{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/62bf3150b00d0000129a35d9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Happy 3rd Anniversary Founders Unfound!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/1656699948511-4ed5dc755fe817a2f4337865910ad47a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>SPECIAL EPISODE! OUR 3RD ANNIVERSARY </strong>🎉🎆</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What an amazing three years!</strong></p><p>Since we started in 2019, we’ve had 50 episodes interviewing 50 founders from 48 companies.&nbsp;As of mid-2022, our guests employ close to 500, and have collectively raised over $213M in outside funding. Incredible when you think about the challenges in fundraising that have faced all entrepreneurs, especially founders of color.</p><p><br></p><p>They would make a pretty great portfolio!</p><p><br></p><p>To celebrate our anniversary, we decided to go back to the beginning, 2019, and catch up with the 5 founders we had on the show that first year:</p><p>Stella Ashaolu of Wesolv, Kwame Boler of Neu (Spritz), Ikechi Nwabusi of TRiBL, Bara Cola of Carbice and Coack AK Ikwuakor from E-LETE Styles</p><p><br></p><p>I wanted to find out what the world of 2022 looked like compared to 2019, from their eyes.</p><p>Thanks to Stella, Kwame, Bara, Ikechi and Coach AK for catching us up and reflecting on their journeys.</p><p><br></p><p>Make sure to listen in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>We review the last three year and where our past guests are collectively</li><li>Updates from the 5 guest founders who first came on the show in 2019</li><li>Insights from our 2019 guests on being a black founder in 2022 vs 2019</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>EPISODE GUESTS</h3><p><strong>Stella Ashaolu:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/stellaashaolu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/stellaashaolu</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/StellaAshaolu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/StellaAshaolu</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wesolv.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wesolv.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Kwame Boler:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwameboler/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/kwameboler</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/useSpritz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/useSpritz</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.usespritz.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">usespritz.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bara Cola:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/baratundecola/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/baratundecola/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/baratundecola\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/baratundecola</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.carbice.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">carbice.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>AK Ikwuakor:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/akikwuakor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/akikwuakor</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ak.ikwuakor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/ak.ikwuakor</a></p><p><a href=\"https://sociatap.com/coachak/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sociatap.com/coachak</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ikechi Nwabuisi:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikechi-nwabuisi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/ikechi-nwabuisi</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/buisi_x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/buisi_x</a></p><p><a href=\"https://jointribl.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jointribl.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://wavve.link/Founders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Founders Unfound</a>: Like and share - help us grow!</p><p><a href=\"https://foundersunfound.com/podcast-transcript-ep03sp01-third-anniversary-show/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PODCAST TRANSCRIPT</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>#blackfounders #founderstories #foundersafricandescent</p>","author_name":"Daniel Kihanya"}