Venture In The South

S5:E228 David discusses the week in Venture, focusing primarily on Energy and Space tech as War in Iran dominates the news cycle. Tune in Wednesday April 15 for the regular interview show with Greg Brown, Fund Administrator for the Charlotte Angel Fund, when we’ll talk about Angel Fund dynamics in the SouthEast. Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at ht...

S5:E227 My regular interview fell through so I thought I would tell a personal story of Innovation and provide a few examples from my portfolio of good and bad Innovation. (recorded 4.7.26) 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 h...

S5:E226 David reviews The Week In Venture with a particular focus on The AI Bubble Watch and Space Tech. Tune in Wednesday for the regular interview show. (recorded 4.5.26) 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.linked...

S5:E225 In E224 I detailed the current state of Battery Tech and talked about 500Wh/kg as the inflection point for a new dynamic in electrical power. Today I’m talking about use cases and the potential for investment. The arrival of battery technology capable of sustaining a specific energy of 500 Wh/kg represents more than an incremental improvement; it is the widely recognized "holy grail&q...

S5:E224 David takes a break from The Weekly Update to focus on Energy, a timely topic. It's all about innovation in battery storage as solid state batteries approach an inflection point, poised to disrupt the energy markets as they reach the critical 500Wh/kg threshold. This puts solid state batteries at a significant cost and performance advantage over fossil fuels that could take 2-3M barre...

S5:E223 David interviews Scot Wingo, a GP at the Tweener Fund, a North Carolina Startup Fund. He explains how the Tweener Fund was started, how it has evolved and discusses their investment thesis. (recorded 3.18.26) 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...

S5:E222 David gives The Weekly Update on Venture and introduces the upcoming interview with Scot Wingo on Wednesday 3.25.26. He's a GP at The Tweener Fund and he explains its origins, the investment thesis of the Fund and why they expanded to cover startups across all of North Carolina. Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.co...

S5E221 David interviews 2 CEO's of some longstanding portfolio companies: Seal the Seasons Co-Founder & CEO Patrick Mateer  Vbase Oil   Founder & CEO Jeff Dimaio The CEO's briefly update listeners on the problem they are solving, who their customers are and relevant growth metrics from the recent past and their forecasts for 2026. We also briefly discuss their exit dynamics. (rec...

S5:E220 David provides The Weekly Update on Venture and previews the portfolio updates for Wednesday 3.18.26. The Update Interviews on Wednesday will be with 2 portfolio companies: Seal the Seasons offers locally grown frozen fruits and vegetables and is introducing 2 new product lines of white labeled Smoothie Kits and Chocolate covered frozen fruit that could be their breakout products. Vbase Oi...

S5:E219 David interviews Scott Pancoast , the Executive Chairman at Atticus Pharma , a spinout from Zylo Pharma where Scott is CEO. Atticus has 2 drug candidates from their Immunodermatology Platform and Scott updates listeners on the most recent developments at Atticus as they approach a liquidity event in the next few years. (recorded 2.18.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Co...

S5:E218 David delivers The Weekly Update in Venture and previews the upcoming  interview with Scott Pancoast, Executive Chairman of Atticus Pharma. He outlines Atticus’s plan to disrupt Immunodermatology with 2 innovative drug formulations using a drug platform model to spin out IP protected drugs while continuing to grow the platform model. (recorded 3.8.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGR...

S5;E217 David interviews the founders of 2  Life Science portfolio companies that have been around for a while and have made significant progress in their GTM strategies. Both have been previously profiled in detail, Redbud Labs for E138 in Sep24 and Adovate for E184 in Aug25. Thus today’s interviews are updates on the progress they’ve made against their GTM strategies. (recorded 2.18.26) Follow D...

S5:E216 David details The Weekly Update in Venture and previews Wednesday's E216 interviews with 2 portfolio companies executing on their GTM strategies. (recorded 3.1.26) 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.li...

S5:E215 David and Paul review the VentureSouth 10th annual Summit, summarizing the What, Who and Why for that event. Then David will preview an upcoming Webinar for GenZ and Millenial investors interested in venture but who do not qualify as accredited investors and finally Paul will review other upcoming events of interest. (recorded 2/20/26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Conn...

S5:E214 David delivers The Weekly Update in Venture and introduces the upcoming summary of the VentureSouth 10th Annual Summit for E215. Paul will be summarizing the What, Who and Why for that event, while David will preview an upcoming Webinar for GenZ and Millenial investors interested in venture but who do not qualify as accredited investors and finally Paul will summarize other upcoming events...

S5:E213 What exactly is Innovation? Well, David takes on the meaning using the story of evolution in the waste management business. It turns out that the standardized waste bin was the key innovation the enabled all the other innovations to get where we are today, semiautonomous garbage trucks. This is a  common theme for all successful startups: surprising insights and unexpected benefits, someti...

S5:E212 David summarizes The Week in Venture and introduces a special  Innovation Episode for mid week He'll be talking about Innovation in terms of: What is it Where it happens When to look for it Why it’s important How does it come about? (recorded 2.15.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Pa...

S5:E211 David interviews Hunter Young, the Head of Capital at The Center for Entrepreneurial Development based in the Research Triangle Park in  NC. We’ll be talking about Venture Connect 2026, one of the leading startup conferences in the Southeast, and how Angels and Founders can benefit from Deal Flow from that event. (recorded 2.6.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect O...

S5:E210 David summarizes The Week in Venture and then introduces the interview for mid week with Hunter Young , the Head of Capital at The Center for Entrepreneurial Development based in the Research Triangle Park in  NC. We’ll be talking about Venture Connect 2026 , one of the leading startup conferences in the Southeast and how Angels and Founders can benefit from that event. (recorded 2.8.26) F...

S5:E209 GiveBacks (FKA MemberHub) is an inclusive giving ecosystem startup that helps people move more money to the causes they care about. They mainly serve School Districts, PTAs, Booster Clubs, Brands and Non-profits. I first invested in GiveBacks in 20219 and first interviewed the CEO Will Bowen about the  company back in Jan 23 for E49. It's been over 3 years since that interview and a l...

S5:E208 David covers The Weekly Venture Updata and tee's up the interview segment for mid week. Tune in on Wednesday for an interview with GiveBacks CEO Will Bowen and an update on their growth over the last few years and his view of their exit trajectory. I first invested in GiveBacks in 2019 and last interviewed him for E49 of the Pod in January 2023, so there’s a lot to catch up on. (Updat...

S5:E207 David provides The Weekly Update on Venture and then closes with a brief update on the problem no one seems able to solve, Healthcare Reform. (recorded 1.25.26) 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.c...

S5:E206 David provides The Weekly Update for Venture and then hosts a discussion with Karl R. Rábago , a power Utility expert, on the current facts about  powering Data Centers and a discussion of the consumer backlash over rising electricity rates popularly attributed to the Data Center Boom. (recorded 1.17.26) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at ht...

S5:E205 David summarizes The Week in Venture and then Matt Dunbar of VentureSouth joins David to co-host a discussion of Exit Planning for Founders, Boards and Angel Investors. While we frequently talk about the need for early Exit Planning, we've not really offered any detail on what that exactly means. So, this review provides a step-by-step outline of a rational Exit Planning Strategy. (in...

S5:E204 David summarizes the past week in Venture and then Paul and I present for discussion the VentureSouth and my own personal Startup Investment Results for 2025. (discussion recorded 12.30.25) 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 P...