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20 VC 052: How To Make The Leap From Seed To Series A with Ari Helgason @ Dawn Capital

Jul 8, 2015 · 20 min · 19.8 MB
0:00-20:33

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Ari Helgason is a VC at Dawn Capital in London and a former entrepreneur with operational experience in both London and New York. Prior to Dawn, Ari founded SaaS sales and workflow management system World on a Hanger and ecommerce clothing marketplace Fabricly.com. More recently, he launched ecommerce sites for fashion and luxury brands in London and New York. Ari is an alumnus of the Y Combinator startup accelerator and he regularly visits Silicon Valley where he has extensive relationships.

In Today's Episode You Will Learn:

  • How Ari made his move into the VC scene?
  • Why Ari decided to bootstrap his first business?
  • Does Ari believe that Founders should always be fundraising?
  • Should Founders take more money than they need, 'a war chest'?
  • What type of goals do VCs want to see from founders?
  • What do investors expect from startups at Series A?
  • How can founders learn what KPI's make sense for their business?
  • How can founders know when is the right time to fundraise?
  • How can startup founders get their foot in the VC door?

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