Flip Fund Closed

Andrew Pierno

Oct 5, 2023 — 1 min read

After about 4 weeks, we've raised a total of $565k from 11 investors. 9 of them have been avid readers of our blog over the years proving (not for the last time) just how important it is to build and own an audience.

Investors put in $510k, and we put up the rest to get ourselves to a 10% contribution.

With the funds secured we're now ready to go hunt for a target to acquire. The journey continue!

If you're curious about the deck we used check it out here:

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