FD Ep. 31 Vlada Lotkina

Vlada Lotkina's $12M EdTech Funding & Exit Journey

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Immigrant Entrepreneur Raised $12 Million for an EdTech Startup Without a Network: Vlada Lotkina of ClassTag

In this episode, Vlada Lotkina, founder of ClassTag, shares valuable tips for first-time founders and fundraisers on successfully raising funds in a difficult category - education.

She covers strategies for scaling ClassTag's user base to 5 million teachers and parents, convincing investors who initially said no, and selling the company smoothly after raising $12 million in venture capital.

Here's what you're in for:

03:04 - Challenges of scaling an EdTech company

05:37 - Fundraising strategy into raising $12 million in venture capital

17: 10 - Lessons learned in funding options

20:39 - Selling ClassTag

26:55 - Vlada's advice for new founders

About Vlada

Vlada Lotkina is an immigrant entrepreneur from Ukraine who was raised in an entrepreneurial family. Coming to the US, she chose to have a corporate career and rose the ranks at Dell before she founded ClassTag.

ClassTag is a FREE app that enhances parent-teacher communication. It brings everyone together through messages, announcements, videos, pictures, a library, a calendar, parent-teacher conferences, actionable engagement stats, and much more in one place.

Connect with Vlada on:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklicea/
• X: https://twitter.com/vlotkina?lang=en

Her podcast, CEO Unboxed, is available on:

• Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ceo-unboxed/episodes/Welcome-to-CEO-Unboxed-e2ckena
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vladalotkina

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