Eva Yazhari is the founder of Beyond Capital Ventures, who believes that the "high risk, high return" philosophy we all take for granted is actually a myth. She's taken her Wall Street hedge fund background and built a VC firm focused on emerging markets in India and East Africa - and believes her portfolio is actually less risky than Silicon Valley VC. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Beyond Capital Ventures Website - https://www.beyondcapitalventur...
Aug 19, 2025•36 min
Max Buchan is the Co-founder & CEO of Valarian, a dual-purpose defense tech company that emerged from stealth with a $20M seed funding round. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Valarian website - https://www.valarian.com/ Max Buchan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbuchan 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Key Topics: - Tech...
Aug 12, 2025•47 min
Today we're joined by Mike Collins, founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures, a firm that's quietly built one of the most unique and successful venture capital models in the industry. Mike has scaled Alumni Ventures to over $1.5 billion in assets under management by doing something most VCs thought was impossible—building a venture firm primarily around individual investors. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Alumni Ventures website - https://www.av.vc/ Mike...
Aug 05, 2025•55 min
Elizabeth Weil, founder and managing partner of Scribble Ventures, just closed an $80 million Fund III focused on AI-native startups. She spent seven years at Twitter during hypergrowth from 60 to 2,500 employees, then built the Market Development team at Andreessen Horowitz. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Key Topics discussed: The Scribble Network - 100+ operators and executives providing deal flow and portfolio support - Strategic angels helping ...
Jul 29, 2025•37 min
In this episode, I sit down with Shivendra Nigam, CFO of Cantabil, one of India's most successful and enduring apparel brands. Cantabil, founded in 2000, has scaled to over 600 stores across 20 states—while remaining debt-free and laser-focused on sustainable, profitable growth. The conversation covers bold expansion strategies, secrets of margin protection in a fiercely competitive fashion market, the brand's unique positioning in India's family apparel segment, and why disciplined retail opera...
Jul 22, 2025•49 min
Loretta Tioiela is the founder of Next Sequence, a venture capital firm at the forefront of one of the most exciting fields in science and technology: the convergence of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology. With a rich background in deep tech, holding strategic leadership positions at global giants like Huawei and Samsung, and working as Chief Product Officer at cloud innovator Scaleway, Loretta possesses a unique and powerful perspective. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency ...
Jul 15, 2025•50 min
Jack Leeney is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at 7GC, a venture capital firm with a unique cross-border approach that bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. Before founding 7GC, Jack was at the forefront of some of the most iconic tech IPOs of our time during his tenure at Morgan Stanley, including Tesla, LinkedIn, and Facebook. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com 7GC website - https://7gc.co Jack Leeney on LinkedIn - https://www.lin...
Jul 08, 2025•51 min
Dominique Levin is a 2x CEO, a go-to-market architect, and a wildly successful investor with over a billion dollars in exits. She’s seen it all, and she has a playbook for a lot of challenges founders face while building their companies. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Links- Dominique Levin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiquelevin Book that Dominique Levin: 1. Survival to Thrival: She mentioned this is a two-book series written by B...
Jul 01, 2025•50 min
Itamar Novick is a solo capitalist and the founder of Recursive Ventures, a pre-seed & seed fund focused on fintech, AI and emerging tech startups. Itamar has been on all sides of the startup table: as a founder and executive, an institutional VC, and an angel investor. He has supported over 50 successful startups, including Deel, HoneyBook, Placer, Credible among others. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Itamar Novick on LinkedIn - https://www.li...
Jun 24, 2025•39 min
Sean Byrnes is a co-founder & General Partner at Near Horizon. Sean has spent the past 20 years founding and scaling companies that have defined new categories, including Flurry—the world’s largest mobile analytics platform, acquired by Yahoo—and Outlier.ai, an automated data analysis leader. At Near Horizon, Sean partners hands-on with founders, combining deep operational expertise and capital to help launch the next generation of AI-powered startups. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting ...
Jun 17, 2025•47 min
Collin West is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC, a venture capital firm he launched in 2020 to harness data science for discovering and supporting exceptional founding teams. Collin’s investment track record spans industry leaders like Zoom, Carta, Groww, ICON, Tally, and Sidecar Health. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Ensemble VC website - https://www.ensemble.vc/ Collin West on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinwest/ 🎙️ ...
Jun 10, 2025•38 min
Adam Breckler is the Co-founder and Head of Product at Better Health. Adam is a seasoned entrepreneur and product expert. At Better Health, he leads efforts to simplify access to medical equipment and support for people with chronic conditions, combining technology, peer coaching, and education to improve patient outcomes. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Better Health website - https://joinbetter.com/ Adam Breckler on X - https://x.com/adambreckler ...
