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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 CVC Unplugged podcast is a weekly show that brings you fascinating and wide-ranging conversations with leading corporate venture capital investors, subject matter experts, startup founders, journalists and other market participants to keep you informed of the most important trends affecting early-stage investing.
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Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. Welcome to our digital living room. With science, technology and entrepreneurship we can *continue* to create unfathomable leaps in quality of life. We show you how to find, apply, build, and invest in technologies to change your life and the world. When we have smart friends, we do smart things. When we do smart things, we save the world. No matter who, where, or when you ar ...
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The Trajectory Africa is a “pop-up” podcast exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. With the unique African landscape—market characteristics, business environment, goals, and culture—as a starting point, The Trajectory Africa aims to identify a destination for African tech, as well as the sign posts that signal direction of travel. It’s modeled on the concept of a mixtape, in which each episode, or “track” will feature a conversation with a “ ...
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Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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Learn from angel and seed investors bold enough to write the first check. How do they decide which startups to invest in? How do they gain conviction in founders and ideas? How do they add value to their companies? Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani are operators turned investors. They chat with their friends investing in early-stage technology startups and learn about their strategies to fund the best founders and startup companies. If you are an angel investor or seed investor, you'll hea ...
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Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative. With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their ...
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Are you an early stage founder revolutionizing the future of retail? Then you’re in the right place. My name is Sapna Shah and I’m an angel investor investing at the preseed stage in retail tech, ecommerce, marketplaces and consumer. I’m also the founder of Retail X Series, an ecosystem to help early-stage founders in the retail sector. Retail X Series includes events, a YouTube channel, a Slack community, resources for founders, and this podcast. In this podcast, I interview founders, inves ...
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Atento Capital is an early-stage investment firm focused on unlocking unsung potential. From our offices in Tulsa and NW Arkansas, leading markets for innovation in the heartland, we identify high-potential ideas and individuals and then invest the early-stage funding and human capital needed to take ventures from 0-1 and 1-10. The BeAtento Podcast explores the founders, partners, funders, and systems that work together to transform the heartland into the nation’s most equitable tech hub.
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Welcome to Venture In The South, a podcast devoted to the Startup Ecosystem in the Southern US. Co-hosts Paul Clark and David Grisell share their experiences with over 100 startup investments, interview founders about their entrepreneurial efforts, and debate with thought leaders about significant events in the early stage ecosystem. Shows are released every Monday and are about 30 minutes long. We plan about 50% of shows to be Founder interviews, 25% interviews with thought leaders, and abo ...
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A podcast on climate technologies hosted by early-stage investor, Samia Qader. Join us as we connect with diverse voices in the climate sector, from journalists and policymakers to activists, scientists, corporate sustainability leaders, founders, and investors. Together, we navigate the landscape to make informed choices on shaping the future of climate technologies.
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The Pharma Letter Podcast provides in-depth discussion and analysis focused on key trends, companies and events in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our guests come from a broad array of sectors and business functions, from early stage research in biopharmaceuticals, to patient engagement and marketing, supply chain management and life sciences investing. Podcasts are typically 20-30 minutes in length and are released approximately once every two weeks.
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Vestigo Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that invests in early-stage technology companies focused on financial services. Its team members, including advisors from academia and the corporate world, are entrepreneurial, highly experienced, and deeply grounded in financial services, asset management, behavioral finance, and growing start-up companies. The complementary strengths of its team members uniquely position Vestigo to identify, make and mana ...
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The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands
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The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place. Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech ...
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innovation in Motion (iiM) is an early-stage investment firm that employs a disciplined approach to identifying, funding, and curating early-stage companies. Learn more about our investment platform in the agriculture, animal health, and human health sectors.
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An archive of each full weekday episode of the award-winning program presented by Bruce Whitfield.
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The GTM Podcast interviews well-known tech executive, VC, and founders - the expert operators in the trenches who have ‘been there, done that’ to build some of the fastest-growing software companies. Every week, a guest joins Scott Barker to dissect their stories, revealing expert insights around what worked, what didn’t, and how things actually went down. This podcast is produced by GTMnow, the media brand of GTMfund - sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio ...
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Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success. Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good. From the CEO ...
