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

Sam Merchant is an Investment Associate at Hambro Perks Leaders Fund - an international investment firm investing in private technology companies leveraging different fund structures like venture capital, venture debt, secondaries, etc. In this episode, we talk about - - Sam's story and how he got into investing - How investing is done differently at different funds at Hambro Perks? - How diff...

Ashish Kumar is a Co-founder & General Partner at Fundamentum. Ashish began Institutional Investment as a Partner at Fundamentum Fund 1, a Series B/B+ focused VC Fund out of India. He later co-founded Fundamentum Investment Advisors alongside Nandan Nilekeni (Co-founder of Infosys) & Sanjeev Aggarwal (Founding CEO at IBM) which manages the latest Fundamentum Partnership Fund, where he is a...

Zach Coelius is the founder and Managing Partner at Coelius Capital. Zach runs a VC fund, an angel syndicate & a rolling fund at the same time. Some of his popular investments include Cruise Automation, Branch, BounceX, Angellist, Booksy, HelloSign, Apprente, Mercury and 50-plus other startups. Timeline: 00:00 - Coming up.. 00:45 - Episode intro 01:51 - Sponsored by Podcast10x.com - End-to-end...

Adam Nash is the former CEO of Wealthfront and current Founder and CEO of Daffy. Prior to Wealthfront & Daffy, Adam has a strong operational experience holding executive positions at LinkedIn, Ebay, Dropbox and Apple. Adam is also an angel investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker: OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and several other startups. To top it all off Adam is an Adjunct Professor at...

Vineet Rai is a co-founder & Chairman of Aavishkaar. The Aavishkaar Group is focused on developing the impact ecosystem in Asia and Africa, and manages assets in excess of USD 1 billion across equity and credit, with 6,000+ employees across India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Kenya. We talk about - - The story how Vineet started Aavishkaar back in 2001 alongside his wife - How was "Impact In...

Andrea Hippeau is a Partner at Lerer Hippeau - an early stage sector-agnostic venture capital firm based in New York City. In this episode we talk about - - Andrea's story of how she started working in venture capital - How has Lerer Hippeau evolved over the past 10 years she's been at the firm? - How has the New York startup ecosystem matured over the years? - Why sales is one of the most...

Dan Bowyer is a Co-founder & Partner at Superseed - an early-stage venture capital for technical teams transforming how the world works. Dan has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, having built and exited 2 startups and invested in many more. In this episode we talk about - - What's the focus at Superseed? - Why AI is a massively transformative technology? - What's happen...

Pushkar Singh is a Co-founder of Tremis Capital. At Tremis Capital they invest in startups and help post-PMF startups construct their investment rounds with their deal advisory services. In this episode we talk about - What is Tremis Capital? - Fundraising tips for founders - Who should and who should not angel invest? - How should new angel investors approach angel investing? - Equity vs debt fin...

Gonzalo Galindo is the CEO of Cemex Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Cemex, a multinational cement manufacturing giant. In this episode, we talk about - - The mission at Cemex Ventures - Importance of strategic alignment in corporate venture capital firms - Focus on sustainability - Sub-sectors they invest in at Cemex Ventures - Portfolio companies doing exciting work - Founder or Pr...

Ertan is a venture capital fund of funds pioneer in Europe, and Founder of Multiple Capital, a fund of funds focusing on micro funds, emerging managers, first-time funds, and solo GPs.  He has combined 20 years’ experience of asset management, fund of funds, VC and information technology operating roles. Now they're deploying out of their fund III at Multiple Capital. In this episode, we talk...

Anil is the Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures. He has been one of the pioneers of angel investments in India as head of operations and President at Mumbai Angels and Bangalore Angels, leading Angel Investment forums in India.  Anil has helped close approximately 100+ venture-financing deals and was directly involved in closure of over 50+ deals. Anil has served on the Board of...

Katelyn Donnelly is the founder and Managing Director of Avalanche VC, an early-stage venture firm investing early in technology companies that transform how people learn, earn, and own. Previously, she was co-founder and Director at Delivery Associates, the leading public sector advisory firm implementing technology and large-scale reform worldwide. She served on the board until the company partn...

