Southeast Asia's longest running VC podcast! Three shows in one pod: Against All Odds, learn from the stories of veteran founders, investors, executives from across the globe Academy On Call, learn from mentors and alumni of Insignia Ventures Academy, Asia's pioneering education platform for VC professionals and startup executives In the Orange Corner, get to know portfolio companies of Insignia Ventures Partners
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On this podcast, I sit down with venture capital funds to learn how they support their founders after writing them the check. This show is brought to you by HireCMO.io, where fractional CMOs grow your VC-backed portfolio startups.
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Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Mazin and Aviral.
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The leading podcast on how to build a successful open source company. Learn from the founders of HashiCorp, Chronosphere, Vercel, MongoDB, DBT, mobile.dev and more!
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating the challenges of buildi ...
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VC Unfiltered aims to bring authenticity, humor, and unfiltered advice to the forefront of venture capital. VC Unfiltered features real conversations with entrepreneurs and investors, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of building successful ventures. We want to break down the barriers that often make the VC space feel intimidating and inaccessible, creating a platform where genuine interactions and honest insights can thrive. Through this series, we hope to inspire a sh ...
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show note ...
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"The Fundraising Debrief" focuses on the real stories behind successful founders and their recent VC financing rounds. The podcast aims to provide valuable insights into what it takes to raise a successful financing round, from finding the first believers and navigating the due diligence process with various investors to the first term sheet and its negotiation. Hosted by Vlad Cazacu and sponsored by Flowlie Technologies, the #1 deck-sharing and round management platform used by VC-backed fo ...
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"The VC Architects" focuses on the real stories behind emerging fund managers in the venture capital industry. The podcast aims to provide valuable insights into what it takes to build a successful fund from scratch, from navigating the fundraising process with limited partners and making back-office decisions to the first investment and providing support to founders. Hosted by Vlad Cazacu and sponsored by Flowlie Technologies, the #1 deal screening and deal sharing platform used by investor ...
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Startuprad.io™ is your backstage access to Europe’s fast-moving startup scene, venture capital strategies, and the tech entrepreneurs building the future of business. Featured by Feedspot, F6S, MillionPodcasts, Forbes, Crunchbase, and Tech.eu, we rank among the world’s top startup podcasts—curating the most relevant voices in sales psychology, eco innovation, fintech trends, and AI-driven growth. 🎙️ Hosted monthly by Joe Menninger, Startuprad.io delivers raw, unfiltered conversations with Eu ...
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A podcast featuring insightful conversations with diverse digital product industry leaders from around the world who share key lessons from every stage of their business journey. Listen to compelling stories from bootstrapped and VC-funded founders, C-suite executives, and developers across SaaS, software, video gaming, and mobile apps. Discover actionable growth strategies to elevate your own business. This podcast is brought to you by FastSpring. As the leading merchant of record payment p ...
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Q&A with Shunwei's venture investment partners, portfolio company founders, and other KOLs within its ecosystem. Founder Adam Bao has since launched a sister podcast called 'The Harbinger - China Tech & VC Podcast', which is an open platform that invites all top VCs and founders in China to share their insights.
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Deep Tech Germany is your front-row seat to the boldest breakthroughs emerging from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—the DACH region—where advanced research, scientific innovation, and venture capital converge. As part of the Startuprad.io™ network, we spotlight the founders, engineers, scientists, and investors fueling Europe’s deep tech ecosystems. 🌍 Hosted in English for a global audience, this show connects you to the people and platforms building the future of: AI, quantum computing, p ...
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Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout MENA by joining Wamda Capital, the most active, multi-stage, sector agnostic VC fund investing in high growth technology or tech-enabled startups across the MENA, and the leading knowledge platform offering integrated programs including thought leadership and research, community development, Wamda’s fellowship program Wamda X, as well as corporate and government advisory services to the various stakeholders of the MENA startup ecosystem.
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The 1st podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital (est. May 2014). Nick Moran interviews the VC and Angel investor experts on how they find, evaluate and select the next great technology startups.
