Mark Ghermezian, Co-founder & Prior CEO @ Braze: How Braze Raised $180M Pre-IPO

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First Money In

Nichole Wischoff

16 episodes

9 months ago

Every unicorn started with a first check. First Money In takes you behind the scenes of the most critical and anxiety-filled moment in a startup's journey - raising their first capital. Each episode uncovers the raw, unfiltered stories of now-legendary companies and the decisive moments that kicked off their trajectory.

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Mark Ghermezian, Co-founder & Prior CEO @ Braze: How Braze Raised $180M Pre-IPO

First Money In

26 minutes

10 months ago

Mark Ghermezian, Co-founder & Prior CEO @ Braze: How Braze Raised $180M Pre-IPO

Mark Ghermezian is the co-founder and prior CEO of Braze, a customer engagement platform used by businesses for multi-channel marketing. Braze raised $180M before its IPO from leading investors Meritech Capital, Battery Ventures and ICONIQ. Mark is now the founding GP at MXV.

In this episode we dig into:

Starting AppBoy/Braze and hustling to raise initial capital
Randomly meeting his co-founders on a street corner in NYC
The importance of building relationships between rounds with VCs
Why you should always get on a plane to close the deal
Stepping back as CEO pre-IPO
Building a VC firm from scratch