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Early growth investor David Paul interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, and investors. Get an insider’s look into the tech ecosystem, learn how to start and scale your own business, and find an edge in today's capital markets.
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The Startup Science Podcast, hosted by Gregory Shepard, and produced by ForbesBooks, focuses on conversations in the cross-section of foundership and investing and features best-selling authors like Oren Klaff (Pitch Anything & Flip the Script), David Allen (Getting Things Done), and David Covey COO of FranklinCovey and author of Trap Tales: Outsmarting the 7 Hidden Obstacles to Success. Investing giants like Tim Draper, Leaders like NBA Coach Phill Weber, and newly exited founders like you. ...
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First Cheque is dedicated to open-sourcing conversations with experienced investors globally. Our aim? To enhance the craft of early-stage investors, from those writing their first cheques to the veterans in the game. First Cheque is supported by our wonderful sponsors: Vanta | https://dayone.fm/vanta Turo | https://dayone.fm/turo Scendar | https://dayone.fm/scendar Hosted by Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter, First Cheque is a Day One show. Day One is the podcast network dedicated to founders, in ...
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Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.
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Working Scientist is the Nature Careers podcast. It is produced by Nature Portfolio, publishers of the international science journal Nature. Working Scientist is a regular free audio show featuring advice and information from global industry experts with a strong focus on supporting early career researchers working in academia and other sectors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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An Alacrity podcast on early-stage tech investment hosted by Owen Matthews.
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Unicorn Bakery is the startup podcast about the essential questions and issues in founding a startup. We interview the world’s leading startup founders and venture capital investors to cover every stage of the startup process, from ideation and strategy to technical, legal and financial issues. Listen to stories and lessons learned from the world's best founders and learn what it takes to create and scale your own startup.
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A discussion on what’s happening the tech, startups, small business, venture capital and angel investing in the US and India with tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs every week from the mind of an operator, founder, and early-stage startup investor. Web: http://pjain.me Twitter: https://twitter.com/investorcraft YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/investstream Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pjain/support
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Seed Money is where everyday people learn how to raise capital and get the funding you need to FINALLY turn your amazing idea into reality! Whatever your idea is... - product - app - real estate deal …or maybe you want to build or expand your small business… if you’re struggling to get people to believe in your vision and you don’t need a billion-dollar deal in Silicon Valley, Seed Money will unlock the answers you’ve been looking for! Hosted by Jayla Siciliano, Shark Tank Entrepreneur, MBA, ...
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After working for years in early-stage startups and as a journalist, here are three hard truths I’ve learned: 1. Success in Silicon Valley hinges on connections, hard work and luck. 2. Startups often fail because founders lack fundamental business knowledge. 3. Real, actionable advice comes from those who’ve actually done it. There’s no such thing as “founder DNA.” If you’re willing to take on risk and invest years of your life in something that has maybe a 10% chance of paying off — less if ...
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Hypergrowth: the early years is a series that examines the path to growth of the most successful tech companies. Through interviews with early employees, we’ll dissect the black box of early growth, so you can better understand the product decisions, channel exploration, and early hires that helped kickstart the growth journey in the early days. Created by Basis Set Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies that fundamentally transform the way people work ...
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Welcome to "Funds & Founders: Untold Journeys Behind Their Breakthroughs," where we dig deep into the stories of successful Austin founders. Instead of focusing on their successes though, we dive into their journeys, particularly the struggles and obstacles they had to overcome. This weekly podcast is tailored for Austin founders navigating the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey and hosted by fellow Austinite Abhinav Sinha. Here’s what to expect by tuning into Funds & Founders: 🚀 ...
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The Elevate Hire Podcast features CEOs, founders, and executives of early-stage companies who talk about their experiences of building teams.
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The Pre-Money Show is a podcast for startup investors and founders. Host Ruchit Sutaria interviews the founders of early-stage companies that are raising funds. In each episode, you'll hear the founder's story, their challenges, and their opportunities. You'll also get to see Ruchit challenge the founder on their assumptions, risks, and plans. And at the end of each episode, Ruchit gives his honest and objective analysis of the company based on his quantitative investment framework. startup ...
