VC10X - Venture Capital Podcast
Prashant Choubey
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Venture Capital Podcast: World's top VCs & Angel Investors talk about their investing thesis, fundraising, LPs, valuations, diversification, return expectations, value-add, exits, and more.
If you're a founder/angel investor/Venture Capitalist, you're in for a treat!
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (@ChoubeySahab on Twitter)
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17 hours ago
VC10X - Investing in Esports, Gaming & Web3 - Yash Patel, Telstra Ventures
Yash Patel leads Telstra Ventures' consumer tech investing efforts, with an emphasis on esports/gaming, social media, ecommerce, web3 and SaaS. Yash has sourced and led TV’s investments in BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP), Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), Near (Nasdaq: NIR), MPL among others
In this episode we talk about:
- How Yash makes investment decisions?
- What are Network Effects?
- Investing in an Esports team as a VC fund
- Perspective on Esports & Gaming sectors
- Why they're bullish on crypto?
- Exciting portfolio companies
Links mentioned:
Telstra Ventures website- https://telstraventures.com/
Follow Yash on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ypatel1/
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/telstra-ventures
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2 days ago
VC10X - What is IP Investing? - Robert Cote, founder, COTE Capital
Robert Cote founded COTE Capital with a mission of finding, funding, and scaling breakthrough innovations that can have an impact in the world for people and bring advanced manufacturing back to America.
We talk about:
-What is IP Capital?
- How is IP Capital different from Venture Capital?
- What's broken about Venture Capital?
- How the IP investing model works?
- How IP Capital turns Venture Capital and Big Tech in Silicon Valley on its head?
- How's IP capital recession-proof?
- Robert's story of investing in PCR, OFDM, and other breakthrough innovations and how that produced over $3 billion dollars, 112% annual return
Links mentioned:
COTE Capital website: https://www.cotecapital.com/
Follow Robert on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobertcotechannel/
Follow Robert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therobertcote
Subscribe to COTE Capital Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cotecapital9399
Hosted by Prashant Choubey: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/cote-capital
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Mar 23, 2023
VC10X - Prioritizing founder wellness - Kristina Chapple, Director, 11Tribes
Kristina Chapple is a Director at 11Tribes Ventures where they're investing in purpose-driven founders with a special focus on founder wellness. Previously Kristina was working at a Private Equity firm before making the switch to Venture Capital.
We talk about:
- Kristina's story and how she started her journey in Venture Capital
- What does founder-friendly investing look like in practice?
- Leveraging Venture Partners for value-add and dealflow
- Exciting Portfolio companies at 11tribes
- Advice for folks looking to break into VC
- Venture Capital 101 course by Meagan Loyst
- Insights into LP fundraising
and lots more..
Portfolio companies mentioned:
Ryze Mushroom Coffee - https://www.ryzesuperfoods.com/
Brain Space - https://www.brainspacemed.com/
Scheduler AI - https://www.scheduler.ai/
Links mentioned:
11Tribes website - https://11tribes.vc/
Follow Kristina on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-chapple-48052717a/
Follow Kristina on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KristinaChapp
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/11tribes
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Mar 21, 2023
VC10X - Backing "Space for earth" Startups - Jonathan Lacoste, GP, SpaceVC
Jonathan is the Founder & General Partner of Space.VC. Jonathan is an active advisor to Space startups globally, serving on Board of Directors, advising prospective entrepreneurs and international Space Agencies. Previously, Jonathan was the Founder of an enterprise software company, Jebbit, in the digital experience & data infrastructure space. The company would go on to raise $90M+ in venture capital, work with a large portion of the Fortune 500, and successfully exit.
We talk about:
- Origin story of SpaceVC
- Investing in the Space sector
- Major opportunity areas with Space
- Being an investor in SpaceX
- Will we get to Mars in our lifetimes?
- How will the Space sector evolve in the next 5-10 years?
Links mentioned:
SpaceVC website: https://www.spacevc.co/
Follow Jonathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lacostejonathan
Follow Jonathan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanlacoste/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/spacevc
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Mar 17, 2023
VC10X - Investing in underrepresented founders is a no-brainer - Ethan Monreal-Jackson, GP, Newtype Ventures
Ethan is Founder & General Partner at Newtype Ventures where they're investing in underrepresented founders.
In this episode we talk about:
-Investment thesis at Newtype Ventures
-How investing in underrepresented founders gives better returns?
-Having internal democracy while making investment decisions
-Some exciting portfolio companies
and lots more..
Portfolio companies mentioned:
Sendme- https://www.sendme.ng/
Talently - https://talently.tech/
Kudos - https://www.joinkudos.com/
Links mentioned:
Newtype Ventures website - https://newtypeventures.com/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/newtype-ventures
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Mar 14, 2023
VC10X - How to think about investing in Esports? - Tristin Chambers, GP, Spark
Tristin is a General Partner at Spark, a VC fund, incubator & venture studio investing in Esports & Creator economy. He's an avid creator & a 15 times founder.
We talk about:
- Tristin's story & how he started investing
- How he operates a Startup incubator, VC fund & Venture Studio at the same time
- How to think about investing in Esports?
- How's the creator economy shaping up
- How he adds value to portfolio companies
- His prediction for the future
& a lot more
Links mentioned:
Find all links to Trinstin at https://taze.tv
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/spark
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Mar 12, 2023
VC10X - What is talent investing? - Rahul Samat, India Partner, Entrepreneur First
Rahul Samat is the India Partner at Entrepreneur First. Previously he was Head of Strategy & New Initiatives at Swiggy for 6 years.
In this episode we talk about:
- What is Talent investing?
- How does the Entrepreneur First model work?
- How's the 3-month program structured?
- Who can apply?
- Dedicated India push
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Entrepreneur First website- https://www.joinef.com/
Follow EF on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur-first/
Follow Rahul on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulsamat/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/entrepreneur-first
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Mar 9, 2023
VC10X - What is Venture Debt? - Zain Latif, Founder, TLG Capital
Zain Latif is the founder of TLG Capital, a private equity firm focused on Venture Debt investments in high-impact African businesses.
In this episode we talk about:
- What is Venture Debt?
- Startup ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa
- How is Venture Debt different from Venture Capital?
- Problems faced by African founders
& lots more
Links mentioned:
TLG Capital website - https://tlgcapital.com/
Follow Zain on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zain-latif-8139bb1/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/tlg-capital
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Mar 7, 2023
VC10X - How do Fund of Funds (FoFs) operate? - Ertan Can, Founder, Multiple Capital
Ertan Can is the founder of Multiple Capital, a Fund of Funds investing in micro-VCs across the world.
