VC10X - Venture Capital Podcast
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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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VC10X - Green Opportunity in India - Sandiip Bhammer, Founder & MD, Green Frontier Capital
Sandiip is the Founder & Managing Director of Green Frontier Capital, India's first investment firm that focuses on growth companies which are delivering breakthrough innovation in green industries. Mr. Bhammer is an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Finance at the Isenberg School of Business at UMass – Amherst and was a Co-Portfolio Manager of the DA Capital South-Asia Investment Fund, based in New York.
Here's a sneak peek of what we discussed:
- Sandeep's journey and the motivation behind starting Green Frontier Capital
- The state of the green economy in India and the climate opportunity
- Investment criteria for green companies and government regulations for startups in the green economy
- Untapped opportunities in the green sector and the importance of perseverance for founders
Links mentioned:
Green Frontier Capital - https://www.greenfrontiercapital.com/
Keep updated with Sandiip - https://www.greenfrontiercapital.com/sandiip-bhammer
Follow Sandiip on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandiip-bhammer-94953614/
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Sep 12, 2023
VC10X - Gaming Strategies For Startups - Alvaro Alvarez, Partner, Boost Capital Partners
In this episode, Prashant interviews Alvaro Alvarez, a Partner and co-founder at Boost Capital Partners. Alvaro has 12+ years of experience investing in startups and has backed around 100 companies at or before seed stage, including Deliveroo, Supercell, Zencargo, Hutch Games and Tenor. Boost Capital Partners is a new firm dedicated to backing seed & pre-seed startups and helping them achieve gaming level of engagement in their products.
Here are some of the main topics discussed in this episode:
1. Applying Gaming Strategies to startups to improve engagement
2. Importance of managing biases in investing
3. Alvaro's approach to spotting potential startup winners
4. Fundraising journey and deployment strategy for $40 Million Fund 1
5. Role of an investor director on startup boards
6. Lessons learned from investing in startups
7. Perspective on the current market conditions and advice for startups
Now, let's dive into some key takeaways and lessons from the discussion:
- Investors should prioritize backing people rather than relying solely on validation or data. Building relationships with founders is crucial in making investment decisions.
- Characteristics like resilience, adaptability, and humility are highly valued in potential startup winners.
- Fundraising requires perseverance, coping with rejection, and finding partners who believe in your vision.
- Boost Capital Partners focuses on software and invests in various sectors, including healthtech, fintech, and entertainment.
- Startups are advised to manage their cash and focus on profitability, regardless of market conditions.
If you want to gain insights into gaming mechanisms, learn about managing biases in investment decisions, and discover tips for startup success, this episode is a must-listen!
Links mentioned:
Boost Capital Partners website - https://boostcp.vc
Follow Alvaro on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvaroalvarezdelrio/
Follow Boost Capital Partners on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/boost-capital-partners/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
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Sep 5, 2023
VC10X - Go-To-Market Strategy for B2B Startups - Liz Christo, Partner, Stage 2 Capital
In this episode, we talk to Liz Christo, a Partner at Stage 2 Capital, and a Go-To-Market expert. We talk about - - Transitioning from an operator to an investor: Liz Christo's journey and expertise in go-to-market strategies - Designing effective sales processes and building a professional sales team - Strategic marketing channel selection and the importance of founder-led sales - Segmenting roles in a go-to-market team and measuring performance - The implications of Product Led Growth (PLG) and the rise of software products that showcase the product on the company's website - Avoiding common mistakes in hiring and scaling up the team - The importance of transparency, effective people management, and co-founder compatibility - Evaluating startups for potential investment and the key factors considered - Two key changes needed in the startup and VC ecosystem: more funding for diverse founding teams and bringing down valuation expectations Subscribe to Liz's newsletter - https://dearstage2.substack.com/ Follow Liz on Twitter - https://twitter.com/elizabethjcain Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful episodes!
