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

Michael Girdley spent the last 30 years building a $100M+ holding company which holds 12 businesses. He's also built a 195,000+ Twitter following and a newsletter with over 20k readers. In this episode, we talk about - - What is a holding company? - What does he look for while evaluating a business opportunity? - How do he decide between build, buy, or invest? - Why is the Holdco model gaining...

Justin Izzo is Research Lead and Data Expert at Dropbox DocSend, a popular deck sharing and analytics tool used by founders across the world.  In the episode we talk about: - What are the most important slides to include in your pitch deck?  - What slides do investors spend the most time on? - How many slides should your pitch deck contain?  - How to access and analyze pitch deck interaction insig...

Nick Tippmann is a vertical SaaS investor and advisor. He's also an LP in several VC funds. Previously Nick was CMO at Greenlight Guru where he led marketing efforts from $0 to $10s of millions in ARR while bootstrapping. In this episode we talk about: - The growth story of Greenlight Guru - How to leverage SEO as a growth channel? - How much work does it take to put SEO to work? - How long do...

Aravind Chinchure is an author, physicist and a board member at Deshpande Startups. He holds a PhD in Physics, and has an experience spanning 25 years in R&D, innovation, intellectual property, startup venture investment, policy, social development and teaching. In this episode we talk about: - How they're promoting entrepreneurship in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities in India at Deshpande Start...

Ritesh Malik is a medical doctor-turned-entrepreneur, angel investor, speaker, and philanthropist. He founded Innov8 Coworking in 2015 and scaled the business to over 42 locations pre-COVID. After selling Innov8 to OYO, he now focuses on his philanthropic goals in education, cybersecurity, startup policy regulations, village empowerment and healthcare. He is also a sought-after investor in early-s...

Marc Wesselink is Co-founder & General Partner at Venturerock. Venturerock is a venture-building and venture investment platform. Where they aim to advance technology, science and innovation to co-create and grow the next gen of global tech companies. In this episode, we talk about - - The Flaws in Venture Capital - How they're fixing the flaws by following a unique investing model at Vent...

Jonathan Metrick is a Partner & Chief Growth Officer at Sagard, an asset management firm with over $15.2 Billion in Assets Under Management across different asset classes. As a member of the value creation team, Jonathan helps our portfolio companies with growth marketing, including paid acquisition, SEO, attribution and recruitment. He has also taken on Fractional Chief Growth Officer respons...

Dan Nguyen is a Partner at Decibel where he focuses on helping founders build the next-generation of disruptive ML / AI, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining Decibel, he was a Vice President at Battery Ventures where he led investments in Databricks, SumoLogic, Expel, Contrast Security and InfluxData. Earlier in his career, Dan worked at VMware and spent time at UBS i...

Ibrahim Abdel Rahim is the Founder & Managing Partner at Moonbase Capital where they are investing in Search Funds. In this episode we talk about - - What are Search Funds? - How they're different from startups? - What's the return profile investing in Search Fund VS investing in startups (Venture Capital)/ - Who are the people who start Search Funds? - Investing in stages to derisk th...

In this episode, Prashant sits down with Steve Brotman, founder and Managing Partner at Alpha Partners, to discuss why Pro Rata rights are a game-changer for venture capitalists (VCs) and how they can impact investment outcomes. Here are the key topics covered in the episode: 1. Understanding Pro Rata Rights: Steve explains what pro-rata rights are and why they are essential for VCs to maintain th...

Sandiip is the Founder & Managing Director of Green Frontier Capital, India's first investment firm that focuses on growth companies which are delivering breakthrough innovation in green industries. Mr. Bhammer is an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Finance at the Isenberg School of Business at UMass – Amherst and was a Co-Portfolio Manager of the DA Capital South-Asia Investment Fund, bas...

In this episode, Prashant interviews Alvaro Alvarez, a Partner and co-founder at Boost Capital Partners. Alvaro has 12+ years of experience investing in startups and has backed around 100 companies at or before seed stage, including Deliveroo, Supercell, Zencargo, Hutch Games and Tenor. Boost Capital Partners is a new firm dedicated to backing seed & pre-seed startups and helping them achieve...