In this episode we talk about-
- What are Fund of Funds (FoFs)?
- How FoFs evaluate VC funds?
- How many VC funds do FoFs back in a year?
- Return expectations
- Diversification
- Advice for emerging managers
& more
Links mentioned:
Multiple Capital website - https://www.multiple.capital/
Follow Ertan on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ertancan/
Follow Ertan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rtancan
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/multiple-capital
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Mar 5, 2023
VC10X - Venture Capital is like a TV Series- Alex Menn, Partner, Begin Capital
Alex Menn is a Partner at Begin Capital, investing in B2B SaaS, Deeptech, Artificial Intelligence and Work Simplifiers at the seed stage.
We talk about:
- How Venture Capital is like a TV Series?
- Cool website of Begin Capital
- Investment thesis at Begin Capital
- Exciting Portfolio companies
- Something that Alex wishes he had learned at the start of his VC career
and more..
Links mentioned:
Begin Capital website- https://begincl.com/
Follow Alex on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-menn-bb72a310/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/begin-capital
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Mar 2, 2023
VC10X - The Climate Emergency - Peet Denny, Founding Partner, Climate.vc
Peet Denny is a Founding Partner at ClimateVC, a fund backing early-stage startups that will drive material decarbonization of the economy and day-to-day life through both their fund and syndicate.
In this episode, we talk about:
-How big is the climate opportunity?
-Why more founders should build in Climatech?
-Sub-sectors within Climatetech
-Carbon credit market
-Will we get there in time?
& more
Links mentioned:
Climate VC website - https://www.climate.vc/
Follow Peet on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peet-denny/
Follow Peet on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeetDenny
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/climatevc
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Feb 28, 2023
VC10X - Incubating Foundational IP Startups - David Van Wie & Michele Moreland, Co-founders, Aventurine
Aventurine Capital Group focuses on inventors, researchers, and entrepreneurs with strong and impactful Foundational IP. Our IP Commercialization Program and Studio provide unparalleled support in realizing the potential of intellectual property through IP Strategy, IP Asset Management and supporting Go-To-Market services.
We talk about:
-What is Aventurine & how they invest in Foundational IP-led companies?
-How they're different from a typical Venture capital firm?
-Most exciting sectors when it comes to IP investing
-Where will the next light bulb moment come from?
& more
Links mentioned:
Aventurine website- https://www.aventurine.com/
Pitch at michele@aventurine.com
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/aventurine
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Feb 26, 2023
VC10X - How to fundraise for your startup? (Complete Guide) - Will Sacks, CEO, Falcrum Venture Accelerator
Will Sacks is a founder & CEO at Falcrum Venture Accelerator, where he's helping mission-driven founders raise their seed rounds. This is a must listen episode for startup founders looking to raise venture capital.
In this episode, we talk about-
-What's the right time for fundraising?
-How to prepare your pitch deck?
-How to find your ideal VCs?
-How to reach out to VCs?
-How to close your round on the best terms?
-Perspective on Downrounds
& more
Links Mentioned-
Falcrum Venture Accelerator - https://fulcrumventureaccelerator.com/
Follow Will on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsacks/
Follow Will on Twitter - https://twitter.com/willsacks
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/falcrum
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Feb 23, 2023
VC10X - Investing in early-stage B2B Companies - Alex Ferber, GP, Green Egg Ventures
Alex Ferber is a Partner at Green Egg Ventures, investing in early-stage B2B SaaS.
In this episode, we talk about-
- How Green Egg Ventures got started?
- Investment thesis at Green Egg Ventures
- What do they look for in companies?
- Perspective on exits
& more..
Portfolio companies mentioned:
Near Space labs- https://nearspacelabs.com/
Native Voice- https://www.nativevoice.ai/
Links mentioned-
Pitch Alex at alex@greenegg.vc
Follow Alex on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ferber/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/green-egg
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Feb 21, 2023
VC10X - Why India is the Next Big Thing!? - Hershel Mehta, GP, 2amvc
Hershel Mehta is a Co-founder & General Partner at 2amvc, where they're investing in early-stage startups in India.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How 2amvc got started?
- Why India is the next big thing?
- Exciting sectors within India
- How they get their India-specific deal-flow?
& more
Links mentioned-
2amvc website- https://www.2amvc.com/
Follow Hershel on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershelmehta/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/2amvc
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Feb 19, 2023
VC10X - Making Concentrated Bets - Richard Kerby, General Partner, Equal Ventures
Richard Kerby is a General Partner at Equal Ventures, where they're investing in Retail, Care, Insurance, Supply Chain, Climate sectors at the seed stage.
In this episode, we talk about:
-How Equal Ventures got started?
-How do they evaluate startups?
-Investing in a concentrated set of companies
-How they conduct due diligence?
-Mistakes to avoid for emerging managers
Portfolio companies mentioned:
Ghost: https://www.ghst.io/
Wrapbook: https://www.wrapbook.com/
Threeflow: https://www.threeflow.com/
Links mentioned:
Equal Ventures website: https://www.equal.vc/
Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerby
Follow Richard on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardkerby/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/equal-ventures
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Feb 16, 2023
VC10X - Increasing access to the VC & PE asset class for everyday investors - John Bailey, Co-founder, OneFund
John Bailey is the Co-founder of OneFund. At OneFund, they're increasing access to the Venture Capital & Private Equity asset class.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How OneFund got started?
- Making Venture Capital more accessible as an asset class
- Increasing awareness about PE & VC investing
- How investing at OneFund works?
- What is Private Equity?
- Different stages of Private Equity
- Return expectations in VC investing
& more..
Links mentioned:
OneFund website - https://www.onefundinvestments.com/
Follow John on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bailey-51037793/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/onefund
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Feb 14, 2023
VC10X - Helping LPs build their VC portfolios - Eric Woo, Co-founder, Revere
Eric Woo is Co-founder & CEO at Revere. They help LPs build their VC portfolios.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How Revere got started?
- Revere's rating system to evaluate fund managers
- What should emerging GPs do before starting to raise their fund?
- Helping GPs refine & communicate their story to LPs
and more..
Links mentioned:
Revere website - https://www.reverevc.com/
Follow Eric on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwoo/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/revere
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Feb 12, 2023
VC10X - How is Series A investing different from pre-seed/seed stage investing? w/ Dmitry Chikhachev, Managing Partner, Runa Capital
Dmitry Chikhachev is a Managing Partner at Runa Capital. A Series A focused VC firm with over $500M in assets under management and 100+ Investments across 13 countries.
