Venture In The South

S5:E253 David co-hosts a special episode on the future of Physical AI with Drobot CEO Stijn Van de Velde. Stijn was on the Pod for E178 for Part 2 of my series on Robotics in the summer of 2025. In this episode we’ll be talking about the current market for Robotics, Software for bots, Robots-as-a-Service, virtual training with digital twin technology, the value prop for Humanoids and what the futu...

S5:E252 David reviews The Week In Venture which once again was dominated by AI. On Wednesday July 8th  David will be co-hosting a special episode on the future of Physical AI with Drobot CEO Stijn Van de Velde. Stijn was on the Pod for E178 for Part 2 of the series on Robotics in the summer of 2025. In this episode they'll be talking about the current market for Robotics, Software for bots, R...

S5:E251 David interviews Daniel Herrington , CEO of Voxel Innovations , a manufacturing Tech startup disrupting the parts supply chain for the likes of cutting edge chip production and Power Turbines for AI data centers. Voxel was last on the Pod for E71 in June of 2023, so a lot has happened and it's all good. (recorded 6.29.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On Li...

S5:E250 David details the past Week In Venture and previews his Wednesday July 1st interview with Daniel Herrington, CEO of Voxel Innovations, a manufacturing Tech startup crashing the supply chain for cutting edge chip lithography and Power Turbines for AI data centers. (recorded 6.29.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/...

S5:E249 David is joined by Doug Giampappa, the CEO of HealthyCell for an update on HealthCell, a rapidly growing DTC oral gel supplements provider preparing to break into retail. Then, we'll be talking about eCommerce in the AI era, outline the basic characteristics of successful eCommerce strategies and talk a bit about what the near term future looks like in eCommerce. Just to take a break...

S5:E248 David reviews the week in Venture and sets up Wednesday's show dedicated to eCommerce. For that episode David and Doug Giampapa , CEO of HealthyCell, will update listeners on HealthyCell, a unique supplements provider leveraging the longevity marketplace. We’ll outline the basic characteristics of successful eCommerce strategies and talk a bit about what the near term future looks lik...

S5:E247 AI is exploding so I invited a guest who operates an AI company to take listeners on a deep dive into the current state of AI. J osh Miller is the CEO of Gradient Health , a medical image data vendor for of AI models. Gradient has experienced growth and market expansion similar to Big AI, but from a more modest starting point. We review Gradients' current growth and then get into the...

S5:E246 David offers up The Week In Venture and what a week it was with the SpaceX IPO sucking up capital like a Supermassive Black Hole. David then tees up Wednesday's deep dive into the state of AI with Josh Miller , CEO of Gradient AI, a data aggregation company for medical imaging AI model developers. He’ll give us a brief update on Gradient’s explosive growth and share his perspective on...

S5:E245 David takes a deep dive into IPO dynamics and how investors can think about the multitude of IPO features to work them to your advantage. (recorded 6.9.26) The VitS Checklist for Pre-IPO Buyers 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 wi...

S5:E244 David updates listeners on the past Week In Venture and tees up Wednesdays Pod for a deep dive into IPO dynamics and how investors can win at the IPO game. (recorded 6.7.26) 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 Paul at https://w...

S5:E243 David interviews Kathy Meis, CEO of Bublish , the world’s first publishing platform with built-in AI enabled professional positioning, editing, design, production, branding and distribution. Kathy has been on the Pod twice before for E50 and E168 but has executed a major pivot to bublish.ai that enables scaling self publishing at lower cost but with greater control for authors. They'v...

S5:E242 David updates listeners on the week in Venture and then  on Wednesday, David interviews Kathy Meis, Founder and CEO of Bublish, about her publishing startup’s turn to AI and how it’s working. (recorded 5.21.26) 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 Conne...

S5:E241 David and Paul explain Startup Fundraising Rules in a brief but informative review. (recorded 5.14.26) 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 Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedback and...

S5:E240 David updates listeners on the significant events in Venture for the past week. On Wednesday May 27, David and Paul present a short but sweet review of fundraising rules for Founders and Investors. (recorded 5.24.26) 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:E239 Anthropic says wait just a minute, you don't really own the shares you thought you did. David and Paul run down the details of the Anthropic Secondaries controversy, why it happened and what the likely outcome may be. (recorded 5.14.26) 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 http...

S5:E238 David brings you the weekly update in Venture, dominated by massive capital raises, both public and private. But early stage venture wasn't invited to the party. On Wednesday May 20th for E239 Paul and I will be reviewing the turmoil in the private secondaries market, precipitated by Anthropic’s crackdown on unauthorized secondary sales amid a market frenzy at it’s most recent $900B p...

S5:E237 David interviews Frank Williamson, he's an investment banker based in Chattanooga who specializes in hard-to-serve clients including owner-operators, venture capital-backed companies and nonprofits. He walks listeners through the exit process, how Founders and Board Members can be prepared and how to set expectations. (recorded 5.11.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSout...

S5:E236 David updates listeners on the past week in Venture, which was once again dominated by AI. He then tees up the Wednesday interview episode with Investment Banker Frank Williamson, who is focused principally on Southeast Ventures. We’ll be discussing the logistics of Exits and the role of the Investment Banker. (recorded 5.10.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On...

S5:E235 David welcomes back energy consultant and expert on renewable and smart power, Karl Rabago, to discuss how Battery Tech is changing the energy landscape and how investors can find opportunity there. (recorded 5.5.26) CATL Battery offerings for 2027 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...

S5:E235 David provides The Weekly Update in Venture in a week dominated by AI. Tune in on Wednesday for the regular interview show. (recorded 5.3.26) 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 Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkpriv...

S5:E233 David interviews Cam Doody, Co-founder and a GP at The Brickyard, a unique ‘in-residence’ foundry for early stage startups focused primarily on the team with 20-25 startups in residence at any given time. BY has invested in 54 companies since 2021 with 4 exits to date and 4 shutdowns. Cam has been on the Pod before for E105 and E180 and offers a fresh updated perspective on the Startup eco...

S5:E232 David covers The Week In Venture and previews the Wednesday April 29th show with Cam Doody, GP at the Brickyard in Chattanooga. It’s a unique ‘in-residence' foundry for early stage startups focused primarily on the team with 20-25 startups in residence at any given time. Brickyard has invested in 54 companies since 2021 with 4 exits to date and 4 shutdowns. Cam has been on the Pod bef...

S5:E231 David and Paul review the high points of K-1 reporting and the tax implications of deal structures that Angel Investors can  work to their benefit. (recorded 4.13.26) 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 Paul at https://www.link...

S5:E230 David covers the significant events in Venture over the past week. Then,  for The Interview Show on Wednesday April 22nd, David and Paul will review the K-1 maze and how Angels can navigate through it. (recorded 4.19.26) 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/PalmettoA...

S5:E229 David interviews Greg Brown, the administrator for The Charlotte Angel Fund. He explaines what CAF is all about, how it works, their investing thesis and their investment results. We also talk about his perspective on changing the Accredited Investor definition to serve more young investors, about the Evergreen Fund phenomenon and Tokenization of private investments. (recorded 4.13.26) Fol...