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Aug 29, 2023
VC10X - Having Investors As Customers - Nik Talreja, CEO, Sydecar
I'm excited to announce the release of our latest episode of the VC10X Podcast, where we dive into the world of fund management and SPV solutions with Nik Talreja, the founder and CEO of Sydecar.
In this episode, Nik shares the story behind Sydecar and how he transitioned from practicing law to building a product-driven solution for fund management and SPVs.
We explore the advantages of having investors as customers, the streamlined process of starting an SPV with Sydecar, and how they tackled the challenges posed by Assure shutdown.
Here are some key takeaways and lessons from the episode:
1. Simplifying Fund Management: Sydecar offers a comprehensive tool that significantly simplifies the process of starting an SPV, automating legal documentation, facilitating instant bank account creation, and handling compliance checks and filings.
2. Navigating the Assure Shutdown: Sydecar took a thoughtful and strategic approach to help those affected by the Assure shutdown, collaborating with other vendors to find more cost-effective solutions and supporting affected customers in negotiating fixed prices.
3. Creating Liquidity in Private Markets: Sydecar aims to build the future private market infrastructure by catalyzing standardization, transparency, and liquidity. They focus on streamlining the formation of SPVs and aggregator vehicles to create efficiency and enable larger capital movements.
4. Sydecar Fund+: Sydecar's recent offering, Sydecar Fund+, introduces a multi-asset fund that enables venture investors to build their portfolio by investing in multiple companies. This fund's innovative approach allows for flexibility in liquidity while accommodating different sets of investors.
5. Benefits of Having Investors as Customers: Having investors as customers provides an unfair advantage for fundraising, as happy customers often view the business from an investor's perspective and inquire about the next fundraising round.
You can listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform.
We hope you find this episode insightful and inspiring as we explore the future of fund management with Sydecar. Don't forget to follow Nik Talreja on Twitter at @Niktalreja for more updates.
Links mentioned:
Sydecar website - https://www.sydecar.io/
Follow Nik on Twitter - https://twitter.com/niktalreja
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
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Aug 22, 2023
VC10X - Mastering the Art of Successful Exits - Giuseppe Stuto, Managing Partner, 186 Ventures
I'm excited to announce the release of our latest episode featuring Giuseppe Stuto, a Managing Partner at 186 Ventures. In this episode, Giuseppe shares valuable insights on how founders should evaluate acquisition offers, tips for building through the downturn, contrarian investments, and his biggest learnings from investing over the years. Here are some of the key topics we discussed: 1. The importance of long-term goals: Giuseppe emphasizes that 186 Ventures never invests in seed companies with a short-term exit horizon. They are in it for the big outcomes and believe in the potential of founders who have a long-term vision. 2. 186 Ventures' investment philosophy: Giuseppe explains how 186 Ventures is a $37 million pre-seed and seed-stage VC fund that invests across consumer, enterprise and disruptive tech. They focus on areas like embedded financial infrastructure, developer tooling, AI-enabled automation, and more. 3. Navigating the downturn: Giuseppe shares valuable advice for founders on how to build through challenging times. He emphasizes the need for focus, making deep cuts once instead of multiple times, and the importance of speed in the market. 4. Standout features of 186 Ventures: Giuseppe discusses how 186 Ventures differentiates itself from other VC firms. Their team's experience as founders and operators of high-growth tech businesses, their exclusive focus on seed investments, and their commitment to providing consistent value to their portfolio companies set them apart. 5. Managing risk and portfolio concentration: Giuseppe explains their approach to managing risk within the portfolio. They aim for 25 to 30 companies, ensuring enough concentration to actively support and nurture each investment. These are just a few of the insightful topics covered in the episode. Giuseppe's experience and expertise in the venture capital industry make this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in startups and early-stage investments. You can listen to the full episode on our website or your favorite podcast platform or on Youtube.
Follow Giuseppe on X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/gstuto
Write to 186 Ventures - hello@186ventures.com
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it.
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Aug 15, 2023
VC10X - What is Platform in Venture Capital? - Allie Mullen, Director of Platform, Wireframe Ventures
In this episode, our host Prashant interviews Allie Mullen, the Director of Platform at Wireframe Ventures, to explore the ins and outs of the 'Platform' role in VC.
