David Rabie, CEO of smart oven startup Tovala talks about raising capital for a hardware startup, going through Y Combinator, doing an Angellist Syndicate, what has changed between the Series A and Series C rounds, the Chicago startup scene, and more.

Zuleyka Strasner pitched 263 investors to raise capital for her zero-plastic grocery delivery company. She discusses leveraging your network, the power of persistence, dealing with hundreds of nos, and how finding the right investors can help you flourish.

Brian Vallelunga, CEO of Doppler, was rejected from Y Combinator 6 times but got in on the 7th try and went on to raise venture capital from Peter Thiel, Kleiner Perkins, and Sequoia. Here's his story.

How Jonathan Siddharth went from being an EIR at VC firm Foundation Capital to launching a marketplace to hire the world's best remote engineers.

Jack Conte founded Patreon after he sunk his life savings into making a popular YouTube video -- and received almost nothing for it. Now, $250M+ in VC funding later, Patreon is thriving. Here's his story.