Fredriksson chose to sell Proleads rather than raise an independent round
Anders Fredriksson · "He Raised $900k And Sold For $1.8m... Why? " · Jun 6, 2020 · at 12:37
Anders Fredriksson explains why Proleads chose an acquisition by OutboundWorks over raising outside venture capital following Alchemist Accelerator.
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“Eventually we decided that the best chance for ourselves for a good outcome in the end would be to join forces with Alpine works instead of raising the capital and running our own.”
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