£1m Raised But We Nearly Lost The Round - Kate Briscoe, Legal Beagles

Fundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena, talks with Kate Briscoe of Legal Beagles, who spent seven years building her business as a side hustle, before successfully raising £1m from angel investors to fuel the growth of her free legal forum, that has to date helped over 1.7 million consumers. But it nearly didn't happen, when a single angel investor almost scuppered her first external round. Legal Beagles is a free legal forum that has helped over 1.7 million consumers, and a powerful dataset that is being used to develop artificial intelligence applications for the legal industry. After seven years of running the business as a side hustle and funding it through donations and the help of a generous patron, Kate went on to secure £1m in funding over two rounds, from angel investors and through an angel syndicate platform. In this episode, you'll discover... Strategies on how to step out of your comfort zone, and manage the chaos and stress involved in raising finance. What to do when your gut feel about an investor is bad, but you’re desperate for the money. Why being your authentic self is so important in building engagement and connection with potential investors For the full video interview, go to http://www.enterthearena.co.uk/Fundraising-Stories/