In this episode, we talk to Liz Christo, a Partner at Stage 2 Capital, and a Go-To-Market expert. We talk about - - Transitioning from an operator to an investor: Liz Christo's journey and expertise in go-to-market strategies - Designing effective sales processes and building a professional sales team - Strategic marketing channel selection and the importance of founder-led sales - Segmenting...

I'm excited to announce the release of our latest episode of the VC10X Podcast, where we dive into the world of fund management and SPV solutions with Nik Talreja, the founder and CEO of Sydecar. In this episode, Nik shares the story behind Sydecar and how he transitioned from practicing law to building a product-driven solution for fund management and SPVs. We explore the advantages of having...

I'm excited to announce the release of our latest episode featuring Giuseppe Stuto, a Managing Partner at 186 Ventures. In this episode, Giuseppe shares valuable insights on how founders should evaluate acquisition offers, tips for building through the downturn, contrarian investments, and his biggest learnings from investing over the years. Here are some of the key topics we discussed: 1. The...

In this episode, our host Prashant interviews Allie Mullen, the Director of Platform at Wireframe Ventures, to explore the ins and outs of the 'Platform' role in VC. Here's a sneak peek of what we discussed: Main Topics Discussed: - What exactly is Platform in venture capital? - How does it operate and vary across different firms? - Who is best suited for this role and how can one brea...

Neil Thanedar is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, altruist, and author. He is the founder & GP of Utopic, a pre-seed biotech VC fund investing in the future of science. In this episode we talk about: - Neil's story and how he started investing? - What are Mittelstands? - Why startups should stay indie as long as possible? - Their focus at Utopic Ventures - Biotech 2.0 and lots more Li...

In this episode, Prashant Choubey talks to David Honik, Founding Partner of Lobby Capital & someone with over 23 years of investing experience in startups. They talk about: The Rebirth of August Capital as Lobby Capital:- - David shared insights into the evolution of August Capital and their decision to transition to Lobby Capital. - They discussed the importance of maintaining a smaller fund...

Robert Antoniades is the Co-founder & General Partner at Information Venture Partners. A Canada-based VC firm investing in fintech & enterprise-tech startups. In this episode, we talk about: - Robert's story & how he started investing - Investment thesis at Information Venture Partners - What do they look for in startups they back? - Exit potential of startups - Profitability or re...

James Pringle is a Partner at Portfolio Ventures & a co-host of Riding Unicorns, a top 50 "entrepreneurship" podcast in 50+ countries. In this episode, we talk about: - James' story & how he started investing - How is the UK startup ecosystem evolving? - Different flavors of Venture Capital - Importance of podcasting in venture capital - How they add value to portfolio compan...

In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jeffery Potvin, an experienced angel investor who has invested in over 55 companies. Jeffery shared his journey into the world of investing and discussed the valuable insights he gained from the last recession. Here are some of the key topics we covered: 1. Jeffery's story and how he started investing 2. The Canadian startup ecosystem an...

Andrey Kostyuk is the co-founder at AAlchemy Ventures, a program in association with Deloitte, to help Russian entrepreneurs get access to the European market. In this episode, we talk about: - Andrey's story & how he started investing - Russian startup ecosystem - How does AAlchemy Ventures work? - What they look for in candidates? - Importance of unit economics in current fundraising env...

Alex Farcet is the Co-founder of Rainmaking, a climate-focused angel syndicate with over 1800 LPs investing alongside them. In this episode, we talk about - - Middle-class of venture investing -Growing to 1700 LP base - Empathy first approach on investor side & founder side - Derisking the deals - How do you run operations for the syndicate? Links mentioned- Follow Alex on Linkedin - https://w...

Sergey Gribov is a technology entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years of experience; a partner at Flint Capital, a $250M Boston-based venture fund that invests across Israel, USA, and Europe. In 2022, Flint Capital was ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the most founder-friendly funds on the planet. We talk about: - Sergey's story & how he started investing - What do they look for...

Ruchir Lahohy is a Managing Partner at MegaDelta Capital investing in growth-stage Indian startups. In this episode we talk about: - Ruchirs's story & how he started investing - How they helped set up NEA India? - The origin story of MegaDelta Capital - Tracking India's growth story - How does early-stage investing differ from the growth stage? - Exit options available to founders &amp...