We talk about:
- How is Series A investing different from Pre-seed/Seed investing?
- How VC is a 'hit' driven business?
- Shifting Runa Capital HQ to Europe
- Investing in 13 countries
and more
Exciting portfolio companies mentioned:
Mambu - https://runacap.com/companies/mambu/
Pasqal - https://runacap.com/companies/pasqal/
Links mentioned in the episode:
Follow Runa Capital on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/runacapital/
Follow Runa Capital on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RunaCapital
Follow Dmitry on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrychikhachev/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/runa-capital
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Feb 9, 2023
VC10X - ESG imperatives and digital transformation of the natural gas industry w/ Vic Pascucci III, Managing General Partner, Energy Capital Ventures
Vic Pascucci III is a Managing General Partner at Energy Capital Ventures. The only early-stage venture capital fund focused on the ESG imperatives and digital transformation of the natural gas industry.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Investing in Natural Gas and ESG
- How to think about investing in the ESG space?
- How capital-intensive are ESG startups?
- How to conduct diligence for tech-intensive startups?
- Portfolio companies doing exciting work
and more..
Links mentioned:
Energy Capital Ventures website - https://www.energycapitalventures.com/
Follow Vic on Twitter - https://twitter.com/victorpascucci3
Follow Vic on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorpascucci/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/energy-capital-ventures
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Feb 7, 2023
VC10X - Why you should NOT raise VC money? w/ Max Fleit, Founding Partner, Wizard Ventures
Max Fleit is a Founding Partner of Wizard Ventures, where he's building a portfolio of profitable internet businesses. Max is a serial entrepreneur & has run both bootstrapped & VC-funded businesses, he contrasts the two in this episode.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why you should not raise VC Money?
- Expectations that come with VC Money
- Difference between VCs and Angels
- What all info should your pitch deck contain?
- At what stage should founders seek external funding?
Links mentioned:
Wizard Ventures: https://www.wizardventures.co/
Base Templates: https://www.basetemplates.com/
Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxFleit
Follow Max on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-fleitmann/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Episode post at https://vc10x.com/max-fleit
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Feb 5, 2023
VC10X - Investing in Student Entrepreneurs in India - Abhishek Sethi, GP, gradCapital
Abhishek Sethi is a co-founder & General Partner at Grad Capital. They invest $40k in student entrepreneurs in India.
We talk about:
- How two 24-year-olds started a VC firm?
- Why student entrepreneurs is a great category to invest in?
- Sourcing student entrepreneurs
- Conducting diligence on student entrepreneurs
& lots more..
Links mentioned:
Grad Capital website - https://gradcapital.in
Follow Abhishek on Twitter - https://twitter.com/abhisheksethi96
Follow Abhishek on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhisheksethi1996/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/grad-capital
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Feb 3, 2023
VC10X - Investing in 'Unpopular' Startups w/ Peter Livingston, GP, Unpopular Ventures
Peter Livingston is a General Partner at Unpopular Ventures. An angel syndicate investing across countries & sectors.
We talk about:
- How Unpopular Ventures got started?
- How they got their initiatial syndicate LPs?
- Sourcing super early-stage startups
- What they look for in companies while investing?
- Being an early investor in companies like Zepto
- Syndicate Vs VC Model
- How is a deal memo prepared?
- What is a Rolling fund?
and more..
Links mentioned:
Unpopular Ventures website- https://unpopular.vc
Follow Peter on Twitter- https://twitter.com/unpopularvc
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/unpopular-vc
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Jan 31, 2023
VC10X - The Master Connector - Andrew Yeung
Andrew Yeung is what I'd call "The Master Connector". He's organized 100+ events in places like Toronto, NYC, etc bringing people together.
This isn't a typical VC10X episode where Prashant (host) talks to VCs. Venture Capital is more of a people business than a money business. That's what this episode is about.
In this episode, we talk about-
- Andrew's story
- Difference between Toronto & NYC vibe
- What makes Andrew passionate about bringing people together?
- How to strike a conversation with people at parties/conferences?
- Recipe for community building
- What goes into organizing an event?
- What categories of people attend these events?
Note- This episode was recorded earlier, Andrew has since moved on from his role at Facebook to take a new role as Global Product Lead at Google.
Links mentioned:
Follow Andrew on Twitter- https://twitter.com/andruyeung
Hosted by Prashant Choubey- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/the-master-co…
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Jan 29, 2023
VC10X - Investing in Bitcoin Startups w/ Mike Jarmuz, GP, Lightening Ventures
Mike Jarmuz or Muzz is a General Partner at Lightning⚡️Ventures where he's focused on investing in Bitcoin companies.
We talk about:
- Why Bitcoin is the only thing that matters?
- Commonalities between Music industry & Venture Capital
- Benefits of the Angel syndicate model
- Exciting portfolio companies
Links mentioned:
Lightening Ventures website - https://ltng.ventures
Swan Bitcoin code- https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ltngventures/
Become an LP in Lightening Ventures- https://ltng.ventures/lp-application
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@LightningVentures
Follow Mike on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MikeJarmuz
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Episode post at https://vc10x.com/lightening-ventures
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Jan 26, 2023
VC10X - Investing in the Commerce Continuum w/ Dan Rosen, GP, Commerce Ventures
Dan Rosen is the Founder & General Partner at Commerce Ventures. Commerce Ventures is a sector-focused VC fund, which invests in infrastructure and enablers for the Commerce Continuum: Shop (Retail), Spend (Payments), Save (Banking/Investing), Secure (Insurance).
In this episode, we talk about:
- Building a sector-specific firm
- Difference between sector-specific and sector-agnostic firms
- Difference between 'Commerce' & 'Fintech'
- Sub-sectors within Commerce - Shop, Spend, Save, Secure
- Trends in the Commerce sector
- Hosting a pitch competition at Money 20/20 for startups focused on financial inclusion
Links mentioned in the episode:
Commerce Ventures website: https://commerce.vc/
Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/venturedan
Pitch at dan@commerce.vc
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/commerce-ventures
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Jan 24, 2023
VC10X - How to grow a VC Fund? w/ Daniel Ibri, Managing Partner, Mindset Ventures
Daniel Ibri is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures. The firm invests in B2B software startups based in the U.S. and Israel.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Focus on Israeli & US startups
- Growth in fund size over time
- Factors they look for while investing
- Speaking to all the Co-founders before investing
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Mindset Ventures website - https://mindset.ventures/
Follow Daniel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielibri/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/mindset-ventures
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Jan 22, 2023
VC10X - What do LPs look for in fund managers? w/ Jordan Nel, Investor at Hummingbird.vc
Jordan Nel is an investor at Hummingbird VC, backing emerging GPs, & non-linear founders.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What LPs look for in fund managers?
