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Dec 2020
26m 17s

How the seed round was raised. By Drew M...

KONSTANTIN DUBOVITSKIY
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Drew Moffitt, Exited Founder turned Corporate Venture Builder, Mentor at Techstars and a Fledgling Angel, talks about how he raised his seed round for Tailbus and how that company got to an acquisition. We've also talked about how a startup founder can raise a series A round instead of the acquisition. 

Drew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewpmoffitt/

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