Here's a sneak peek of what we discussed:
Main Topics Discussed:
- What exactly is Platform in venture capital?
- How does it operate and vary across different firms?
- Who is best suited for this role and how can one break into it?
Key Takeaways and Lessons:
- The responsibilities and tasks of a platform manager at Wireframe Ventures
- Tips and insights for individuals looking to enter the platform industry
- Surprising aspects of working in VC in the Platform role
The Platform role in venture capital is a non-investor position that plays a crucial role in supporting portfolio companies. It encompasses various responsibilities such as marketing, investor relations, HR and recruiting, operations, and more. As you'll learn from the episode, Platform professionals often come from diverse backgrounds and possess a wide range of skills.
Allie Mullen, our guest for this episode, shares her journey into the Platform role and offers valuable advice for those interested in pursuing a career in Platform. She emphasizes that a background in VC is not essential and that individuals from various backgrounds can excel in the Platform role.
Throughout the episode, Allie provides insights into the day-to-day tasks of a Platform manager at Wireframe Ventures, a Pre-seed/seed stage fund. She also shares her experiences and highlights the importance of building a strong Platform team to support founders and enhance the overall efficiency of the firm.
If you're interested in learning more about the Platform role in venture capital, this episode is a must-listen! You'll gain valuable insights, tips, and inspiration from Allie's experience.
To listen to the full episode, visit our website or your favorite podcast platform. And don't forget to check out the show notes for additional resources and links mentioned during the conversation.
As always, we appreciate your support and feedback. If you have any suggestions for future episode topics or guests, feel free to reach out to us.
Links mentioned:
Allie's newsletter - https://soyouwanttoworkinplatform.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Follow Allie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/allieallieM
Follow Allie on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliemullen/
Wireframe Ventures - https://www.wireframevc.com/
Follow Wireframe on Twitter - https://twitter.com/WireframeVC
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
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Aug 8, 2023
VC10X - What are Mittelstands? - Neil Thanedar, General Partner, Utopic Ventures
Neil Thanedar is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, altruist, and author. He is the founder & GP of Utopic, a pre-seed biotech VC fund investing in the future of science.
In this episode we talk about:
- Neil's story and how he started investing?
- What are Mittelstands?
- Why startups should stay indie as long as possible?
- Their focus at Utopic Ventures
- Biotech 2.0 and lots more
Links mentioned:
Find Neil's essays at https://neilthanedar.com/
Utopic Ventures - https://utopicvc.com/
Labdoor website - https://labdoor.com/
Follow Neil on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thanedar/
Follow Neil on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NeilThanedar
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
Find the video episode on our youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@VC10X
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Aug 1, 2023
VC10X - He passed on Uber & LinkedIn! - David Hornik, Founding Partner, Lobby Capital
In this episode, Prashant Choubey talks to David Honik, Founding Partner of Lobby Capital & someone with over 23 years of investing experience in startups.
They talk about:
The Rebirth of August Capital as Lobby Capital:-
- David shared insights into the evolution of August Capital and their decision to transition to Lobby Capital.
- They discussed the importance of maintaining a smaller fund to stay focused on supporting and nurturing promising companies.
- Lobby Capital raised a $225 million fund and plans to continue its approach with Lobby II.
Managing Split Funds:-
- David explained the concept of split funds and how August Capital managed its core fund and special opportunities fund.
- They highlighted successful investments in companies like GitLab, Bill, Splunk, and Fastly.
- The approach of managing split funds proved to be sensible and beneficial for both LPs and the organization.
The Ideal Amount of Funds in Venture Capital:-
- We delved into the debate surrounding the ideal amount of funds that should be managed to generate successful returns.
- David shared their opinion and how Lobby Capital implements its seed investment strategy.
Venture Capital as the Best Job in the World:-
- David discussed why venture capital is considered the best job in the world.
- They highlighted the thrill of witnessing companies grow from small teams to large, revenue-generating entities.