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Jamie is the founding partner of Pillar VC, a Boston-based seed-stage venture capital firm. He has spent the last 22 years investing in early-stage startups.
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Discover potential 100x opportunities with Crypto Hidden Gems. We spotlight early-stage crypto projects, serving as your guide to future crypto titans before they surge.
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An insight-rich immersion in African tech ecosystem affairs for the discerning Africa-focused founder.
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Germany has a long and rich history when it comes to entrepreneurship. In TechStartups Germany, we interview local companies that are looking for global expansion opportunities or investors seeking out fresh investment prospects at home or abroad. We cover startups from Hessen including Frankfurt, Darmstadt, and other tech startup hubs in the state, as well as the deep tech and venture capital ecosystem. Our goal is to provide an insightful look into the Hessian startup scene for entrepreneu ...
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HelloFounder is a podcast for Aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs The podcast was created to help provide actionable information aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs can use to have an easier start to launching their own online business or growing their new online business We discuss questions and challenges you have and face around starting and growing a new online business The podcast is owned by The HelloFounder Company co-founded by Diamond Okoh and Kieva Chris-Amusan
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Named a top 27 business podcast by Fortune, upside examines startup investing outside of Silicon Valley. Every Wednesday, we speak with an early stage founder. We interview them as if we are angel investors considering the company as an investment opportunity. Each show has three segments: 1.) Intro: independent research of the company 2.) Interview: interview with the founder 3.) Debrief: breaking down the opportunity Sometimes, we share Coffee Chats interviewing venture capitalists, commun ...
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Grappling with startup uncertainty? Welcome home, early-stage founders; this podcast is for you. Bringing you the honest realities of startup life since 2019 from those a couple of steps ahead – UK’s No.2 startup podcast. Why listen? 1. Innovative Format: Our unique three-part format combines insightful interviews, thoughtful analysis, and actionable advice for your business. Where guests speak more than the hosts. 2. Real Stories, Real Struggles: We delve into the gritty realities of startu ...
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NDRC sources and builds digital startups to invest in and work with, providing them with an integrated offering of knowledge, experience, expertise and a modest amount of capital to enable them to become investor-ready faster, more successfully and more efficiently than otherwise. Our alumni include Bizimply, iCabbi, Logentries, Nuritas, Newswhip and SilverCloud Health. In this podcast we'll be introducing you to our new investees, gaining advice from our portfolio of alumni and chatting abo ...
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"More Equity" takes you inside the world of Harlem Capital. In each podcast, we discuss the startup and venture capital landscape with founders, investors, and top industry leaders. Harlem Capital is a New York-founded early-stage venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years. We are focused on investing in minority and women founders in the United States, LatAm, and Africa. We want to hear from you! Sen ...
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In the Decade of Biotech when there will be myriad opportunities to invest in angel-scale biotech startups. After decades of angel investing, I am focusing on the life science side of my portfolio and invite other angels to do the same. Here's why: https://www.labcoatventures.com/why-we-are-focused-on-early-stage-biotech/ I’m Sal Daher, host of the Angel Invest Boston Podcast. After immigrating to Boston as a child and attending Belmont High School, I studied engineering at MIT and Stanford. ...
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The team at MMC go 'Beyond the Hype' with the world’s leading AI technologists, entrepreneurs and corporate executives that are transforming today's industries. This podcast is produced by MMC Ventures, the research-led venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Visit mmc.vc for more details or find us on Twitter @MMC_Ventures.
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A new era is upon us, and Tangent💚 is back with our fourth new limited series, hosted by Proptech entrepreneur Edward Cohen, and venture capitalists Jeffrey Berman (Partner at Camber Creek) and Zach Aarons (Co-founder and GP at MetaProp). Tangent unites Proptech founders💡, real estate investors🏢, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration. 💚 ...
