Raising $3.5M from Mark Cuban, Twitter, and Zynga to fight online misinformation with AI

Send a textToday’s guest made it his mission to reduce online misinformation & abusive content from the internet. Dhruv Ghulati is Founder and CEO of Factmata, a London-based tech startup who uses unique algorithms to score and classify content. Since 2017 he has raised 3.5 million from the likes of Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, but also from the Founders of Zynga, Brightmail, Twitter, and Craigslist, to name a few. He’s building an AI to bring more truth to the world. Dhruv has a truly outstanding experience. We talk about how he went from investment banking to launching his own company, traction, fund raising, and we cover some of the mistakes he made along the way. We talk about:Factmata’s Unique Selling PropositionDhurv’s path from investment banking to founding AI-powered startupHow Dhruv balanced impact and profitabilityFactmata’s incredibly effective customer acquisition strategySome early mistakes Dhruv made with go-to-market strategyDhruv’s advice on fundraising and the story about how he bring investors like Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Founder of Zynga, Sunil Paul, Founder of Brightmail, Biz Stone, Co-founder of Twitter, Craig Newmark, Founder of CraigslistHow Factmata approached challenges such as algorithmic biasesDhruv’s top mistakes as a first-time tech startup founderHis ideal employee profileFor detailed show notes and relevant links, visit www.stunandawe.com If you want to accelerate traction, hit the growth stage, and upgrade your skills, check out our Growth Leap online course. It’s a step-by-step guide to design your tech startup for high performance and impact. It’s packed with actionable and proven frameworks and tools to improve your startups performance, from better customer acquisition to clear prioritization and more productive meetings.Learn more here: https://growth.stunandawe.com/course Support the show Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast or feedback to share? Leave me a message here. You'll find all the show notes, transcripts, and past guests at stunandawe.com Up your growth game with our hands-on Growth Marketing Course For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Support the show on Patreon Follow us: LinkedIn Twitter