12 MINUTES — Episode 2: Dean Hastie from Tapline

12 MINUTES with Antler founders gives a closer look into the journey of founders toward successfully building their ventures. Every first Wednesday of the month Alan Poensgen, Antler Partner in Germany, sits down with a founder of an Antler portfolio company and talks about their time at Antler, the team formation, the ideation process, and more.

Antler in Continental Europe

July 17, 2023

In this episode of 12 MINUTES, Antler partner in Germany Alan Poensgen sits down with Dean Hastie, an ex-banker, consultant, and co-founder of Tapline. Dean and one of his co-founders Peter Grouev have experienced how challenging the fundraising process is for subscription-based companies. That's why they came up with the idea of Tapline, where you can trade your recurring revenues for instant cash without being diluted or taking on debt. How did they match with Dmitrij Miller, their third co-founder, after Dean and Peter joined Antler together? How does Tapline work and how far have they gone so far? What role did Antler play post-investment?

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