This episode is a look into the early-stage funding journey of Michelle Turner and her virtual healthcare startup, Here Now Health. The company serves kids in foster care through Medicaid-covered mental health services. The episode features two interviews. The first is with founder Michelle Turner about how she pitched and closed her pre-seed round. The second interview is with her investor Pocket Sun, co-founder and Managing Partner of SoGal Ventures, who shares the investor perspective on what attracted her to the deal and the realities of securing venture capital.
- (00:00) - Episode Intro
- (01:15) - Michelle Turner
- (16:55) - Sum up of Michelle Interview
- (17:25) - Intro to Pocket Sun Interview
- (17:54) - Pocket Sun Interview
- (31:15) - Key Learnings
Creators & Guests - Michelle Turner - Guest
- Pocket Sun - Guest
Notable Quotes> "Once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. I also knew that we could do something about it." — Michelle Turner on identifying the foster care healthcare gap
> "They wanted to learn about me. They wanted to learn how I was going to make decisions, how I thought through problems." — Michelle Turner on investor priorities
> "We need each bet to have the potential to return the full fund, so that math has to work." — Pocket Sun on venture math and 100x returns
> "It's important to see it almost like a trial period already to see whether the VC is too demanding or you actually like the suggestions they're making." — Pocket Sun on founder-investor fit
Apr 15 202633 min