- Importance of picking, vs sourcing or winning deals
- VC Tools ecosystem
- Media-led VC firms
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
An LPs Guide to Venture Funds- https://jordsnel.substack.com/p/unbundling-one
Hummingbird VC website- https://www.hummingbird.vc/
Follow Jordan on Twitter- https://twitter.com/jordsnel
Follow Jordan on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordsnel/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
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Jan 19, 2023
VC10X - Investing in vibes w/ Dave Goldblatt, General Partner, Vibecap
Dave is a General Partner at Vibecap. Dave previously worked at Facebook for 10 years in a product role where he learned from the best in the business.
In this episode, we talk about :
- Investment thesis at Vibecap
- Investing in AI, Web3, climate change & deep science
- Investing amid volatility
- How cultural, climate, and demographic changes will shape the future?
.. and much more
Links mentioned in this episode:
Vibecap website- https://vibecap.co/
Vibecap thesis- https://vibecap.co/thesis/
Pitch at vibes@vibecap.co
Follow Vibecap on Twitter- https://twitter.com/vibe_cap
Follow Dave on Twitter- https://twitter.com/davegoldblatt
Follow Dave on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-goldblatt-40138129/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey
Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/vibecap
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Jan 17, 2023
VC10X - Investing in DevTools w/ Lee Edwards, GP, Root Ventures
Lee Edwards is GP at Root Ventures. Root Ventures invests in engineers who are starting companies that tackle the hard problems in software - developer tools and services, software infrastructure, applied AI & ML, tooling for data scientists and engineers, computer vision, and anything else that takes a strong technical team to build.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How to think about the devtools market?
- How is building devtools different from building enterprise SaaS?
- Low code Vs No code
- Developer productivity
- Impact of remote developers on job market
- Where's the next Github coming from?
Links mentioned in the episode:
Root Ventures website - https://root.vc/
Lee on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeredwards/
Lee on Twitter - https://twitter.com/terronk
Hosted by Prashant Choubey
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/root-vc
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Jan 15, 2023
VC10X - Future of Healthcare & SpaceTech w/ Matt Kozlov, MD of Techstars LA, Healthcare & Spacetech
Matt Kozlov is the Managing Director of Techstars LA, Healthcare & Space programs.
In this episode we talk about :
- What does Techstars look for in founders that apply to the Techstars accelerator?
- Innovation in healthcare
- Where is the next SpaceX coming from?
- How are Techstars programs structured?
- In-person Vs Virtual programs
and a lot more..
Links mentioned in the episode-
Apply to Techstars accelerator- https://www.techstars.com/accelerators
Follow Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Koz
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/techstars-matt-kozlov
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Jan 12, 2023
VC10X - Investing in SilverTech - Moshe Bellows, Managing Principal, Maccabee Ventures
Moshe is a managing principal of Maccabee Ventures. A Yeshiva University faculty member and attorney, he has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, strategic investor, and trusted advisor to early-stage technology companies. Moshe’s expertise includes SilverTech®, Digital Health, PropTech, FinTech, and Cybersecurity.
We talk about:
- Moshe's story and how he gained his investing knowledge in his teenage years
- Difference in working for VCs and Family offices
- Teaching a class about VC and Angel investing at a college
- Israel startup ecosystem
- Investing in Silvertech
- Some exciting port cos
Portfolio companies mentioned:
Vayyar: Next Generation Remote Healthcare Monitoring and Fall Detection
CoreCare: Elimination of Senior Living Billing Errors using Artificial Intelligence
Tembo Health Specialty Tele-Medicine for Assisted Livings
Eleos Health: CareOps for Mental Health
YesHearing: Concierge Audiology and Hearing Aids in the Home and Senior Commu…
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Jan 8, 2023
VC10X - Re-imagining the traditional venture capital model w/ William Stringer, Co-founder, Chisos
William Stringer is a co-founder of Chisos. At Chisos they're re-imagining the traditional VC model by leveraging ISAs and SAFE notes.
In this episode we talk about:
- How Chisos is different from traditional venture capital model?
- How is the ISA structured?
- Who can get investment from Chisos?
- Founder friendly flexible payback & clawback terms
- How does the investment process work?
and lot more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Chisos website: https://chisos.io
Follow William on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdstringer
Hosted by Prashant Choubey: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/chisos
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Jan 5, 2023
VC10X - Investing in BADASS founders - Samara Hernandez, Founding Partner, Chingona Ventures
Samara Hernandez is the Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures, a Chicago-based venture firm that invests in pre-seed startups, primarily in the Midwest and primarily founded by overlooked individuals who are focused on massive markets.
In this episode we talk about:
- Samara's story & how she started investing?
- Investing in Badass founders
- Looking for the "Chingona factor" in founders
- Exciting portfolio companies
and more..
Links mentioned on the episode:
Pitch Chingona Ventures: https://www.chingona.ventures/apply
Follow Samara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamaraMHernandz
Follow Chingona Ventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chingonaventures/
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/chingona-ventures
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Jan 3, 2023
VC10X - All about Impact Investing with Olivia Hipkins, Managing Partner at Gaia Global Ventures
Olivia Hipkins is a Managing Partner at Gaia Global, a VC firm focused on active investment in early-stage impact-oriented ventures that transform our economies, lives, and planet. They invest in CleanTech, FoodTech, AgTech, and Materials spaces.
Olivia is an investor, operator, and advisor focused on the intersection of sustainability and financial services. She works with investors and companies across venture capital and private equity to integrate sustainability in capital allocation decisions, empowering investment professionals and executive teams to see sustainability as an opportunity for positive impact and returns.
She has worked with numerous private companies and investors spanning the real asset markets (including metals & mining, oil & gas, renewable energy, supply chain, and blockchain for real assets), driving strategic initiatives, outlining sustainable growth plans, and developing funding and capital raising plans.
Oliva has previously held executive positions at…
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Dec 29, 2022
VC10X - Investing in Edtech & Future of Work | Atin Batra, General Partner, 27V
Atin is the Founder & General Partner at Twenty Seven Ventures, a global VC Fund that invests in EdTech and Future of Work Startups. Investing at the earliest stages (Pre-Seed/Seed), Atin looks for outstanding Founders who are building big businesses - and are nice people leaving a net positive impact on our world.
