Smart Humans with Slava Rubin

In this episode of Smart Humans, Slava Rubin interviews Harold Hofer, co-founder and CEO of Alture Funds. Harold Hofer was a crowdfunding pioneer when he launched Rich Uncles in 2012, featuring the first digitally delivered investment offering available to non-accredited, non-millionaire investors. Through its NYSE listing in 2019 (NYSE: MDV), Rich Uncles grew to thousands of investors and hundred...

Louisa Klouda is the CEO and Founder of Fenchurch Legal, and is responsible for overseeing all business operations. Louisa founded Fenchurch Legal in 2020 after an interest in the litigation finance market sparked an idea to apply a secured lending model to litigation finance. She discovered a market largely dominated by funders focusing on high-value, complex cases such as class actions, however,...

Charles Clinton is the CEO and co-founder of EquityMultiple, an online platform that enables individuals to invest in institutional-grade commercial real estate. Before launching EquityMultiple in 2015, Charles was a real estate attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City, where he advised major private equity clients such as Blackstone and KKR on transactions exceeding $10 billion...

Alan Feld is the founder and managing partner of Vintage Investment Partners. Prior to founding Vintage, Alan Feld was a General Partner at Israel Seed Partners and at Vertex Ventures. Prior to Vertex, Alan was the Managing Director of Evergreen Capital Markets/Robertson Stephens Israel. Alan received an MBA from York University in Toronto, an L.L.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and a B...

Kyle Reidhead is Co-Owner & Head of Research at Milk Road, a leading crypto investing media company, and Founder of Impact3, a crypto-native marketing agency helping top protocols and brands in crypto grow.

Vincent founder Slava Rubin and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund did a deep dive into Glean, the multi-billion dollar AI startup helping to companies get the most out of their enterprise data. They looked at Glean’s growth trajectory, the competitive landscape and a possible IPO timeline.

Kenny Rose is the founder and CEO of FranShares, the first platform to package income-producing franchise assets into diversified, SEC-regulated funds for everyday investors. A Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) and former franchise broker, Kenny worked with over 600 franchise brands in more than 100 industries. Kenny’s views on franchising have been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, ABC, The...

Vincent founder Slava Rubin and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund looked at Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded neurotechnology company. They talked about the company’s growth, strengths, challenges, IPO prospects, and much more.

Jim McCann is an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist, renowned for transforming a single flower shop into the billion-dollar omni-channel retailer, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. His entrepreneurial journey began with a deep belief in the importance of social connections, which inspired him to create a company dedicated to helping people build meaningful relationships. The company’s portfolio includes we...

Nate Helbach is the founder and chief executive officer of Neutral. While studying finance and sustainability at Harvard Extension School, Nate developed the framework of what is now Neutral, which redefines conventional development strategies and mitigates the harmful effects of the built environment on our ecosystem. Nate founded Neutral based on this thesis in 2020 and continuously seeks to evo...

Vincent CEO Eric Cantor and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund looked at Anthropic, the American AI startup behind LLM model Claude. They talked about the company’s rapid growth, the competitive landscape in AI, and how the recent emergence of DeepSeek could affect Anthropic's outlook.

Peter Grosskopf was one of the founding investors and currently serves as the Chairman for Argo, a precious metals investment platform that enables secure and digital access to physical gold. With over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, Peter served as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Inc. for 12 years from 2010 to 2022. During that time, he drove the growth of the fellow...

Vincent founder Slava Rubin and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund, analyze SpaceX, the most valuable private company in the world. They talk about the company’s growth, strengths, challenges, IPO prospects, and answer investor questions.

Vincent CEO Eric Cantor and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund talked about OpenAI, the American AI giant.

Slava Rubin and Marcelo Ballvé, Pre-IPO analyst at Sacra, analyzed Stripe, the global payments platform last valued at $95 billion.

Zac Townsend is the co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, the world’s first Bitcoin life insurance company. Meanwhile’s mission is to democratize access to financial protection and security. Formerly, Townsend was a leader in the financial services practice of McKinsey & Company and served as the inaugural Chief Data Officer of California. Townsend was also the founder of a banking API business cal...

In this episode of Smart Humans, Slava Rubin and Vincent's Adam Katz recap the year in alts, and talk about what to what to expect in 2025 in real estate, pre-IPO venture, art, collectibles, and crypto. Adam Katz is a co-founder and Head of Research and Content at Vincent. He is a seasoned real estate investor and syndicator and a longtime investor in alternative assets. He is a graduate of Columb...

Meb Faber is the founder and CEO of Cambria Investment Management. He is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs and separate accounts. He hosts The Meb Faber Show podcast and has authored numerous leather-bound books. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and has been featured in Barron’s , The New York Times , and The New Yorker . Meb graduated from the University of Virginia with a...

Derrick Barker is the co-founder and CEO of Nectar, a fintech company focused on innovative financing solutions for Commercial and multi family real estate investors. His journey in real estate began during his time at Harvard, where he started acquiring properties from his dorm room. Following graduation, Derrick joined Goldman Sachs as a bond trader but continued to expand his real estate portfo...

Raj Gokal is the co-founder of Solana and president of Solana Labs. He also serves on the board of the Solana Foundation. He was previously focused on startups in behavioral health. He was Director of Product at Omada Health; EIR at Rock Health; Co-Founder of Sano, building consumer glucose sensors; and an investor at General Catalyst Partners. He started his career in hedge funds at companies lik...

Travis Jamison is a successful multi-time founder turned private market investor. He is the co-founder and managing partner of CapitalPad, a platform that enables accredited investors to invest in small business M&A deals, an asset class that has historically been out of reach for most investors.

Slava was co-founder and CEO at indiegogo in addition to being co-founder at Vincent, co-founder at Nillion and co-founder and Managing Partner of Humbition, an early stage venture fund. He is currently a member of the board for NYSE traded (WSO) Watsco Inc.

Andrew Luong is a personal finance and technology enthusiast and serves as the co-founder & CEO of Doorvest.  Founded in 2020, Doorvest is an online way for everyone, everywhere to buy, own and sell investment homes.  Doorvest currently manages over 400 homes and $100m in assets and is on a mission is to advance financial security for all.

Slava and Anthony talk about the impact of the election on private markets and the public stock market. They go through different private markets, including real estate, crypto, pre-IPO venture, art and collectibles, and talk about how each candidate can impact the economy and your investments.

Atish Davda is the co-founder and CEO of EquityZen, a leading marketplace for private company stock. For a decade, he has been responsible for running the firm, designing the organization, managing the leadership team, and guiding product development. He has spent 15+ years in fintech and asset management as an engineer, quant, and investor. He is an established leader in identifying novel markets...