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The Healthtech VC, hosted by Dr Fiona Pathiraja, features conversations with ambitious startups, outstanding investors and visionary leaders in the healthtech space. Fiona is Managing Partner at Crista Galli Ventures, a pan-European, healthtech-specific VC fund investing in early stage companies building the future of healthcare. www.cristagalli.com
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S2E3: Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development and investment tactics
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Viviana Faga is general partner at Felicis, a venture firm that invests in seed to Series B startups in several sectors. Since its founding in 2006, the company has backed breakout companies like Adyen, Canva, Shopify and Runway. Because she’s a former operator with experience in positioning, branding and go-to-market strategy, I asked her to come …
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Future of Food Tech, Can A Retail Model Like Foxtrot Work at Scale, and Channel Strategy for Food Brands with Ashley Hartman and Andrew Bluestein @ Bluestein Ventures
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Our guests today are Andrew Bluestein and Ashley Hartman, Managing Partners of Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures invests in the future of food. What does that mean? They focus on investing in High-growth consumer brands, Proprietary foodtech, Next-gen commerce, Value-add digital technology. They just raised a $45 million third fund – which hug…
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#077 Alex Komoroske: Systems Thinking, Builders vs Gardeners, and Working In Large Organizations
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Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:52) - The Gardener of Systems (00:07:43) - Builders vs. Gardeners (00:11:09) - Who are the best farmers of miracles? (00:16:52) - How did you become a “systems” person? (00:23:45) - What does Systems Thinking look like for you? (00:53:09) - Alex’s Slime Mold deck (00:55:12) - The iterative, adjacent possible (00:59…
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Redefining the African Investment Landscape: Christophe de Montille Senior Investment Associate, Beyond Capital Ventures
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 4 of the Beyond Capital Podcast! Today we welcome Christophe de Montille, a Senior Investment Associate with Beyond Capital Ventures. As a native South African who is now based in Nairobi, Christophe offers a unique perspective on Beyond Capital’s investing initiatives in Africa. In this deep-dive episode, Christophe …
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Localisation to be used to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors
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Market Commentary Chris Steward, Portfolio Manager at Ninety-One and Mothe Khoaripe analyse top business and company stories of the day, as well as international and local markets. Inclusive transformation in SA - business's expectations from the new administration, SONA and the job to be done by this administrationMfundo Nkuhlu, Nedbank Group COO,…
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20VC: Brex CEO Pedro Franceschi on What Brex Needs to do to be a Public Company | Brex vs Ramp: Who Wins and How Does it Play Out | Battling Founder Mental Health and The Importance of Secondaries for ...
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Pedro Franceschi is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Brex, the AI-powered spend platform with tens of thousands of customers, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood and Roblox. Pedro has raised over $1.2BN for the company from the likes of Greenoaks, Ribbit, DST, Bond and YC. The latest reported valuation was $12.3BN. Before Brex, Pedro was the first pers…
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Housing Crisis | Revolutionizing Build-to-Rent Development, with a16z-backed Mosaic CEO Salman Ahmad
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Salman Ahmad is the CEO and Co-founder of Founders Fund & a16z-backed Mosaic, a construction technology company that builds software that makes homebuilding more scalable and efficient. Mosaic was founded in 2017 by Salman and Sep Kamvar, whom were two computer scientists working together at MIT and Stanford developing machine learning algorithms a…
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3 Steps Every Startup Should Immediately Implement | Vinay Chandrasekaran - E27
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Vinay Chandrasekaran, founder of Frontek Solutions, Crayon’d, and Layerpath, shares his fascinating journey from learning HTML as a teenager in India to becoming the CEO of a successful SaaS company. Vinay delves into his entrepreneurial motivations, experiences at Zoho, and the essential role of community, mentorship, and resilience. He also discu…
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SA feud UK over carbon border tax that may deepen inequality
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What Gives? Diamonds in South Africa are losing their sparkle? Peter Major, Director of Mining at Morden Corporate Solutions, and Motheo Khoaripe examine the factors that still hinder the diamond industry in South Africa. Can an Advisory Committee drive infrastructure development in the country? To further advance the nation's infrastructure develo…
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GTM 103: Blockchain's Impact on Finance and Investing with Annelise Osborne
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Annelise Osborne is Chief Business Officer at Kadena, a Layer 1, POW blockchain where she is focused on upgrading finance. Annelise has 20 years of experience in traditional finance and seven years in digital assets. She is a thought leader, board advisor, university lecturer and author. Her book, From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets in…
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Nuclear power facility Koeberg approved to operate one unit for an additional 20 years.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Radio 702
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Market Commentary - Old Mutual Investment Group
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Meryl Pick, Portfolio Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group goes through companies news, local and international markets with host Motheo Khoaripe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Radio 702
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Court affirms tax agency can use evidence gathered behind closed doors to pursue taxpayers
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The tax agency's ability to pursue taxpayers with intricate tax planning structures using evidence obtained behind closed doors has been confirmed by the Supreme Court of Appeal's following its decision to dismiss Christo Wiese and his associates' appeal in their R217 million tax dispute with the SA Revenue Service (Sars).Pieter Faber, senior tax e…
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Nuclear power facility Koeberg approved to operate one unit for an additional 20 years.
