Buffer gets $400K funding — and tells exactly how they did it

Buffer is a classic example of an app I didn't know I wanted. Now that I am a user I love it. The click-rates on my bitly links have gone up significantly. If I get the time I will try and prepare some data.

I was confused because I didn't see any "exactly how they did it" in the linked article.

Better link: http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-17-awesome-investors-in-our-40...

I'm not sure how many investors is a lot, but 17 sounds like a lot for a seed round. In my experience (two rounds, two different start-ups) the seed stage was around 3-4 investors. What's a "normal" amount? I understand the number of investors is limited at some point and might even make acquisitions difficult down the road.

Congrats Leo! I'm generally not an advocate for funding, but in this instance, I can see the advantages of a spurt of accelerated growth for you.

Hope to get you or Joel on for a follow up interview when you guys have a spare moment!

I'm more interested in the why than the how... What will you be using the funding for?

Moving to Hong Kong? How long are you there for Leo? Planning on going back to Silicon Valley?

If it is all so virtual, come enjoy some Cape Town lifestyle.

Congratulations guys, nice to see some Warwick Grads doing so well.