In this episode we talk about:
- Atin's story & how he started investing
- Founder fellowship program
- Investment process at 27V
- Value-add as a solo-GP
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
27v website: https://www.27v.vc/
Atin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/batraatin
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/27v
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Dec 21, 2022
VC10X - Will AI take our jobs? w/ David Mandel, Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures
David Mandel is the founder and Managing Partner of Emerging Ventures where they invest in startups operating in emerging technologies like AI, ML, NLP, Robotics, etc. Previously David founded, operated, & exited 4 startups in the finance space. He has since invested in over 500 startups as an angel or fund manager.
In this episode, we talk about:
- David's story and how he started investing?
- Will AI take our jobs?
- Will there be new types of jobs for humans?
- Investing in founders who do more with less
- Focus on execution
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Emerging Ventures website - https://emerging.vc/
Follow David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MandelAngel
Follow David on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mandel-/
Read David's blog - https://www.davidmandelblog.com/
Hosted by Parshant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/emerging-ventures
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Dec 18, 2022
VC10X - $250 Million to Back Indian Startups | Sanjay Nath, Co-founder, Blume Ventures
Sanjay is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures.
Blume typically invests in pre-seed to pre-Series A startups and has built a large portfolio over the past decade, holding positions in edtech firm Unacademy, quick-commerce platform Dunzo, micro-mobility startup Yulu among many others.
Recently, Blume announced the close of a $250 Million India-focused fund.
In this episode, we'll talk about:
- Blume's origin story
- Focus of the new $250 Mil fund IV
- Secret behind Blume's success
- Contrasting US & India Startup Ecosystems
- Why the next decade belongs to India?
- Common traits in founders that win over & over again
- Is a co-founder necessary?
- Perspective on exits
- Learnings/mistakes made in the journey
Links mentioned in the episode:
Blume Ventures website - https://blume.vc/
Follow Sanjay on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sanjaynath
Pitch Blume at info@blume.vc
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at h…
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Dec 15, 2022
VC10X - Generating VC scale returns without the typical VC risk - Michel Friedman & Jor JT Law from Reflect Ventures
Reflect Ventures invests in core infrastructure areas where there are significant barriers to entry and where digitization can enable huge economic gains. Some of their focus sectors include logistics, supply chain, distribution, commerce, and fintech. They primarily co-invest with reputable institutional lead VCs in Series Seed and A/B rounds of B2B and B2B2C startups.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Investment thesis at Reflect Ventures
- Investing in emerging markets
- How they generate Venture scale returns with the typical VC risk?
- "Hair blown back" moment for syndicates
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Reflect Ventures website- http://www.reflectventures.com/
Pitch here - invest@reflectventures.com
Michel's LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriedman88/
Jor's LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorlaw88/
Hosted by Parshant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/vc-scale-returns
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Dec 11, 2022
VC10X - Hands on Angel Investor | Steve Walsh, founder, Hands on Angel
Steve Walsh is the founder of Hands On Angel LLC. He is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a 20+-year executive portfolio across the sales, marketing and operations divisions of some of the largest technology and media companies including Comcast & Cox Communications.
Steve has invested in over 60 early-stage companies, helping them raise millions of dollars in capital and countless connections via Hands On Angel’s key strategic relationships and partnerships.
In this episode we talk about:
- What is Hands on Angel?
- Public market investing V/s private market investing
- What Steve looks for in founders while investing?
- Investing in underrepresented founders
- Value add for portfolio companies
..and lots more
Links mentioned in the episode:
Hands-on Angel website- https://www.handsonangel.com/
Follow Steve on Linkedin-https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-walsh-a791a44/
Follow Steve on Twitter- https://twitter.com/HandsOnAngel1
Full episode blog at https://vc10x…
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Dec 8, 2022
VC10X - How to reach out and convince LPs to invest in your VC fund? w/ Muieen Cader
Muieen has been writing on the topic of LP/GP fundraising and is a top writer on Medium for his articles. He has worked with various emerging managers globally helping them in various respects.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The Mega LP list
- How GPs should approach GPs?
- How LPs evaluate the funds they want to invest in?
- DEI on the allocator side
.. and a lot more
Links mentioned:
Mega LP List- https://www.mega-lp-list.com/
Muieen's blog - https://muieen.medium.com/
Resources for DEI for GPs, Founders and aspiring VCs -https://muieen.medium.com/list/resources-for-gps-d5c220707799
Follow Muieen on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/muieen/
Follow Muieen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MuieenCader
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/mega-lp-list
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Dec 4, 2022
VC10X - "The Common-Sense Investor" | Srivats Sivanandan, Angel Investor
Srivats Sivanandan is an operator-investor with a track record of improving organizational velocity. He's skilled at determining where to lay the train tracks (direction) and works with xfn teams to ensure that the trains run on-time (speed).
In this episode, we talk about:
-Srivats story and how he started investing
-His common sense approach to investing
-How to build credibility as a new investor?
-The Enthusiasm Interview
.. and lots more
Links mentioned in the episode:
Follow Srivats on Twitter- https://twitter.com/srewats
Follow Srivats on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/srivatss/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/the-commonsense-investor
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Dec 2, 2022
VC10X - Musician turned Venture Capitalist | Drew Leahy, Managing Partner, Hawke Ventures
Drew is the Managing Partner of Hawke Ventures Funds 1 & 2, where he operates the venture firm through fundraising, diligence, and operating investments.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How Drew switched from being a musician to now a venture capitalist?
- Similarities between being a music producer & a venture capitalist
- Emerging trends in Martech & Adtech
- The Entrepreneur Mindset Vs The VC Mindset
- Hawke Ventures Scout Program
- Biggest learning from Venture career
and lots more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Hawke Ventures website: https://www.hawkeventures.com/
Follow Drew on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewleahy/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/musician-turned-vc
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Nov 27, 2022
VC10X - Increasing Financial Inclusion across the world w/ Liza Curcio-Rudy, Associate, Accion Venture Labs
Liza Curcio-Rudy is a Portfolio and Investments Associate for Accion Venture Lab. Liza supports and leads investments in early-stage fintech companies, guides our portfolio companies through strategic projects and engagement activities, and supports additional fund initiatives around gender lens investing and LP engagement.
She is also responsible for the assessment of new investment opportunities and the development of investment theses, particularly in the US market.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Financial Inclusion across the world
- How Accion is helping bring financial inclusion among the 3 Billion financially excluded world population?
