Series B

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 5, 2021 by Amanda Hesser · across every show →

Everything said about Series B, oldest first

Apr 5, 2021 negative
Disclosure
Food52 lost a Series B lead investor over a misinterpreted exit discussion
“We had, you know, previously tried to understand what our board, like, how they thought about exits, and like, what were, like, what was on their mind, and it's always a delicate conversation, and I think that conversation for this particular investor, like, s…”
Amanda Hesser Apr 5, 2021 ▶ 1:12:40 Food52: Amanda Hesser
Apr 5, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Food52 raised a total of $13 million through its Series B round
“I think through the B round, we had raised only thirteen million dollars.”
Amanda Hesser Apr 5, 2021 ▶ 1:16:58 Food52: Amanda Hesser
Apr 18, 2022 neutral
Insight
Ma: Series B is hardest because selling dreams is no longer enough
“You know, at the teenage years where you have enough of a track record where you're making money so you can't just sell the dream of what's going to happen, but you're also not yet at maturity where you can show this is going to, this is already a huge company…”
Shan-Lyn Ma Apr 18, 2022 ▶ 47:55 Zola: Shan-Lyn Ma
May 13, 2024
Assertion Supported
Raz: Nutpods announced raising over thirty million dollars in 2019 Series B
“And you did in 2019, you announced that you'd raised over thirty million dollars in a series B.”
Guy Raz May 13, 2024 ▶ 50:18 nutpods: Madeline Haydon
Aug 18, 2025
Disclosure
Errett: Subscription Beauty Brands Require Massive Pre-Launch Capital to Scale
“Yes, and the idea was since we knew that we wanted it to be a subscription-based business, that building the core of the subscriptions would scale the business faster. So you have to, you need a splash to get above the sort of noise for these women and figure …”
Amy Errett Aug 18, 2025 ▶ 41:10 Madison Reed: Amy Errett
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