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Martinez: Maestro Conference raised $1.6M plus up to $300K from 500 Startups

Julian Martinez · Will Bernie Sanders Favorite App Kill GoToWebinar? EP 255: Julian Martinez · Jun 4, 2016 · at 10:44

Julian Martinez, Marketing Director at MaestroConference, discusses the company's historical venture funding with host Nathan Latka.

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“I know that they raised back in 2013, 1.6. And then they did another smaller raise recently. 500 startups was part of that raise. And it was a relatively small raise. How much? I want to say two 50 to 300.”

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The claim, plainly

MaestroConference raised $1.6 million in 2013 and an additional $250,000 to $300,000 in a subsequent funding round backed by 500 Startups.

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Assessment

Both legs of the claim are corroborated by venture database records and accelerator records. First, PitchBook documents MaestroConference's initial angel financing round occurring on October 20, 2013, and Wellfound (formerly AngelList) records the initial round at $1.6 million. Second, 500 Startups confirms MaestroConference participated in Batch 16 in early 2016, with Tracxn logging the initial $125,000 accelerator investment and Wellfound recording the total cumulative funding rising from $1.6 million to $1.9 million across two rounds (representing a $300,000 subsequent round, matching the $250,000 to $300,000 range).

PitchBook logs an angel financing round for MaestroConference on October 20, 2013.
500 Startups portfolio records confirm MaestroConference was part of Batch 16 (January to May 2016).
Tracxn and Wellfound records show MaestroConference's cumulative funding reached $1.9 million across two venture rounds, reflecting an addition of approximately $300,000 following the 2013 $1.6 million raise.

Checked against

[1] angelmatch.io [2] pitchbook.com [3] pitchbook.com [4] pitchbook.com [5] wellfound.com [6] disclosurequest.com [7] nova.edu [8] startengine.com

"VoiceVoice" SEC "Form C" OR "Form D" "VoiceVoice, Inc." "Form D" OR "EDGAR" OR "SEC" "MaestroConference" "funding" OR "raised" OR "investors" "MaestroConference" Pitchbook OR Crunchbase "MaestroConference" "StartEngine" "2013" OR "2016" OR "funding" OR "raised" "MaestroConference" "500 Startups" "Batch 16" OR "Batch" "MaestroConference" "500 Startups" "Batch 16" "Brian Burt" "MaestroConference" SEC OR "Form D" OR "500 Startups"

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