Daniel Glazer is an American technology lawyer, strategic business advisor, and the Managing Partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office. Since the 2010 launch of the UK Government's Tech City initiative, Dan has advised high-growth UK/European technology and life sciences companies on raising capital in the US and UK/Europe, expanding their businesses into US markets, and connecting with investors, corporates, and advisors. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/JRL_HI_bPpA 🕒 Time...
Jun 28, 2023•6 min•Ep. 105
After years in different venture capital firms, Marc Cohen has gone it alone and founded Unbundled VC. He invests in early-stage start-ups and offers free resources for founders looking to get funding on his website. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/C765cIqgG2k 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marc Cohen? 1:16 - Why call yourself a VC rather than an Angel Investor? 4:30 - What returns are VCs looking for? 7:05 - The importance of portfolio construction 12:37 - What f...
Jun 23, 2023•49 min•Ep. 104
After years in different venture capital firms, Marc Cohen has gone it alone and founded Unbundled VC. He invests in early-stage start-ups and offers free resources for founders looking to get funding on his website. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/xuEARO8_UBY 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro - Who is Marc Cohen? 2:06 - What did he do before he got into venture capital? 3:11 - What would he be doing if he wasn’t a VC? 6:25 - What is deep tech outside of AI and how will it impa...
Jun 20, 2023•13 min•Ep. 103
Hussein is a partner at Hoxton Ventures. He currently represents Hoxton on the boards of Baseimmune, BeyondRisk, Biocortex, Biotx, DruidAI, Finesse, Fy!, Giraffe360, Kbox, Kitt, Luminary, Peptone, PillSorted, Raptor Supplies, Really Clever, Rensair, Replai, Replan, Skin Analytics, TourRadar and XYZ Reality, and serves as a board observer on Behavox and Karakuri. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/TABxKlhvRbE 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro / Hussein's career to date. 1:47 - Wh...
Jun 16, 2023•35 min•Ep. 102
Hussein is a partner at Hoxton Ventures. He currently represents Hoxton on the boards of Baseimmune, BeyondRisk, Biocortex, Biotx, DruidAI, Finesse, Fy!, Giraffe360, Kbox, Kitt, Luminary, Peptone, PillSorted, Raptor Supplies, Really Clever, Rensair, Replai, Replan, Skin Analytics, TourRadar and XYZ Reality, and serves as a board observer on Behavox and Karakuri. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/I7XM7vEymmY 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Intro / Hussein's career to date. 14:23 - Wha...
Jun 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 101
Arthen Sirola-Hashemi is an investment manager at Karma Ventures. Karma Ventures (karma.vc) is an early-stage venture capital firm, specialising in late seed and A-round investments in Europe’s most promising tech startups. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/660PuKw9Pds 🕒 Time stamps - 2:13 - What did Arthen have to unlearn when he joined the world of investing? 5:32 - Going from operations to investing, what skills did you bring over? 7:17 - How does Arthen think about fin...
Jun 09, 2023•46 min•Ep. 100
Arthen Sirola-Hashemi is an investment manager at Karma Ventures. Karma Ventures (karma.vc) is an early-stage venture capital firm, specialising in late seed and A-round investments in Europe’s most promising tech startups. 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/3Pdwp0r8LU8 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - Who is Arthen Sirola-Hashemi and what has his career been to date? 7:01 - Where does Karma invest? 9:24 - A teaser of what's to come in the main episode... 🔗 Arthen Sirola-Hashemi's lin...
Jun 06, 2023•15 min•Ep. 99
Eghosa Omoigui is the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners. EchoVO is a seed & early-stage technology venture capital firm investing in underrepresented founders and underserved emerging markets. His investments in the US and India include Betaworks, StackCommerce (acquired), Talkable, Frid.ge (acquired), Sense Networks (acquired), Voxify (acquired), SmartZip (acquired), Yatra (IPO), and BuzzInTown (acquired). 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - 🕒 Time stamps - 1:55 - ...
Jun 02, 2023•34 min•Ep. 98
Eghosa Omoigui is the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners. EchoVC is a seed & early-stage technology venture capital firm investing in underrepresented founders and underserved emerging markets. His investments in the US and India include Betaworks, StackCommerce (acquired), Talkable, Frid.ge (acquired), Sense Networks (acquired), Voxify (acquired), SmartZip (acquired), Yatra (IPO), and BuzzInTown (acquired). 👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://youtu.be/WG-EOTM81...
