If you've ever tried fundraising, you know that prior relationships are the key to getting noticed. The connections you make today could be valuable months, years, or decades in the future. But the networking involved can be exhausting - the meetups, the happy hours, the conferences - they're a drain on your time and energy.

Fortunately for Tiffanie Stanard, she's a master at business relationships, so she received funding...for her platform that makes connections easier to make.

Tiffanie Stanard is the Founder and CEO of Stimulus, Inc. Himalaya Rao is the Managing Director of The BFM Fund.

Equity Raise is hosted by Naya Fela Powell, presented by American Underground, sponsored by The Diversity Movement, and produced by Earfluence.

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