Criteria for Evaluating Startups and Making Investments:-
- We explored the criteria Lobby Capital considers when evaluating startups and making investments.
- David emphasized the importance of finding amazing individuals who are making a positive impact on the world.
Decision-Making Process within the Partnership:-
- David explained the decision-making process within their partnership, focusing on reaching a consensus rather than relying on a voting mechanism.
The Importance of Human Capital in Venture Capital:-
- We discussed the importance of human capital in venture capital and how Lobby Capital actively supports their portfolio companies.
- David highlighted the hardships entrepreneurs face and how Lobby Capital aims to be there for founders in both their professional and personal lives.
Regrets and Lessons from Investing:-
- David shared their regrets about passing on Uber and LinkedIn, emphasizing the importance of investing in amazing people.
- They discussed the limitations of AI in venture capital and the value of identifying remarkable entrepreneurs.
If you're interested in learning more about these topics and hearing David's insights firsthand, make sure to tune in to this episode on our podcast platform.
Don't forget to follow David Hornick on social media:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/davidhornik
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhornik/
Threads - @davidhornik
Hosted by Prashant Choubey
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
As always, we appreciate your support and feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions for future episodes, feel free to reach out to us.
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Jul 25, 2023
VC10X - Investing in Fintech & Enterprise SaaS - Robert Antoniades, Co-founder & GP, Information Venture Partners
Robert Antoniades is the Co-founder & General Partner at Information Venture Partners. A Canada-based VC firm investing in fintech & enterprise-tech startups.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Robert's story & how he started investing
- Investment thesis at Information Venture Partners
- What do they look for in startups they back?
- Exit potential of startups
- Profitability or revenue growth
Links mentioned:
Information Venture Partners website: https://informationvp.com/
Follow Robert on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertantoniades/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
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Jul 18, 2023
VC10X - Different Flavors of Venture Capital - James Pringle, Partner, Portfolio Ventures
James Pringle is a Partner at Portfolio Ventures & a co-host of Riding Unicorns, a top 50 "entrepreneurship" podcast in 50+ countries.
In this episode, we talk about:
- James' story & how he started investing
- How is the UK startup ecosystem evolving?
- Different flavors of Venture Capital
- Importance of podcasting in venture capital
- How they add value to portfolio companies & lots more
Links mentioned:
Follow James on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejamespringle/
Subscribe to Riding Unicorns: https://ridingunicorns.buzzsprout.com/
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Jul 11, 2023
VC10X - Increasing startup profitability leveraging rollups - Jeffery Potvin, Founder, Supporters Fund
In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jeffery Potvin, an experienced angel investor who has invested in over 55 companies. Jeffery shared his journey into the world of investing and discussed the valuable insights he gained from the last recession.
Here are some of the key topics we covered:
1. Jeffery's story and how he started investing
2. The Canadian startup ecosystem and its shortcomings
3. The role of Open People Network in supporting early-stage companies
4. The strategy behind building a roll-up fund and its potential benefits
5. What angel investors and syndicates look for in startups
Throughout the conversation, Jeffery emphasized the importance of supporting founders and the continuous learning that comes with investing. He also highlighted the changing landscape of the Canadian startup ecosystem and the need to provide support and risk capital to nurture local talent.
Here are a few key takeaways from the episode:
- Investing in people: Jeffery emphasiz…
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Jul 4, 2023
VC10X - Helping Russian entrepreneurs get access to European market - Andrey Kostyuk, Co-founder, AAlchemy Ventures
Andrey Kostyuk is the co-founder at AAlchemy Ventures, a program in association with Deloitte, to help Russian entrepreneurs get access to the European market.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Andrey's story & how he started investing
- Russian startup ecosystem
- How does AAlchemy Ventures work?
- What they look for in candidates?
- Importance of unit economics in current fundraising environment
& more..
