Best Ilan Abehassera Podcasts (2024)

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Blaise Matuidi & Ilan Abehassera (Origins) on launching a VC fund 1:03:40

1y ago1:03:40

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In this new episode of Entrepreneur Talks, we sit down with Blaise Matuidi and Ilan Abehassera, Co-founders and General Partners of Origins, to learn more about building a VC fund that combines funding with influence. Origins is a Venture Capital fund investing across Paris, NYC and Miami in legendary consumer founders. In this episode of Entrepren…

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Nicolas Morin-Forest (Gourmey) on revolutionizing meat production with animal cells 47:39

1y ago47:39

47:39

In this new episode of Entrepreneur Talks, we catch up with Nicolas Morin-Forest, co-founder & CEO of Gourmey, a company that creates culinary delights like foie gras, directly from cell cultivation. Thanks to Gourmey, it’s now possible to eat foie gras that doesn’t come from an animal! In this new episode of Entrepreneur Talks, we have the pleasur…

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Frédéric Montagnon (Arianee) on the future of data ownership 52:11

1y ago52:11

52:11

Welcome to the latest episode of Entrepreneur Talks, STATION F's podcast. We had the chance to sit down with Frédéric Montagnon, Founder & Chairman of Arianee. He created 7 companies, exited 5 of them, killed one, and invested in more than 150 startups. Arianee is on a mission to empower brands and owners to give digital life to products, experienc…

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Lionel Mora (Neoplants) on fighting air pollution with plants 49:18

1+ y ago49:18

49:18

Having a deep impact on pollution with a breakthrough technology! That's one bet Neoplants is about to win in the next few months. After 4 years of R&D, the Neo P1, an indoor plant to purify the air, is coming to home. This is what we discuss with Lionel Mora, CEO & co-founder of Neoplants, amongst other topics, in this new episode of Entrepreneur …

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Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt / Weekend Fund) on Creating a platform to help 250.000+ products launch 54:26

1+ y ago54:26

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Creating a platform and a community to help launch 250,000+ products. That's what Ryan Hoover has accomplished with Product Hunt. Now he is investing in early-stage startups from all around the world with Weekend Fund, a VC fund he cofounded with Vedika Jain. Tune in to this new episode to learn more about Ryan's entrepreneurial journey, his learni…

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Jeff Lawson (Twilio) on how to build a strong company culture 38:08

2y ago38:08

38:08

Did you know that Jeff Lawson, the co-founder and CEO of Twilio, sold his wedding gifts to kick the company off? Back in the summer of 2008, this strategy may seem risky but looking at what Twilio achieved since, it clearly was a winning choice. Twilio is now the leading cloud communications platform and became an international company. Despite its…

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Nicolas Julia (Sorare) on how to build a Web3 company 39:43

2y ago39:43

39:43

In 2018, only a few people knew what an NFT was and the term Web3 was far from being a buzzword. However, Nicolas Julia was convinced that it would be the next revolution in the tech space so he co-founded Sorare, global fantasy football game (or soccer game, for our American audience) that you play with NFTs. Sorare became a unicorn in less than f…

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Alexandra Fine (founder of Dame Products) on how to build a FemTech startup 38:14

2y ago38:14

38:14

FemTech designates all technologies addressing women’s health — including reproductive health, hormonal health, menopause, and a lot more. Last year, STATION F launched a new startup program to support innovation in this space because FemTech entrepreneurs have to overcome additional challenges on top of the usual founder hurdles: they have to deal…

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Deep Dive into the European Talent Landscape: Diversity, Salaries, Recruitment, and more! 1:08:51

2+ y ago1:08:51

1:08:51

“Talent wars”, “the Great Resignation”, “the hiring race” — you’ve likely seen these words all over the headlines of your favourite tech media. It’s no secret that recruiting for tech talent is becoming increasingly competitive and companies are looking for the secret sauce to win over top candidates. A few months ago, STATION F conducted a study o…

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Tackling Climate Change with Carbon Capture 49:14

