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Reshma Shetty

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

We raised money for the first time after five years of existence, once we had a clear picture of our market and customer traction.

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Reshma Shetty Speaks at Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference 2016

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Reshma Shetty Speaks at Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference 2016

06/01/16

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

We raised $5.5 million after our demo day, which was a quick process due to our traction and the interest from investors.

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Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

We realized that to grow our business, we needed to raise capital, as we had no money in the bank after three years of operation, and we didn't want to remain a lifestyle business.

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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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Diane Greene

08/05/17

@ Y Combinator

We raised our initial funding through a friends-and-family round, ensuring that only those who understood our vision could invest.

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David Hua

10/11/18

@ Y Combinator

We raised two and a half million dollars on a twelve million dollar valuation after nine months of fundraising post-Y Combinator demo day.

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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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Olivier Pomel

06/14/24

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In the early days, we struggled to raise money, which taught us to focus on solving real problems and to build an efficient, profitable business from day one.

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Loriana Sardar

04/28/25

@ EO

We currently have 20 paying customers and have generated about $200,000 in annual revenue, while raising a round of $1.5 million.

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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.