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Powered by Startuprad.io™ | Global Top 20 Entrepreneurship Podcast Security Sutra is your tactical briefing on the frontline of cybersecurity innovation. As a sub-podcast of Startuprad.io™, this show explores how startups defend themselves, scale securely, and lead the charge against global cyber threats—with a special focus on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH/GSA region). 🎙️ Hosted in English for a global audience, Security Sutra brings together cybersecurity founders, ethical hacker ...
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The Origin Ventures podcast discusses all things tech, startup, and venture capital with startup founders and executives, experts in our network, and other investors. Origin Ventures is a Seed and Series A venture capital firm investing across the United States and Canada. Visit originventures.com for more details about us, to sign up for our newsletters, and other content!
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FinTech Germany is your insider pass to the startups, investors, and digital finance pioneers shaping the innovation economy of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (the DACH region). As a flagship sub-show of Startuprad.io™, this podcast explores everything from fintech innovation and capital growth to regulation, green innovation, and the emergence of financial unicorns in Central Europe. 🎙️ Each episode dives deep into: 🔍 VC investment trends in fintech, insurtech, regtech, and wealthtech 💡 ...
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Women Who Rock GSA is your front-row seat to the women redefining entrepreneurship and innovation in the DACH region. As part of the award-winning Startuprad.io™ network, this sub-podcast celebrates female founders, investors, and trailblazers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—all delivered in English for a global audience. 🎧 Ranked among the Top 20 Global Entrepreneurship Podcasts on Apple, this series uncovers the untold stories, strategic insights, and powerful journeys of women tran ...
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Austin's evolution into a global innovation superstar is at the heart of Austin Next. We uncover insights into the region's transformation and what it means for ecosystem building. Our exploration extends to emerging trends, technologies, and their convergence. Using Austin as our real-world case study and experts from around the world, we aim to understand the true nature and mechanics of innovation.
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Welcome to Ignite, the podcast where we delve into the innovations and ideas that are transforming our world. Hosted by Brian Bell of Team Ignite Ventures, this platform offers a front-row seat to candid conversations with trailblazing founders, visionary investors, and thought leaders who are shaping the future. Our episodes explore the mechanics of Startups and Venture Capital, the promise of technology, and the societal implications that often go unnoticed but are imperative for responsib ...
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Datacast follows the narrative journey of founders, operators, and investors in the data and AI infrastructure space to unpack the careers that they have built.
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VC (advised two unicorns)/ Ranked Global No. 1 Finance Influencer by Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters)Ranked Global No. 1 Fintech, AI, Blockchain & No. 2 InsurTech Influencer by Onalytica
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The Apps, Games and Insights podcast brings together the latest insights and discussion from industry experts to developers, business decision makers and enthusiasts in the apps and games industry. The first series has 8 weekly episodes covering topics from responsible engagement, to advice from M and A, and VC experts, through to discussions about hot topics such as privacy and accessibility. Stay tuned every week and follow us for the latest episode.
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G'daaay From L.A. is an online platform created BY Australians in America FOR Australians in America. A one hour show highlighting Australian businesses, support structures, charities and entertainers that are doing their best to succeed in the United States.
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Startuprad.io™ brings you fast, actionable, English-language coverage of the most important startup and tech news from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the DACH region and GSA tech ecosystems. 📈 Our monthly podcast delivers high-density insights in under 30 minutes, giving you the edge on: 🚀 Startup trends, venture capital movements, and unicorn builders 💸 Major funding rounds, pre-seed investments, strategic acquisitions, and IPO pipelines 🔍 Deep tech breakthroughs, AI-powered ventures, ...
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Exploring the world’s greatest startup stories. Get a behind the scenes look into the founding stories of your favorite companies. Learn how the industries they operate in actually work, and learn playbooks and tactics you can use to launch and scale your own business.
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Aiming to inspire entrepreneurs around the world to launch their new ventures. Connect FinTech enthusiasts with start-ups, incubators, accelerators, investors and incumbents.
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Learn how business leaders grew their businesses and dealt with challenges in a smart way: - Fundraising - First customer - Scaling - Acquisition & exit - Balance between work, health and family
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Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey! STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH. We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcas ...
