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Podcast: The SaaS Podcast - AI, Growth & Product-Market Fit for SaaS Founders
Episode: Startup Funding: 100 Investor Meetings to Close $2.2M
Description: Kelsey Recht had to pitch over 100 investors before she could close $2.2M in startup funding for VenueBook. Those SaaS fundraising lessons shaped everything that followed. She went from planning events for friends to building a booking platform that connects event planners with venue managers.
Startup funding was just one piece of the puzzle. Kelsey spent her first year talking to venues instead of building software - discovering pain points, finding first customers, and recruiting her first developer from those conversations. That customer-first approach shaped everything VenueBook became.
VenueBook has raised over $9 million in venture capital...