
        <pre><code>    &lt;p&gt;On the latest episode, Garnet and Mark talk with Oralia Alvarez, director of business development at Founders First Capital Partners. We find out about the unique approach Founders First Capital Partners takes in investing in post-revenue companies, learn about revenue-based funding (RBF)--a type of funding that used to only be available to companies that had already raised VC funding. We also cover the state of funding amid the pandemic, the importance of building relationships with investors early on, and Oralia’s top advice for founders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plus, we all shared our favorite animal-related charities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Oralia: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sdhumane.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;San Diego Humane Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Garnet: &lt;a href=&quot;https://silvermuzzlecottage.com&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Silver Muzzle Cottage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mark: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.baypathhumane.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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<description>    &lt;p&gt;On the latest episode, Garnet and Mark talk with Oralia Alvarez, director of business development at Founders First Capital Partners. We find out about the unique approach Founders First Capital Partners takes in investing in post-revenue companies, learn about revenue-based funding (RBF)--a type of funding that used to only be available to companies that had already raised VC funding. We also cover the state of funding amid the pandemic, the importance of building relationships with investors early on, and Oralia’s top advice for founders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plus, we all shared our favorite animal-related charities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Oralia: &lt;a href="https://www.sdhumane.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;San Diego Humane Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Garnet: &lt;a href="https://silvermuzzlecottage.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Silver Muzzle Cottage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mark: &lt;a href="https://www.baypathhumane.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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The Innovation Podcast

Episode 70: Angel Investor Oralia Alvarez

Episode 70: Angel Investor Oralia Alvarez

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