She Bootstrapped Her Method to 7 Figures. Here’s How a Huge Nordstrom Win Signaled It Was Time to Raise.

After bootstrapping holiCHIC for many years, and building it into a seven-figure company, the brand name raised their very first $1.5 million seed round in May 2026. Ever since, sales are up 47%. Here are 3 questions Megha Rao motivates other founders to ask as they think about raising a seed round: Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.