Last episode of season 1 😅

The Pod for early-stage founders and investors.

Presented two investors and operators, James Alexander & Hugh Stephens, Co-founders and Partners at Galileo Ventures – a leading seed VC in Australia.

In this episode we cover:

AI Wearables and Robots Special Segment:

• The latest innovations in AI hardware: Rabbit R1, Humane pin, Compass wearable, and Friend pendant.


• Discussion on the potential and challenges of these devices.


• Listener review of the Rabbit R1 and its practical applications.

Are We in a Tech Bubble?

• Analysis of current tech market trends and valuations.


• The impact of Series A crunch and increased startup shutdowns.


• Comparison of AI company valuations versus public SaaS market multiples.

The Gender Funding Gap with Special Guest Natasha Rawlings:

• Insights from Natasha Rawlings on the persistent gender funding gap in venture capital.


• Discussion on the progress and remaining challenges for female founders.


• Practical tips for women raising their first round of funding.


• The role of investors in supporting diverse teams and fostering inclusivity.

Shownotes:

• Learning Robot Soccer from Egocentric Vision with Deep Reinforcement Learning https://sites.google.com/view/vision-soccer


• Compass https://compasswearable.com/


• Friend https://basedhardware.com/


• Lighter Capital Report: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/venture-capital-funding-women-making-progress-melissa-widner-zpuxc/


• Cut Through Funding Quarterly https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sxwKIjDwFtpY9MNtUb7tfcCU8cvvGzXI/view

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