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Are you curious about how a business is born – why someone was compelled to leave a paycheck and benefits behind to head off into the wild blue yonder, without a safety net, navigating high levels of uncertainty, and risking financial ruin? Entrepreneurship is an adventure, and you will love hearing these phenomenal founders share their nail-biting moments and their uplifting wins – often occurring within hours of each other in any given day! As a 4x Founder I easily resonate with each guest ...
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The Scale Lab is an original Techleap.nl podcast on how to scale up your company beyond the Netherlands. Hosted by Constantijn van Oranje and Joe Wilson, this podcast series gathers remarkable Dutch entrepreneurs who were able to create breakthrough companies to deconstruct their scaling journeys: how to find the right product-market fit, pivoting, funding strategies, approaching VC and investors, expanding abroad and key lessons learned. Learn more about Techleap.nl initiatives here: https: ...
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Welcome to the Array Podcast. The platform to discover an array of hacks and skills you need at different stages of building your business. On each episode, we host successful entrepreneurs who share their secrets on growing an enterprise businesses that leverage data and AI/ML.
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A series where you hear real stories from innovators and pioneers describing the ups and downs of their career. Hosted by Nikunj Kothari. Learn more at rollercoaster.life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Are you tired of podcast hosts with hidden agendas and craving unfiltered conversations that actually challenge the status quo? THE BLUNT TRUTH empowers free thinkers who question conventional wisdom and seek deeper meaning beyond the surface. Here, nothing is off limits. Join Steven and Dougie as they dive headfirst into the mysteries of spirituality, the wonders of nature, and the complexities of society. We explore the intersection of science and spirituality, uncover hidden histories, an ...
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Watch the #1 Biotech Podcast in Europe to grow. Hosted by Philip Hemme. 25k monthly views. Free. Guests include Antoine Papiernik @Sofinnova, Werner Lanthaler @Evotec, Ingmar Hoerr @CureVac, Bernat Olle @Vedanta, Johannes Fruehauf @BioLabs, Rodger Novak @CRISPR Tx, Agnete Fredriksen @Nykode, Mike Ward, Thomas Clozel @Owkin, Marc de Garidel @Abivax, Sander van Deventer @VectorY & Forbion, Jens Nielsen @BII, Edwin Moses, Bahija Jallal @Immunocore, and more. Your host Philip animates the conver ...
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The Breaking Into Startups Podcast is a platform where we feature stories of people who broke into tech from non-traditional backgrounds. Curious about how startups work, how to get a job without a degree or what technical and non-technical careers are out there? We have news for you - tech fields are booming and you don’t need the best technical degree in information technology to break in and get a six figure job in technology. Our podcast gives you an inside look at the most disruptive st ...
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The Village Global podcast takes you inside the world of venture capital and technology, featuring enlightening interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and tech industry leaders. Learn more at www.villageglobal.vc.
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489. Investing in the Gen AI Extraction Layer, Value Accrual in New Tech Waves, and India’s Digital Currency & Identity Economy (Hemant Mohapatra)
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Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India joins Nick to discuss Investing in the Gen AI Extraction Layer, Value Accrual in New Tech Waves, and India’s Digital Currency & Identity Economy. In this episode we cover: AI Investment Opportunities and Challenges Healthcare and Legal Implications of AI Defensibility in AI and Long-term Investment Strategies Ve…
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20VC: Figma, Scale, Wiz: Inside Index's Decacorn Factory | Decision-Making, Investment Process, Biggest Lessons, Biggest Misses | Why Gross Margin is a Fallacy at Seed | Never Turn Down a Deal on Price ...