- Different funds Accion operates
- Portfolio companies doing important work
and lots more..
Links mentioned in the epiosde:
Accion website - https://www.accion.org/
Liza's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizacr/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/financial…
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Nov 25, 2022
VC10X - How to get your startup funded by the government? w/ Matthew Weinberg, Partner, Max Ventures
Matthew (Matt) Weinberg is a Partner at Max Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City that primarily invests in digital commerce and digital healthcare startups across the United States and Europe.
Prior to his current role, he was a White House appointee in the U.S. Small Business Administration and served as Senior Advisor in the Office of Investment and Innovation. He helped drive federal programs that directed over $6 billion in capital to investment funds, early-stage technology companies, and accelerators and incubators across the country.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How you can get your startup funded by the government for zero dilution?
- What types of startups are eligible for government funding?
- What's the investment thesis at Max Ventures?
- How do they add value to portfolio companies?
- Perspective on down rounds
and lots more..
Links mentioned:
Max Ventures website- https://www.maxventures.vc/
Follow Matthew on Linkedin- htt…
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Nov 20, 2022
VC10X - Investing in Exceptional Founders Before Everyone Else w/ Brett Martin, MD, Charge Ventures
Brett Martin is the Managing Partner of Charge Ventures. Charge is an NYC-based pre-seed/seed stage venture fund. They invest 200-500k at the earliest stages of company formation and then help founders take things from 0 to 1.
When not working directly with startups, Brett spreads the startup gospel as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. His teaching focuses on product strategy and entrepreneurial finance.
In his spare time, he's written for Harvard Business Review, launched a little website called Vice, found a rock band, and sailed thousands of miles on a 30ft sailboat.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Investment thesis at Charge Ventures
- How are seed-stage startups different from pre-seed startups?
- Why do serial entrepreneurs find it easier to raise funds?
- Betting on people more than ideas or markets
and a lot more..
Links mentioned on the episode:
Charge Ventures website- https://charge.vc/
Follow Brett on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettl…
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Nov 18, 2022
VC10X - How to become a Venture Scout? w/ Hani Azzam, Founder of Viaka.net
Hani Azzam is the founder of Viaka, a digital road network that facilitates the flow of capital, talent, expertise, and more between developed and growth markets. He's also a Venture Partner at +Venture Capital.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is Viaka?
- Startup ecosystem in MENA region
- How to become a Venture Scout?
- What all you will need to succeed as a scout?
and lots more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Viaka website: https://www.viaka.net/
Follow Hani on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hani-azzam-90b5764b
Subscribe to VC10X for more amazing episodes!
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Nov 13, 2022
VC10X - Investing in Real Estate & Startups in United States w/ Jesse Sung, Principal, Terra Legacy LLC
Jesse Sung is the Principal at Terra Legacy LLC (Previously 357 Investments) where he invests & manages a portfolio of Real Estate & Startups across the United States.
In this episode, we talk about-
- Contrasting Real Estate & Startup investing
- How Jesse finds the right startup investments?
- How to spot good real estate investment opportunities?
- Hottest Real Estate markets in United States of America.
and lots more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Terra Legacy website - https://terralegacyllc.com/
Follow Jesse on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/357js/
Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful episode on startup investing & Venture Capital.
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Nov 9, 2022
VC10X - Investing in the African Startup Ecosystem w/ Eunice Ajim, Founding Partner, Ajim Capital
Eunice is the Founding Partner at Ajim Capital. Ajim Capital is an early-stage fund that invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies that focus on using technology to fill significant economic and infrastructure gaps for consumers and enterprises across Sub-Saharan Africa.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The African startup ecosystem
- Why Africa is a great place to invest?
- Most exciting sectors in Africa
- Portfolio companies doing great work
- How we can increase diversity & inclusion in Venture Capital?
.. and a lot more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Pitch Ajim Capital - https://www.ajimcapital.com/
Follow Eunice on Twitter - https://twitter.com/euniceajim
Follow Ajim on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/euniceajim/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/investing-in-africa
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Nov 7, 2022
VC10X - Investing in the Growing Austin Startup Ecosystem w/ Morgan Flager, Managing Partner, Silverton Partners
Morgan Flager is the Manging Partner at Silverton Partners. He has over 25 years of experience as a venture investor and technology executive. He joined Silverton in 2006 and has sponsored 24 investments and realized 11 acquisitions and two IPOs.
He currently sits on the boards of multiple portfolio companies. Prior to Silverton, Morgan worked with FTV Capital in San Francisco, where he focused on growth investments in software and financial technology. Morgan started his career at Ingrian Networks (acquired by SafeNet) and Kintana (acquired by Mercury Interactive Corp.).
In this episode, we talk about:
- Investing landscape 20 years back
- Growing startup ecosystem in Austin, Texas
- How to conduct diligence for pre-revenue startups?
- What it means to have a board seat in portfolio companies?
- VCs fueling unsustainable growth
.. and a lot more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Silverton website: https://www.silvertonpartners.com/
Follow Morgan on LinkedIn: https://www.l…
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Nov 3, 2022
VC10X - Democratizing Access to Capital w/ Jason Kirby, MD, Thunder
Jason Kirby is the Founding Partner & Managing Director at Thunder.
A platform that connects capital raisers to the right capital allocators using AI and human relationships. Thunder serves startups raising $1-$20M for their Seed/A/B+ rounds or GP raising $10M+ for their funds.
In this episode, we talk about:
-How investment banking is broken?
-How Thunder is democratizing access to capital?
-Balancing Founders, VCs, & LPs on the platform
-How to build a company to sell?
-Taking on Morgan Stanley & JP Morgan
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode-
Thunder website- https://thunder.vc/
Follow Jason on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrkirby/
Follow Jason on Twitter- https://twitter.com/JasonKirby
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/democratizing-access-to-capital
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Oct 30, 2022
VC10X- (EN|HI) Fostering entrepreneurship at the grassroot level in India - Udit Akhouri, MD Aim Capital (Aentor)
Udit Akhouri is a co-founder & MD of Aim Capital (Aentor), a unique venture studio that partners with colleges & student entrepreneurs in India, and helps them build their startups. Udit has previously sold his past startup for $200,000. What makes his story even more exciting is that he's only 20 years old.
In this episode, we talk about:
* What is Aentor?
* How Aentor partners with colleges?
* How Aentor helps student entrepreneurs build companies?
