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Torrivilla: Goldbelly reached profitability before raising its Series A

Vanessa Torridilla · Founders of Science Exchange, Goldbely, and The Flex Company Discuss Fundraising · Y Combinator · Aug 16, 2017 · at 23:17

Vanessa Torrivilla, co-founder of Goldbelly, explains why the company's Series A fundraising process was completed relatively quickly.

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“The reason we did it pretty quickly is because we had gotten profitable before we went out for a Series A, which I forgot to mention.”

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Goldbelly reached profitability before going out to raise its Series A round.

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Requires non-public financial records or audited financial statements verifying that Goldbelly operated at a net profit prior to raising its Series A round.

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