May 30, 2023•42 min•Ep. 97
David Fogel is the co-founder of Alma Angels. Alma Angels is an inclusive community of angel investors who are passionate about actively investing in and supporting ambitious female founders building tech-driven startups on a global scale. David is also an advisor at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and a co-founder of the Israeli Tech Parliament. 👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/M4VP445_WJQ 🕒 Time stamps - 00:00 - An introduction to David Fogel 01:52 - Wh...
May 26, 2023•53 min•Ep. 96
David Fogel is the co-founder of Alma Angels. Alma Angels is an inclusive community of angel investors who are passionate about actively investing in and supporting ambitious female founders building tech-driven startups on a global scale. David is also an advisor at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and a co-founder of the Israeli Tech Parliament. 👂 Listen to the Full Episode here - https://youtu.be/Xrh28nzyfp8 🕒 Time stamps - 00:00 - An introduction to David Fogel 01:07 - Davi...
May 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 95
Michael Palank is a General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and has been since it was established in January 2019. He has played a vital role in identifying and investing in seed-stage consumer and enterprise startups across various sectors. Prior to joining MaC, Michael held the esteemed position of General Partner at M Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture fund with locations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Through his wealth of experience and unwavering passion for innovation, Michael Pal...
May 19, 2023•39 min•Ep. 94
Michael Palank is a General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and has been since it was established in January 2019. He has played a vital role in identifying and investing in seed-stage consumer and enterprise startups across various sectors. Prior to joining MaC, Michael held the esteemed position of General Partner at M Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture fund with locations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Through his wealth of experience and unwavering passion for innovation, Michael Pal...
May 16, 2023•25 min•Ep. 93
Ernst Rustenhoven is a venture capitalist working at Slingshot Ventures. Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. Ernst is also a Board Observer at Eatch and Wundermart and a Board Member at Check and Toothfairy. 🕒 Time stamps - 00:00 - An intro to Ernst Rustenhoven and his career. 02:03 - Ernsts thoughts on the Dutch ecosystem and opportunities. 08:03 - Why Ernst moved from an operator to an investor 13:54 - Why does "consumer" excite Ernst?...
May 12, 2023•37 min•Ep. 92
Ernst Rustenhoven is a venture capitalist working at Slingshot Ventures. Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. Ernst is also a Board Observer at Eatch and Wundermart and a Board Member at Check and Toothfairy. 🕒 Time stamps - 00:00 - An intro to Ernst Rustenhoven 00:58 - How Ernst got into venture capital. 05:48 - What ventures is Ernst most excited about right now? 12:39 - A taster of what is to come in the main episode 🔗 Ernst Rustenhov...
May 09, 2023•13 min•Ep. 91
Zoltan A. Vardy helps business-to-business tech founders struggling with sales to build predictable revenues by teaching them how to focus, structure, and scale their sales and marketing activities worldwide. 👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/lZ_p_anasRY 🕒 Time stamps - 01:31 - How Zoltan Vardy closed $2 billion worth of deals in his career. 01:42 - What have been the best and worst deals of his career? 06:07 - What scars have his career left him with? 08:45 - How Zoltan "...
May 05, 2023•44 min•Ep. 90
Zoltan A. Vardy helps business-to-business tech founders struggling with sales to build predictable revenues by teaching them how to focus, structure, and scale their sales and marketing activities worldwide. 👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/lZ_p_anasRY 🕒 Time stamps - 00:58 - How did Zoltan Vardy start his career? 06:07 - What are the most interesting tools on the market right now? 07:54 - Thoughts on ChatGPT 🔗 Anishka Prasad's links - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.co...
May 02, 2023•10 min•Ep. 89
Anishka Prasad is a former lawyer turned entrepreneur and the founder of Astra. Astra is a network of inspiring and aspiring angel investors who enable each other to grow their investment portfolios by showcasing and investing in underrepresented and female-founded businesses. She is also the Head of Strategy & Operations at Future VC, having previously worked as their growth manager. 👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/6inO17gnflg 🕒 Time stamps - 0:00 - An intro to Anou...
Apr 28, 2023•32 min•Ep. 88
Anishka Prasad is a former lawyer turned entrepreneur and the founder of Astra. Astra is a network of inspiring and aspiring angel investors who enable each other to grow their investment portfolios by showcasing and investing in underrepresented and female-founded businesses. She is also the Head of Strategy & Operations at Future VC, having previously worked as their growth manager. 0:00 - Anishka talks about Astra and her career. 2:27 - What was the thinking behind Astra? 4:10 - How Astra...
