Best Nordic Development Funds Podcasts (2025)

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Feminvest, leading the way investing in women founders in the Nordics - with Michaela Berglund, CEO Feminvest 50:03

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🚀 Women Investors: Unlock the Nordic Investment Revolution! 🎙 In this episode of the InvestHer Podcast, host Anne Ravanona speaks with Michaela Berglund, CEO of Feminvest, about investing in women entrepreneurs and transforming women's financial futures in the Nordics. 🌍 Discover how Michaela is challenging the investment landscape, where less than…

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How To Get Non Dilutive Grants to Fund your Business with Vanessa Del Pozo Sanchez - Senior Grant Development Consultant, Grants Office 59:17

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🚀 Women Entrepreneurs: Unlock the secret world of grants! 🎙 In this episode of the InvestHer Podcast, host Anne Ravanona speaks with Vanessa Sanchez, Senior Grant Development Consultant at Grants Office, about unlocking funding opportunities for women entrepreneurs. 🌍 Discover how Vanessa is transforming the grant funding landscape by helping women…

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How to Leverage PR to increase your credibility, authentically attract investors, customers and scale, with Andie Cooper, Account Director BeachHut PR 1:11:29

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🎙 In this episode of the InvestHer Podcast, host Anne Ravanona sits down with Andie Cooper, Account Director at Beach Hut PR, to unlock the secrets of powerful tech communications for founders. 🚀 Discover how innovative startups transform their stories into global headlines, with insider strategies for media relations, fundraising visibility, and a…

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Advancing gender equality in Africa's clean energy sector 18:26

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In the second episode, produced in collaboration with the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa), we will talk about EEP Africa's activities and how gender equality and inclusion are addressed in their project portfolio.By Nordic Development Fund

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🎙️ EP 50: How Latiwa Foundation and Build Her a Future offer Entrepreneurship & Development Opportunites to women and girls in Africa, with Cathy Allara Latiwa 46:34

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🌍 Transforming Africa's Economic Landscape: One Woman's Mission to Empower 60,000 Entrepreneurs Join Cathy Latiwa, founder of Latiwa Development Foundation, as she reveals how "Build Her A Future" is revolutionizing women's entrepreneurship across Central Africa. From survival businesses to global market players, this episode uncovers the power of …

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Building Confidence and Inspiring Entrepreneurs into the Multi-Billion $ Beauty Business, with Sarah Naylor social entrepreneur from Sarah Naylor Academy 48:11

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🌟 Transforming Lives Through Beauty: Meet Sarah Naylor, the social entrepreneur rewriting success stories for marginalized communities! From helping teenagers build confidence to supporting individuals seeking a fresh start, Sarah's academy proves that practical skills are powerful tools of empowerment. Her journey from Dublin's challenging neighbo…

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This is Penny, Revolutionising Pensions for Women, with Lesley Tully 1:00:11

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🔥 Ready to rethink financial security for women? In this episode, Lesley Tully, founder of This is Penny, shares her inspiring mission to close the gender pension gap through innovative fintech solutions. Discover how This is Penny combines technology, education, and community to empower women to take control of their retirement savings. Whether yo…

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Building Unstoppable, The Fundraising Accelerator for Female Climate Founders, with Helena Wasserman 44:07

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🔥 Ready to fuel your climate startup journey? In this episode, Helena Wasserman, founder and CEO of Unstoppable Accelerator, shares her inspiring path from entrepreneur to climate advocate. Discover at Unstoppable, how community, fundraising strategies, personal branding, and AI tools can supercharge your impact in the climate space. Whether you’re…

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15 Years of Climate Finance – What have we achieved? 24:32

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In this episode we reflect on NDF’s 15-year journey in climate and development finance and discuss how the agenda has transformed and the responses to challenges evolved globally. We emphasise NDF's role at the forefront of driving timely solutions and implementing best practices, showcasing a proactive approach to tackling climate and development …

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InvestHer Podcast Episode 46 - Connecting the Dots in the UK & Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 55:24

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In this episode of the InvestHer Podcast, host Anne Ravanona sits down with Marc Ortmans from Global Entrepreneurship Network UK (GEN UK) to discuss the transformative power of shared values in the world of entrepreneurship. Drawing from his rich background in design and branding, Marc shares insights on the vital role of ecosystems and entrepreneu…

