Hosted by Ben Elowitz · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 12 episodes
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Some entrepreneurs fly through fundraising; sailing through VC meetings, converting at high rates, getting to term sheets quickly and successfully. Other founders struggle; wading through hundreds of meetings and calls, reading thousands of online pitch guides, and still only producing a mediocre fundraising round. The very best founders seem to know cheat codes that the rest of the herd just lack, and this quickly creates capital advantage for their companies, allowing them to own their markets and achieve dominance in their industries. So what are these secrets that separate the best from the rest? It turns out a lot of what these top raisers do is replicable - it’s just not easy to find on the internet or by asking advice from average peers. Raiser’s Edge bridges that very gap, sharing the strategies and philosophies that have separated industry leaders from the pack in order to transform mediocre raisers to excellent ones. Through interviews with outsta
Ben Elowitz hosts Raiser's Edge, a business show with 12 episodes published.
Kevin Bennett raised $200M in an unloved categoroes — no hot pitch, just a "trust dividend." Here's how it works. In this conversation with Ben Elowitz, Kevin breaks down the trust dividend: the idea that small, consiste
Sean Byrnes raised over $100M across two dozen rounds. His edge wasn’t charisma or connections — it was understanding exactly how investors think before walking into the room. Sean is the founder of Flurry (sold to Yahoo
Tushar Garg raised over $200M for Flyhomes — one round closed in 30 minutes, another nearly collapsed while his co-founder was hospitalized after being hit by a drunk driver. Tushar is the co-founder and CEO of Flyhomes,
In this episode of Raiser’s Edge, host Ben Elowitz sits down with Stefan Kalb—entrepreneur, investor, and three-time founder, currently building Super Labs, an AI startup focused on transforming how Main Street businesse
Most founders think they have a strategy problem. In reality, they have a storytelling problem. In this episode of Raiser’s Edge, Ben Elowitz sits down with David Politis, a multi-time founder (Vocalocity, BetterCloud) w
In this episode, host Ben Elowitz sits down with serial entrepreneur Omar Tawakol, whose journey spans building and leading companies like BlueKai, Voicea, and Rembrandt, as well as strategic acquisitions by industry gia
On this episode of Raiser’s Edge, Ben Elowitz sits down with Greg Mark, CEO and founder of Markforged and Backflip. Drawing on his experience raising over $550M in capital, Greg Mark breaks down what it really takes to c
Host Ben Elowitz sits down with seasoned entrepreneur and fundraising expert Evan Kaplan, CEO and founder of InfluxData, and industry veteran with over $400M raised and three decades of experience across public and priva
In this episode of Raiser's Edge, host Ben Elowitz dives deep into the realities of startup fundraising with guest David Shim, CEO and co-founder of Placed and Read.ai, The episode unpacks the critical importance of desi
How do top founders actually raise venture capital—and what do investors really look for? In this episode of Raiser’s Edge, host Ben Elowitz sits down with serial entrepreneur Russ Fradin (Larridin, Adify, Dynamic Signal
In this episode, host Ben Elowitz sits down with master fundraiser Dan Shapiro, currently the co-founder of CEO of Glowforge, and the author of Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. From his early days building laser ligh
On our pilot episode of Raiser’s Edge, host Ben Elowitz sits down with Yifan Zhang—a powerhouse entrepreneur, managing director at the AI2 incubator, and expert fundraiser. Yifan shares her unique journey from launching
Are you ready to gain a capital advantage? Welcome to Raiser's Edge — the podcast dedicated to unlocking the secrets of successful fundraising, direct from the experts. On Raiser's Edge, Ben Elowitz, your host and a mult
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Raiser's Edge is hosted by Ben Elowitz. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 12 episodes.
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