Adventure Capital by Wefunder

On today's episode, we interview Alvaro Meyer, founder & CEO of Volup, a premium food delivery app in Portugal. Alvaro is our first guest from our Wefunder EU alumni. Coming hot off his successful community raise, Alvaro discusses his founder journey from starting Volup during covid to scaling the company internationally.

Today we have Jose Renteria, CEO & founder of Grohak, a startup that helps founders with fundraising and marketing tactics such as page building, running ads and managing investor relations. This chat will discuss investor webinars as a fundraising strategy for running a community round. https://grohak.co/

Hosted by Jonny Price
Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Maggie Zheng, Head of Fundraising for Wefunder Studio, which is Wefunder’s internal agency for helping founders fundraise.

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Justin Renfro, who leads revenue based financing at Wefunder as well as being the founder of Chill Charters, a boat charter company in San Diego. Justin and Jonny worked together on the US team at Kiva.org, before joining forces again at Wefunder a few years back. They discuss the pros and cons, and ins and outs, of revenue based financing as a potential investment structure for a community round.

Hosted by Jonny Price
Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Mac Reddin, founder & CEO of Commsor, a platform helping organizations to become community-led. https://www.commsor.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Daniel Faloppa, founder & CEO of Equidam, a platform which produces data driven valuations for startups to understand how much their companies are worth. https://www.equidam.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Kevin Fulmer, founder and CEO of Crowdscale, a media entity that covers the equity crowdfunding industry, in an effort to keep people up to date, and to help educate people to prevent poor investment choices. https://www.gocrowdscale.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with James Wagoner, CEO of Joule Case, a powerful battery system which offers a portable and eco-friendly energy solution that is scalable to power any need. https://joulecase.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Will McGuire, founder of Incolo, a community owned accelerator on a mission to make the rewards of capitalism accessible to all. Their goal is to help 1000 founders fund & scale through the crowd by 2030. https://incolo.io/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Katie Powers and Asbjorn Holmlund of the Wefunder team, who are kicking off Wefunder’s EU launch in February 2023. This is a huge milestone for Wefunder who is one of the first platforms to operate on a pan-European basis and is THE first platform to bridge the US and European ecosystems.

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Robert Harary, founding partner at DECKO, which helps startups create world-class pitch decks that resonate with investors by connecting founders directly with active VCs and expert designers. https://www.getdecko.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Peter Harris, partner at the University Growth Fund, the largest student-run fund in the country. The VC provides growth capital to entrepreneurs scaling their businesses, and gives students an educational opportunity that sets them apart from their peers and prepares them to perform at the highest levels. https://www.ugrowthfund.com/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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Today we have Tim Lipton, managing partner of Momentum Finance - a fractional CFO firm that works with VC backed companies to help them manage all the backoffice and projections correctly.

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In this interview, we chat with David Shaner, founder & CEO of Offline, a technology platform that gives people daily curated events and experiences in their city, helping them to get offline, go outside and fall in love with their city and their lives. This local concierge service is currently available in Nashville, Durham, Charlotte, Tampa and Raleigh. https://www.letsgetoffline.com/

Here's a short article by David about Offline's Wefunder raise, mentioned in the podcast:
https://davidmshaner.medium.com/we-raised-a-2-4m-crowdfunding-round-in-30-days-from-767-investors-heres-the-full-scoop-c0e350d3fd63

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Anna Gudmundson, the founder and CEO of Sensate -- a relaxation device that uses low-frequency infrasound waves to activate your body's own healing system by calming it down, relieving both mental health issues as well physical conditions. https://buy.getsensate.com/hero-story/

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Produced by Amalia Stern

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In this interview, we chat with Joe Milam, the founder and CEO of AngelSpan - a company which improves investor relations for early-stage startups, enabling easier financing, higher valuations, and empowerment of all stakeholders to actively participate in each venture's success.
https://angelspan.com/

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In this interview, we chat with Tony Gapastione and Edward Portillo of the 33 Days film. A cinematic experience based on the true story of a man bringing hope to San Francisco's homeless community.
https://www.33daysfilm.com/

Hosted by Jonny Price & Katie Powers
Produced by William (Classic) Thomas

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In this interview, we chat with Weston Baker, the founder and CEO of Morphic -- a platform that lets you build a website with the polish and perfection of a creative agency but for a fraction of the price.
https://getmorphic.com/

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Produced by William (Classic) Thomas

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In this interview, we chat with Gale Wilkinson and Justin Gordon of Vitalize VC, a seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in The Work Revolution. So that's people-first, data-driven, category-defining businesses in the future of work.
https://vitalize.vc/

Hosted by Jonny Price & Katie Powers
Produced by William (Classic) Thomas

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In this interview, we chat with Bryce Butler the founder of Access Ventures, a catalyst for building a more inclusive and creative economy by changing the way the world invests.
https://accessventures.org/

Hosted by Jonny Price & Katie Powers
Produced by William (Classic) Thomas

"Wefunder does not endorse, recommend, or advise investing in any company. "