Nothing Ventured

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In this highlights episode, we'll take a look back at all our friends from across the pond since the beginning of the year. You'll hear from Adam Besvinick and his journey to launching his fund Looking Glass; Brett Martin live and direct from Costa Rica talking about Charge ventures; Michael Palank, General Partner at MaC Ventures talking diversity, Los Angeles and spacetech; Daniel Glazer, Managi...

Matt Jonns is the founder & CEO of Founder and Lightning. Founder and Lightning have helped build over 30 companies in the last 8 years and have a portfolio valuation of £100m+ 👂 Listen to the Primer / Main Episode here - 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Matt Jonns? 01:06 - Tell me about Founder + Lightning and what it does. 02:32 - What was Matt's first job? 03:04 - What was Matt doing bef...

Matt Jonns is the founder & CEO of Founder and Lightning. Founder and Lightning have helped build over 30 companies in the last 8 years and have a portfolio valuation of £100m+ 👂 Listen to the Primer / Main Episode here - 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Matt Jonns? 0:10 - What was Matt's first job? 3:00 - Were was Matt doing anything before he got into the tech ecosystem? 4:43 - What would...

Maya Moufarek is the founder of Full Stack CMO. Full Stack CMO partners with start-up and scale-ups Founders & CEOs define & implement their growth path. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/O2n4rfB1fgs 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Maya Moufarek? 0:52 - Maya Muthurek's background and experiences 2:02 - What are the key lessons and challenges DTC Ventures face today in...

Maya Moufarek is the founder of Full Stack CMO. Full Stack CMO partners with start-up and scale-ups Founders & CEOs define & implement their growth path. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/9EtfTrIhSlk 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Maya Moufarek? 0:25 - What was Maya Moufarek's first job? 1:56 - What triggered Maya's move into startups? 3:08 - What would you be doing if...

Alex Mann is partner at Timechain, a VC fund focused on Bitcoin that exists to redress the widening funding gap between Bitcoin infrastructure projects and the wider crypto space. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/EQanwHKnNQk 🕒 Time stamps - 01:32 - What is the future for currency in nation states? 02:29 - What triggered your move into venture capital? 06:44 - Why do you bel...

Alex Mann is partner at Timechain, a VC fund focused on Bitcoin that exists to redress the widening funding gap between Bitcoin infrastructure projects and the wider crypto space. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/vv1t14W2L00 🕒 Time stamps - 0:46 - Intros - Who is Alex Mann? 1:23 - What was your first job? 1:43 - And what did you do before? Directly before getting into Venture...

Toyosi Ogedengbe is a principal at Ascension Ventures. Before Ascension, he was a Venture Capitalist at Speedinvest with a focus on marketplaces. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/U3L-nW26_MY 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Toyosi Ogedengbe? 5:04 - Toyosi on the trade-off between growth and retention in marketplaces. 7:04 - What excites Toyosi the most about the tech s...

Toyosi Ogedengbe is a principal at Ascension Ventures. Before Ascension, he was a Venture Capitalist at Speedinvest with a focus on marketplaces. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/anL9GU1NnWM 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Who is Toyosi Ogedengbe and what was his first job? 0:55 - What did Toyosi do before you got into Venture? 1:46 - What triggered Toyosi's move into VC? 2:46 - What...

Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment. Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese...

Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment. Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese...

Marcus Love is the co-founder at Love Ventures, a venture fund which specialises in FinTech, PropTech, ConsumerTech at Seed to Series A stage and UK only (for now). 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwB0T_feGQ 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marcus Love? 0:11 - What are the essential things for new managers to focus on when setting up a fund? 2:07 - The...

Marcus Love is the co-founder at Love Ventures, a venture fund which specialises in FinTech, PropTech, ConsumerTech at Seed to Series A stage and UK only (for now). 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlO3CixO6qY 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marcus Love? 0:16 - What was Marcus Love's first job, and how did you end up in an international project? 1:36 - Wh...

Theo Priestley is a globally recognised and sought-after futurist, international speaker, author and authority on the future of business, technology and society, focusing on the convergence of emerging trends, including web3 spatial computing and artificial intelligence. He is widely known and sought after for his forthright views on both the positive and the negative impacts of technology on soci...

Theo Priestley is a globally recognised and sought-after futurist, international speaker, author and authority on the future of business, technology and society, focusing on the convergence of emerging trends, including web3 spatial computing and artificial intelligence. He is widely known and sought after for his forthright views on both the positive and the negative impacts of technology on soci...

Andy Ayim MBE is the creator of The Angel Investing School, that trains diverse professionals on how to get started with investing in the next generation of diverse startups. He also consults companies in highly regulated industries with his Product Playbooks on how to set up and scale new agile product management teams. He was previously Managing Director at Backstage Capital and was on the Advis...

Andy Ayim MBE is the creator of The Angel Investing School, that trains diverse professionals on how to get started with investing in the next generation of diverse startups. He also consults companies in highly regulated industries with his Product Playbooks on how to set up and scale new agile product management teams. He was previously Managing Director at Backstage Capital and was on the Advis...

Andrea is an entrepreneur, advisor, investor and strategist with global expertise in emerging technology, innovation, investment strategy and strategic growth initiatives. She’s built four businesses in the technology space, including in analytics & event technology, femtech & wearables and HRtech. She is currently Co-Founder & CEO at Hive Founders, a network for women entrepreneurs, providing edu...

Andrea is an entrepreneur, advisor, investor and strategist with global expertise in emerging technology, innovation, investment strategy and strategic growth initiatives. She’s built four businesses in the technology space, including in analytics & event technology, femtech & wearables and HRtech. She is currently Co-Founder & CEO at Hive Founders, a network for women entrepreneurs, providing edu...

Daniel Glazer is an American technology lawyer, strategic business advisor, and the Managing Partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office. Since the 2010 launch of the UK Government's Tech City initiative, Dan has advised high-growth UK/European technology and life sciences companies on raising capital in the US and UK/Europe, expanding their businesses into US markets, and connecting with investors,...

Daniel Glazer is an American technology lawyer, strategic business advisor, and the Managing Partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office. Since the 2010 launch of the UK Government's Tech City initiative, Dan has advised high-growth UK/European technology and life sciences companies on raising capital in the US and UK/Europe, expanding their businesses into US markets, and connecting with investors,...

After years in different venture capital firms, Marc Cohen has gone it alone and founded Unbundled VC. He invests in early-stage start-ups and offers free resources for founders looking to get funding on his website. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/C765cIqgG2k 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marc Cohen? 1:16 - Why call yourself a VC rather than an Angel Investor? 4:3...

After years in different venture capital firms, Marc Cohen has gone it alone and founded Unbundled VC. He invests in early-stage start-ups and offers free resources for founders looking to get funding on his website. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/xuEARO8_UBY 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marc Cohen? 2:06 - What did he do before he got into venture capital? 3:11 - W...

Hussein is a partner at Hoxton Ventures. He currently represents Hoxton on the boards of Baseimmune, BeyondRisk, Biocortex, Biotx, DruidAI, Finesse, Fy!, Giraffe360, Kbox, Kitt, Luminary, Peptone, PillSorted, Raptor Supplies, Really Clever, Rensair, Replai, Replan, Skin Analytics, TourRadar and XYZ Reality, and serves as a board observer on Behavox and Karakuri. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode her...