EQUITY RAISE
Leveling the landscape for
diverse founders and their VCS
A NEW PODCAST
EQUITY RAISE
Leveling the landscape for
diverse founders and their VCS
A NEW PODCAST
Episode 4
Tiffanie Stanard (Founder & CEO, Stimulus Inc.) and Himalaya Rao (Managing Director, The BFM Fund)
If you’ve ever tried fundraising, you know that prior relationships are the key to getting noticed. The connections you make today could be valuable months, years, or decades in the future. But the networking involved can be exhausting — the meetups, the happy hours, the conferences — they’re a drain on your time and energy. Fortunately for Tiffanie Stanard, she’s a master at business relationships, so she received funding… for her platform that makes connections easier to make.
We’re also joined by Himalaya Rao, managing director of The BFM Fund and one of Tiffanie’s early investors, to share her perspective of Tiffanie’s journey and her advice for aspiring founders.
Equity Raise is hosted by Naya Fela Powell, an entrepreneur and DEI professional with deep roots in the startup ecosystem. Naya is the founder of Utopia Spa & Global Wellness, an alumna of the American Underground’s Black Founders Exchange, and a recipient of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund award.
Equity Raise is produced by Earfluence Media.
Equity Raise is powered by The Diversity Movement
The Diversity Movement helps organizations deliver real-world business outcomes through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Combining data, technology, and expert content, TDM delivers an employee experience product suite powered by their work with 100+ organizations.
Equity Raise is produced by Earfluence Media
Earfluence Media is a seasoned group of entrepreneurs with a passion for podcasting, storytelling, digital marketing, and how those things combine to form amazing evergreen content and unparalleled exposure for businesses.
Equity Raise is powered by The Diversity Movement
The Diversity Movement helps organizations deliver real-world business outcomes through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Combining data, technology, and expert content, TDM delivers an employee experience product suite powered by their work with 100+ organizations.