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

Jatin Desai is a Co-founder & Managing Partner at Inflexor Ventures. He is a seasoned operator turned venture capitalist who has successfully built and exited businesses in both the US and India. In this episode, Jatin shares his playbook on investing in deep tech, the future of AI in India, and the single biggest challenge facing Indian startups. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency...

Harish Chandramowli, Co-Founder of Flaire, he transitioned from Lead Engineer at MongoDB to building fashion ERP software despite having zero industry background. We dive into his journey from cybersecurity engineer to fashion-tech founder, the bold decisions that shaped his company's growth, and his contrarian views on the future of enterprise software in the AI era. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10...

Shaw Walters is the founder of ElizaOS—the popular GitHub repository for AI agent development that is powering over $20 billion in projects, all built without venture funding. We dive into whether AI will end civilization, what are multi-agent systems, why Shaw chose open source over proprietary AI, and his prediction that we'll need nuclear power plants for next-gen AI. This conversation will...

Santosh Sharan is the founder of Zeer.ai and a go-to-market veteran with over 20 years of experience. Santosh believes we're at an inflection point where the traditional SaaS model is fundamentally broken. In our conversation today, we explore why the old playbooks don't work anymore, how AI is reshaping startup economics, and Santosh's vision for agent-to-agent interactions replacing...

Rishi Taparia is a seasoned operator turned investor who brings a unique perspective from his time in the trenches at companies like Poynt and Legion. Now, as the Co-founder of Garuda Ventures, he invests in the next generation of B2B software companies. In this episode, we dive deep into the seismic shifts happening in the world of B2B SaaS, thanks to AI. We'll explore how the rules of softwa...

We're joined by a truly inspiring guest who is changing the face of angel investing. Sarah Turner, the founder of Angel Academe, is on a mission to bring more women into the world of startups, both as investors and as founders. What started as an observation about the lack of women in investment rooms has grown into a thriving community of over a thousand investors. In this episode, we'll...

Sam Libby is a veteran healthcare investment banker and the founder of TCB Capital Advisors. After a long career, he's now dedicated to a single mission: making a real, tangible impact on patient care. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com TCB Capital Advisors website - https://www.tcbcapitaladvisors.com/ Sam Libby on Linkedin - https://www.link...

Scott Hauck is an operator-turned-investor and the founder of Legacy Capital and Hawk Capital. Scott is challenging the typical 'strip and flip' model by focusing on what he calls the 'silver tsunami'—a massive wave of legacy businesses from retiring owners. We'll discuss his 'white glove' approach to preserving the soul of these companies while driving growth. But that...

Eva Yazhari is the founder of Beyond Capital Ventures, who believes that the "high risk, high return" philosophy we all take for granted is actually a myth. She's taken her Wall Street hedge fund background and built a VC firm focused on emerging markets in India and East Africa - and believes her portfolio is actually less risky than Silicon Valley VC. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - P...

Max Buchan is the Co-founder & CEO of Valarian, a dual-purpose defense tech company that emerged from stealth with a $20M seed funding round. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Valarian website - https://www.valarian.com/ Max Buchan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbuchan 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/Ch...

Today we're joined by Mike Collins, founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures, a firm that's quietly built one of the most unique and successful venture capital models in the industry. Mike has scaled Alumni Ventures to over $1.5 billion in assets under management by doing something most VCs thought was impossible—building a venture firm primarily around individual investors. ⭐ Sponsored by Podc...

Elizabeth Weil, founder and managing partner of Scribble Ventures, just closed an $80 million Fund III focused on AI-native startups. She spent seven years at Twitter during hypergrowth from 60 to 2,500 employees, then built the Market Development team at Andreessen Horowitz. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Key Topics discussed: The Scribble Network...

In this episode, I sit down with Shivendra Nigam, CFO of Cantabil, one of India's most successful and enduring apparel brands. Cantabil, founded in 2000, has scaled to over 600 stores across 20 states—while remaining debt-free and laser-focused on sustainable, profitable growth. The conversation covers bold expansion strategies, secrets of margin protection in a fiercely competitive fashion ma...

Loretta Tioiela is the founder of Next Sequence, a venture capital firm at the forefront of one of the most exciting fields in science and technology: the convergence of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology. With a rich background in deep tech, holding strategic leadership positions at global giants like Huawei and Samsung, and working as Chief Product Officer at cloud innovator Scaleway,...

Jack Leeney is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at 7GC, a venture capital firm with a unique cross-border approach that bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. Before founding 7GC, Jack was at the forefront of some of the most iconic tech IPOs of our time during his tenure at Morgan Stanley, including Tesla, LinkedIn, and Facebook. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency fo...

Dominique Levin is a 2x CEO, a go-to-market architect, and a wildly successful investor with over a billion dollars in exits. She’s seen it all, and she has a playbook for a lot of challenges founders face while building their companies. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Links- Dominique Levin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiquelevin Bo...

Itamar Novick is a solo capitalist and the founder of Recursive Ventures, a pre-seed & seed fund focused on fintech, AI and emerging tech startups. Itamar has been on all sides of the startup table: as a founder and executive, an institutional VC, and an angel investor. He has supported over 50 successful startups, including Deel, HoneyBook, Placer, Credible among others. ⭐ Sponsored by Podca...

Sean Byrnes is a co-founder & General Partner at Near Horizon. Sean has spent the past 20 years founding and scaling companies that have defined new categories, including Flurry—the world’s largest mobile analytics platform, acquired by Yahoo—and Outlier.ai, an automated data analysis leader. At Near Horizon, Sean partners hands-on with founders, combining deep operational expertise and capita...

Collin West is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC, a venture capital firm he launched in 2020 to harness data science for discovering and supporting exceptional founding teams. Collin’s investment track record spans industry leaders like Zoom, Carta, Groww, ICON, Tally, and Sidecar Health. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Ensemble VC webs...

Adam Breckler is the Co-founder and Head of Product at Better Health. Adam is a seasoned entrepreneur and product expert. At Better Health, he leads efforts to simplify access to medical equipment and support for people with chronic conditions, combining technology, peer coaching, and education to improve patient outcomes. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x...

Shikha Rawal is Senior Legal Counsel at Alpha Wave Global. With over eight years of experience in corporate law, Shikha specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities law. She provides strategic legal advice and support for Alpha Wave’s global operations and portfolio. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Shikha Rawal on Lin...

Yoni Tuchman is a Partner at DLA Piper representing sponsors and investors in forming, investing in and operating private funds. This episode marks the beginning of a new segment on the podcast called Legal10x where we will be talking about the legal aspects of funds & startups. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Yoni Tuchman on LinkedIn - https://w...

Anand Rajaraman is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for co-founding Junglee, which was acquired by Amazon, and Kosmix, acquired by Walmart. He was Senior Vice President at Walmart Global eCommerce and is a founding partner at Rocketship.vc. Rajaraman is also the co-owner of the San Francisco Unicorns, a Major League Cricket team. Anand has invested early in companies like Faceboo...

Andrew Reilly is a Managing Director at VCFA, the world's first secondary focused fund. Andrew joined VCFA in 2017 primarily to focus on origination and development of venture and growth equity secondary opportunities. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com VCFA website - https://vcfa.com/ Andrew Reilly on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/a...

Hunter Somerville is a Partner at StepStone Group, an asset management firm with over $150BN+ in assets under management. Hunter focuses on venture capital and growth equity investments which includes fund investments, directs, and secondaries. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com StepStone Group - https://www.stepstonegroup.com/ Hunter Somerville on Link...