Funded: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Your First Round. A book by Katherine Homuth, published by O'Reilly Media.

About the Book

Funded is a crash course in venture capital. Don’t waste time raising money the hard way. In this book we will prepare you to raise money for your startup using real-life examples, templates, and hands-on interactive exercises.

About the Author

Katherine is the CEO of SRTX, the Y Combinator backed technology company dedicated to using material science and smart manufacturing to transform apparel. SRTX is best known for Sheertex, a knit made from one of the world's strongest polymers and a technology disrupting hosiery through its impossibly strong pantyhose.

As the founding CEO, Katherine invented the company's first patented knit, and leads the executive team. SRTX has grown to over 200 people and $30M USD in annual sales in just three years, and has raised over $140M USD in capital.

Prior to Sheertex Katherine founded, led, and sold two businesses. ShopLocket, a pre-order platform for hardware, raised over $1M in venture capital and was sold to PCH International in 2014. Female Funders, an online education program for female investors, was acquired in 2017 by Highline Beta.

Author of O'Reilly Media's Funded, An Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Your First Round. Winner of Canada's Governor General Award for Innovation. Named one Forbes Top 30 Under 30, Canada's Top 40 Under 40. One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

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