Michelle Kennedy: How I raised $23 million and built Peanut as a female founder

After building a successful career as a corporate lawyer, Michelle Kennedy became co-CEO of dating app giant Badoo before launching Peanut. To date, the app has helped more than 2.7 million women find community at every life stage, from fertility and pregnancy to menopause. On this episode of Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, Michelle talks us through how she raised over $23 million to build and scale Peanut, and the challenges women face when it comes to finding investors. 

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