This Founder Cold-Emailed Mark Cuban and Landed an Investment From Him |
He shares the strategy that helped him get a response—and funding—from the Shark.
BY ANNABEL BURBA, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT @ANNIEBURBA
Injective co-founder Eric Chen and Mark Cuban. Illustration: Inc; Photo: Injective, Getty Images
Four and a half years ago, Eric Chen and Albert Chon, the founders of financial blockchain company Injective, achieved a feat many entrepreneurs only dream of: They landed Mark Cuban as an investor.
The former Shark Tank judge is famously open to receiving cold emails and, from time to time, investing in the companies of those who dare to send them. So when New York City-based Injective’s head of business development Mirza Uddin mentioned in 2021 that he had Cuban’s email after attending a presentation he gave at Harvard University four years........