Ridgeline
Join this week's conversation with Andrew McMahon, Co-Founder & General Partner at Ridgeline, an investment firm focused on bridging the gap between the technology ecosystem and national security communities.
Jun 17, 2021•26 min
Finding PROOF
PROOF partners, Thanasis Delistathis and Jenny Schretter talk with the early-stage venture partners funding the next generation of great tech companies.
Episodes
Pioneer Square Labs
This week our partners chat with Greg Gottesman, Managing Director & Co-Founder at Pioneer Square Labs, a startup studio and venture capital fund based in Seattle, WA.
Jun 03, 2021•34 min
Wavemaker Group
This week our hosts are joined by Eric Manlunas, Founder and Managing Partner of Wavemaker Group, an early-stage venture capital firm making investments in both the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
May 27, 2021•31 min
Ardent Venture Partners
This week our hosts talk to Phil Bronner, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Ardent Venture Partners, a seed and early-stage fund focused on the transformation of work.
May 20, 2021•29 min
Notation Capital
This week our hosts talk to Nick Chirls, Partner at Notation Capital, a first-check venture fund based in Brooklyn, NY backing product-obsessed teams.
May 06, 2021•36 min
Airbus Ventures
Our hosts are joined by Nicole Conner, a Partner at Airbus Ventures, a global early-stage investment firm backing inspired founders focused on the many aspects of aerospace engineering.
Apr 22, 2021•27 min
TFX Capital
This week we have a conversation with Brandon Shelton, Founder and Managing Partner at TFX Capital, an early-stage venture firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina which backs founders with a military background.
Apr 15, 2021•32 min
Augment Ventures
This week we have a great discussion with Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner at Augment Ventures an early-stage venture capital firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan focused on software, smart hardware, and physical science innovations.
Apr 08, 2021•24 min
Mercury Fund
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Blair Garrou, Co-founder and Managing Director at Mercury Fund an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on entrepreneurs and technology innovation originating in the U.S. Midcontinent.
Apr 01, 2021•33 min
Scout Ventures
This week our hosts talk to Wes Blackwell, Partner at Scout Ventures a seed-stage firm investing in frontier technologies and hard-to-access founders.
Mar 26, 2021•27 min
Fitz Gate Ventures
This week our hosts are joined by Jim Cohen & Mark Poag of Fitz Gate Ventures, an early-stage venture firm with a network-driven approach and a focus on the Princeton University ecosystem.
Mar 18, 2021•35 min
NextView Ventures
Our hosts are joined by David Beisel a partner at NextView Ventures. With offices in Boston and New York, NextView is a seed-stage investment firm focused on the "Everyday Economy."
Mar 11, 2021•31 min
Moderne Ventures
This week our hosts chat with Liza Benson of Moderne Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on technology companies innovating within real estate, mortgage, finance, insurance, hospitality, and home services.
Mar 04, 2021•26 min
Eniac Ventures
This week our hosts sit down with Hadley Harris, Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures, a seed-stage fund with a focus on New York startups. Eniac backs bold founders who use code to build transformational companies.
Feb 25, 2021•27 min
Javelin Venture Partners
Our hosts sit down for a conversation with Alex Gurevich, Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partner, a seed and early-stage venture fund based in Silicon Valley built by founders, for founders.
Feb 18, 2021•31 min
Lerer Hippeau
This week our hosts chat with Caitlin Strandberg of Lerer Hippeau. Based in New York, this early-stage venture firm invests across all sectors, backing entrepreneurs with product vision, customer insight, and a keen instinct for brand building.
Feb 11, 2021•30 min
Hyde Park Venture Partners
Our hosts sit down with Guy Turner, Co-founder and Managing Director at Hyde Park Venture Partners. With offices in Chicago and Indianapolis, HPVP is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on high-growth mid-continent companies with exceptional teams.
Feb 04, 2021•32 min
TTV Capital
A conversation with Gardiner Garrard, Co-founder and Managing Partner at TTV Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on fintech businesses meeting the needs of the financial services sector and their customers.
Jan 28, 2021•29 min
Think+ Ventures
Join us for a conversation with Safa Rashtchy, Founder & Managing Partner at Think+ Ventures, a research-driven, early-stage venture fund based in Silicon Valley.
Jan 21, 2021•32 min
Frontier Venture Capital
Our hosts chat with David Cremin, Founder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture Capital. With Partners in California, New York, Colorado, and Oregon, Frontier invests in early-stage technology companies in the United States.
Jan 14, 2021•32 min
Leo Capital
This week our hosts chat with Rajul Garg of Leo Capital. Based in Delhi, this early-stage venture firm is part of the natural evolution of both Rajul's career and, more broadly, the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.
Dec 17, 2020•26 min
Blockchain Valley Ventures
Join us for a conversation with Leeor Groen, Principal at Blockchain Valley Ventures. Based in Switzerland, the firm is focused on seed and early-stage investments in high-quality blockchain-enabled businesses.
Dec 10, 2020•30 min
Glasswing Ventures
Join us for a conversation with Rudina Seseri of Boston-based Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage venture firm funding visionary entrepreneurs focused on AI and frontier technologies.
Dec 03, 2020•34 min
Red Sea Ventures
This week our hosts speak with Scott Birnbaum of New York-based Red Sea Ventures. Focused on seed and early-stage tech-enabled startups, Scott has a broad background in corporate law, digital media, and entrepreneurship.
Nov 19, 2020•33 min
grep -vc
Paul Willard of Silicon Valley-based grep -vc joins us this week. Focused on Robotics as a Service, Paul is a hands-on early-stage investor with a strong engineering background.
Nov 12, 2020•33 min
Tekton Ventures
This week we speak with Jai Choi, Founding Partner at Tekton Ventures. Based in Silicon Valley, Tekton is an international seed investment firm that leverages an extensive global network to partner with entrepreneurs in leading technology hubs worldwide.
Nov 05, 2020•30 min
Amplo
We speak with Sheel Tyle, Founder & CEO of Amplo, a venture capital firm based in Texas that invests in mission-driven entrepreneurs looking to solve big problems.
Oct 29, 2020•29 min
Dcode
In this episode, we speak with Meagan Metzger founder and CEO of Dcode, an accelerator based in Washington, DC helping private-sector tech companies break into and scale in the federal market.
Oct 22, 2020•31 min
Wonder Ventures
In this episode, we speak with Dustin Rosen, Founder and Managing Partner at Wonder Ventures. Based in Los Angeles, Wonder Ventures invests at the pre-seed stage, aiming to be the first check to back the best founders in the LA area.
Oct 15, 2020•30 min
Riot Ventures
In our premiere episode, we speak with Steve Marcus, General Partner at Riot Ventures. Based in Los Angeles, Riot Ventures is a seed and early-stage fund focused on technology companies where hardware is a component.
Oct 08, 2020•29 min