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The nuclear regulator for South Africa, NNR, has announced that one of the plant's two units may continue to operate for an additional 20 years at the Koeberg nuclear power station. Unit 1 of the plant, west of Cape Town was set to have its 40-year operating license expire this month, but state-owned power company Eskom requested a 20-year extensio…
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E127: Introducing the Upstate Upstarts Fund
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Send us a Text Message. E127: South Carolina is surging with founders and startups seeking capital investment. In today's episode, Paul Clark and Dawson Racek of VentureSouth and Venture Carolina recap the Upstate Upstarts List of South Carolina, and discuss how they plan to use list to select the 15-20 most promising Startups for their Upstate Ups…
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20VC: Why We Are in a Bubble & Now is Frothier Than 2021 | Why $1M ARR is a BS Milestone for Series A | Why Seed Pricing is Rational & Large Seed Rounds Have Less Risk | Why Many AI Apps Have BS Revenue ...
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Saam Motamedi is a General Partner at Greylock, where he has led investments in Abnormal Security (incubated at Greylock), Apiiro Security and Opal Security, as well as AI companies like Adept, Braintrst, Cresta, Predibase, Snorkel, and more. Before Greylock, Saam founded Guru Labs, a machine learning-driven fintech startup, and worked in product m…
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A year of learning at InMotion Ventures – Mike Smeed returns
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Last September, I had the pleasure on this show of speaking to Mike Smeed, managing director of InMotion Ventures, the VC unit of Jaguar Land Rover, when he had just recently completed his first year on the job, which was also his first year as a CVC at all. Now, I’m happy to have him back on to talk about what he has learned, and how the team has …
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SA losing R24bn revenue due to rampant illicit tobacco trade. What must be done ?
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In South Africa, the illicit tobacco trade has actually grown to be a serious problem. Because of the growing illegal trade, British American Tobacco (BATSA) has had to reduce the amount of products it distributes and delivers directly to consumers. This has resulted in a decline in sales volumes. It is estimated that over 70% of all cigarettes con…
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Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage
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The list of things to organize as retirement from academia approaches can feel daunting. In the fourth episode of The last few miles, a six-part podcast series about the late career stage in science, researchers talk about health, housing and financial planning. Carol Shoshkes Reiss, an immunologist at New York University, explains how her institut…
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20Sales: Biggest Lessons Scaling Hubspot from $0-$100M in ARR, The Framework for How Startups Should Scale into the Enterprise, How to do Channel Partnerships Right and How to Construct Sales Comp Plans ...
