Mastering Money & Fundraising with Victoria Yampolsky
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Episode Overview
Welcome to another powerful episode of The Women Who Lead Podcast! This week, Christine Fernandes sits down with Victoria Yampolsky — serial entrepreneur, strategic CFO advisor, and founder of The Startup Station. With a track record of helping over 150 startups raise more than $50 million in venture capital, Victoria knows exactly what it takes to build investor confidence and secure the funding your business deserves.
Victoria’s blend of analytical precision and creative passion offers a fresh, approachable perspective on money and growth. Whether you’re a first-time founder or scaling your startup, this conversation is packed with actionable insights to help you pitch like a pro and win the investment you deserve.
What You’ll Learn
How to shift from uncertainty to confidence when raising capital
Common financial mistakes founders make — and how to avoid them
The power of building an advisory board to accelerate fundraising
Insider tips from her fundraising bootcamp and innovative speed pitching events
How new legislation is reshaping equity in venture capital for women and underrepresented founders
About Victoria Yampolsky
Victoria Yampolsky is a serial entrepreneur, strategic CFO advisor for numerous early-stage start-ups and expert in financial modeling and valuation. She’s a passionate advocate for female founders and fair access to capital for all.
As the President and Founder of The Startup Station, a strategic CFO advisory firm and financial education platform for startups and small businesses, she has collaborated with over 150 founders across 15 industries, assisting them in raising more than $50M in venture capital funding. Victoria taught finance to 20,000 entrepreneurs worldwide through The Startup Station’s courses on accounting, financial modeling, valuation and startup finance, The Startup Station’s meetups, and Bank of America Institute of Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell. She is now running a Fundraising Bootcamp with Jeanne M. Sullivan for revenue-generating/MVP market-ready startups.
Before venturing into entrepreneurship, Victoria spent nearly a decade on Wall Street in Deutsche Bank Research and IT Consulting at CapGemini.
Victoria holds a Bachelor’s Degree, Cum Laude, in Computer Science, with a minor in Mathematics from Cornell University, and an MBA, with honors, from Columbia Business School.
Connect with Victoria:
Website: http://thestartupstation.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriayampolsky/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thestartupstation2018
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thestartupstation/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TheStartupStation
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