How to get into Y COMBINATOR with a HARDWARE STARTUP: David Rabie of AI oven startup Tovala.com

"How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with David Rabie of Tovala.com, an AI powered oven and meal kit subscription business. In this episode, David 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 much more. The Company most recently raised a $30M Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from previous investors Finistere Ventures, Comcast Ventures, OurCrowd, Origin Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Joe Mansueto. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com/ FREE GIVEAWAY: Get a list of 2,500 VCs who don't require a warm intro PLUS a list of 200 questions that VCs will ask you (super helpful to prepare for your pitches!): https://forms.gle/dmMLeeD56Y37o66JA (and PLEASE leave us a nice comment in the comments section, below, and hit the Subscribe button! Many thanks in advance! :)