Aida: RevCom saw $50M in Series A interest before taking $15M
Takeshi "TK" Aida · Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target? · Jan 10, 2023 · at 14:31
Takeshi "TK" Aida is the founder and CEO of RevCom. He describes the investor demand during RevCom's 2020 Series A fundraise.
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“I'd like to you know, raise approximately ten million, but you know, for the ten million call 50,000,005 zero million has, you know, knock knock us. So I have to arrange you know, who to welcome, and then end up with one five million.”
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