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Episode 45 - Raising Funding for an Indian AI Sports Tech 49:52

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Join us on the InvestHer Podcast as we explore the fascinating journey of Megha Gambhir, the dynamic founder and CEO of Stupa Sports Analytics. In this episode, Megha shares her transition from a seasoned tech professional to revolutionizing the sports analytics industry. Discover how Stupa Sports Analytics is enhancing the performance of athletes …

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Investing in Change: Shaping Policy and Practice for Inclusive Funding of Women Entrepreneurs 1:01:54

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Invest Her Podcast! Today, we're diving into the incredible journey of Allison Byers, Founder of Scroobious and a beacon of change and innovation in the funding ecosystem. Allison Byers has earned the title of the Swiss Army Knife of funding and fundraising. From launching a company dedicated to making fundraisi…

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Venture Forward - From selling my company to becoming a VC investing in women 1:11:45

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In this inspiring episode of the InvestHer Podcast, your host Anne Ravanona delves into the incredible journey of Sarah Dusek, co-founder of Under Canvas and Enygma Ventures. From experiencing a significant business failure to selling a business for $100 million and becoming a venture capitalist focused on empowering women entrepreneurs in Africa, …

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Building the Tech Workforce of the Future via a New Way to teach Kids to Code with Dora Palfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Imagi 52:45

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In today’s episode, we’re excited to delve into an inspiring conversation with Dora Palfi, the Co-Founder and CEO of Imagi. Dora shares her journey of creating a revolutionary approach to coding education, aimed at building a diverse and inclusive tech workforce for the future. Imagi is not just a coding platform; it's a movement to redefine the wa…

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Trailblazing VC Funding in Singapore & Investing in Women Founders 35:50

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Tune in to the Latest Episode of Invest Her Podcast: Trailblazing VC Funding in Singapore & Investing in Women Founders with Field Pickering, Managing Partner at Vulpes Ventures. Are you ready to dive into the dynamic world of venture capital and discover how gender diversity is reshaping investment strategies? Join us on the Invest Her Podcast for…

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Building Money Confidence in Young Adults with an AI-Money Coach, with Gabriela Isas, CEO & Founder of Good With 45:16

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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Gabriela Isas, founder and CEO of Good With, as she delves into the transformative world of financial education for young adults. In this episode, Gabriela unveils her unique journey to empower the 18-30 age bracket with innovative, AI-driven money management tools. Discover how Good With leverages beha…

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Raising a Pre-seed round for a Cleantech Startup in Germany with Mona Hornung , Co-founder & CEO - NOVO 53:17

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🌿 Dive into the world of Cleantech with Mona Hornung, co-founder and CEO of Novo, in our latest episode of Invest Her Podcast. Mona shares her riveting journey from consulting to leading a groundbreaking Cleantech startup in Germany. Discover how Novo is revolutionizing building energy efficiency, the challenges and triumphs of her entrepreneurial …

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Raising Funding for Sustainable Pregnancy Tests - The Hoopsy Story with Lara Solomon 1:03:42

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This week, you'll learn meet Lara Solomon, Founder &CEO of Hoopsy, the sustainable pregnancy test making waves. Lara is a serial entrepreneur who decided to create a medical device company to help millions of women, building on her own personal fertility journey, where she wondered where were the sustainable pregnancy tests that didn't add more pla…

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Unleashing the Power of Branding Identity to Get You Funded Faster, with Gustavo Stecher, Founder & CEO of Membranding 51:53

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This week, we have the pleasure of welcoming Gustavo Stecher, our long-time partner and the founder and CEO of Membranding. Gustavo is an extraordinary professional with extensive experience in global branding identity, particularly in startup branding, social branding and city branding. Join us as you learn how startups and emerging funds can use …

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Investing in Deeptech Space Startups - The New Frontier, with Jenna Bryant, Co-Founder & CEO, Embedded Ventures 41:00

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Great VCs and fund managers can come from anyway and Jenna Bryant, a true force of nature is living proof of that. Together with her co-founder Jordan Noone, both from non-traditional backgrounds, they created Embedded Ventures as a next generation VC firm investing in early -stage startups in deeptech and space, that can serve the U.S. Department …

