Capital Is a Tool, Not a Tribe [Podcast]
Magic 8 Ball with Melissa and Micaela is back for a second season! This time Melissa Withers and Micaela Kamp are digging into the messy reality of early stage investing and biz building when the rules change faster than the playbook. Access the full season here.
Capital Is a Tool, Not a Tribe
Most founders are taught to think about capital as a single decision: raise or don't raise. But that framing is a fallacy. And building a company on top of it is how you end up haunted. In this episode, M&M break down what a real capital strategy actually looks like and why a poorly designed capital stack is one ghost you don't want to be haunted by. Because the founders who get this right aren't the ones who picked the "right" type of capital. They're the ones who built a strategy around it.
Join us as MW and MK shake the Magic 8 Ball and ask: are you building a capital strategy, or just making it up as you go?
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More about Melissa Withers
RevUp Capital Managing Partner Melissa Withers has 10+ years experience working as an investor, fund manager & biz builder. She’s a bullish advocate for innovating the toolkit for early stage investing, committed to unlocking new upside for founders and investors alike. With 100+ investments under her belt, she proudly supports operators who build with grit, grace…and humor. Amateur boxer. Good with a microphone, terrible on roller skates.
More about Micaela Kamp
RevUp Capital Director of Platform Micaela Kamp is a marketer and content architect who has spent 10+ years helping early-stage founders tell stories worth hearing. She builds scalable growth foundations by doing two things well: asking the questions no one else is asking and turning the answers into something that actually lands. Believes great marketing starts with great curiosity, and that a sharp story is a founder's most underrated asset. Probably already has a follow-up question for you.
Special shout out to our Editor - Rebecca Lawrence. You Rock!
More About RevUp Capital
RevUp Capital invests in B2B and B2C companies that are revenue-driven and ready to double down on growth. We deploy cash and capacity to help companies grow from $1-3M to $10-30M, quickly and efficiently, using a revenue-based model. Companies enter our portfolio with $500K-$3M in revenue, a strong growth rate, and a team that’s ready to scale. Our typical investment range is $300K-$500K.
More at www.revupfund.com