Links mentioned:
AAlchemy website: https://www.aalchemy.vc/
Follow Andrey on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreykostyuk/
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Jun 27, 2023
VC10X - Middle Class of Venture Investing - Alex Farcet, Co-founder, Rainmaking
Alex Farcet is the Co-founder of Rainmaking, a climate-focused angel syndicate with over 1800 LPs investing alongside them.
In this episode, we talk about -
- Middle-class of venture investing
-Growing to 1700 LP base
- Empathy first approach on investor side & founder side
- Derisking the deals
- How do you run operations for the syndicate?
Links mentioned-
Follow Alex on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfarcet/
Rainmaking website - https://rainmakingimpact.com/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
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Jun 20, 2023
VC10X - Fully distributed & remote VC investing across 3 regions - Sergey Gribov, General Partner, Flint Capital
Sergey Gribov is a technology entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years of experience; a partner at Flint Capital, a $250M Boston-based venture fund that invests across Israel, USA, and Europe. In 2022, Flint Capital was ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the most founder-friendly funds on the planet.
We talk about:
- Sergey's story & how he started investing
- What do they look for in startups?
- Trends and current market situation
- Perspective on US, Israel & Europe markets
- Need for founders to diligence the VCs
- Operating as a distributed & remote VC while investing across 3 regions
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Flint Capital website - https://flintcap.com/
Follow Sergey on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgribov/
Follow Sergey on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gsv239
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/flint-capital
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Jun 13, 2023
VC10X - Understanding Growth Equity in India - Ruchir Lahoty, Managing Partner, MegaDelta Capital
Ruchir Lahohy is a Managing Partner at MegaDelta Capital investing in growth-stage Indian startups.
In this episode we talk about:
- Ruchirs's story & how he started investing
- How they helped set up NEA India?
- The origin story of MegaDelta Capital
- Tracking India's growth story
- How does early-stage investing differ from the growth stage?
- Exit options available to founders
& lots more
Links mentioned:
MegaDelta Capital website - http://megadeltacapital.com/
Follow Ruchir on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchirlahoty/
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Jun 6, 2023
VC10X - Prioritizing Early Exits - Chris Rangen, Chairman & Co-founder, Link Capital
Christian Rangen is the Chairman and Co-founder at Link Capital. One of the most active investors in the Nordic Region.
In this episode, we talk about :
- Investment thesis at Link Capital
- Nordic Startup Ecosystem
- Why startups need to think about an exit strategy from the very early stages?
- How to pick the right investors to navigate toward an exit?
- Christian's biggest learning investing in startups over the years
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Link Capital website - https://www.linkcapital.no/
Follow Christian on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianrangen/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/link-capital
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Jun 1, 2023
VC10X - All you need to know about Employee Stock Options (ESOPs) - Mathias Pastor, Co-founder, Semper
Mathias Pastor is a Co-founder of Semper, where they're helping companies & employees make the most of their equity via the secondary market
In this episode, we talk about :
- How Semper helps employees get liquidity by selling their ESOPs in the secondary markets?
- How investors can get access to amazing secondary deals on Semper?
- What do employees need to know about Employee Stock Options?
- Questions employees should ask their company when they're being offered ESOPs
- How to evaluate an ESOPs offer?
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Semper website - https://www.meetsemper.com/
Follow Mathias on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiaspastor/
Follow Mathias on Twitter - https://twitter.com/pastormhm
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/semper
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May 30, 2023
VC10X - Balancing optimism & pessimism while investing in crypto startups - Regan Bozman, Managing Partner, Lattice Fund
Regan is a Managing Partner at Lattice Fund where they're investing in Pre-seed & Seed stage crypto startups.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What got Regan into the crypto industry?
- How do they evaluate crypto startups?
- Biggest challenges facing the crypto industry
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Email Regan - regan@lattice.fund Follow Regan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/reganbozman
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/lattice-fund
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May 25, 2023
VC10X - Is entrepreneurship in the genes? - Scott Shane, Managing Partner, Comeback Capital
Scott Shane is the Managing Partner at Comeback Capital. Scott was previously a professor & researcher on entrepreneurship. He's also an LP in several startup accelerators.