Amit Singh is a co-founder of Misfits Capital, earlier Amit had founded Shuttl, app-based commute service for office goers. Amit has invested in several startups. In this episode, we talk about: - Story of Misfits Capital - How is Misfits different from syndicates on Angellist & Let's Venture? - How they evaluate startups at Misfits Capital? - Why founders need to play the market? & lo...

Courtney is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Recast Capital. Prior to co-founding Recast, Courtney was a Managing Director of Weathergage Capital, a boutique fund of funds that provided its clients with access to premier venture capital, growth equity and micro-VC partnerships. Venture fund commitments included both brand name funds and emerging managers. During her 10 year tenure at Weathergage...

Amber Illig is the founding general partner at The Council Fund, an emerging venture firm that invests in technology companies that are transforming traditional industries in Logistics, FinTech, Digital Health, and the Future of Work. Amber has previously worked at companies like Apple, Snapchat, Cruise, & Atmos. In this episode, we talk about - - Amber's story and why she started "Th...

Shrishti is the Managing Partner at SSV. She has led investments in 40+ companies. Before starting SSV, Shrishti built a fintech company, worked at a fund, and also headed Startup Programs for Facebook (now Meta). In this episode, we talk about - - Story of Shristi & Swadharma Source Ventures - Upcoming mother of all Bull Runs in India - Drawing parallels between private & public markets -...

Richard is a Founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners and is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s global activities and strategic direction.  He leads investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics and brings over three decades of investment, operational and entrepreneurial experience to his role. He is an investor and board member in category-defining s...

Cameron Newton is a Founding Member & Managing Partner at Relevance Ventures, based in Nashville, Tennessee, investing in the wellness sector.  In this episode, we talk about - - Story of why Relevance Ventures was started - Mental health crisis in the US - How big is the opportunity in the wellness sector? - How does Relevance help it's portfolio companies succeed? - Their portfolio const...

Alex Pattis is a General Partner at Riverside Ventures. A venture fund & angel syndicate with over 10,000+ LPs & $200 Million+ in assets under management. Alex has also been a founding team member at Hampton, a private & vetted community of founders & CEOs by Sam Parr & Joe Speiser. Alex also writes 'Last Money In' newsletter with his Partner Zachary Ginsburg where they...

We have Maximilian Winter, General Partner & Krish Ramadurai, Partner at Harmonix fund with us. Harmonix invests in technological breakthroughs that will help create a future for a healthy, operational, and peaceful civilization. The fund focuses on exceptional entrepreneurs and innovative healthcare, life sciences, and deep tech companies. In this episode, we talk about - - Backing scientific...

Stephen Marks is the Managing Partner at Emmersion Capital. Emmersion Capital invests in lower middle market businesses and complementary early-stage companies with international growth prospects in the U.S., & Latin American region. Stephen has advised private equity, family offices, asset managers, and middle market companies on both domestic United States and cross-border opportunities in L...

Brett Calhoun is a General Partner at Redbud Ventures, an early-stage sector agnostic VC firm based in the United States. Brett was featured on the Forbes investor list of 30 under 30. In this episode, we talk about - - Brett's story and how he started investing - Investing thesis at Redbud Ventures - Why they made a pivot from being an accelerator to a VC firm? - Why accelerators are Plan B f...

Mahankali Srinivas Rao (MSR) is the Chief Executive Officer of T-Hub and leads its mission of driving results and collaboration for entrepreneurs’ success. An accomplished serial entrepreneur, MSR has built and scaled businesses across geographies over his 35-year stint in the IT industry. At T-hub he's leading the biggest innovation centre in the world spanning 585,000 sq. ft. In this episode...

Jay Kolbe is a co-founder of Impact Partners, a PR firm working with top names in VC, Family Offices & High Networth Individuals. In this episode, we talk about-  - What is PR? - Importance of PR for VCs - Common misconceptions about PR - Crisis Management in PR - Focus on "impactful" coverage over maximizing for reach - Using exclusivity to get clients featured in top publications -...

Alex Harris is a Founding Partner of Fiat Growth and General Partner at Fiat Ventures. Prior to Fiat, Alex led paid growth and partnerships at Chime, flexing his innovation skills and data-driven approach. His deep knowledge of the Fintech market provides superior marketing, business development, and growth strategies for Fiat’s clients.  In this episode we talk about: - How they've reverse en...