{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/650315b3a02e020011aea566/69ad560458d3d61b4963cb06?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The 3 Biggest Mistakes Founders Make When Fundraising Between Pre-Seed and Series A","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandanasubramanian/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vandana</a> is an exited founder with over 20 years healthtech experience.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>She has a patent in cervical cancer screening. </p><p><br></p><p>Launched the world's first handheld ultrasound.</p><p><br></p><p>Launched&nbsp;the world's first at home baby monitoring wearable </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sits on the board of breast cancer charity.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Raised £10 million across 2 rounds backed by Accel Partners who are one of the top VCs&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Her first startup was in in oncology therapeutics and the second one was in AI predictive and cancer. </p><p><br></p><p>Vandana now works alongside founders and funds to support on growth, financing, and exits with her company <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/rainmatter/posts/?feedView=all\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rainmatter</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>We discussed:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>‘Femtech’ and ‘women’s health’ as a sector. More harm than good? How does this terminology evolve&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The 3 biggest mistakes founders make when fundraising between pre-seed and series A</p><p><br></p><p>How to build a team that will get you from 0-1 when capital is limited&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Are we seeing a shift from VC being a pure financial sector to more exited founders and operators?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Leo Tyson"}