Ep. 321 How I Raised It with Kane Hsieh of Root.vc

Ep. 321 How I Raised It with Kane Hsieh of Root.vc

June 30, 2026 ยท 38 min

About this episode

Kane Hsieh of Root Ventures discusses the dynamics of venture capital and startup funding.

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with with Kane Hsieh of Root Ventures, a deep tech seed VC fund that funds and supports investors at the earliest stages. Learn more (and check out their very cool website) at Root.vc. In this episode we discuss why chaos and disruption is good for founders and VCs, why it's critical to find your edge to raise capital, how being a VC is similar to being a Hollywood agent, how geting intros to VCs / LPs is the first "meta test", ways that Root is applying AI to the venture game, and much more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016. If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

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