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Mark Roberge is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Stage 2 Capital and a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School. Prior to these roles, Mark was the founding CRO at HubSpot, where he scaled ARR from $0 to $100 million and expanded his team from 1 to 450 employees. Mark was ranked #19 in Forbes' Top 30 Social Sellers in the World. He was a…
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Samwu inks above-inflation wage agreement in the water industry
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The SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) has reached a one-year pay deal for a 7% raise for workers in the water industry represented in the Amanzi Bargaining Council. The growth rate surpasses the inflation rate of 5.2% observed in April and May. The largest municipal union, Samwu, which represents more than 160,000 of the almost 300,000 municipal …
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S2E2: Capital-efficient growth and discovering diverse talent with Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures
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Fiat Ventures General Partner and co-founder Drew Glover fits the textbook definition of an emerging investor, but we had so much to talk about, the term itself never came up during our interview. Founded in 2022, Fiat Ventures is nearing the end of its $25M Fund One, which has focused on seed-stage fintech startups. “Seed is really the space that'…
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Banking Africa's Ambitious: Anatomy of a Partner-Powered Neobank
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According to research by global consultancy Simon-Kucher in 2022, fewer than 5% of neobanks were profitable. A recent update suggests that most are still loss-makers, although a path to profitability is emerging. Also in 2022, Tech Cabal’s reporting on Kuda Bank’s NPLs (non-performing loans) sparked a discussion about what levels make sense for com…
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Delivering Better Health Outcomes Via Drones: Anshul Sharma Co-Founder, Redwing Labs
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In an intriguing and inspiring episode, Redwing Labs Co-Founder Anshul Sharma discusses with Eva and Ed his company’s innovative approach to utilizing drone technology to revolutionize access to life-saving medicines in rural India.By Beyond Capital Fund
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As part of an arrangement, the VBS looting leader enters a guilty plea to 33 crimes.
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A man who played a key role in the R1.9 billion loss at VBS Mutual Bank pled guilty to charges of money laundering, theft, fraud, and racketeering. As part of a plea and sentencing agreement with the State, former VBS head Tshifhiwa Matodzi pleaded guilty to 33 charges on Wednesday in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. He received a 15-year prison…
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20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian ...
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Ara Mahdessian is the Co-Founder and CEO @ ServiceTitan, one of the great vertical SaaS business of the last decade. Today the company powers over 11,800 trade customers and has raised over $1.4BN from some of the best including Bessemer, Battery, Index, ICONIQ and more. Their latest valuation pegged the business at a reported $7.3BN. In Today's Ep…
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Transforming TV Advertising: iSpot’s Sean Muller on the Role of AI and the Future of Streaming
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In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Venture Partner Len Jordan sits down with Sean Muller, Founder and CEO of iSpot, to talk about the company's evolution in measuring TV advertising for both conventional and streaming platforms. Sean delves into strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and the rise of ad-supported streaming. They discuss the…
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The Iron Triangle: Integrating Product, Engineering, and Design | Alberto Silveira - E25
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Alberto Silveira is a seasoned engineering leader with a diverse career spanning companies like IBM, Kaplan, Amplify, OnDeck, and currently, HireVue. He is also the author of the book, Building and Managing High Performance Distributed Teams. Alberto discusses the differences between leading small and large engineering teams, the importance of crea…
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S2 E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld
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Early-stage deep tech founders working in AI and ML, or sectors like mobility, robotics and semiconductors are generally better off raising funds, seeking mentorship and connecting with potential customers via investors who aren’t expecting rapid growth and expansion. Because corporate VC looks for strategic plays that can accelerate their companie…
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Damage to SA crops by black frost could lead to a shortage of food.
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Black frost destroyed crops in South Africa's northernmost province, Limpopo, leading a significant farmers' organization to issue a warning about looming food shortages in the region. Potatoes, tomatoes, and a host of other vegetables were damaged when black frost struck the province early on Sunday. To help us understand how much damage has been …
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08 Takeaways: Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures: macro, team vs market, fund size vs. outcomes
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Join Shaherose & Aamir as we reflect on our conversation with Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures. Highlights: Don’t forget the macro: Government regulations can lead to massive opportunities or failures. We discuss case studies of companies like Samsara, Movtive (fka KeepTrucking), Republic, and Zum, showing how regulatory shifts led to category-…
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GTM 102: Building Trust, Embracing Old-School Tactics, and Scaling Sales Teams with David Greenberger
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David Greenberger leads CHEQ’s North America sales team. CHEQ is a cybersecurity platform primarily focused on protecting the Go-to-Market organization (preventing fake leads to sales team, skewed analytics from bots/malicious users etc). David is well-versed in building and perfecting Go-To-Market processes both from $0 and at 100 y/o companies. C…
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Prioritize Innovation Using Artificial Intelligence, Don't Fear AGI
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Gayathri Radhakrishnan, partner at Hitachi Ventures, shares profound insights from her journey and perspectives on venture capital and technology. Gayathri reflects on her early life in India and how her competitive spirit and supportive family shaped her path to challenging norms in male-dominated fields. She delves into her focus on impactful inv…
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Familiarity and Founder Fit: The New Rules of Raising Money w/ Samuel Cummings
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The playbook of raising money that people used to rely on has changed a lot over the last few years. Now that the market is more competitive and the pace of innovation is so much faster, what worked a decade ago won’t produce the same results today. Some of the best practices we were taught aren’t as entrepreneur-friendly as we think. A lot of foun…
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Blended finance and infrastructure investing
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Susana Lopez discusses her journey into clean tech and the importance of infrastructure development in emerging markets. She shares her experiences in working with private equity funds and the challenges of aligning the goals of different investors. She also explains the concept of blended finance and how it can be used to finance infrastructure pr…
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Eskom may make an annual loss of R15 billion, according to the Financial Times.
