# Founder Mode: Christina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, Vanta

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Podcast: [The Social Radars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-social-radars-6136331)
Published: 2025-09-16T12:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thesocialradars.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7448a77c-bd7c-4ef7-94fd-7b0e6d2e76d1.mp3
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## Resource

In today’s episode, Christina Cacioppo gives us her take on founder mode, which is becoming more important now that Vanta has 1000 employees around the world. She told us about a new variant of the idea: founder mode in fundraising. Christina delayed fundraising till after Vanta hit $100m ARR, which caused some investors to dismiss her, but she ended up net ahead.

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