of airCFO, and every episode I talk to people who've been through the fundraising gauntlet: founders who just closed rounds and VCs writing checks right now. We get into the gory details that don’t make it into the press release. Founders share how they hustled their way onto VCs’ radars, how they refined their pitches, and what terms they negotiated. VCs explain what makes them take a meeting, how their firm evaluates deals, and why they say yes or pass. If you're raising money or thinking about it, this show is for you. New episodes every week.
airCFO hosts Funded with Alex Wittenberg, a business show with 21 episodes published.
Nick Tippmann, founder of TipTop VC, has spent his career betting on vertical software, first as founding CMO at Greenlight Guru, now as an investor backing the next wave of vertical AI startups. In this conversation, Ni
Andrew Rea is the co-founder and CEO of TaxWire, a global sales tax compliance platform handling everything from calculation and filings to the full managed service layer. In this episode of Funded, he sits down with Ale
In this episode of Funded, Alex sits down with Ben Freeberg, Founder and Managing Partner of Oncology Ventures, a seed-stage fund investing in data and infrastructure startups transforming cancer care. Ben breaks down wh
In this episode of Funded, Alex sits down with Aileen Allen, Partner at Mercury Fund, a 20-year-old Texas-based VC investing at seed and Series A in vertical AI, developer tooling, and agentic commerce. Aileen spent 15+
Andy Keil is the co-founder of DreamBase, an analytics platform that lets AI-native teams understand their business without a data team or a single line of SQL. He sits down with Alex to discuss how DreamBase went from w
In the latest episode of Funded, Campfire CEO John Glasgow shares how he raised $103.5M across three rounds in under a year while running every sales call, closing the books as CFO, and building one of the fastest-growin
Jesse Robbins from Heavybit breaks down what VCs actually look for when evaluating early stage startups and why most founders get it completely wrong. Jesse reveals the brutal truth about funding stages - pre-seed typica
Jesse Robbins from Heavybit breaks down what VCs actually look for when evaluating early stage startups and why most founders get it completely wrong. Jesse reveals the brutal truth about funding stages - pre-seed typica
In this episode of Funded, Alex Wittenberg sits down with Henry LeGard to explore his fundraising journey for Verisoul, a company dedicated to detecting fake accounts and bots. Henry shares valuable insights on the chall
Storm Ventures partner Arun Penmetsa reveals exactly how his firm evaluates early stage B2B software startups and what separates companies with staying power from those destined to flame out. With 25 years of experience
Fresh off announcing their $55M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tabs CEO Ali Hussain reveals how AI is transforming the finance function. Ali shares the founding story behind Tabs - how his team spent 3 mont
Eric Bahn reveals the framework Hustle Fund uses to evaluate 1,000+ monthly pitches and select just 7 investments. From building Beat The GMAT to becoming a top early-stage VC, Eric breaks down the counterintuitive signa
Scott Hickle is building Throne, the world's first wearable for your toilet that he calls "Whoop for your poop." This AI-powered device clips onto your toilet and analyzes what's in the bowl to provide health insights st
Nicolas Kopp, Founder and CEO of Rillet, shares how he raised $95 million across two funding rounds in just 11 days of actual fundraising work. After building an AI-native ERP system in stealth for nearly two years, Rill
In this episode of Funded, we sit down with Jed Katz, Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners. With over 15 years and more than 120 deals under his belt, Jed offers a raw and honest look at what it takes to get fun
In this episode of Funded, Alex Wittenberg sits down with Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Partner at Glasswing Ventures, to discuss what it really takes to build and scale a successful AI startup. Rudina emphasizes t
In this episode of Funded, Alex sits down with Mark Volchek, founding partner at Las Olas Venture Capital (LOVC). Mark brings a wealth of experience to the discussion, having previously co-founded Higher One—a fintech co
In this first episode of Funded, Alex Wittenberg, CEO of airCFO, sits down with Nick Adams, co-founder and Managing Partner at Differential Ventures, to demystify the venture capital fundraising process for early-stage f
In this episode of Funded, Alex Wittenberg sits down with Taher Hassonjee, founder of DocDraft, to dive deep into the realities of early-stage fundraising for startups. This episode focuses on DocDraft’s journey, from th
In this episode of Funded, Alex welcomes Kristina Chapple, General Partner at 11 Tribes Ventures, for a candid conversation about reshaping early-stage venture capital. Kristina, recently recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30
John Glasgow
founder, CEO, CFO · Campfire AI
1 appearance on this show
Eric Bahn
co-founder and general partner · Hustle Fund
1 appearance on this show
Nick Adams
co-founder and Managing Partner · Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
1 appearance on this show
Ben Freeberg
Oncology Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Andy Keil
DreamBase
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Robbins
Heavybit
2 appearances on this show
Henry LeGard
Verisoul
1 appearance on this show
Arun Penmetsa
Storm Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Ali Hussain
Tabs
1 appearance on this show
Scott Hickle
Throne
1 appearance on this show
Nicolas Kopp
Rillet
1 appearance on this show
Jed Katz
Javelin Venture Partners
1 appearance on this show
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