Chad Newell: Snapwire has never done a priced round
Chad Newell · EP 484: $7M Raised with StartEngine CEO and CrowdFunding SnapWire CEO · Nov 20, 2016 · at 13:10
Chad Newell, CEO of Snapwire, explains Snapwire's prior funding history and capitalization structure while discussing equity crowdfunding.
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“In Snapwire's world, we raised venture debt, so convertible notes. We have never done a price round.”
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