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Martin Mignot is a Partner at Index Ventures, the best-performing fund in the world right now. In the last three months, they have sold Wiz for $ 32 billion, sold Scale for $14.9 billion, and IPO'd Figma as the largest investor. In addition to this, they are the largest or second-largest shareholders in Roblox, Revolut, Adyen and Datadog. Agenda fo…
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AI in Wealth Management: Scaling Financial Advisory & Democratizing Access
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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast hosted by Kristian Marquez, guest Sindhu Joseph, founder and CEO of CogniCor, shares how artificial intelligence is transforming the financial services and wealth management industry. Sindhu discusses the significant wealth disparity she has observed globally and how CogniCor’s AI-powered co-pil…
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Ryan Hoover on Growth Flywheels, Building Communities, Helping Founders, LP Investing
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Subscribe to my newsletter to get every episode + the transcript in your inbox every week. Ryan Hoover is the Founder of Product Hunt and Weekend Fund. Ryan’s probably helped more founders launch their products than anyone else on Earth. We talk about starting Product Hunt as an email list, and he open sources the growth flywheel that propelled it …
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20VC: The $BN Greenoaks Backed Protein Bar | Hitting $100M Revenues in David's First Year: Lessons & Mistakes | $0 to $600M: The Untold RXBAR Story | Product-Market-Fit, Pricing, Branding: What Every Founder ...
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Peter Rahal is the Co‑Founder & CEO of David Protein, the highest protein‑to‑calorie ratio for any protein bar on the market. Peter has raised over $85M from Greenoaks, Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman with the latest round valuing the company at $725 million. The company is poised for over $100 million in first‑year revenue. Formerly, Peter…
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Accelerating AI & Enterprise Innovation: Accenture Ventures’ Strategic Investments
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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Ryan Chandra, Data and AI Investment Lead at Accenture Ventures, to explore how Accenture’s corporate venture capital arm is driving strategic investments in cutting-edge data, AI, and enterprise technologies. Ryan shares deep insights into Accenture Venture…
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Ignite Leadership: Scaling Product Teams and Quiet Leadership with Greg Weinger | Ep185
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Greg Weinger is the Senior Vice President of Product Management at SheerID and the creator of The Powerful Introvert podcast. With over 15 years of experience scaling B2B SaaS product teams at companies like Urban Airship, YesMail, and Jive Software, Greg brings a unique blend of technical depth, leadership insight, and introverted clarity to every…
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Investor Stories 419: Key Advice (Patel, Schuler, Walsh)
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Manish Patel Barry Schuler Shamin Walsh We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing …
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20VC: Figma's 250% Pop - The Greatest IPO Mispricing Ever | Meta and Microsoft Blowout Quarters: Broken Down | Cognition Raises at $15BN and Ramp at $22BN | CRV Downsizing and What It Means for LPs and ...
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Agenda: 00:00 – The Worst IPO Mis-Pricing Ever: What Really Happened at Figma 02:30 – Fidelity vs Founders: How Important is Fidelity When Going Public 07:00 – Why Founders Secretly Want a Pop, Even If It Makes Them Look Stupid 10:15 – The Truth Behind the $3B Figma "Left on the Table" 14:00 – Direct Listings vs IPOs: Should Figma Have Gone Direct …
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How Count Finance Tackles Millennial Money Anxiety with Automation & Empathy
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What if your money app actually reduced your anxiety instead of triggering it?In this episode, Laura Cornely shares how she walked away from private equity to build Count — a fintech that’s deeply personal, empathy-led, and built for millennial mental clarity. What You'll Learn: How money anxiety is the unspoken epidemic of our generation — and how…
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How Count Finance Tackles Millennial Money Anxiety with Automation & Empathy
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What if your money app actually reduced your anxiety instead of triggering it?In this episode, Laura Cornely shares how she walked away from private equity to build Count — a fintech that’s deeply personal, empathy-led, and built for millennial mental clarity. What You'll Learn: How money anxiety is the unspoken epidemic of our generation — and how…
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How Count Finance Tackles Millennial Money Anxiety with Automation & Empathy
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What if your money app actually reduced your anxiety instead of triggering it?In this episode, Laura Cornely shares how she walked away from private equity to build Count — a fintech that’s deeply personal, empathy-led, and built for millennial mental clarity. What You'll Learn: How money anxiety is the unspoken epidemic of our generation — and how…
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Ignite Startups: The AI Sales Engine Powering Smarter Outbound with Chris Anzalone | Ep184
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Chris Anzalone is the founder and CEO of Knowledge, an AI-driven sales intelligence startup reshaping the way businesses identify in-market buyers. With a unique background in high-ticket finance and agency sales, Chris bootstrapped Knowledge from a services-based business into a fast-scaling SaaS company, reaching thousands of users and notable AR…
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Next-Gen Perovskite Solar Panels and Climate Tech Investment Challenges with Tandem PV
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In this compelling conversation marking of the 100th episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Scott Wharton, CEO of Tandem PV, to explore groundbreaking advancements in solar energy technology. Scott shares how Tandem is revolutionizing the industry by developing next-generation perovskite-silicon tandem s…
