Freshpaint pitched 100 investors during COVID and closed just $60k
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-05
Part 7 uses portfolio company Freshpaint to show how small checks matter: the company raised its seed in 2020 as COVID froze investors, and after approaching 100 investors had closed only $60k.
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