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How We Enable Women Business Owners To Compete in the Global Marketplace, with Paulina Rabell, Market Lead for France, WEConnect International 57:18

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Did you know that today, only 1% of global corporate procurement goes to women-owned businesses? In 2023? Why is it that so few big corporates buy from women-owned businesses and what can women entrepreneurs do to win key contracts with them? Supply chain diversity is not only a buzzword, it's an imperative, if we are to unlock more global growth a…

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How We Raised over 2M€ Non-Dilutive Capital for a Hardware/Femtech Startup 55:45

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How do you raise money for a hardware, femtech, medical device that is highly innovative and not yet on the market? How do you get partners like the World Health Organisation to support your work? In this episode, you'll hear from Rosanne Longmore, CEO of Coroflo, a company which has developed and patented the world’s first accurate breastfeeding m…

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How Telling Our Stories Differently Can Change Funding 59:38

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How we tell stories matters. It's the way we all communicate things that really matter, and how you tell your story as a funder (investor) or founder can really change outcomes. In this episode, you'll learn from Tara Todras-Whitehill, an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared on more than 20 front pages of The New York Times. She found…

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How You Can Invest In Public Companies Run By Women CEOs 42:45

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What if you could invest in the change you want to see, by investing in public stocks of companies with women ceos? By investing in what you want to see in the world, breaking barriers and moving the needle forward? Now you can, if you are based in the United States, thanks to Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia Capital, who has created…

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How to raise Funding in Israel and insights into the innovative Israeli startup culture 1:20:58

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Roni Eiger is a successful angel investor and technology scout, living in Israel and working extensively connecting Israeli startups with Spain, particularly in the Agrifood/Agtech sector. Learn why she became an angel investor, key insights into Israeli culture and the Startup Nation, and about all the key sources of funding in Israel. You'll also…

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Accelerating pre-seed pan African Startups with Mope Abudu, Founder & CEO, Knight Ventures Accelerator (Nigeria) and AfriGlocal VC fund 1:01:05

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Mope is Founder and General Partner of Knight Ventures, the Pan Africa Digital Accelerator providing a platform to connect startups, mentors and Investors. Their mission is to develop 100 high-growth tech enabled startups to scale and success and also have a venture fund (AfriGlocal) to financially back those startups. They primarily invest in west…

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Raising a pre-seed funding round for my AI startup 1:03:08

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Welcome to this latest episode, where you'll hear from Kanwal Bhatia, Founder & CEO of AI startup Metalynx, about how she raised $800K in pre-seed funding. She shares her challenges along the way, how she kept going, what she learned to help her in her future funding rounds and much more! This episode is in partnership with DWEN (Dell Women Entrepr…

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How to raise a $1M seed round and leverage your network for funding, with Valérie Hoffenberg, Founder, SHe Travel Club 1:01:07

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What better to kick off Season 3 of our podcast than by listening to the inspiring story from French serial entrepreneur, Valérie Hoffenberg, about how she raised $1M in seed funding for She Travel Club, the new travel tech startup about to take the women travel market by storm. A former diplomat and advisor to a previous President of France, Valér…

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Supporting Emerging Fund Managers, and Funding Founders in Emerging Markets, with Olga Duka, Improve Ventures 1:27:53

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When you listen to Olga Duka, Managing Partner from Improve Ventures, you cannot help but hear her passion for all things funding great founders in emerging markets, and supporting emerging Fund Managers to help diversify the startup funding landscape. This episode will appeal to both investors and founders alike, as Olga explains and explores the …

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Funding Women & Diverse Founders in LATAM, with Anna Raptis from Amplifica Capital 1:03:44

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Ready to take a trip to funding universe in Mexico and Latam for women entrepreneurs? Meet Anna Raptis, the Australian who decided to create a fund to invest in women and diverse founders in Latin America, because nobody else was doing it and it's the right thing to do. In this dynamic and candid episode, Anna shares some great insights into the wo…

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Using Research/Innovation Partnerships as a Source of Funding, with Susan HayesCulleton, Active Peers AI 1:16:16

