Raising Capital: What Funders Look for in Founders

What makes a startup investment-worthy? What’s the next step for entrepreneurs who’ve exhausted “friends and family” funding? And what should entrepreneurs be prepared to give up when they take on funding from a private equity investor?

A panel of veteran food company investors addressed questions like these in a session on raising capital at the 15th annual Good Food Conference organized by Family Farmed and held earlier this spring in Chicago.

For Mark Thomann, managing d…