Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Steven Galanis of Cameo.com, a marketplace that allows customers to book and pay for personalized video shout-outs from the celebrity of their choice. In this episode, Steven talks about how he raised $65 million (with no pitch deck), why the company was able to raise so quickly, how the deal's "heat" (aka investor interest) helped him negotiate good terms, how he develops relationships in advance of needing them, and much more. The Company raised $50 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins. The Chernin Group, Bain Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matthew Pritzker Company and Spark Capital also participated in this round. Previous investors in the Seed and Series A rounds include Origin Ventures, Chicago Ventures, Starting Line, Bedrock, and Digi Ventures. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite users have raised over $1.5 Billion since 2016. Learn more at www.foundersuite.com.

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