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Venture Capital Episodes

July 22, 2020

Fundraising during COVID-19, who will struggle and who can use it to …

Phin Upham, the Managing Partner at Haymaker Capital explains what is going on in the fundraising world during coronavirus, what kind of startups can raise money right now and what should early stage founders do when all investors are focusing …

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July 20, 2020

Investing in psychedelics - how does that work and where to start? By…

Marik Hazan, the Founder at Tabula Rasa Ventures explains what does it even mean to "invest in psychedelics" and how this can be done. If you are interested in investing in CBD and related fields or if you want to …

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July 19, 2020

Your competitors might be dead soon - advice on going through COVID b…

Roberto Machado the CEO at BetaBlocks and a member of Tech Coast Angels explains his vision of going through COVID and emerging as a stronger company while many of your competitors die. We also talked about Roberto's view on the …

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July 18, 2020

Fundraising for capital-intensive and highly regulated fields, how do…

Katelyn Johnson, the Principal at American Family Ventures talks about starting a business in capital-intensive and highly regulated fields like insure-tech. We discuss how these startups should fundraise and where should people, willing to work in those field start.

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July 17, 2020

Consumer internet space fundraising - how does it work and how is it …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Jad Esber, the Co-Founder at Koodos and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard talks about the consumer internet, how fundraising in that space works and what founders …

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July 16, 2020

Comparing 3 sources of capital: equity crowdfunding, Friends and Fami…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Todd Thompson the Co-Founder & CEO Carnot Compression goes over the 3 sources of capital that Carnot used to raise money. In this episode Todd compares Friends and Family, crowdfunding and grants as sources …

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July 14, 2020

What is a Venture University and how it sources its deals, by Jasmine…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Jasmine Yu Zhang explained how Venture University works, how do they source deals and how their deal sourcing is different from other firms and individual angels. We also discussed the current situation and talked …

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July 13, 2020

Pitching your company right and speaking with investors, by Brandon W…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Brandon Walker a Venture Fellow at Go Paladin explains how to construct your pitch deck, shares the major rule of it and then goes into details of the common mistakes he sees on the …

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July 12, 2020

Investing in African startups with Osayi Igharo, Managing Parter at R…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio our guest speaker is Osayi Igharo, the Managing Parter at Ripple VC that focuses on investing in African startups. And Osayi explains why Africa is a good place to invest in, how can you …

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July 5, 2020

Selling competition - how to raise when you have a large firm working…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Greg Miaskiewicz the Co-founder and CEO of Capbase explains how he managed to raise money for Capbase, while there is such a large firm (Carta) operating in this field. He also explains how to …

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July 3, 2020

Do family offices invest during pandemic and how do they invest in th…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Sebastian Zhou Investor at Alpha Square Group explains how family offices act now VS how they act in the "normal" times and also gives recommendations on which investors to approach first during this pandemic. …

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July 2, 2020

Raising money now - CEO and co-founder of Persosa explains how they a…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Gregory Lim, the CEO and co-founder of Persosa explains how they are raising their new round during this pandemic and how is it different from fundraising in the times of "peace". Gregory Lim's LinkedIn: …

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July 1, 2020

Experience with angel investing, how to receive fundraising, getting …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, our guest Steve Shwartz provides advice around angel investing, how he does it, and how to receive it! Starting in 2000, Shwartz became an angel investor by joining Tango. He was the leader and …

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June 26, 2020

Helping startups to raise money for no fees or equity - how Mother Te…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Landon Ainge, the Managing Director at Assure Syndicates explains how he helps startups to raise money without charing any fees or even taking any equity. He explains how the syndication process works and what …

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June 24, 2020

VCs infusing more cash into startups after 3 months of stagnation - c…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Vishal Uttam Founder and Managing Partner at Veloquence Capital explains why is it a good time for fundraising now and how VCs behave. He also explains how Veloquence Capital invests and how their approach …

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