* Long term vision for Aentor
* Indian Startup Ecosystem
Links mentioned in the episode:
Aentor website: https://aentor.com/
Follow Udit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AkhouriUdit
Follow Udit on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udit-akhouri-10160a168/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/fostering-entrepreurship-in-india
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Oct 27, 2022
VC10X - Investing on Crowdfunding platforms - Raymond Brown, Angel Investor
Today we've Raymond Brown with us. Angel investing since early 2018 Raymond has personally invested in over 60 startups. He was the lead investor for Zestbloom which is a web3 NFT marketplace built on the Algorand which also support NFTs search capabilities blockchain.
He has helped founders raise over $500K from investors. Scouted for DVC and Global millennial capital. He's been know to invest in startups before that masses.
He's also interviewed over 35 founders who have raised on platforms like Republic.com and Wefunder.com on the Money Clip Podcast. Some of his well known investments are Immersed, AltoIRA, Asaak, Stacksource and Beaconsai.
In this episode we talk about:
-Raymond's story & how he started investing?
-What he looks for in companies while investing?
-Investing on crowd funding platforms like wefunder and Republic
-Helping founders raise capital
.. and a lot more
Links mentioned on the episode:
Raymond's beacons page: https://beacons.ai/raymond_brown
Foll…
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Oct 20, 2022
VC10X - The Canadian Startup Ecosystem w/ Matt Wilson, MD Allied Venture Partners
Matt Wilson is the founder and Managing Director at Allied Venture Partners. He founded Allied VC after being a private angel investor since 2012. Allied has since grown to more than 1400 investors globally, and they've deployed over $3.5 million into early stage startups across Canada and United States.
In this episode, we talk about-
-How the Canadian starter ecosystem is shaping up?
- What's their investment thesis at Allied Venture Partners?
- Involving LPs in the value add and diligence process?
- Some exciting portfolio companies
- How they are tackling the recent slowdown?
.. and a lot more.
Links mentioned on the episode-
Allied VP website: https://www.allied.vc/
Follow Matt on Twitter- https://twitter.com/MattWilsonYYC
Follow Matt on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/the-canadian-startup-ecosystem
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Oct 16, 2022
VC10X - "The Dream Investor" - Jeff Wald, Angel Investor & LP in Venture Firms
Jeff Wald is a serial entrepreneur, Angel investor in "Future of Work" and an LP in several Venture Capital firms.
A couple of his past companies have been sold to ADP and Salesforce. He also serves as a board member to some of his portfolio come.
In this episode, we talk about-
-How Jeff started investing?
-What is the $10 Million "Future of Work" prize all about?
-What he looks for in founders and GPs while investing?
-How he does not track his investments at all?
-Making a call to his accountant asking him to write off his investment as soon as he makes it
..and a lot more
Links mentioned in the episode-
Jeff's website- https://www.jeffwald.com/
Follow Jeff on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwald/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/the-dream-investor
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Oct 13, 2022
VC10X - Building the Social Capital Bank for Startups | Mat Sherman, Founder of Seedscout
Mat Sherman is the founder of Seedcout - A platform that helps founders build their investor networks.
Seedscout has 800+ investors in its network that are regularly reviewing deals on Seedscout and also giving feedback to founders on how they can improve.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Mat's story and why he started Seedscout?
- How Seedscout is a Social Capital bank for founders?
- Who is wealthier: Venture Capitalists or Angel Investors?
- What is Scouting?
..and lots more
Links mentioned on the episode:
Seedscout website: https://seedscout.com/
Follow Mat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mat_Sherman
Check out Seedscout blogs: https://words.seedscout.com/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab)
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/social-capital-bank
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Oct 9, 2022
VC10X - "The New Builders" - The True Future of Business with Seth Levine, Managing Director, Foundry Group
Seth Levine is a Co-author of "The New Builders", a book that brings you Face to Face with the true future of business.
A long-time venture capitalist, Seth is a co-founder and Managing Director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, CO based venture firm. He's a passionate advocate for entrepreneurship, Seth also spends time as an advisor to venture funds and companies around the world.
In this episode we talk about:
-How Seth started Foundry?
-Reverse Inflation in Venture Capital
-All about his book The New Builders
-Why e thinks entrepreneurship in the US is in a state of decline
and a lot more..
Links mentioned:
Get the book: https://thenewbuilders.com/
Seth's blog: https://sethlevine.com/
Foundry Website: https://foundry.vc/
Follow Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sether
Follow Seth on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethjlevine/
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/the-new-builders
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Oct 4, 2022
VC10X - Metaverse, Gaming & Web3 with Eze Vidra, Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures
Eze is co-founder and Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. Previously, he was a General Partner at Google Ventures (GV), Alphabet’s venture capital arm, the European head of Google for Entrepreneurs and the founding head of Campus London, Google’s first physical hub for startups, now available in 7 countries and 30 partner hubs.
While at Google, Eze spearheaded strategic commerce partnerships in EMEA, and helped launch Google Shopping, Local Shopping, and Google Wallet in various European markets.
At Remagine, he's investing in seed/pre-seed startups in interactive entertainment, metaverse, and consumer tech with a focus on Israel.
Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/metaverse-gaming-web3
Remagine website ventures: https://remagineventures.com
Read Eze's blog at https://vccafe.com
Subscribe to Eze's Newsletter at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/firgun-6954740769651871744/
Follow Eze on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezevidra/
Follow Eze on Twitter at ht…
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Sep 26, 2022
VC10X - Father of New York Angel Investing - David S. Rose, Founder of New York Angels & MD at Rose Tech Ventures
David S. Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, real estate developer and financial technology investor who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies.
He has been described by Forbes as "New York's Archangel", by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur", by Crain's New York Business as "the father of angel investing in New York”, and by Red Herring magazine as "patriarch of Silicon Alley".
He is the New York Times best-selling author of both Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups, and The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business.
In this episode we talk about-
-David's story
-What is traction?
-Angel investing Vs VC funds
-How to track investments?
-Scaled mentoring
-His take on the current slowdown in the market
and more..
Links mentioned in the episode-
Follow David on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsrose/
Follow David on Twitter- https://twitter.com/davidsr…
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Sep 18, 2022
VC10X - 7 Meta Themes for Startup Investing by Martin Tobias, founder of Incisive Ventures
Martin Tobias, the founder of Incisive Ventures. With over 25 years of investing, he has identified seven meta themes and developed a screening process that has produced superior returns. This process has grown out of the analysis of hundreds of investments and what has been common among the winners in their characteristics and his decision process.
