Despite facing a down round during our Series C funding, we continued to grow the business and raise additional capital, demonstrating resilience in a competitive market.

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

We raised our Series A on a prototype, which was challenging because many investors doubted our potential to become a public company.

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

The hardest part of raising our Series A was overcoming the perception that we were just two academics without a viable business model.

Raising the next round of funding is often harder than founders anticipate, especially in a changing economic environment.

I pitched 75 investors for funding, but we faced rejection after rejection, which made me cynical about fundraising, especially during a time when no one was investing in consumer-driven businesses.

Raising a seed round is one of the hardest challenges for a founder due to limited data and traction, especially in a space with past failures like grocery delivery.

By the end of 2013, we reached $500,000 in annual recurring revenue, which prompted us to start thinking about raising a Series A.