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Ignite VC: The Future of AI, Consciousness, and Venture Capital with Chuck Stormon | Ep183
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Chuck Stormon is a serial entrepreneur, AI pioneer, and managing partner at StartFast Ventures. With a career that includes founding multiple startups, commercializing early AI accelerators, and building foundational internet infrastructure, he offers deep insights into AI, entrepreneurship, and the future of intelligence. In this episode, Chuck sh…
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AI in Asset Allocation and Investment Management with CBS Prof. Harry Mamaysky, CIO of QuantStreet Capital (USA)
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Harry Mamaysky, Professor at Columbia Business School and Chief Investment Officer at QuantStreet Capital, spoke with Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about AI potential for investment management and asset allocation. Here is what they covered: Harry – what's your background? How did you get to what you do today? Why re-join a…
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20Sales: $0-$3.7BN: The Databricks CRO’s Playbook to Build the Fastest GTM Engine in SaaS History | How Databricks Beat Snowflake | How To Build a Sales Org of 5,000 and Close $190M Deals with Ron Gabrisko ...
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Ron Gabrisko is the Chief Revenue Officer at Databricks, where he joined in 2016. Under his leadership, Databricks has scaled from $0 to $3.7BN annualized revenue. He has grown the sales team from 0 to over 1,000 globally, leading expansion into enterprise, government, and international markets. Ron previously held senior sales roles at Cloudera an…
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Investor Stories 418: Visionary Founders (Shen, Shapiro, Jiang)
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Han Shen Craig Shapiro Kevin Jiang We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founde…
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20VC: Inside Carnegie Mellon's $4BN Endowment | Why 90% of LPs Shouldn't Invest in VC | The $140BN Problem with Multi-Stage Funds | The Hidden Math Behind DPI, TVPI, and Illiquidity with Miles Dieffenbach ...
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Miles Dieffenbach is Managing Director of Investments at Carnegie Mellon University, where he helps oversee a $4 billion endowment with a focus on venture capital, private equity, and alternative investments. Under his leadership, CMU’s private book has remained self-funding during some of the toughest years for liquidity. Agenda for Today: 00:04 –…
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Bridging Innovation and Industry: Inside Corporate Venture Investing in Materials and Hard Tech
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In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Sven Harmsen, Director of External Ventures at NOVA by Saint-Gobain, the corporate venture arm of a 360-year-old multinational materials company. Sven shares the evolution and investment thesis of NOVA, emphasizing their strategic focus on early-s…
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Ignite Partners: What Every VC Needs to Know About Compliance Risk with Ravi de Silva | Ep182
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Ravi de Silva is the founder of DeRisk Partners and a seasoned compliance expert with a global track record, having led financial crimes compliance at Citi and held senior roles at JPMorgan and American Express. With deep experience navigating regulatory environments across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, he now helps banks, credit unions, and fintechs…
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PhD to $100M Revenue: Rebuilding SMB Lending with AI | Sahill Poddar, Co-founder and CEO of Parafin
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Sahill Poddar is the Co-founder and CEO of Parafin, helping marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and point of sale providers offer financial services their merchants. Sahill and his team have quietly built Parafin to nearly a $100m GAAP revenue run rate in only four years, and they've done it in an industry that's become a Silicon Valley graveyard: SMB len…
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Harnessing AI in Venture Capital: Inside AlphaSemantic with Cyril Shtabtsovsky
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In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Cyril Shtabtsovsky, founder of AlphaSemantic and an associate and advisor at Aloniq. Cyril shares his journey from banking to venture capital and how his passion for AI led him to create AlphaSemantic, an AI-powered tool designed to help venture c…
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E178: Building Safer AI Agents with Portia AI
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Emma Burrows is Co-Founder & CTO of Portia AI, the platform to build AI agents in regulated environments. Their open source Python SDK provides a developer framework for predictable and stateful agentic workflows. Portia AI has raised around $5M from investors including General Catalyst and First Minute Capital. In this episode, we dig into: Why th…
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The Hidden Science of Email: Authentication, Deliverability, and Trust With Hank Hoffmeier of Kickbox
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Conversation with Kickbox Director of Operations Hank Hoffmeier about the science of email marketing. Email marketing is often hailed as the highest-ROI channel — especially for SaaS and digital product companies. But what happens when your emails don’t even make it to the inbox? In this episode of Growth Stage, we speak with Hank Hoffmeier, email …
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Investor Stories 417: Best LP Question (Delk, Hilaly, Dash)
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Delk Aaref Hilaly Somesh Dash We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.…
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20VC: Benchmark Loses Another Partner | Elad Gil Raises a Monster $1.5BN Solo GP Fund | Why Apple Need a Management Overhaul | Why Google is the Best Performing Hyperscaler | Will Cursor Hit $4BN ARR ...
