New Course: How To Raise Seed, Angel and VC Funding In Nashville With Mark Montgomery of FLO {thinkery}

If you are looking to raise money in Nashville, this is the interview for you!

Today’s guest is Mark Montgomery. Mark is a Nashville angel investor who has co-founded several companies including echo, which he sold to Ticketmaster and has held a board seat on several companies including StudioNow. Most recently, Mark founded a company called FLO {thinkery}.

On this episode, I am going to talk with Mark about the fundraising landscape in Nashville for seed, angel and VC level funding and what you can do to increase your chances of landing funding for your startup.

What You Will Learn

How to raise seed funding in Nashville

How many seed stage investors are there in Nashville

Who the seed stage investors are in Nashville

How much money you can raise from seed investors

When would you should approach seed stage investors

The best way to approach these individuals/organizations

What you should have prepared when you approach them

How to raise angel funding in Nashville

How many angel investors there are in Nashville

The split is between healthcare only angels and angels that are willing to invest in other types of business

How to connect with angel investors in Nashville

What angel investors want to see

Who the lead angel investors are in Nashville

The amount of money they are looking to invest at this stage

How to find and approach an angel investor in Nashville?

How to raise Venture Capital in Nashville

How many VC firms there are in Nashville

Who the VC firms in are Nashville

What types of businesses they each want to fund

What they want to see before investing at this stage

Where you need to be with your business before seeking VC funding in Nashville

What key metrics they are looking for

The amount of money Nashville VCs are looking to invest

Mark’s List of Entrepreneurs Who Recently Raise Money The Right Way

Nick Holland of Populr.me

Matt Urmy & Jon Sexton of Artist Growth

About Mark

Mark Montgomery is a pioneer in the e-commerce and business to consumer marketing space. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with hundreds of entertainment and corporate clients, including names like Sony, Kanye West, Keith Urban, RIM/Blackberry, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Best Buy, Gnarls Barkley, Rascal Flatts, and General Motors to name a few.