Founders from LAUNCH Accelerator's 20th Cohort talk fundraising, growth, pitching & more | E1180

In this episode, Jason Calacanis introduces the LAUNCH Accelerator's 20th Cohort and his investment approach. He chats with Andrew Duffy of SparkPlug about iterating his pitch and funding experiences. Francisco Cornejo of Storybook discusses his introduction to LAUNCH and investor reactions. Finally, Mehak Vohra of SkillBank details her ISA-based upskilling school and fundraising journey.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 68%

Andrew Duffy

Guest • 13%

Francisco Cornejo

Guest • 7%

Mehak Vohra

Guest • 10%

Chapters

0:00	Start
1:04	Jason gives some background on the LAUNCH Accelerator's 20th Cohort & how he invests
7:09	Jason intros SparkPlug's Andrew Duffy & they discuss Andrew iterating on his pitch throughout the accelerator
11:05	Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll
12:32	Andrew explains SparkPlug & his fundraising experience during the accelerator
20:06	How SparkPlug's round came together, raising via Jason's Syndicate
24:08	Outgrow - Get a $250 credit and 30 days free
25:44	Jason intros Storybook's Francisco Cornejo & they discuss his introduction to LAUNCH via Founder University & Francisco explains Storybook
30:28	Investor reaction, Storybook's fundraising experience with investors & Jason's Syndicate
35:57	OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account
37:21	Jason intros SkillBank's Mehak Vohra & Mehak explains SkillBank & running an ISA-based upskilling school
45:45	Mehak's fundraising experience, growth during the accelerator

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