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Agenda: 00:00 - Why Benchmark Is Bleeding Partners (and Why That’s the New Normal) 04:57 - “I Wouldn’t Leave Benchmark… Unless I Had THIS” — Jason on Brand vs Autonomy 09:01 - The Rise of the Solo GP & The Death of LP Conventional Wisdom 13:50 - The Unstoppable Force of Elad Gil & The Myth of LP Discipline 18:45 - Is Vibe Coding the New SaaS? Jason…
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Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes with Diagnostic Hiring
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What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection. What You'll Learn: Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months The real-w…
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Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes with Diagnostic Hiring
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What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection. What You'll Learn: Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months The real-w…
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Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes with Diagnostic Hiring
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What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection. What You'll Learn: Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months The real-w…
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Ignite Startups: Designing Ethical and Useful AI with Erika Anderson of Storytell AI | Ep181
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Erika Anderson is the co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Storytell AI, a platform that transforms unstructured conversations into strategic insights. A published essayist in The New York Times and Vanity Fair, Erika brings a deeply human and creative lens to the world of AI. With a background in storytelling, facilitation, and product develop…
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BMW iVentures: AI, Robotics, and Onshoring Trends with Sam Huang
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In the latest episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Sam Huang, Principal at BMW iVentures, for a candid conversation to explore the dynamic intersection of venture capital, artificial intelligence, robotics, and manufacturing innovation. Sam shares BMW iVentures’ investment thesis, focusing on Series A …
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Ignite VC: Samara Hernandez on Building a $60M Fund from Scratch and Leading with Conviction | Ep175
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Samara Hernandez is the founding partner of Chingona Ventures, a trailblazing venture capital firm dedicated to backing overlooked and underestimated founders. With experience at Goldman Sachs, Math Venture Partners, and a mission deeply rooted in her heritage, Samara brings a fresh and authentic perspective to VC. She's helped grow Chingona Ventur…
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Ignite GP: Building Funds and Vetting Operators in Real Estate with Eric Silverman | Ep180
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Eric Silverman is the Managing Partner at Eastham Capital and a veteran investor with decades of experience across real estate, banking, and early-stage ventures. With six successful funds under his belt—and a seventh underway—Eric brings unmatched insight into distressed multifamily investments and a sharp eye for identifying high-performing opera…
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488. Lessons from 600+ Investments, Founder Profiles that Win, Reserve Strategies that Drive Returns, and the Hidden Potential in Consumer Standouts (Charles Hudson)
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Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from 600+ Investments, Founder Profiles that Win, Reserve Strategies that Drive Returns, and the Hidden Potential in Consumer Standouts. In this episode we cover: Role of Precursor Ventures and Founder Support Investment Philosophy and Learning Cycles Reserves and Follow-On Investme…
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20VC: a16z's Martin Casado on Anthropic vs OpenAI: Where Value Accrues | Cursor vs Replit vs Lovable: Who Wins and Who Loses | The One Sin in AI Investing | Why Open Source is a National Security Risk ...