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According to the Financial Times, South Africa's state-owned electricity company Eskom may have reported an annual loss of up to R15 billion in the most recent year. Professor Harald Winkler discusses this possibility with host Motheo Khoaripe. Karl Westvig will take over as TymeBank's CEO on October 1. The SME-focused lender Retail Capital, which …
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Send us a Text Message. E126: HealthyCell is a DTC supplements business with the competitive advantage of a proprietary oral gel delivery system that makes their suppliments better absorbed, easier to swallow and taste great. HC was first interviewed for E93 when they were launching their growth plan and reaching for profitability. Today David inte…
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20VC: The Sequoia Investment Process | Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha & Alfred Lin | Sequoia's Framework for Analysing Founders | The True Benefit of Having Sequoia on a Cap Table & Sequoia ...
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Pat Grady is one of the most successful growth investors of the last decade. As the Head of Sequoia's growth investing practice, Pat has invested in companies with a combined market cap exceeding $250BN. Among Pat's immense portfolio is Hubspot, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Okta, Amplitude, Zoom and Qualtrics. Pat is also one of the best acquirers of tal…
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Bronwen Clune on Risk Appetite and the Future of Australian Startups
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Episode Summary: In this episode, Cheryl Mack and Maxine Minter engage in an enlightening conversation with Bronwen Clune, discussing her journey from journalism to startups and back to media. Bronwen shares insights on the Australian startup ecosystem, the future of journalism, and the intersecting landscapes of politics, markets, and entrepreneur…
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2% GDP growth in SA if Eskom keeps up its current pace
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Joining host Ray White to talk about Bank of America's prediction that South Africa's GDP may increase by 2% provided Eskom continues to make progress and maintain a steady power supply is Siobhan Redford, economist at RMB. Redford emphasizes the significance of dependable electricity for economic growth. Four of the six companies that the US added…
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“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement
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Because many scientists see their career as a calling, when retirement arrives it can bring with it feelings of insecurity and worry about what this means for them. Microbiologist Roberto Kolter, emeritus professor at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, is keen to show others that retirement is a joyous time and a chance to broaden one’s scienti…
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Global giants are abandoning SA's enormous gas discovery due to dissatisfaction with the government, insiders claim.
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Insiders allege that global megacorporation are abandoning South Africa's massive gas discoveries due to unhappiness with its administration. There is rising speculation that TotalEnergies will withdraw from its offshore gas finds in South Africa. The project's major partner, the Canadian business CNR International, has already stated its desire to…
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Meet The Early Stage AI Startup That Already Worked With NASA
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🎙️ Next Step in Machine Learning with Danko Nikolic | Startuprad.io Podcast Join Jörn "Joe" Menninger as he interviews Danko Nikolic, CEO and Founder of Robots go Mental. Dive into their groundbreaking machine learning algorithms inspired by brain research, shaped by Danko's background in psychology and statistics from the Max Planck Institute. Dis…
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Bidvest offers to sell its bank. Old Mutual gears up for a new bank. How the banking sector in SA is changing
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Bidvest offers to sell its bank. Old Mutual gears up for a new bank. How the banking sector in SA is changing Old Mutual's plan to rename its new lender OM Bank—which completed building its digital platform and infrastructure at the end of last year—and Bidvest Group's intention to find a buyer for its banking asset before the end of 2024 Kokkie Ko…
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