A Founder Gets Candid About Fundraising & What Fueled His Startup’s Success
Update: 2024-10-22
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What if your inspiration for starting a company came from solving a problem you experienced first-hand as an engineer at a tech giant like Uber? In this episode, we welcome Anish Dhar, Co-Founder and CEO of Cortex, to share his incredible journey from an engineer at Uber to founding Cortex, the internal developer portal that addresses a massive gap in engineering processes and recently raised a $60M Series C round.
Anish reflects on how he and his co-founders identified a critical pain point that they knew countless engineers experienced but no one had tried to solve yet. Being “close to the pain” motivated them and was a huge factor in their startup’s fundraising success.
Our expansive discussion touches on:
In Anish’s words, starting a company is “truly one of the most gratifying and impactful experiences that you can have. It's painful, but it's worth it!”
Don’t miss Anish's story of innovation, resilience, and building a product that’s transforming the way engineers manage complex systems.
----Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn!
Anish reflects on how he and his co-founders identified a critical pain point that they knew countless engineers experienced but no one had tried to solve yet. Being “close to the pain” motivated them and was a huge factor in their startup’s fundraising success.
Our expansive discussion touches on:
- What VCs are looking for at Seed, Series A and beyond
- Anish’s experience applying (and getting rejected the first time) at Y Combinator and how persistence paid off
- Why being close to the pain point your product is trying to solve gives founders an advantage
- The engineering challenges that inspired Cortex
In Anish’s words, starting a company is “truly one of the most gratifying and impactful experiences that you can have. It's painful, but it's worth it!”
Don’t miss Anish's story of innovation, resilience, and building a product that’s transforming the way engineers manage complex systems.
----Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn!
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