Buchholz: Ceptinel plans to bootstrap without further investment rounds
Miguel Buchholz · Ceptinel FinTech Founder Spent $700k, Now Has $6k in MRR, Whats Next? · Aug 29, 2020 · at 7:54
Miguel Buchholz, founder of RegTech startup Ceptinel, discusses his long-term fundraising strategy with Nathan Latka.
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“We are really expecting to continue from now on trying to do bootstrapping. That is, Trying not to have more investment rounds because we simply don't, do not think it's necessary.”
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