Raising $55M in One Year: How I Did It

Apr 13, 2021, 7:00 – 8:00 PM

New York City

Derek Andersen is the co-founder of Startup Grind and of Bevy. in 2017, Startup Grind spun out our community events software to create what is now Bevy. Derek has bootstrapped Startup Grind for 10 years and just announced a Series C round for Bevy, bringing their valuation to $325 million.

Virtual event

About this event

Derek Andersen is the co-founder of Startup Grind and of Bevy. in 2017, Startup Grind spun out our community events software to create what is now Bevy. Derek has bootstrapped Startup Grind for 10 years and just announced a Series C round for Bevy, bringing their valuation to $325 million.

Alongside one of his investors, Kobie Fuller of Upfront Ventures, hear how Derek’s done it -- what he’s learned both bootstrapping and funding and perhaps more importantly, what he would never do again.

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Speakers

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Kobie Fuller

    Upfront Ventures

    Partner

When

When

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Agenda

7:00 PMFireside Chat

Organizers

  • Joshua Ness

    IEEE

    Managing Director, Startup Grind

  • Tova Feldheim

    Blueprints CX

    Cofounder

  • Alex Koshykov

    BeKey

    Events Team

  • Jenny Sumeragi

    CEO & Founder, JS Global Investment

  • Arjun Mehta

    Off Campus Ai

    Co-founder

  • Michelle Xie

    Software Engineer

  • Prianka Ball

Partner

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