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Martin Casado is a General Partner @ a16z where he leads the firms $1.25BN infrastructure fund. At a16z, Martin has led investments in companies like Cursor, dbt Labs, and Fivetran to name a few. Before joining a16z, he co-founded Nicira, acquired by VMware for $1.26B. At VMware, he served as CTO of Networking. Widely regarded as a visionary in ent…
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Diamonds in the Rough: Investing Where Grit Meets Innovation
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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Joe Alalou, co-founder and managing director of Daring Ventures, to explore the firm’s unique investment thesis focused on scaling “human moats”—the critical interplay between human judgment and emerging AI technologies in B2B software. Joe shares his inspir…
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20Product: Should We Kill the PM Role Entirely | How Does Product Design Change Most in a World of AI | How Do Monzo Build Product Today: What Works, What Does Not | Why Most Product Sucks and What Makes ...
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Fernando Fanton is one of the most respected product leaders in Europe, having held Chief Product Officer roles at Monzo and Just Eat. He previously led product and tech at Rappi, one of Latin America's most valuable startups. Today, Fernando is the CPO @ Property Finder; one of the biggest breakout unicorns from MENA. Agenda: 00:00 – Is “having a …
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Ep 134: Reskilling India's workforce ft Imarticus learning
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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Nikhil Barshikar, the Founder and CEO of Imarticus Learning about their story. Nikhil holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Eco…
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Strategic Corporate Venture Capital in Automotive, Healthcare, and Climate Tech with Niterra Ventures
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In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Tom Kluz, Managing Partner and Head of Investments at Niterra Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of a leading global automotive supplier. Tom shares Niterra’s unique investment thesis focused on three key verticals: automotive adjacencies…
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Ignite Partners: The QA Mindset Every Founder Needs with Rajeev Rai of QASource | Ep179
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Rajeev Rai is the co-founder and CEO of QASource, one of the world’s leading software QA and engineering services firms. With decades of experience across Apple, Adobe, and his own ventures, Rajeev has made quality assurance a strategic asset for hundreds of companies, from scrappy startups to global tech giants. In this episode, he offers deep ins…
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Sleeping in Parking Lots to $250M+ Revenue: How Handshake Built Gen Z's Career Platform, Inside its Fast Growing AI Data Labeling Business, Scaling a Three-Sided Marketplace, How AI Changes Hiring
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Garrett Lord is the Co-founder and CEO of Handshake, the career and social network for Gen Z, connecting a million employers, 1,600 universities, and 18 million students and alumni. We talk through the explosive growth in Handshake’s human AI data labeling business, how AI is changing the job market and careers, advice for scaling a three-sided mar…
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Investor Stories 416: Lessons Learned (Niehenke, York, Hsieh)
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Alexander Niehenke Kyle York Vince Hsieh We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay …
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20VC: Lovable Raises at $2BN & Hits $100M ARR | Is Cursor Worth $28BN at $1BN in ARR | How Do All Providers Deal with Anthropic Dependency Risk | Are Seed Funds F******: Have Mega Funds Won | Figma IPO ...
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Agenda: 00:00 – Did Jason Just Kill Replit? 03:45 – Why Claude Lies To You and Cannot Be Trusted 06:50 – You Cannot Trust Agents. Period. 10:20 – Why Windsurf Was Dead Without Claude 12:30 – Cursor vs. Lovable: What’s the Better Bet? 14:40 – Should You Still Invest in Cursor at $28B? 18:05 – Would You Bet on Anthropic at $100B or OpenAI at $300B? 2…
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Second-Life EV Batteries: How Voltfang Raised €15M to Replace Coal in Europe
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What if the key to Europe’s energy independence lies in the batteries of yesterday’s electric cars? This isn’t science fiction—it’s Voltfang’s reality. Today’s episode takes you inside the world of second-life EV batteries, where German climate tech startup Voltfang is repurposing used electric car batteries to stabilize power grids, decentralize e…
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Second-Life EV Batteries: How Voltfang Raised €15M to Replace Coal in Europe
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What if the key to Europe’s energy independence lies in the batteries of yesterday’s electric cars? This isn’t science fiction—it’s Voltfang’s reality. Today’s episode takes you inside the world of second-life EV batteries, where German climate tech startup Voltfang is repurposing used electric car batteries to stabilize power grids, decentralize e…
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