The Definitive Music Fundraising Style Guide: Winning the VC Beauty Contest

Probably the most frustrating moment for any music startup is reading in CrunchBase that a competitor just closed a $1 million seed round while they are ‘running on fumes.’ You know you have a better product, what aren’t you doing right to get the funding you deserve?
Hany Nada and Larry Marcus have picked some major winners in music: Pandora, SoundHound, Music.ly and Jukely, to name a few. Darryl Ballantyne and Vincent Favrat have both invested and been invested in.
We’ll cover the key do’s and don’ts when looking for investment, how to make sure you are your most attractive to the music funding community. Come get some valuable beauty tips!

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Maggie Blackwell

TAG Strategic

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Ted Cohen

TAG Strategic

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Vincent Favrat

Musimap SA

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Larry Marcus

Walden Venture Capital

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Hany Nada

GGV Capital

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Format: Panel
Type: Session
Level: Advanced