Chris Grossmann is cofounder and CEO of Beekeeper, one of the fastest growing Swiss SaaS start-ups. The company raised more than CHF75 million. In a podcast with Swisspreneur the entrepreneur describes the fundraising process and explains challenges, the expectations of investors and the most promising way to act for each step. This post summarises the podcast.
If your startup is looking to accelerate its growth by hiring a sales team, marketing team or has a customer whose needs require more resources, it may be time to fire up the F- word. It sounds intimidating but don’t let fundraising scare you! When done right, fundraising can be rewarding in more ways than one. Beyond its definition of adding funds to your project, fundraising can add priceless value to your startup through expertise from experienced entrepreneurs. This week, Beekeeper founder and seasoned fundraiser Cris Grossman encouraged us to aim big when fundraising in Switzerland and explained which essentials one sh