Bessemer’s Alex Ferrara flew to Ottawa three times before betting on Shopify. Here’s why he did — and what came after.
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Category: Funding Stories
Discover startup funding stories, venture capital rounds, investor insights, and fundraising strategies behind successful companies.
How Discord Raised Funding After Pivoting From a Failed Game
A failed game shouldn’t have raised another dollar. Discord raised nearly $1 billion. Here’s how the pivot won investors back.
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How Notion Raised Funding and Became an $11 Billion Company
Notion raised $418 million total. But the real funding story starts in 2015 — nearly broke, two founders, a rented house in Kyoto, and a product being rebuilt from nothing.
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How Canva Raised Funding After Nearly 100 Rejections
Melanie Perkins heard no nearly a hundred times. This is the story of what it actually took — and who it took — to finally hear yes.
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