2+ y ago49:14

49:14

Climate change is a global threat and, without a doubt, one of the greatest challenges of our generation. According to PitchBook, VC investment in climate tech companies this year has already exceeded the previous two years by 37 percent. At the beginning of this year, Elon Musk offered a 100M$ prize to find the “best carbon capture technology” abl…

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Interview with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier 29:46

2+ y ago29:46

29:46

Wade Foster is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier, the leading automation tool in the ever-growing no-code space. Earlier this year, Zapier reached $5 billion in valuation and $140 million in recurring revenue — one might think of it as a standard Silicon Valley startup that has raised lots of money with VCs but, apart from having done YC, the compan…

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Interview with Emmanuel Straschnov, Founder of Bubble 25:02

2+ y ago25:02

25:02

Emmanuel Straschnov is the founder of Bubble, a leading company in the no-code movement. Founded in 2012, Bubble was launched before the term "no-code" had even been coined, with the ambition to help anyone build web applications without any knowledge of code. It has since helped many entrepreneurs launch their companies without a technical co-foun…

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The Future of AI with Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and NYT Bestselling Author 30:47

2+ y ago30:47

30:47

After the success of his first book AI Superpowers, a New York Times best-seller examining the role of the US and China in the future of artificial intelligence, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is back with a new book! Co-authored with award-winning science-fiction writer Chen Quifan, his latest book is called AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. AI2041 presents a …

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Interview with Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of Masterclass and founder & CEO of Outlier.org 49:48

3y ago49:48

49:48

Co-founder of Masterclass. Founder and CEO of Outlier.org. Aaron Rasmussen is most known for founding these two phenomenal EdTech companies but he is a very prolific builder who has successfully started and sold companies in the gaming, robotics, and consumer packaged goods industries. With Outlier.org, a company that creates beautifully shot onlin…

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Interview with Mathilde Collin, co-founder & CEO of Front 33:54

3y ago33:54

33:54

Mathilde Collin is the co-founder and CEO of Front. Since starting Front in 2013, Mathilde has raised over $138 million with an impressive roster of investors including Sequoia, Initialized, and the founders of Slack, Zoom, Atlassian, and more. She is known for her values-driven leadership style and for championing top-down radical transparency. Fr…

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Interview with Alex Bouaziz (co-founder & CEO of Deel) and Anish Acharya (General Partner at a16z) 36:48

3y ago36:48

36:48

Back in 2018, Alex Bouaziz and his co-founder Shuo Wang picked up on the trend of remote work and founded Deel, a startup that helps companies of all sizes compliantly hire and pay talent remotely all around the world. Over a year into COVID, it's clear that remote work is here to stay and has become a new norm, particularly for tech companies. Wit…

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Investing in Students with Jamie Macfarlane, founder & CEO of Creator Fund 42:01

3y ago42:01

42:01

Jamie Macfarlane is the founder & CEO of Creator Fund, an early-stage VC fund that invests in student-led companies with student investment partners. Having studied both in the UK and in the USA, he started Creator Fund based on the observation that some of the world's most successful technology companies —like Facebook and Google— have been starte…

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Interview with Victor Lugger, co-founder & CEO of Big Mamma Group and Sunday App 34:43

3y ago34:43

34:43

The tech entrepreneur who raised the largest seed round in Europe this year. The restaurateur behind Paris' favourite group of Italian restaurants. Victor Lugger is the co-founder and CEO of Big Mamma Group and Sunday App. Being at the head of 26 very popular Italian restaurants across Europe, including La Felicità on our campus, Victor is embarkin…

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Sarah Guo (General Partner at Greylock) on SaaS and the Future of Work 47:13

3y ago47:13

47:13

A few years ago, Sarah Guo became the first female and youngest General Partner at one of the leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Greylock. Sarah has led investments in companies like Figma, Clubhouse (not the social media 😉), and Sqreen. She is bullish on SaaS and openly shares on her website the types of companies for which she's keepin…

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Interview with Zach Sims, co-founder & CEO of Codecademy 26:13

3y ago26:13

26:13

Zach Sims is the co-founder and CEO of Codecademy, the leading online learning platform for technical skills. Since its founding in 2011, Codecademy has helped over 50 million people from 190+ countries learn how to code. The company has raised over $82M from investors like Union Square Ventures, Naspers, Owl Ventures, Y Combinator, and Kleiner Per…

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Why Startups Shouldn’t Raise Funds Just Because They Can 25:02

3y ago25:02

25:02

Fundraising has become a rite of passage for any startup that claims to be ambitious. It is perceived to be a must by many founders, especially those who are building SaaS products that need to grow fast and want to acquire a large market share. However, fundraising is not always the only way for such a company to succeed. In this episode, we catch…

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Rethinking the Future of Plastics with Xampla and DePoly 26:18

3+ y ago26:18

26:18

There could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, according to an Ellen MacArthur Foundation report. Plastic pollution is a huge problem — but it's not one that is irreversible if we act quickly enough. In this episode, we explore and address the issue of plastics with two founders that are striving to make a change: Samantha Anderson, CE…

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Interview with Ivan Zhao, co-founder and CEO of Notion 19:07

3+ y ago19:07

19:07

Ivan Zhao is the co-founder and CEO of Notion, the all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. Entrepreneurs rave about it, VCs chase after it, and we simply cannot stop hearing about it. Notion bundles multiple use cases into one tool and helps teams cut down on their number of applications used. For many users, Notion sparks…

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A New Generation of VC Funds: 2050 & New Wave 47:16

3+ y ago47:16

47:16

A new billion-dollar fund "crafting a fertile future". A new-generation VC backed by 15 top entrepreneurs to support the "new wave" of founders. The VC ecosystem is blossoming in France and we interview three investors at the heart of this movement: Marie Ekeland (2050), Pia d'Iribarne (New Wave), and Jean de la Rochebrochard (New Wave and Kima Ven…

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Doing an IPO in Europe 30:36

3+ y ago30:36

30:36

IPOs or acquisitions? When it comes to exit strategies, going public remains less celebrated in Europe. Most startups imagine huge barriers to listing...but is it really that complicated? In this episode, we learn more about the pros and cons of doing an IPO with Camille Leca, COO Listing at Euronext, and Odd Sverre Østlie, CEO at Pexip, a videocon…

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YC on Going Remote with Geoff Ralston, President of Y Combinator 30:32

3+ y ago30:32

30:32

Last April, the world's leading accelerator Y Combinator announced that it would be going virtual for its S20 batch. One batch later, we interview YC President Geoff Ralston to learn about the difference that going remote has made. It turns out that there are more pros than cons: YC partners were able to work with companies in over 15 time zones, c…

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Sequoia in Europe with Luciana Lixandru 34:09

3+ y ago34:09

34:09

Sequoia Capital has landed in Europe. Last September, Silicon Valley's premier venture capital firm set up shop in London with Luciana Lixandru at its head. With COVID aside, why make this move in 2020? Sequoia has previously invested in European companies like UiPath, Unity, and Klarna — why the need for a physical base? In this episode, we dive i…

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Future Foods: Alternative Sources of Protein with Ynsect, Meatable, and Plantik Biosciences 54:16

3+ y ago54:16

54:16

Today, agriculture is among the greatest contributors to global warming, emitting more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry, with methane released from cattle rearing largely responsible. Yet, by 2050, food production needs to increase by 70% to respond to population growth. This discrepancy means that we are in dire need of a new food…

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Building Communities with Bailey Richardson, Partner at People & Company 1:03:19

3+ y ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Bailey Richardson grew the early community at Instagram, where she was one of the first employees. She interviewed hundreds of extraordinary community leaders and co-authored a book on how to build communities today (called "Get Together"). Currently a partner at People & Company, she coaches organizations on how to get their people together. Baile…

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Navigating Cultural Differences in Business with Erin Meyer, Author of The Culture Map and No Rules Rules 42:22

3+ y ago42:22

42:22

With teams spread across the planet and international expansion on every startup's roadmap, understanding and working with cultural differences has never been so relevant as in today's business world. In this episode, we learn how to navigate cultural differences with Erin Meyer, author of "The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries…

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How Netflix Reinvented HR with Patty McCord 23:11

3+ y ago23:11

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Patty McCord is the former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, from its beginnings in 1997 until 2012, post-IPO. Her 126-page Netflix Culture Deck has amassed over 5 million views on the web and been called “one of the most important documents ever to come out of Silicon Valley” by Sheryl Sandberg. But when Patty wrote the PowerPoint deck with Netflix…

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Matt Clifford & Alice Bentinck, co-founders of Entrepreneur First, on what makes a good founder 36:49

3+ y ago36:49

36:49

What makes a good founder? How do you build a strong co-founding team? In this episode, we catch up with Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck from Entrepreneur First (EF), who have been backing talented individuals pre-team and pre-idea. They've pioneered a new model of company creation, which involves bringing together extremely talented people from a…

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How to teach investing with Included VC, Chapter One VC, and Angel Investing School 33:33

3+ y ago33:33

33:33

With the development of investment vehicles and financial instruments like syndicates and rolling funds, investing has become more accessible in recent years to a wider non-VC and non-finance audience, especially in early-stage. This leads us to two questions. First, is investment something that can be taught? Second, how is it actually taught? In …

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Interview with Howie Liu, co-founder & CEO of Airtable 30:08

3+ y ago30:08

30:08

Howie Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Airtable, a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. The company has taken the world by storm since its creation and has recently raised $185 million in a Series D round, reaching a valuation of $2.585 billion. However, even as the company’s valuation soars, Howie has clearly expressed no interest in…

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Introducing the Beta Bar at STATION F 14:03

4y ago14:03

14:03

Hi, STATION F podcast listeners! We are back on campus and, despite COVID-19, things have been picking up. We just introduced a Beta Bar (a bar for beta-testing) at STATION F and we'll be dedicating this week's episode to some of the featured startup products in a new 2-min pitch format. You'll be hearing from: Joséphine Thébault, co-founder & CEO …

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Growth Capital in Europe with Omri Benayoun, General Partner at Partech Ventures 28:12

4y ago28:12

28:12

Growth capital deals in the USA and in China tend to get the most attention, but the volume of later-stage VC capital has seen a significant rise in Europe since the last five to ten years. In this episode, we talk to Omri Benayoun, General Partner at Partech, to learn more about the state of growth capital in Europe. We'll also dive into the diffe…

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Colette, Interstellar Lab, and Majamaja on the Future of Living 32:07

4y ago32:07

32:07

In the first segment [1:15-8:20], we explore intergenerational living with Justine Renaudet, Co-Founder of Colette; which is a new startup in the coliving space that matches students and seniors. In the second segment [8:35-31:30], we discover new housing solutions and experiences with Barbara Belvisi of Interstellar Lab (Founders Program) and Tuom…

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Building Startup Communities that Thrive with Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Techstars) and Ian Hathaway (Techstars) 35:59

4y ago35:59

35:59

What makes startup communities thrive? How can we improve collaboration amongst ecosystem actors to create success in these complex systems? These are two questions that Brad Feld (Founder at Foundry Group & Techstars) and Ian Hathaway (Executive Director for Ecosystems at Techstars) answer in the new book that they just released together, The Star…

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Diversity in Investment with Joshua Olusanya (Notion Capital) and Daisy Onubogu (Backed VC) 42:59

4y ago42:59

42:59

A focus on diversity in the investment space - especially in light of the recent racial injustices in America, which have gotten much less coverage on this side of the ocean in Europe with Daisy Onubogu, Head of Network and Communities at Backed VC and Joshua Olusanya, Off-Cycle Analyst at Notion Capital. STATION F: The Podcast is hosted by Roxanne…

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Interview with Dylan Field, co-founder & CEO of Figma 34:43

4y ago34:43

34:43

Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma, a design and prototyping platform for teams who build products together. With the support of the Thiel Fellowship, Dylan dropped out of Brown University to start Figma with his TA Evan Wallace (who became Figma’s CTO). They built Figma on the web in the hopes of tearing down the walls around the siloe…

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Impact and Opportunities of COVID-19 on Startups 29:38

