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EP 88: How a Broken Leave Policy Led to a $30M HR Tech Startup w/ Jenniffer Henderson (Tilt)
60 pitches in 90 days. A Series B term sheet that collapsed. A $15M valuation hit, and she still came out on top.
In this episode, Jennifer Henderson, founder of Colorado-based HR tech startup Tilt, breaks down exactly what it took to raise over $30 million in venture capital while balancing motherhood, market crashes, and investor whiplash.
Jen shares how Tilt was born out of personal trauma, why she built a leave management platform with empathy at its core, and what every founder, especially women, needs to know before walking into their next pitch.
From Techstars to term sheet disasters…
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