VC10X - Investing, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Family Office, Wealth Management

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...

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...

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/ Fol...

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: Be...

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?...

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...

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 ro...

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 mentione...

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.lin...

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 mentione...

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 Equi...

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 Eri...

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 mentione...

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-in...

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...

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....

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...

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 & NY...

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...

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 - D...

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 webs...

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 webs...

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 me...

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 de...

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...