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LA Venture

183 Episodes

35 minutes | May 31, 2023
Carl Fritjofsson -- Creandum
Carl Fritjofsson is a Partner at Creandum, one of Europe's leading VC firms.   In this episode Carl shares: Why nearly every software category can be reimagined with a generative AI-first approach Why Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 could be "pretty bloody" and a "moment of truth" for startups Creandum's approach to winning competitive Series A deals Why VC poses career risk for associates early in their careers
30 minutes | May 17, 2023
Aaron Samuels -- Collide Capital
Aaron Samuels tells us about investing in intersectional founders, he explains what identity saliency is to Minnie and he shares how he and Brian Hollins were able to parlay their scout investing into $66M Collide Fund I.
33 minutes | May 3, 2023
Dan Wenhold -- Fifth Wall
Dan Wenhold co-leads Fifth Wall's real estate technology fund.  He tells us how Fifth Wall has massively grown their AUM by bringing in LPs from the real estate industry who want access to innovation in PropTech.  He also tells us how Fifth Wall has stayed innovative and leaned into creative deal structures that are outside the typical VC playbook.
32 minutes | Apr 19, 2023
Nick Chirls -- Notation Capital
Founder of Notation Capital Nick Chirls : * Likes to invest in companies that are too early * Prefers when it's hard to explain what the company is doing * Does not think now is a good time to invest in AI * And generally sounds nothing like a VC  
30 minutes | Apr 5, 2023
Ann Lai -- Bullpen Capital
In this episode with Ann Lai from Bullpen we talk about: * The metrics that matter for fundraising * How Bullpen invests in overlooked businesses  * And how Ann bounced back from her experience with Justin Caldbeck at Binary Capital
31 minutes | Mar 22, 2023
Howard Morgan -- B Capital
Howard Morgan is the Chairman and General Partner at B Capital and previously the co-founder of First Round Capital. Howard shares his perspective on building successful seed funds (he's an LP in 80), what is exciting him today in tech and how he has chosen such great partners throughout his life.  
29 minutes | Mar 8, 2023
Patrick Mathieson -- Toba Capital
Another great Southern California Series A fund and another great investor moving from the Bay Area to LA.   Toba partner Patrick Mathieson tells us why he moved from the Bay Area to LA to pursue his thesis around companies building platforms for SMB.   Patrick has invested in Boulevard, PatientPop, FloQast, Luxury Presence and now Candid (a TenOneTen co-invest).  
27 minutes | Feb 24, 2023
David Zhang -- TCV
David Zhang is a partner at TCV, a ~21B AUM growth fund that has invested in companies like Brex, Airbnb, Klarna, and Nubank. David leans in on FinTech investing and tells us about some of his theses on the unbundling (and bundling) of financial services. David comes from a hedge fund background and also shares why he prefers the alignment of private market investing over the more Darwinian nature of the public markets.
30 minutes | Feb 8, 2023
Emilio Diez Barroso -- Bold Capital
Don't let the joy get sucked out of investing. Investor Emilio Diez Barroso reminds us to remain focused on the joys of creativity and creating value.     Emilio invests from his own family office and as a partner at Bold Capital, a Series A fund with a focus on frontier tech, biotech and innovations that have the potential to transform humanity.
34 minutes | Jan 25, 2023
Taylor Adams -- Rise Together Ventures
When Taylor Adams advises family offices on setting up venture programs he recommends investing into fund of funds for coverage, emerging managers for access and direct investments for alpha.     In addition to his family office work, Taylor is the co-founder of Rise Together Ventures, a fund enabling for-profit entrepreneurs to realize their full for-profit and philanthropic vision.  
29 minutes | Jan 11, 2023
Gaby Darbyshire -- Dangerous Ventures
"It would be delightful if all the brightest brains in the world focused their energies on solving climate problems."   Gaby Darbyshire gained deep operational expertise as a founder of Gawker Media before starting climate tech focused Dangerous Ventures.  There is a lot to learn from Gaby in many dimensions.
30 minutes | Jan 4, 2023
Jason Yeh -- Patron
The next version of the internet will feel a lot more like a game. Jason Yeh and partner Brian Cho helped Riot Games scale League of Legends to a massive global scale.  They take a lot of lessons from gaming as they invest from $90M Patron Fund I into what they call the "spectrum of play".
26 minutes | Nov 30, 2022
Deron Quon -- Angel Investor
"Good paperwork makes good friendships".  Deron Quon, co-founder of Menus.com, Datassential, and Collective Solution shares thoughts on scaling and navigating a sale to private equity.   Now an active angel investor and founder of Hoopla.com, Deron also talks about the importance of investing back into the LA ecosystem.
26 minutes | Nov 16, 2022
Roy Rubin -- R-Squared Ventures
Roy Rubin dropped out of UCLA to start Magento, a massive eCommerce platform that scaled to over $100B in transactions annually.   Roy is now writing $500k to $1M checks out of his fund, R-Squared Ventures.   The story of his success and lessons learned is inspiring and worth a listen!
30 minutes | Nov 2, 2022
Vinay Singh -- Anthemis Group
There are so many great founders and VCs moving to LA! Vinay Singh is a Managing Director at Anthemis where he leads seed and Series A investments out of their early stage fund.  Vinay tells us that Anthemis is a global investment platform focused on the digital transformation of financial services, investing across all stages of growth.
22 minutes | Oct 19, 2022
Beth Kearns -- Touchdown Ventures
What are the best ways for a startup to partner with a big corporation?   Beth Kearns from Touchdown Ventures tells about different partnership models, best practices and pitfalls to avoid.   This interview includes information from third party sources believed to be reliable; however, we make no representations as to its accuracy or completeness. References to strategies are for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as a recommendation to engage in any particular strategy or to invest in any particular security. Opinions expressed herein are based on current market conditions and may change without notice and we reserve the right to change any part of these materials without notice and assume no obligation to provide an update. Recipients are advised not to infer or assume that any securities, strategies, companies, sectors or markets described will be profitable or that losses will not occur. Any description or information regarding investment process or strategies is provided for illustrative purposes only, may not be fully indicative of any present or future investments and may be changed at the discretion of the manager. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  
32 minutes | Oct 12, 2022
Kareem El Sawy -- Arrowroot Capital
Word on the street is that more deals have structure.  Kareem tells us about structured equity--when it makes sense and who it's right for. Arrowroot is an 8+ year old growth equity firm in LA and Miami on Fund V ($500MM+ invested globally across 28 port cos.) that specializes in structured equity for venture-backed enterprise software companies.
30 minutes | Sep 28, 2022
Jeffrey Evans -- Mantis VC
Talking with Jeffrey made me wonder if I need to get a celebrity for our venture fund.  Jeffrey had the opportunity to work with Alex and Drew of the Chainsmokers to set up Mantis VC and it sounds like an amazing team. Jeffrey explains the value that the Chainsmokers are able to bring and how entrepreneurs and funds can best work with celebrity.
24 minutes | Sep 21, 2022
Fred Farina -- The Caltech Fund
Fred is the Chief Innovation and Partnerships officer at Caltech where he oversees the Tech Transfer office and recently set up two new funds : The Caltech Fund and the Wilson and Hill fund. Fred gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how Caltech labs are run and how his team thinks about the translational potential of scientific work.
29 minutes | Sep 14, 2022
Mike Fernandez -- B Capital
Why is a Series B pitch so much different than pitching a Series A company?  How do growth stage investors think about multiples today?   Mike Fernandez talks about what he is seeing in growth rounds today and the sort of support that is needed for later stage companies.
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