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LivBtrLivBtr with Neha Govindraj2025-01-0943 min
Three Course FoundersScurry like a Swan, with Neha Govindraj (Founder of Bonside)Today, I'm sharing three courses of conversation and food with my friend Neha Govindraj. She is the founder of Bonside, a financing platform for brick-and-mortar businesses. The way it works: if you're a physical retail business looking to expand, you get access to growth capital from Bonside that you pay back based on your business's income and performance. In other words, you share a percentage of your monthly revenue rather than paying a guaranteed interest rate.It's flexible payback, an upgrade over the traditional solutions of fixed payment loans. And for investors who want access to...2024-10-0355 min
Venture EverywhereCatch You On The Bonside: Neha Govindraj with Jenny FieldingNeha Govindraj is the founder of Bonside, providing tailor-made financing for brick-and-mortar businesses without dilution, guarantees, collateral, or restrictions on spend. Prior to Bonside, Neha co-founded Glowbar and worked at Bain and Glossier. This episode is hosted by Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner of Everywhere Ventures (previously The Fund). In this interview, Jenny and Neha dive into the founding and thesis behind Bonside. They discuss Bonside’s mission to drive a narrative change in the brick and mortar universe and normalize the multiple ways to finance and scale growth. Hear how a four-hour solo dance performance cha...2023-10-0321 min
VC Minute139. Qualities of the Right Investor feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideText your thoughts directly to Rich. It all comes down to people. About BonsideBonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the strengths of an age-old, yet recently-evolving industry in order to empower its modern growth and establish a compe...2023-08-1102 min
VC Minute138. Build Your Network Before Fundraising feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideText your thoughts directly to Rich. If you don't have a network of investors, start building that network now, before you need to fundraise. About BonsideBonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the strengths of an age-old, yet rec...2023-08-1101 min
VC Minute137. Prepare Follow Up Materials In Advance feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideText your thoughts directly to Rich. So much of fundraising can be made easier by some advance work. One of the critical pieces are the follow up materials. About BonsideBonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the streng...2023-08-1002 min
VC Minute136. You Have To Believe The Story You're Selling feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideText your thoughts directly to Rich. Your fundraising story will evolve as you continue to pitch. Keep checking in to ensure your story is still aligned with your mission and values. About BonsideBonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside...2023-08-1002 min
VC Minute135. Fundraising Friends feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ BonsideText your thoughts directly to Rich. "Fundraising Friends" is a great way to get unfiltered advice throughout your fundraise process. Hear how Neha did it. About BonsideBonside is the first institution created specifically to finance brick-and-mortar businesses. Where venture capital has evolved to suit the needs of tech, Bonside’s structure (based on “Repeatable Revenue Agreements, RRAs) both leverages and encourages the distinct attributes of service-based brick-and-mortars—such as measured growth, repeat revenue and community involvement. By providing a centralized source of capital and resources, Bonside harnesses the strengths of an age-old...2023-08-0902 min