In this episode, we talk about :
- Scott's story & how he started investing
- Investment thesis at Comeback Capital
- His research on if entrepreneurship is in the genes?
- What gets investors excited in a startup pitch?
- Why founders should prioritize earlier exits?
& lots more..
Links mentioned:
Comeback Capital website: https://www.comeback.vc/
Follow Scott on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-shane-0597546/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/comeback-capital
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May 23, 2023
VC10X - Demystifying ConstructionTech - Shubhankar Bhattacharya, General Partner, Foundamental
Shubhankar Bhattacharya is a General Partner at Foundamental where they're investing globally in startups operating in ConstructionTech.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is ConstructionTech?
- How's it different from PropTech?
- Why productivity is low in construction?
- What they learnt from investing in InfraMarket & Tul?
- Construction being a major contributor of greenhouse gases
- Are 3D-printed houses here to stay?
- Shubhankar's biggest learnings as a VC
& lots more
Links mentioned-
Foundamental website - https://foundamental.com/
Foundamental on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundamental/
Follow Shubhankar on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubhankar-bhattacharya-a1063a3/
Dis/Agreed Videocast - https://www.youtube.com/@foundamental4597
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/foundamental
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May 18, 2023
VC10X - Investing in the Ocean Economy - Dr. Francisco Saraiva Gomes, Founding Partner & CIO, Ocean 14 Capital
Dr. Francisco Saraiva Gomes, Founding Partner, and Chief Investment Officer at Ocean 14 Capital, where they're investing in venture and growth companies and technologies that offer sustainable solutions for our ocean, whilst generating an attractive return for our investors.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why is it important to pay attention to our oceans?
- Biggest problem areas or sub-sectors in the ocean economy
- Why only 9% of plastic is recycled?
- Implications of Ocean warming
- What are blue foods?
- Exciting portfolio companies solving important problems
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Ocean 14 Capital website - https://www.ocean14capital.com/
Follow Ocean 14 on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ocean-14-capital/
Follow Ocean 14 on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ocean14capital/?hl=en
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/ocean-14-capital
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May 16, 2023
VC10X - Operating an accelerator, a VC fund, & a venture studio in tandem - Michael Cardamone, Founder & CEO, Forum Ventures
Michael Cardamone is the Founder & CEO at Forum Ventures. Michael was one of the first 30 employees at Box in a BD role. After 6 years in operating roles, he launched Forum Ventures. He is also an angel investor in a dozen companies, including in the seed round of Flexport. Forum Ventures now runs an accelerator, a VC fund, and a Venture Studio.
In this episode, we talk about:
-The story of how Forum Ventures got started
- Operating an accelerator, a VC fund, and a venture studio in tandem
- What goes into running an accelerator and a venture studio?
- His biggest learning investing in startups over the years
and lots more..
Links mentioned:
Forum Ventures website - https://forumvc.com
Follow Michael on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcardamone/
Follow Michael on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MGCardamone
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/forum-ventures
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May 11, 2023
VC10X - Investing in Emerging Markets - Anuj Mehta, India Investment Lead, Rise Capital
Anuj Mehta is the India Investment Lead at Rise Capital, where he's leading the India investment strategy. Anuj has previous stints at Kalaari Capital & Entrepreneur First.
In this episode we talk about:
- Anuj's story & how he started investing
- Facts & figures that make India a great place to invest
- Most exciting sectors
- 5 M's they use to evaluate startups
- His biggest learning as a VC
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Email Anuj- anuj@risecapital.com
Follow anuj on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-mehta-64391a21/
Rise Capital Website- https://risecapital.com
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/rise-capital
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May 9, 2023
VC10X - Evolution of the Indian Startup Ecosystem - Alka Goel, Founding Partner, Alkemi Growth Capital
Alka is the Founding Partner at Alkemi Growth Capital, where they're on a mission to elevate the Health and Well-Being of the Indian consumer while maximizing returns to their shareholders.
