124. The Startup Fundraising Journey: The Hunt

Published: Nov. 30, 2020, 10 a.m.

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Middle Tech was founded in order to grow the startup ecosystem in Kentucky and Middle America using digital media to educate, entertain, and inspire all entrepreneurs, current and future, as well as people working in the technology space. One area we\\u2019ve wanted to shed more light on recently is the process of raising venture capital. We\\u2019ve found that many first time founders have questions around the topic with few readily available resources, so they find themselves seeking help from a coastal firm with limited familiarity with this region\\u2019s entrepreneur ecosystem. We wanted to fill the void, so we partnered with Louisville, KY based venture capital firm Poplar Ventures to create a three part series covering what it is like to raise money in venture capital in middle America. In this series, John Wilmoth and Christian Miller will walk you through the entire journey. We hope this helps founders go into the fundraising process with the confidence and knowledge required to raise the money needed to scale their businesses.

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This first installment is titled \\u201cThe Hunt.\\u201d This will cover how a venture capitalist (\\u201cVC\\u201d) firm finds entrepreneurs to invest in and vice versa. We wanted to give entrepreneurs an idea of how to approach VC\\u2019s and insights into how VC\\u2019s use networking and other strategies to find good entrepreneurs and companies to invest in.

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Visit Poplar Ventures at poplarventures.com

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