Apr 25, 2023•7 min•Ep. 13
Paolo is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Exceptional Ventures, early-stage Venture Capital firm based in London that invests in high-impact businesses focused on helping people live happier, healthier, and longer lives. Prior to that he was the Managing Director for Europe at Joyance Partners, US VC firm investing in health and happiness startups. Paolo launched Joyance' European operations from scratch, invested in 25 companies across 9 EU countries, built a team of 8 world-class investor...
Apr 21, 2023•32 min•Ep. 86
Paolo is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Exceptional Ventures, early-stage Venture Capital firm based in London that invests in high-impact businesses focused on helping people live happier, healthier, and longer lives. Prior to that he was the Managing Director for Europe at Joyance Partners, US VC firm investing in health and happiness startups. Paolo launched Joyance' European operations from scratch, invested in 25 companies across 9 EU countries, built a team of 8 world-class investor...
Apr 18, 2023•32 min•Ep. 13
Agata is a two-time entrepreneur (one exit) and an investor. She spent the past 7 years working in fintech. First, at a clearing house startup, second as a founder of a blockchain capital markets startup selling to major investment banks. Recently, she moved to Venture Capital, investing in fintech founders, and founded Female Foundry (femalefoundry.co) - a community and mentorship platform of over 5,000 female founders and investors across Europe with the mission to bring more diversity into th...
Apr 14, 2023•39 min•Ep. 84
Agata is a two-time entrepreneur (one exit) and an investor. She spent the past 7 years working in fintech. First, at a clearing house startup, second as a founder of a blockchain capital markets startup selling to major investment banks. Recently, she moved to Venture Capital, investing in fintech founders, and founded Female Foundry (femalefoundry.co) - a community and mentorship platform of over 5,000 female founders and investors across Europe with the mission to bring more diversity into th...
Apr 11, 2023•6 min•Ep. 11
Welcome to this episode of The Nothing Ventured Primer. Today in the studio with me I am super excited to have me Sameer Singh. Sameer is an early-stage investor focused on network effects. "Creator" of Breadcrumb.vc and Applied Network Effects (one of the highest rated courses on Maven) — both are globally renowned resources to learn about network effects. Sameer is also a Venture Partner at Speedinvest and part of the Atomico Angel Program, where he invests in early-stage startups with network...
Apr 07, 2023•32 min•Ep. 82
Welcome to this episode of The Nothing Ventured Primer. Today in the studio with me I am super excited to have me Sameer Singh.Sameer is an early-stage investor focused on network effects. "Creator" of Breadcrumb.vc and Applied Network Effects (one of the highest rated courses on Maven) — both are globally renowned resources to learn about network effects. Sameer is also a Venture Partner at Speedinvest and part of the Atomico Angel Program, where he invests in early-stage startups with network ...
Apr 04, 2023•16 min•Ep. 10
Hello and welcome to this week's Nothing Ventured Episode with Aarish Shah. Today I am really excited to have with me Andrew Poesaste Investor at Angular Ventures across Pre-Seed, Seed in Europe and Israel.
Mar 31, 2023•38 min•Ep. 80
Hello and welcome to this week's Nothing Ventured Episode with Aarish Shah. Today I am really excited to have with me Andrew Poesaste.
Mar 28, 2023•22 min•Ep. 79
Hello and welcome to this week's Nothing Ventured Episode with Aarish Shah. Today I am really excited to have with me Annalise Dragic. Annalise prides herself on being a global citizen and working towards improving the lives of others. She's a venture capital investor with Sapphire Ventures focusing on Series B to Pre-IPO direct investments in Europe and Israel across all sectors. Prior to joining Sapphire, She was a venture capital investor at Atomico, focusing on Series A and later opportuniti...
Mar 23, 2023•40 min•Ep. 78
Hello and welcome to this week's Nothing Ventured Episode with Aarish Shah. Today I am really excited to have with me Annalise Dragic. Annalise prides herself on being a global citizen and working towards improving the lives of others. She's a venture capital investor with Sapphire Ventures focusing on Series B to Pre-IPO direct investments in Europe and Israel across all sectors.Prior to joining Sapphire, She was a venture capital investor at Atomico, focusing on Series A and later opportunitie...
Mar 22, 2023•11 min•Ep. 8
Hello and welcome to this week's Nothing Ventured Episode with Aarish Shah. Today I am really excited to have with me Kelvin Au. Kelvin has over 17 years of experience in technology investment banking, VC and managing high-growth operations. Previously a Principal at Molten Ventures(formerly Draper Esprit) and headed up investments at Founders Factory, Kelvin worked closely with founders on product, strategy and fundraising and has co-invested with over 100 venture investors throughout Europe. K...
Mar 21, 2023•40 min•Ep. 76
