GoldCapital Client Story: Sofiane of Throne Music on Raising His First Round

Most fundraising advice comes from people with nothing on the line. This week we did something different: we put a current GoldCapital client at the table. Sofiane Seddiki is the founder and CEO of Throne Music, and he is raising his first round with us right now - which makes him the most honest answer to the question every lead asks us: who has GoldCapital actually worked with, and what is it really like? We get into how Sofiane decided he was ready to raise, what he thought fundraising would be versus what it has actually been (the unfiltered version, with the team running his process sitting right next to him), what a normal first round looks like in today's market (the same week Instinct reportedly raised $1B, only weeks after raising $250M), and the questions founders ask us every single week - asked to a real client's face. Between the four of us we've raised millions as founders, written checks as VCs, and talked to hundreds of founders trying to raise. This is the conversation we usually only have with paying clients. 👉 If you are a founder looking to raise funding in the next 3 months or less click here: https://goldcapitalconsulting.com/ Want to see more? 👉 DM me & follow me on Instagram:   / maxjgoldberg   Ep. 07 – The Funding Table with Max Goldberg 0:00 The Funding Table: GoldCapital Consulting podcast 1:47 Max Goldberg, Mike Spidaliere, Sam Poon, Cam Owen 4:14 Who is Sofiane Seddiki of Throne Entertainment? 7:59 Instinct raised $1.35B in 5 months - real or hype? 20:07 Do mega AI rounds trickle down to seed founders? 26:17 How do VCs judge music and consumer startups? 38:02 How do I make my business venture fundable? 47:21 How do I know I'm ready to raise money? 50:38 What is it like to work with GoldCapital? 54:43 Can I raise money without a fundraising advisor? 56:56 Is GoldCapital Consulting legit? 1:05:54 Is GoldCapital Consulting worth the cost? 1:08:26 What could GoldCapital do better? 1:13:59 How do I contact Sofiane Seddiki?