His direct investments have delivered 3x the returns versus his LP interests in other Venture funds, leading many to encourage him to start Incisive Ventures. Out of hundreds of deals across his desk, only a handful, the ones he is most confident of giving a > 10x return, make the cut as an investment.
He is a serial entrepreneur who has also invested in over 250 companies as an angel, half a dozen as a venture partner at a major VC firm, and he is a limited partner in over a dozen VC funds. He is also the Founder of a leading Angel network, Element8.
In this episode, we talk about:
1. Martin's story & how he started investing
2. 7…
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Sep 13, 2022
VC10X - How to start an Angel Syndicate? w/ Jed Ng, Founder Angel School
Jed started Angel investing 5 years ago. He got his first exit in year 2, and his first unicorn 2 years after that.
He saw syndicates as a way to scale capital, diversify risk, and earn more upside through carried interest.
He learned that it's really HARD to build a syndicate from 0 for three reasons:
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No best practices: Building syndicates isn’t a structured discipline today. Google “how to start an angel syndicate” and you’ll get piecemeal answers about creating a syndicate on AngelList or how syndicates work. There’s simply no single end-to-end view of the process.
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Broad skillsets required: Building a successful syndicate is like running startup. You’ll be convincing LPs to look at your dealflow (BizDev), performing due diligence (Being a VC), sharing deals with your LPs (marketing) and closing capital (Sales). It takes all these skillsets at the right amounts at the right time.
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The chicken-and-egg problem: Functioning syndicates require both LPs…
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Sep 3, 2022
VC10X - All about Techstars Anywhere accelerator w/ Ileana Gonzalez, Venture Associate, Techstars
Ileana is the tip of the spear, constantly meeting entrepreneurs and innovators on the bleeding edge of technology and business in the hottest markets in the world for tech and innovation. She finds and screens pre-seed startups in preparation for admission into the Techstars Anywhere accelerator.
Once startups are accepted to Techstars Anywhere, Ileana helps maintain the relationship with startups and is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to get them exposure to potential employees, investors, customers, partners and other VIP's through Techstars Anywhere.
Prior to Techstars, Ileana was a Sr. Venture Associate at Capital Factory where she drove deal flow to Capital Factory Ventures (CFV) and pitched her startups to the Partners. Ileana managed Capital Factory's most important relationships throughout Texas with accelerators, venture funds, universities, and other ecosystem partners.
In this episode we talk about all you need to know about Techstars Anywhere accelerator:…
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Aug 13, 2022
VC10X - Adam Draper, founder & MD BoostVC - "The Contrarian Investor"
Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist.
For Adam, no idea is too crazy. He dreams of building an ironman suit and leads the deals in the wildest SciFi Tech investments - exoskeletons, jetpacks, rockets... Go big or go home.
Adam co-founded Boost VC after his success as an Angel Investor in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid.
In a previous life, he wanted to be a professional tennis player and has an odd affinity for Australians. He once drank an entire bottle of tabasco sauce (the big ones) in 43 seconds.
He's 4th generation venture capitalist, 2-time entrepreneur, and most importantly, he’s a friend :)
In this episode, we talk about:
- Adam's story and how he started a company with his college friend & ended up failing
- Investing in Bitcoin & crypto startups like coinbase at the very early stages
- Launching BoostVC as an accelerator 10 years back to do that at scal…
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Jul 18, 2022
VC10X - Darrel Frater from Visible Hands VC on how they're increasing diversity & inclusion by supporting underrepresented founders, cohort-based accelerator program, value add & more
Darrel is an Investment Associate at Visible Hands VC where he assists the VH team in managing a portfolio of 45 companies.
Prior to Visible Hands, Darrel was a Venture Fellow at Score 3 Ventures where he helped underrepresented founders raise over $1M in startup capital and mentored over 60 founders since joining in 2019.
Darrel is a 3-time founder with his latest company being a live streaming platform for networking called TheClub which he founded in 2020. He is an MBA graduate from The College of New Jersey where he studied strategy, innovation, and leadership.
In this episode, Darrel talks about-
-His story & how he got into Venture Capital
-Visible Hands mission to support underrepresented founders
-Visible hands cohort-based accelerator program & who can apply
-Role of the advisory committee
-How do partnerships with the likes of JP Morgan Chase & Bank of America function?
and more..
Portfolio companies & links mentioned:
Noula Health - https://noulahealth.co/…
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Jul 11, 2022
VC10X - Steph Nass of OpenVC talks about building a platform to connect founders to VCs, common mistakes founders make while writing pitch emails, market validation, pitch deck roasting, and more..
Steph Nass is a co-founder at OpenVC. A public directory of venture capitalists across countries, and sectors that founders can leverage to find & pitch the right VCs for their startup.
OpenVC is on a mission to create an open gateway between founders and investors across the world.
This strong mission & a willingness to help founders & VCs made them #1 "Product of the Month" when they launched on Product Hunt.
Today, OpenVC drives deal flow for 1200+ VC firms, angel networks, and corporate funds.
In this episode, Steph shares:
-How OpenVC operates?
-What most founders get wrong about pitch emails?
-How OpenVC can be used as Grammarly for investor pitches?
-What VCs look for in pitches?
-What is good market validation?
-Pitch deck roasting session
..and a lot more
Links mentioned in the episode:
OpenVC website: https://www.openvc.app/
Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephNass
To get your pitch deck roasting: DM @StephNass on Twitter
Hosted by: Prashant Chou…
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Jul 3, 2022
VC10X - Andrew Gluck, GP IrrvrntVC on raising a $10MM early-stage fund, evaluating founder-market fit, expected returns, investment slowdown, portfolio tracking & more..
Andrew Gluck is General Partner of irrvrntVC, a firm focused on early-stage companies in the DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce areas.
He especially loves partnering with first-time founders so they can learn from the mistakes he made as a founder.
Prior to that he co-founded and ran Agency Within, the fastest-growing independent DMA with a focus on direct-response, data-driven marketing. He managed close to $1BB in spend for clients like Nike, Billie, Zola, Outdoor Voices, Goop, and Etsy.
In this episode, we cover:
- How he started investing?
- Building the biggest digital marketing agency in the United States.
- Raising a 10MM early-stage fund
- What he looks for in a company before investing
- Where does majority of his deal flow come from?
- How he stands aparts from other investors?
- Change in investing strategy owing to the recent slowdown
and much more..
Links:
Website: https://www.irrvrnt.com/
Pitch: http://irrvrnt.com/#pitch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/irr…
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