Springdale Ventures
TopicsFundraising
Terms in this episode3PL, Angel investor, Bootstrapping, Cap table, Contribution margin, Demo, Due diligence, Equity, Exit, Friends and family round, Gross margin, Run rate, Trade spend, Unit economics, Valuation, Venture capital
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Dan Graham and Mollye Santulli of Springdale Ventures.
Springdale invests in early-stage consumer brands, and I wanted to use this conversation to understand how the investing side of the industry actually works.
In this conversation, we walk through the entire lifecycle of a deal, from how a company first gets on their radar to the metrics they look at, how they evaluate founders, how they think about valuation, and what can ultimately cause them to pass.
We also get into portfolio construction, follow-on investing, how they underwrite, and what their role looks like after the check is written.
I learned a lot during my conversation with Mollye and Dan, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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