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Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

In a pivotal meeting, I asked an investor for $25,000 to expand our operations, and he agreed without hesitation, which was a huge relief for us.

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Adora Cheung

@ Y Combinator

07/31/14

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite initial struggles, we showed some growth, prompting an investor to suggest we raise a Series A round, which I eagerly prepared for.

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Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

After securing $50,000 from two investors in one day, we felt like we could finally make something happen with our business, which had previously been struggling.

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Matt Hackett

11/01/17

@ Y Combinator

Our lead investor, Jeremy Lou, was decisive and took a risk on us, which was crucial for our fundraising success.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Investors were supportive when I decided to pivot from our game store after realizing it wasn't worth the investment, showing their confidence in our ability to figure things out.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

When I pitched the idea of building a Bloomberg for startup investors, it sounded ridiculous, but the investors ended up investing on the spot.

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Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

We took out a credit card and set up meetings with potential investors, knowing that if we didn't raise money, we would have to shut down the company.

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Y Combinator Cast

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

We raised our Series A after initially facing many rejections, but ultimately secured $3-4 million from various investors.

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Michael Seibel

11/29/18

@ Y Combinator

I often have to ask founders a tough question: why does your company deserve more money after spending 1 to 2 million dollars without finding product-market fit?

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

Achieving a million dollars in crowdfunding was crucial for us to break into Silicon Valley and prove our success to investors.