Startup podcast guide
Making The Grade
Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit. Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail. It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely. Tune into Making The Grade to hear…
Overview
Making The Grade podcast overview
About Making The Grade
Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit. Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail. It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely. Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding. Every week, we’ll be joined by Founders, Investors and senior Go-To-Market Leaders to explore the factors driving the decline in graduation rates, misaligned go-to-market operations and ineffective sales and marketing strategies. All while making you leave every episode with actionable insights and expert advice to help you navigate these common Startup hurdles and thrive in a competitive market, showing that it can be done differently.
Why Upseed includes it
The podcast focuses on venture-backed software companies and their funding journeys, directly serving founders and investors.
Who may find it useful
Founders, Investors, Operators may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Venture Capital, Fundraising, Seed Stage, Series B, Startup Building, Go To Market, Sales, Marketing.
Operational profile
Series profile
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- Series type
- Episodic
- Content type
- Audio
- Published by
- ScaleWise, Tom Glason
- Language
- English
- Geographic focus
- Global
- Last reviewed
- March 12, 2026
- Published episodes
- 17
- publisher-supplied series count
- Recent episodes linked
- 12
- admitted official episode destinations
- Series first published
- July 16, 2025
- publisher-supplied publication metadata
- Latest episode
- April 9, 2026
- latest official destination found
Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 12, 2026
Latest episodes
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Source basis
Public podcast distribution metadata, publisher-supplied destinations, and structured Upseed relevance research.
Last reviewed
March 12, 2026
Known limits
Series description, artwork, author, publication count, and episode destinations come from public podcast distribution metadata. Startup relevance, topics, audience, and inclusion are Upseed's machine-assisted assessment. Verify current details at the publisher's official destination.
Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with Making The Grade, its publisher, guests, or distribution platforms.