In this episode we talk about-
- Alka's story & how she started investing
- Investment Thesis at Alkemi Growth Capital
- Exciting Portfolio companies
- Evolution of Indian Startup Ecosystem
- Biggest learnings as a VC
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Follow Alka on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkagoelny/
Alkemi website - https://www.alkemivp.com/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/alkemi
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May 4, 2023
VC10X - How to think about startup valuations amid a downturn? - Judah Taub, Managing Partner, Hetz Ventures
Judah Taub is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures. Previously, Judah served as Head of Data for Lansdowne Partners ($20B London-based Hedge Fund), as well as an advisor to multiple young start-ups.
In this episode we talk about:
- Impact of public markets on private investing
- How to think about startup valuations amid a downturn?
- Sticky Developer salaries
- Reason behind layoffs
- Investment thesis at Hetz Ventures
- Biggest learning of Judahs's investing career
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Hetz Ventures website: https://hetz.vc
Follow Judah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judah-taub-3773247b/
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/hetz-ventures
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May 2, 2023
VC10X - Investing in early stage DTC startups - Ryan Springer, Founding Partner, Midnight Venture Partners
Ryan is a Founding Partner at Midnight Venture Partners, a seed/growth stage DTC investor.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How Midnight Venture Partners got started?
- Trends in the DTC space
- Common mistakes that you see DTC founders make
- Cost-effective acquisition channels
- Difference between DTC & Retail
- Importance of retention
- Why sustainability products need to be better than competition?
& lots more
Links mentioned:
VAE Coffee - https://vaelabs.com/
Midnight Venture Partners - https://midnightvp.com/
Follow Ryan on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-springer-466a02aa/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/midnight-vp
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Apr 27, 2023
VC10X - How to break into VC? - Mia Nguyen, Operating Principal, Four Cities Capital
Mia is an Operating Principal at Four Cities Capital, where she's the only full-time employee while being in her early 20s.
We talk about:
- How a cold email got Mia her first job into Venture Capital?
- Advice on how to get into VC
- Her work at Four Cities Capital as the only full-time employee
- How to build momentum while LP fundraising?
- Similarities between building a Sales Pipeline & an LP pipeline
- Portfolio construction
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Mia's blog on "Fundraising as an Emerging Manager" - https://venturedigest.substack.com/p/fundraising-as-an-emerging-manager-part-one-30f5032b7810
Subscribe to Mia's Substack - https://venturedigest.substack.com/
Follow Mia on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mialilynguyen/
Four Cities Capital website - https://www.fourcitiescapital.com/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/mia-nguyen
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Apr 25, 2023
VC10X - Psychedelics & Mental Health - Daniel Tarockoff, Partner, Vine Ventures
Daniel is a Partner at Vine Ventures investing in Psychedelics & wellness startups.
In this episode, we talk about-
- What is Psychedelics?
- State of Mental Health
- Psychedelics as a solution to mental health
- Perception around psychedelics
- Regulations around psychedelics
- Is psychedelics a VC backable sector?
- Vine Reciprocity pledge
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Email Daniel: dt@vine.vc
Website: https://vine.vc
Follow Daniel on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltarockoff/
Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/vine-vc
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Apr 20, 2023
VC10X - What is Net-Zero? - Nadav Steinmetz, Co-founder, Climate First
Nadav Steinmetz is a Co-founder at Climate First, a next-generation climate tech accelerator, scaling Israeli climate innovation, and paving its pathway to global markets. They support early-stage climate tech startups with significant decarbonization potential, by providing access to deep-tech startup knowledge, expertise, and a global network of mentors, partners and VC’s.
In this episode we talk about:
- Nadav's background & what led him to climate investing?
- Why Climate Change is the biggest issue facing humanity?
- Goal with the Climate First accelerator
- What sectors generate the most emissions?
- Strong mentor & partner network at Climate First
- What can founders expect to gain from the program?
& lots more..
