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title: "Replay: Demystifying Venture Capital Workshop & AMA with Hayley Barna of First Round Capital"
description: Prior to joining First Round, Hayley Barna was Co-CEO at Birchbox, growing it to over a million monthly subscribers, and raising $70M in vc in the process.
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# [Replay: Demystifying Venture Capital Workshop & AMA with Hayley Barna of First Round Capital](https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/education/demystifying-venture-capital)

 Written by [The 10th House Team](https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/education/author/the-10th-house-team) | Oct 28, 2022 8:08:57 PM

Prior to joining First Round, Hayley Barna was Co-CEO at Birchbox, growing it from launch to over a million monthly subscribers, and raising $70M in venture capital in the process. As they took the business global, Hayley managed marketing, operations, strategy, and technology. So, let’s just say she's been there and she gets it.

## What you'll learn

- Discover when it’s the right time to raise capital
- Establish your 'why' to drive your raise
- Create a next-level fundraising strategy
- Determine what benchmarks are needed for your stage
- Layout venture capital outreach framework to get notices

[ALREADY A MEMBER? WATCH THE REPLAY HERE](https://community.the10thhouse.co/c/replays/demystifying-venture-capital-workshop-ama-with-hayley-barna-of-first-round-capital-4edd5beb-7030-4382-9dcb-df8fbdafac52)

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