Funded, Now What?!

Hosted ByAndrew Miller

Discover "Funded, Now What?!" - a groundbreaking podcast by AndrewStartups. With 18 years of experience, Andrew has guided startups to success, even leading 5 projects to successful exits. This podcast delves into post-funding startup management, covering hiring, business focus, and the evolving marketing landscape. Gain insights and confidence through interviews, expert advice, and firsthand accounts. "Funded, Now What?!" equips you for informed choices on your path to startup growth and unlocking your funded startup's full potential.


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From Quant Genius to Million Dollar Founder: Andrew Teaches Nosible AI’s Founder How to Scale

On the latest Funded, Now What?! I sit down with Stuart Reid, the brilliant founder of Nosible AI — a search engine built just for AI agents.

Episode 27: HeyLibby.ai Just Raised $4.5 million to Revolutionize Gyms/Spas with AI. Now what?!

Andrew teaches Tony how to get gyms/spas to use his product at scale!

Ep. 26 How To Scale In an Old-School Industry with Manukai Startup Founder Pascal Weber

Andrew teaches Pascal what to do to get clients in the manufacturing industry!

🎙️ Episode 25: Turning Pain Into Millions — with Pelva Health CEO Kelley Satoski

In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host ⁠Andrew Lee Miller⁠ sits down with ⁠Kelley Satoski⁠ the inspiring Founder & CEO of ⁠Pelva Health⁠ — a mission-driven startup revolutionizing pelvic health care for women through tech-enabled, compassionate solutions.

Ep. #24 Aussie Startup Phnxx Raises Millions to Launch “Grid in a Box”!

🎙️ In this episode of the GrowthExpertz ⁠Funded, Now What?! Podcast...

The Funded, Now What?! Podcast Episode 23: Revolutionizing LATAM E-commerce with AI Agents! David Tafur, Founder of YaVendió!

a startup that’s changing the game for e-commerce in #LatinAmerica by using AI agents to autonomously sell products through WhatsApp 🤖💬

How Adesuwa Omoruyi Raised $1.58M to Scale Accrue & Disrupt Fintech in Africa

In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Adesuwa Omoruyi, the dynamic Founder & CEO of Accrue, a game-changing fintech startup based in Nigeria that’s making wealth-building accessible to the masses across Africa.

With a deep passion for financial inclusion and technology-driven solutions, Adesuwa founded Accrue to empower users with seamless access to global investments, automated savings, and financial literacy tools. Her mission? To help everyday Africans break free from economic limitations and build generational wealth through smart, tech-powered finance.

Tune in as we discuss:✅ The fundraising journey & securing capital as a female founder in her 20s in Africa! (NOT EASY!!!)✅ The challenges and opportunities of building a fintech startup in Nigeria.✅ How Accrue is democratizing investing and savings for underserved markets.✅ Lessons from leading a fast-growing startup in a complex regulatory environment.

And of course, GrowthExpertz CEO and 20-year startup marketing Andrew Lee Miller shares tons of marketing advice too!

If you’re a startup founder, fintech enthusiast, or investor, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss!

About the show:The Funded, Now What?! Podcast is the ultimate startup podcast for founders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused leaders. It’s the world’s only show that interviews recently funded founders, dives deep into how they raised millions, and then provides unique insights into what to do next after securing startup funding.

About GrowthExpertz:After driving growth for his third VC-backed exit in 2016, Andrew Lee Miller (@andrewstartups) founded GrowthExpertz, a Fractional Expert Consultancy for early-stage startups and tech companies that want top-tier C-level talent in Marketing, Tech, HR & more—without paying massive salaries. If you’re a product and engineering-focused founder you are going to SCREW UP sales and marketing, it’s just that simple. No one can do everything and instead of trying to save money bringing in Junior talent that you still need to manage, working with growthexpertz allows you to get fractional acccess to expert-level talent in Marketing, Sales, Bizdev, Partnerships and even Recruiting that enable you to scale, for less, without making costly mistakes, and without a ton of your management time.

Our clients have 1hr weekly meeting with an expert, and then sh*t just gets done while they focus on product, fundraising, clients and customers etc.

In the past decade, we’ve helped over a dozen startups achieve 8-9 figure valuations, several exits, and nearly 100 successful projects. Email contact@growthexpertz.com to get our case studies and references.

Why Work With Fractional Consultants?Fractional Consultants are an efficient solution for early-stage and funded startup founders looking to drive growth while managing costs. Research from Harvard Business Review indicates that companies leveraging fractional executives often see up to a 50% increase in key growth metrics due to the cost-effective expertise and strategic execution they provide. Work with us to get instant access to C-level talent in Sales, Marketing, Recruitment, Partnerships, Business Development and more.

Some notable clients:

www.sembly.ai (scaling fast)

www.greyskiesinc.com (from launch of website to 7-fig in ARR)www.canweapp.com (exited)www.withdouble.com (grew 30% in first 3 months)www.getemails.com (now retention.com doing $30M ARR)www.CrownDating.com (exit to Tinder/Match Group)www.denizen.io (BBVA Incubator)www.zedge.net (100M+ installs)www.different.com.au (now one of the largest startups in Oz)www.fly.com (300% increase in traffic in 12 months)www.openinvest.co (acquired by Chase)

We are industry-agnostic but often focus on SaaS, Fintech, Marketplaces, Online Dating, Consumer Mobile Apps, and more.

Want to work with us?Email contact@growthexpertz.com or book a call at www.growthexpertz.com.

The Funded, Now What Podcast🎙 Episode 21: AndrewStartups Interviews a Real AI About Raising $8M—Meet BoardyAI!

In this groundbreaking episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Startups sits down with an actual AI that converses and answers him in real-time! Prepare to have your mind blown as BoardyAI, the world’s first AI to successfully close an $8M funding round—without any human help. That’s right—Boardy raised capital independently, by meeting with investors himself and in this interview, he breaks down exactly how he did it.

Tune in as we discuss:

How an AI successfully raised $8M—and what founders can learn from it.
BoardyAI’s top fundraising strategies for startups and entrepreneurs.
The future of AI-led decision-making in business.
How startups can leverage AI like Boardy to scale faster and smarter.

And then of course Andrew Lee Miller gives unique fundraising and startup growth advice based on his 20 year career.

This is not just another AI conversation—it’s an inside look at how AI is reshaping the startup landscape in real-time.

🚀 Want to learn more?
Check out BoardyAI at Boardy.ai.
Need expert help with Marketing, Sales, BizDev, and Partnerships? Connect with Andrew and the GrowthExpertz team at growthexpertz.com.

Buy a copy of Andrew’s latest Growth Hacking book.