Links mentioned in the episode:
Apply to Climate First - https://climatefirst.vc/
Follow Climate First on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/climatefirst/
Follow Nadav on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadav-steinmetz-38bb9518b/
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Apr 18, 2023
VC10X - Deploying $700 Million fund - Anand Datta, Principal, Nexus Venture Partners
Anand is Principal at Nexus Venture Partners where he is focused on investing in early-stage (seed, Series A) teams driven to solve large impact challenges. He is particularly interested in Fintech/Insuretech, SaaS, Health and solutions for "Bharat".
We talk about:
- Anand's story & how he started investing?
- Investment thesis at Nexus Venture Partners
- Deploying $700 Million global fund
- Indian Startup Ecosystem
- How Nexus supports portfolio companies?
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Nexus Venture Partners - https://nexusvp.com/
Follow Anand on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananddatta/
Follow Anand on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anand_datta
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/nexus-vp
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Apr 13, 2023
VC10X - What are Startup Secondaries? - Michael Joseph, Founding Partner, Ion Pacific
Michael Joseph is a Founding Partner at Ion Pacific, where they are providing liquidity to the world of venture capital by investing in startup secondaries. Earlier this year they announced a $133.6 Million Fund focused on investing in the secondary market.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What are secondaries?
- Why is now a great time to invest in startup secondaries?
- How they provide liquidity to GPs, LPs & founders?
- Where does the secondary market operate?
- How they evaluate secondaries?
- Skipping the J curve
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Ion Pacific website - https://ionpacific.com/
Follow Michael on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-joseph-a5723a9/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/ion-pacific
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Apr 11, 2023
VC10X - All about Corporate VCs - Rich Grant, Founder, Touchdown Ventures
Rich Grant is the founder & Managing Partner at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm that partners with leading corporations to manage their corporate venture capital investment programs.
In this episode we talk about:
- What are Corporate VCs?
- How is a Corporate VC different from a typical VC firm?
- Why big corporations start their VC programs?
- How Touchdown helps corporations set up and manage their VC programs?
- Why should founders keep Corporate VCs on their target list?
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Touchdown Ventures website - https://www.touchdownvc.com/
Follow Rich on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-grant/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/touchdownvc
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Apr 6, 2023
VC10X - Nurturing student entrepreneurs & venture capitalists - Dominic Lau, Partner, Ripple Ventures
Dominic Lau is a Partner at Ripple Ventures, leading pre-seed and seed-stage investments ($250K to $1M) into enterprise software, developer tools, and web3 infrastructure companies at Ripple Ventures. Also supporting student and first-time founders with $25-50K checks building in the same categories through the Ripple Fellow Fund.
In this episode we talk about:
- Why Ripple Ventures started the student fellowship?
- How is the fellowship structured?
- How do they select candidates for the fellowship?
- What are the standard deal terms?
- Past alumni doing exciting work
- How is it different from other student fellowships?
and lots more..
Links mentioned:
Ripple Ventures website - https://www.rippleventures.com/
Tank Talks Podcast - https://www.rippleventures.com/podcast
Follow Dominic on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicyclau/
Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/ripple-ventures
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Apr 4, 2023
VC10X - Backing 100 Indian Startups every year - Shashank Randev, Co-founder, 100X.VC
Shashank is a Co-founder of 100x.vc - India's first venture fund to invest in early-stage startups via iSAFE notes.
In this episode we talk about:
- Shashank's story & how he started investing
- Targeting to invest in 100 companies every year
- Investment thesis at 100x.vc
- Why India is the next big thing?
- What are iSAFE notes?
- Who can apply for funding from 100x.vc?
- Exciting portfolio companies
& lots more
Links mentioned:
Apply to Class 10 - https://www.100x.vc/class10
100X.VC Portfolio - https://www.100x.vc/portfolio
Follow Shashank on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashankrandev/
Follow Shashank on Instagram - https://instagram.com/shashankrandev_100x
Follow Shashank on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ShashankRandev
Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/100xvc
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Mar 30, 2023
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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Mar 28, 2023
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
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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://t…
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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 vi…
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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
Subscribe to VC10X to learn from the top VCs across the globe!
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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
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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
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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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