“As I grew in this business, I realized that I was a one-person show.
“These lessons helped me be pretty well rounded in my perspectives on life,” he said.
“I think one of our first initial challenges was our lack of data pipe.”
Vendoo
Dzime-Assison said Vendoo started with a few different prototype ideas.
Then, in 2019, the company launched beta software for free.
Typically, startups are bootstrapped, then raise a small seed round from family and friends.
Josh Dzime-Assison (far right) with the other co-founders of Vendoo.Vendoo
Vendoo was able to secure its first investor from one of Dzime-Assison’s previous connections.
Vendoo raised $300,000 in venture capital at the end of 2019.
We had a lot of challenges being four minorities, especially four young minorities and first-time founders.
Vendoo also does a lot of philanthropic work to give back to communities.
