Venture In The South

S5:E286 David reviews The Week In Venture with most of the attention, as usual, on the AI Bubble. On Wednesday November 4th, David will be interviewing Sig Mosely , a Super Angel with over 200 startup investments under his belt. They will be talking about what motivates him, his deal flow and how he evaluates startups. (recorded 11.1.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollin...

S5:E285  David interviews  Tasia Malakasis , CEO of The Company Lab, about their CO.LAB Q 12-month quantum commercialization studio launched in August 2026. It's focused on quantum startups and research teams transitioning from early-stage lab concepts into scalable, investable, and pilot-ready businesses in the Greenfield for innovation in Quantum Computing. (recorded 10.15.26) Support the s...

S5:E284 David reviews the past Week In Venture now known as Black October due to the flood of Agentic AI hacking swarms. It's the Wild West of AI. Tune in on Wednesday for E285 when David interviews Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, about their CO.LAB Q 12-month quantum commercialization studio launched in August 2026. The Studio helps quantum startups and research teams transition fro...

S5/E283 David first interviews Joe Milam one of the Fund Managers from  Fund That Tiger Fund , a Clemson Affinity Fund. Next is  Abby Phillips , the Director of the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) , an NC State Affiliated Angel Group soon to be launching a Fund. 2 great examples of differing approaches to University Affinity and Affiliated Funds and Angel Groups. Then Paul joins me to discuss the...

S5:E282 David reviews the past Week In Venture and tees up E283 for Wednesday 10.21.26. For Wednesday's episode he'll be interviewing the managers of Fund That Tiger, a Clemson affinity Fund, and the Wolfpack Investor Network, an NC State affiliated Fund. Then Paul will join David for a discussion of the Academic Fund Thesis. (recorded 10.18.26)  Support the show Follow David on X at htt...

S5:E281 David interviews Dr. Julia Halterman, she's the Founder & CEO of SalivIQ Diagnostics, a startup focused on saliva-based molecular diagnostics. They will be first to market in 2027 with a better, cheaper and faster molecular Strep A test that is more accurate for diagnosing strep throat without the need for an obnoxious tonsil swab. She has completed clinical testing, just closed t...

S5:E280 David provides the rundown on the past week in Venture and introduces  Wednesday's E281 interview with Julia Halterman, the Founder & CEO of SalivIQ Diagnostics. That's a startup focused on saliva-based molecular diagnostics, a rapidly expanding market for non-invasive Point-of-Service and at-home consumer diagnostic testing. (recorded 10.11.26) Support the show Follow David...

S5:E279 Paul joins David to review the nature of corporate Venture Capital in the Southeast, the impact this class of capital has on startup founders and investors, and where corporate VC can be found. (recorded 10.6.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https: / /x.com/...

S5:E278 David reviews the past week in Venture, trying to focus less on Big AI which seems besieged by doomerism and Data Center Nimbyism, and more on issues in the startup ecosystem that aren’t directly related to Big AI. (recorded 10.4.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on...

S5:E277 David interviews Jacob Rushfinn Co-founder and CEO of Botsi, an AI platform for personalizing software subscription offers to enable more tailored customer choices at the top of the sales funnel. (recorded 9.24.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https: / /x.co...

S5:E276 David reviews the past week in Venture with most of the focus on AI. On Wednesday David will interview Jacob Rushfinn, Co-founder and CEO of Botsi, an AI platform for personalizing software subscription offers to enable more tailored customer choices at the top of the sales funnel. (recorded 9.27.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn wit...

S5:E275 David and Paul team up to review the concept of Funds of Funds in the Southeastern Startup ecosystem. We explain the concepts and theses for the Fund of Fund strategy, review government efforts to stimulate jobs by using this strategy to distribute state funds for economic development and we also review private Funds of Funds aiming to make money for private investors. (recorded 9.3.26) Su...

S5:E274 David reviews the past week in Venture and tees up E275 on Wednesday when David joins Paul to discuss the Fund of Funds Strategy for Startup Investing. (recorded 9.20.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https: / /x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Pau...

S5:E273 Paul and David review the status of Unicorns in the Southeast including who qualifies, how many there are, what happens to them over time and why we even care. (recorded 9/3/26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https: / /x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn w...

David reviews the past week in Venture with a special focus on the apparently engineered tweet storm regarding human extinction precipitated by the resignation tweet from Jacob Coxon, a low level Anthropic employee with a 3 month tenure and no educational credentials in CS or AI. David outlines the facts that support a coordinated/media-assisted political narrative and how it threatens the Anthrop...

S5:E271 David is joined by Author and History Professor Dr. Joseph Moore to discuss his most recent book How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn’t) .  He offers a unique and innovative take on the history of American innovation that lead to both booms and busts, and how we might gain from that knowledge today. (recorded 9.3.26) Support the show Fo...

S5:E270 David reviews the past week in Venture and previews Wednesday's E271 when he’ll be interviewing Dr. Joseph Moore , an Author, Historian and Investor about his book, How to Get Rich in American History , a National Bestseller. He offers thoughtful yet unconventional insights into the history of American investing, the scams we keep falling for, and what history says about crypto, stock...

S5:E269 Paul interviews Hannah Webb, Venture Partner at LeVert Ventures, a Southeastern Fund with specialized investment expertise in agriculture, emerging technology, and sustainability. (recorded 8.19.26) Some Links to AgTech Deal Flow resources discussed in the interview. Agtech Forums   World Agri=Tech, San Francisco KC Animal Health Corridor AgLaunch   AgTech in the South Support the show Fol...

S5:E268 David reviews the past week in Venture and previews  E269, Wednesday's  interview with Hannah Webb, Venture Partner at LeVert Ventures. We'll be talking about their AgTech Fund and the role of AgTech in the Venture Economy. (recorded 8.30.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrise...

S5:E267 It's The Quarterly Power Show with co-host Karl Rábago, a Power Utility Expert. Today we're talking about Microgrids and how they might solve the power problem for Data Centers and make them better neighbors. (recorded 8.20.26) Michigan Public Service Commission letter addressing energy affordability Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On Li...

S5:E266 David reviews the week in venture and introduces the Wednesday Power Show with co-host Karl Rabago, a utility industry veteran. We’ll be focusing on Microgrids and their potential to solve many of the Grid problems facing industry today. (recorded 8.23.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidg...

S5:E265 David and Paul discuss a significant milestone notched by VentureSouth, an Angel Group focused on the Southeastern Startup Ecosystem. They reached the $100M threshold of deployed capital, joining just 10 other North American Angel Groups that have reached that milestone. In the VC world, only 10% of VC funds are in this club. We’ll be discussing what this means, how VS achieved that goal a...

S5:E264 David reviews the past week in venture and tees up Wednesday's E265 when Paul joins in a discussion of a significant milestone notched by VentureSouth, an Angel Group focused on the Southeastern Startup Ecosystem. They reached the $100M threshold of deployed capital, joining just 10 other North American Angel Groups that have reached that metric. And in the VC world, only 10% of VC fu...

S5:E263 David and Paul discuss how economic downturns can affect founders and startup investors, what they can do to plan for them, how to deal with them and what can be learned from them. (recorded 8.6.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https: / /x.com/PalmettoAngel...

S5:E262 David reviews the past week in Venture and previews E263 on Wednesday 8.12.26 with Paul when we'll be offering up a timely episode on ‘Financial Downturns’ and how investors can plan around them while the champagne is still flowing. (recorded 8.9.26) Support the show Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgr...