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Funder meets Founder. The road to tech funding is always filled will pitfalls. Hear directly from the VC and company founder how they met, found common ground and consummated their relationship.
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Show Notes: ● Catherine Boule is a molecular biologist turned venture capitalist, with expertise in healthcare, market, and healthcare technologies. ● Karista's relies on internal due diligence and external expert consultation to decrease risk and develop relationships as early-stage investors in complex ideas. ● Karista hires managers with diverse backgrounds to ensure they better understand the people they are ...
Tim Flannery co-founded Passthrough and currently serves as its CEO. He's known for his entrepreneurial spirit and competitive drive. In his 30s, he took up rugby and now enjoys playing the sport with his two children and his work. Show Notes: ● Working as a VC exposed Tim to different business models and leadership styles, but he realized he enjoyed building things more than investing in them.● Passthrough was created to solve the problem in the o...
Show Notes:How Marco's education and career path led him to venture capitalWhy Marcos created VamosVentures and their investment thesisThe role failure plays in the success The importance of curiosity VamosVentures ideal investment, typical involvement, and exit strategyInvesting in All Up and how it came togetherThe mindset Marcos looks for in foundersAn overview of where VamosVentures is with fundraising and investing todayConnect With Funding and DisruptingApply to be a guest on ...
In this episode, Keith interviews Kyle York, the Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Partner of York-IE. York-IE invests at the earliest stage through Series A startups. They are exclusively focused on business-to-business (B2B), subscription, and Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. In this discussion you’ll hear about:Kyle’s background and what lead him to create York-IEHis experience at Oracle and how it impacts how he invests todayYork-IE’s investment thesis and what differentiates them fro...
This episode marks an exciting milestone for Funding and Disrupting with our very first interview of both a female VC Firm Founder and a female Tech Company Founder. Our VC firm guest is Dr. Melody Lang, the Founder of the MPA Learning Fund, and our Tech Company Founder is Vivi Friedgut, the CEO & Founder of Blackbullion. Introductions to MPA and Blackbullion A look into Dr. Melody Lang’s background and what makes her a unique investor What differentiates MPA Learning FundH...
In today's episode of Funding & Disrupting, host Keith Herman interviews Jose Luis Silva, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Dux Capital, and Brian York, Co-Founder & CEO of Cubbo. Dux is an early-stage VC firm investing in US-based Latinx founders. They provide funding to groups that have been historically underinvested, overlooked, and underrepresented. Cubbo is a Latin American technology company that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. Why Dux was crea...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes Daniel Ibri, the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures. He discusses what lead him to create the firm, the unique benefits, and challenges of being an international investment group, and talks through Mindset's relationship with PayJoy.Story NotesWhat lead Daniel to create Mindset VenturesMindsets operation structureThe firm's current and past funding roundsWhat is PayJoyHow Daniel and Mindse...
In this week's episode of Funding and Disrupting, host Keith Herman talks with Brad Yasar, CEO and CoFounder of EQIFI, and Kim Oishi, President of Grand Rock Capital about why they decided to work together, what DeFi is, and the keys to starting a successful business.Story NotesWhat is EQIFIHow Brad and Kim metWhat Grand Rock looks for in investmentsThe financial journey of EQIFIAdvice for entrepreneurs in their quest for capitalAdvice on growing a company from the ground upHow Grand Rock is ...
Upland was founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Dirk Lueth, Idan Zuckerman and Mani Honigstein they raised $18M on $300M Series A in October 2021. The team includes 130 members since their launched in early 2020. They reached profitable in 2021 as one of the largest blockchain-based metaverse mapped to the real world with over 280k "landowners" with various game engagement points; sold over 4M NFTs. It started as a "property trading game" (think Monopoly) and evolved today into a platform ...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes guests Bryson Hearn, the Manager at Village Capital and Eric Chebil, the Founder and CEO of Cher.App. In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Bryson and Eric to know more about Cher.App, a free service helping renters co-own their dream home.Story Notes:Bryson and Eric BackgroundsReceptivity to Advice and FeedbackHow do Cher.App WorksVillage Capital’s Investment ProcessExperience Learned on Village CapitalT...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by OURA Collective welcomes Mateo Folador, Columbian Founder and CEO of Talentu. In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Mateo Folador to know more about how Adelante is disrupting the Latam Tech ecosystem.Story Notes:How did Tech Industry in Columbia EvolveWho have Inspired you to Pursue your Journey in Tech WorldStarting AdelanteBiggest Challenge in AdelanteAdoption of New TechnologiesHow Much Time and Effort have gone into Fundrais...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes Nathaniel Harding, Managing Partner at Cortado Ventures. Keith interviews Nathaniel to know more about Cortado Ventures. It is an early-stage funding company investing in growth-driven companies. The interview digs deep into the working of Cortado and their investment strategies. Story Notes: Working with U.S. Air ForceTransitioning career journeyAll about CortadoTeam-building and more What is...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes Josh Chapman, Managing Partner at Konvoy Ventures. Keith interviews Josh to know more about Investing in Gaming, Blockchain & NFTsStory Notes:Working Early on With BlackRock as an AnalystTransition to Venture CapitalVideo Gaming IndustryAll About Konvoy Investing in the Gaming IndustryWhat is Genopets Blockchain Gaming CompanySpecific Aspect that you Find Most Promising About the PlatformNFT Market ...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes Sanjay Prasad. He is a brilliant surgeon with over 30 years of experience and the Founder & CEO of SurgiQuality. Sanjay is also an Assistant Professor at George Washington University and an Author. With so much experience and expertise, Sanjay always looks for ways to achieve more than himself. Keith interviews Sanjay to know more about his unique healthcare platform named SurgiQuality. What led to ...
This week’s episode of Funding & Disrupting presented by Oura Collective welcomes Nicholas Cocks, Founder & Managing Partner of Velocity Ventures & Hans Paul, Co-Founder & CEO of Aigens. Keith interviews the two guests to discuss and know more about their journey of funding and disrupting.In the fascinating double interview, both Nicholas and Hans open up and talk about all things funding. They also share their entrepreneurial journey stories. Thank you for joining us on this ...
In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Risto Rossar, Insurance Innovator and Investor discuss The Journey of INSLY Raising Capital and Getting into the Insurance Sector.Story Notes:Getting into the Insurance SectorForming a Company in FinlandSurfing for Marketing Insurance PlatformINSLY Unique OffersGo Digital in Insurance Raising Capital and Meeting the Financial Obligations Meeting Concentric Raising Capatil an Advantage in IntroductionBuilding Inbound PipelineProcess in R...
In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Tobias Schwind of FTTF Ventures and Max Gulde of ConstellR discuss funding and their recent partnership.Story Notes:Evolution of Emerging TechnologiesAbout FTTFFraunhofer TechnologySolving the Problem of ConstellRImpression in Meeting MTTF TeamChallenging in a Role of a CEOSkill Set for Entrepreneurs to Execute their Business PlanAdvice on Working with Tech FoundersProcess in Speaking and PresentationOpen to New Relationship and ArrangementsCo-investin...
In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Naushad Contractor, Founder of Fable Fintech, shares his journey in Fundraising and Offers Global Cross Border Payments with World Class Plug-N-Play PlatformsStory Notes:The 30,000 foot view of Naushad Contractor Career.The Greatest Influence in Growing UpInterest and Hobbies that keeping Life HumorousChoosing the Right Team in Solving a ProblemDealing with Person to Person RemittanceBiggest Challenge for FableScaling Fable and Marketing StrategyAcquir...
In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Tess Cosad, Co-Founder & CEO of Bea Fertility shares her journey in Fundraising and Democratizing Access to Fertility Care.Story Notes:Astrophysics and CosmologyAbout Bea FertilityIntracervical Insemination ProcessBiggest Challenges an entrepreneurDeciding to Approach a Potential InvestorProcess in Building a List of InvestorsMeeting with Lead InvestorFundraising JourneyFundraising Advice for Female EntrepreneursThank you for joining us on this epi...
In this episode, Keith Herman interviews Kjartan Rist, Founder of Concentric discusses a balanced investment strategy to accelerate sustainable growth.Story Notes:Path to ConcentricWhat Makes Concentric UniqueThe Investments of ConcentricInvestment with InsleeDue Diligence Process to Move ForwardAdvice on Presenting Tech ProjectInvesting in ConcentricThank you for joining us on this episode of Funding & Disrupting. Don't forget to visit our sponsor OuraCo.com to learn more about working d...
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