About this episode
Amber Atherton is the founder and CEO of Zyper (YC W18). Iba Masood is the cofounder and CEO of TARA (YC W15). The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 1:16 - Seed fundraising for Zyper and Tara 3:26 - Tara's pivot 4:31 - Series A fundraising for Zyper and Tara 18:11 - Evaluating investors 23:46 - Meeting with associates and partners 30:35 - Raising a Series A as a female founder 39:31 - Fundraising psychology 41:46 - What not to do when fundraising 45:01 - Talking to portfolio companies about investors 46:21 - What it's like to run a Series A stage company 1:00:41 - The most important piece of advice for fundraising