The Fundraising Diaries

By: James Farha
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  • This is the podcast of Farha Legal Ltd, a podcast for entrepreneurs interested in starting, funding and growing their new businesses, hosted by James Farha, managing partner of Farha.


    Farha is a boutique corporate and corporate finance law firm, focused on Series Seed and Series A investment rounds.


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Episodes
  • E02: Alex Caccia, Serial Entrepreneur and investor, Founder of The WaterRower, Muoverti Ltd and Co-Founder of Animal Dynamics Ltd
    Aug 2 2022

    (00:00) Introduction


    (01:58) Founding the WaterRower


    (04:52) On doing one of the first ever EIS fundraises.


    (09:36) Building up Portal and the dotcom crash


    (13:00) Building an emerging markets investment bank


    (13:30) Marmalade


    (17:21) The importance of investors who understand your market


    (18:54) How investors drive value for their portfolios


    (20:37) The investment dynamic between investors and founders


    (22:19) On decision making in startups






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  • E01: Matt Bradley, Founder at Tikto Capital and former CIO and CFO of Forward Partners: optimising for successful fundraising , sub-venture capital opportunities, IPO and more
    Jul 7 2022

    (0:00) Welcome - intros.


    (1:42) Matt's background


    (3:51) Matt's route to VC


    (6:59) About Forward Partners, how Matt's career changed along with the fund and its market


    (9:56) What do VC investors do day to day? How do they originate deal flow?


    (15:35) VC value add to its portfolio.


    (17:57) Matt on the process of IPO from the rare perspective of a VC investor in the management seat as the business goes towards a listing.


    (21:49) Alternative structures for investment funds.


    (24:57) Matt introducing his new venture - TikTo Capital


    (26:03) Matt discusses the view of the VC business model as a victim of its own growth and the need to deploy larger amounts of capital. Deal origination.


    (32:38) Discussing the types of deal that TikTo Capital is looking for.


    (35:01) Matt talks about his own fundraising process for TikTo Capital.


    (38:47) Challenges of raising over the Summer.


    (40:33) James talks about the challenge of raising funds in a downturn.


    (43:30) End.


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    tiktocapital.com


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    44 mins

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