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Tot Squad previously raised $2.5M at an $8.5M valuation

Jen Saxton · #71 Raising Kids Is Hard. So Is Raising a Startup. · Mar 3, 2025 · at 10:56

Jen Saxton, founder of Tot Squad, breaks down her company's prior fundraising history while pitching to investors on The Pitch.

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“So the valuation on the two and a half million that I previously raised was about eight and a half million.”

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