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Are you ready to hang onto your seats? This is a super fast-paced episode, where Susan HayesCulleton, Founder of Active Peers AI explains how she set up her company and used innovation partnerships (research partnerships) as a source of funding, to bring her great idea to life. But it wasn't all plain sailing as she soon discovered. From having to …

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Funding and Training Diverse Fund Managers with Sara Zulkosky - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Recast Capital 1:00:52

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In this episode, Sara Zulkosky, Co-Founder and Managing Partner from Recast Capital, a new platform focused exclusively on emerging managers in venture meant to both invest in and support those managers with a focus on diverse partnerships. Basically, they are fund of funds, who invests in and trains upcoming diverse fund managers. They believe dee…

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Angel Investing in Europe and Beyond with Denise McQuaid - Go Beyond (Angel Network) 1:01:49

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In this episode, you'll hear from Denise McQuaid, CEO of GoBeyond Investing, a pan-European ecosystem of early-stage investing experts. Denise has extensive startup and investing experience, and she joined GoBeyond in 2020 with the goal to develop the company's unique approach to angel investing, focusing on talented, ambitious, and unique innovato…

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Fundraising for a Deeptech Startup with Catherine Parry - Deepview 52:05

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In this episode, you'll hear from Catherine Parry, Founder and CEO of DeepView, a platform targeted to banks and regulated organisations wanting to learn how to safely and efficiently use communication channels for client relations. Catherine is a Serial Entrepreneur and global expert in regulatory technology and finance. In 2014, she was recognize…

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Funding Fintech and Blockchain in Latin America with Carlos Torres de la Cuba, AMG Block 1:05:47

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In this episode, you'll hear from Carlos Torres de la Cuba, Managing Director at AMG Block, a pre-seed venture fund looking to invest in fintech and blockchain startups in Latin America. Carlos's experience in the Mexican and U.S. financial markets led him to an interest in financial technology, and he's passionate about developing the market by fu…

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Pushing Diversity in Venture Capitalism, with Mac Conwell II, RareBreed Ventures 1:07:23

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In this episode, you'll hear from Mac Conwell II, Founder and Managing Partner at RareBreed Ventures, a pre-seed to seed venture fund looking to invest in RareBreed entrepreneurs in North America. Mac's VC story was driven by a desire to create a space for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities in the United States. You'll learn in this ep…

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How to be Undaunted When Raising Funding with Kara Goldin, Founder & CEO of Hint 1:00:26

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In this episode, you'll hear from Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., known for its award-winning healthy-alternative beverage, Hint Water. Kara's Undaunted spirit has brought much success to her San Francisco-based business, and she has been named one of InStyle's Badass 50, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Fortune's Most P…

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Discover how Radical Generosity is funding diverse female founders with Vicky Saunders, Founder of SheEO 1:02:33

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In this episode, you’ll hear from Vicki Saunders, the Founder of SheEO, an ecosystem for supporting women entrepreneurs who are working toward solving the world’s top priorities. Vicki has made a career of entrepreneurial work, co-founding initiatives throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. You'll learn in this episode how the SheEO commu…

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Nordic Game, or NG20, is a video game developer conference and trade show held annually in Malmö in Sweden, NG20 is November 25th-27th. 38:51

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Nordic Game is a video game developer conference and trade show held annually in Malmö, Sweden. The conference hosts lectures from the computer gaming industry and serves as a company-dating venue where developers and marketers meet. Next event is coming up, NG20 is November 25th-27th. You can register online here. Also check out the new podcast of…

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How To Get 1:1 Meetings with VCS and Make your Virtual Event More Gender Diverse - Jan Ameri, CEO of Arctic15 - Matchmaking investors with startups 1:06:38

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How do you get 1:1 Meetings with Investors and also make your online event more gender diverse? In this episode, you'll hear from Jan Ameri, CEO of Arctic15, the key matchmaking event between investors and startups in the Nordics and beyond. Learn how to build relationships with investors, who to embed gender diversity across your virtual event and…

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Ask an Angel - Fundraising Advice for Female Founders with Angela Lee - Founder of 37 Angels 1:06:05

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In this episode, you'll hear from Angela Lee, Professor of Practice and the Chief Innovation Officer at Columbia Business School where she teaches venture capital and leadership courses. Angela started her career in product management and then moved to consulting at McKinsey. She has started 4 startups and is also the founder of 37 Angels, an inves…

