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Ep. 316 How I Raised It with Sam Lessin of Slow Ventures
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- Jan 16, 2026
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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 Sam Lessin of Slow Ventures, a a generalist early stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, Boston, and New York that has invested ~$1B in startups building in the security, fintech, buyouts/rollups, SaaS, crypto, consumer, healthcare, and the creator economy. Slow's portfolio includes companies like Airtable, Brightside, Gusto, Metropolis, OpenPhone, PillPack, Ro, Solana, Teamshares and more. In this episode we discuss what Slow invests in across its 5 funds, why Slow is a "generalist fund," how Sam and Kevin raised capital for their first fund from ex-Facebook employees, why Slow decided to launch a dedicated fund focused on the creator economy, his advice for emerging VC managers 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