4y ago29:38

29:38

On June 4th, STATION F and 120 partner VC funds released a comprehensive study on the impact and opportunities of COVID-19 on startups. We knew from the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis that there would be a huge impact on startups. Some businesses have come to a standstill while others have taken off. Many talk about new trends like remote fundrai…

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One-Hour Coronavirus VC Special 1:05:38

4y ago1:05:38

1:05:38

VCs say they’re open for business during COVID but what does that mean? In this episode, we get an overview of the impact of coronavirus on VC activity with some investors in the STATION F community: Caye Hurtado (Principal at Balderton), Fred Destin (Founding Partner at Stride.VC), and Hussein Kanji (Partner at Hoxton Ventures). We dive into key q…

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Applications of Blockchain Technology Beyond Cryptocurrency 27:35

4y ago27:35

27:35

Blockchain has been one of the most talked-about new technologies in the last decade. Since it was first introduced in 2008, we have seen a huge hype around the technology with high expectations for its disruptive potential to contribute to a more “democratic internet”. Over the years, we’ve seen interest wane as some experiments have failed to pic…

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Interview with Alexis Fogel, co-founder of Stonly and Dashlane 18:13

4y ago18:13

18:13

1 out of 4 resident entrepreneurs at STATION F is a serial entrepreneur, meaning that they have founded at least one other company before. Amongst those serial entrepreneurs, we have Alexis Fogel, co-founder and former CPO of Dashlane, who is now building Stonly at STATION F in the Zendesk Program. In this episode, we discuss the lessons that Alexi…

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"There is no topic of being a female-entrepreneur" with the film maker of Foundation 18:41

4+ y ago18:41

18:41

What is it to be a female-entrepreneur? During 4 months, we've followed the female-founders of Loom, Omini, Karamel and Kara.ai, all STATION F's startups, to understand what it really looks like to be a women in tech ecosystem, for Foundation, our startup documentary series. For Clémentine, Joanne, Lara and Julia, outside of some 'clichés' male can…

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The Future of Dating with Feels, Navee & Cupido: Think twice before you swipe right! 24:16

4+ y ago24:16

24:16

Happy Valentine's Day from the City of Love! We're seizing this day to talk about the latest in LoveTech and more precisely dive into the future of online dating with: Feels (Naver program), a new dating app based on creating authentic interactions; Navee (Zendesk program), a cybersecurity solution based on image recognition technology; Cupido (Fou…

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Interview with Joe Kraus, President at Lime 21:00

4+ y ago21:00

21:00

In this episode, we talk about product-market fit and escape velocity for startups with Joe Kraus who's currently the President at Lime, the global leader in shared micromobility. Prior to Lime, Joe was a general partner at Google Ventures, Alphabet's venture capital arm, for 10 years focused primarily on marketplaces and transportation. Joe has pr…

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CES, Web Summit, VivaTech… are big trade shows really worth the money? 34:30

4+ y ago34:30

34:30

Startups often ask us the question: is it really worth it to attend big tech events like CES, Web Summit, and VivaTech? In this episode, we set out to answer this question with three STATION F entrepreneurs: Aymeric Wuidart (founder of Artiris), Khaled Sehly (co-founder of AirWayBill), and Clémence Demerliac (founder of Adalong). This episode is al…

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The Future of Gaming with Blade, CareGame & Vitality 22:44

4+ y ago22:44

22:44

Is gaming the future? As you may all know, gaming is a huge industry. It generated $120 billion worldwide last year. And, experts predict the industry to reach $196 billion by 2022 - that’s a forecasted 63% increase in the space of 3 short years. That represents a lot of value being created, which means there’s a lot of opportunities to be seized. …

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Interview with Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital 30:58

4+ y ago30:58

30:58

Meet ArlanHamilton, founder of Backstage capital that is working really hard to shake the VC ecosystem, the valley and to promote investment in companies founded by women and people coming from underrepresented backgrounds. Also in this episode, Aurélie Berthon, founder of Cuvée Privée (HEC Program at STATION F) that just raised €1M. Hosted on Acas…

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