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Building the 3rd Reconstruction and restructuring Capital, with Julianne Zimmerman and Ed Dugger III, Reinventure Capital 1:14:36

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Black lives have always mattered and Ed Dugger III has been investing in black founders with great success and returns since the 1980s. Now he has created a new fund with Julianne Zimmerman, called Reinventure Capital - to build on this impact and fund even more Black and diverse founders. In this episode, you'll learn about the 3rd Reconstruction …

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Episode 41; Second Part Interview Ivan Filletti On GamingMalta And Timothy Bendt Explains Tamatem Games, A Publising house In The Middle East 52:58

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This week in Episode 41 I have the remaining parts of the interview with Ivan Filletti of MaltaGaming and Timothy Bendt of Tamatem Games. Both are the seconds parts of conversations I had earlier this month. Ivan is telling why gaming studios should land in Malta and Timothy is giving us a look inside his publishing company that is focussing on the…

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Episode 40; Tamatem Games and MENA, Tim shares his insights, India and its gaming growth, Rahul explains the vision of Games24x7 45:49

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The games podcast is back, a small break and re-energyzed. Look and feel of the site has changed, better hosting, fresh new logo, new intro and outr music. So I hope you like it! Today two territories; India and the MENA. I have chat with Tim and Rahul are talking about the regions, their companies and lots about gaming what you should know. Cris R…

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Episode 39; GamingMalta, Malta and Gaming, Ivan Is Explaining What His Governmental Foundation Is Offering The Games Industry And Eitan Is The Founder Of A New Games Fund Vgames 45:10

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GamingMalta, Malta and Gaming, have you heard about it? Well, today an interesting talk with Ivan Filletti, who is representing his government Malta. Lots of us do know the island because of Igaming, but there is so much more. Besides being a wonderful island to relax during your holiday’s, they are working on a gaming eco-system. Next to that, I h…

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Meet the VC - Bedy Yang, Managing Partner Global, 500 Startups 1:11:47

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Bedy Yang, Managing Partner at 500 Startups, is a very seasoned international VC, who focuses on building out 500 startups accelerators and programs across the globe. In this episode, she shares how 500 Startups support women entrepreneurs and future VCs, what needs to change in the funding environment to increase diversity and answers live questio…

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Episode 38; VGames.vc Is A New Gaming Fund From Israel, Eitan Explains How To Back Game Studio Founders And Robby Yung Shares His Vision About Blockchain In Games 42:19

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VGames.vc is a new games investment firm in the games industry. VGames is founded to support early stage game founders trying to turn their dreams into reality. In this episode I am talking to Eitan Reisel about his new games fund, how is looking at the games industry, how he is finding new potentials investments, which platforms or segment of the …

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Episode 37; Blockchain And Games, Great Insights By Robby Yung, CEO Of Animoca Brands, Who Talks About The Ownership Of Digital Goods In Gaming 38:03

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Blockchain and games is a topic that I have come across many times in the last years. Many people talk about it and it is said, it is a game-changer. In this episode I wanted to learn more how blockchain can work for game developers. A company that is quite often in the news, when it is about blockchain and games is Animoca Brands. So who better co…

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Episode 36; Talk with Matthew of the Iterative Indie Games Fund, FaZe Clan exec to start XSET and part 2 Plitch.com interview with Rob 42:47

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A little later then normal. But episode 36 of my games podcast beholds interesting interviews about a new indie games fund, plitch.com and cheats for esports and Cris talking about FaZe Clan and more. Several top executives behind FaZe Clan are leaving to start a competing organization called XSET Since its founding in 2010, FaZe Clan has grown fro…

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Episode 35; Esports Be Like, Blocksport.io And Its Business Model, MegaDev Introduces Cheats For Esports With Plitch And Torque Esports And Fan Engagement 1:04:15

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Esports be like! A full episode where I get to talk to Darcy of Torgue Esports. Actualy it is part 2 of our talk earlier this month. First part was in Episode 34. Next to that I am talking to Semih of Blocksport.io, who is in the Hype Program of Borja, who I talked to in Episode 32. Blocksport supports (e)sport clubs, streamers, influencers, federa…