75 Fundraising market from equity crowdfunding to Series B with Antonia Burridge and John Baker of PwC

<p>In today's episode we get more of a corporate finance perspective on venture capital, with two guests from PwC. Antonia Burridge co-founded the Raise team and John Baker is heavily involved in equity crowdfunding, so we get a perspective that extends right across the market.</p><p>We start we some background on the Raise Team. Antonia discusses founding a new operation within a such large organisation, what they had to do to get it going and how they think about bringing value to fundraising for both companies and investors. John talks about how equity crowdfunding has developed over the past few years.</p><p>We then discuss the current market in some detail. Antonia and John bring some interesting statistics to back up their observations as we talk about volumes and valuations. They bring insights into how founders and investors are adjusting to the new environment and what it takes to fundraise now. </p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>PwC for startups and scaleups information - <a href="https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/entrepreneurial-private-business/small-business-solutions.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/entrepreneurial-private-business/small-business-solutions.html</a></p><p>John's (non-PwC) Telegram group for ECF - <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/vTZKqkWSMmQwNDc0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://t.me/joinchat/vTZKqkWSMmQwNDc0</a></p><p>Subscribe to the EIS Navigator podcast on most services here: <a href="https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Suggested books</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Problem-Solution/dp/1430210788/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=founders+at+work&amp;qid=1682588924&amp;sprefix=founders+at%2Caps%2C100&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Founders at Work</a> by Jessica Livingstone</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co