Jun 03, 2025•33 min
Shikha Rawal is Senior Legal Counsel at Alpha Wave Global. With over eight years of experience in corporate law, Shikha specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities law. She provides strategic legal advice and support for Alpha Wave’s global operations and portfolio. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Shikha Rawal on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-rawal-12934b8b/ Alpha Wave Global website - https://www.al...
May 27, 2025•27 min
Yoni Tuchman is a Partner at DLA Piper representing sponsors and investors in forming, investing in and operating private funds. This episode marks the beginning of a new segment on the podcast called Legal10x where we will be talking about the legal aspects of funds & startups. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Yoni Tuchman on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoni-tuchman-58153b5/ Yoni Tuchman on X - https://x.com/TuchmanYoni DLA Piper webs...
May 20, 2025•55 min
Anand Rajaraman is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for co-founding Junglee, which was acquired by Amazon, and Kosmix, acquired by Walmart. He was Senior Vice President at Walmart Global eCommerce and is a founding partner at Rocketship.vc. Rajaraman is also the co-owner of the San Francisco Unicorns, a Major League Cricket team. Anand has invested early in companies like Facebook and Lyft and focuses on backing high-growth startups globally, but in this episode we will limit o...
May 13, 2025•48 min
Andrew Reilly is a Managing Director at VCFA, the world's first secondary focused fund. Andrew joined VCFA in 2017 primarily to focus on origination and development of venture and growth equity secondary opportunities. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com VCFA website - https://vcfa.com/ Andrew Reilly on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-k-reilly-5782a019/ 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab...
May 06, 2025•58 min
Hunter Somerville is a Partner at StepStone Group, an asset management firm with over $150BN+ in assets under management. Hunter focuses on venture capital and growth equity investments which includes fund investments, directs, and secondaries. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com StepStone Group - https://www.stepstonegroup.com/ Hunter Somerville on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-somerville-2a24117/ In this episode we talk about - - The d...
Apr 29, 2025•45 min
Kalpesh Dave has over 20 years of experience in banking, investments, and wealth management. As the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at BajajCapital Ltd, his focus is on delivering value-added solutions to HNI/UHNI/Family offices and NRI clientele. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs, family offices & asset managers - https://podcast10x.com Bajaj Capital - https://www.bajajcapital.com/ Kalpesh Dave on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpeshdave-domainexpert-investments...
Apr 22, 2025•42 min
Jason G. Mandel is an experienced Wall Street executive, a renowned author, and founder & CEO of the Mandel Family Office. Jason has over 30 years of experience helping clients build wealth through tax elimination strategies. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs, family offices & asset managers - https://podcast10x.com Demand Transparency Book - https://www.amazon.com/DEMAND-TRANSPARENCY-Street-Rising-Destroying-ebook/dp/B0CN4ZWQ6X Mandel Family Office - https://t...
Apr 15, 2025•53 min
Amit Patel is one of the Managing Director at Owl Ventures, one of the largest Edtech venture capital firm with over $2 billion in AUM. Amit has served on the board of directors and led investments in many of the world’s leading education technology companies. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Owl Ventures website - https://www.owlvc.com/ Amit Patel on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitashwinpatel/ In this episode, we talk about - - How they ...
Apr 08, 2025•45 min
Greg Ho is the President & Head of Social Impact at Spring Mountain Capital ($1.6B AUM). Greg formerly spent 16 years at McKinsey, where he helped expand the firm into 30+ new countries and oversaw the launch of its $20B investment arm as CFO. In 2001, Greg founded SMC alongside Launny Steffens, and later its social impact arm, the West Harlem Innovation Network. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Spring Mountain Capital website - https://ww...
Apr 01, 2025•48 min
Muthu Muthiah is the CIO at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), one of the largest pediatric care providers in the United States. At CHOA, Muthiah leads the investment office, which manages the system’s long-term $6.4 billion investment portfolio. Previously Muthu has been in several allocator roles at different types of institutional pools of capital. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com CHOA's website - https://choa.org/ Muthu Muthiah on Li...
Mar 25, 2025•51 min
Wendy Craft is a family office veteran, she has worked with multiple wealthy families helping them with asset allocation, risk management, tax optimization, governance, risk management & more. Wendy serves as CEO for Elle Family Office, a single family office in Atlanta, GA. The office handles the holdings of the Lazarian family which include real estate, exotic cars and various other investments. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Wendy Cra...
Mar 18, 2025•59 min
Grady Buchanan is a Co-founder & Managing Director at NVNG, a fund of funds with corporations as limited partners investing into venture capital funds. Before launching NVNG, Grady worked with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s (WARF) $3B investment portfolio. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com NVNG website - https://nvngia.com/ Grady Buchanan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gradynvng 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow P...
Mar 11, 2025•51 min
Promise Phelon is an operator turned investor. She is the Founder & Managing Partner at Growth Warrior Capital where they are investing in Seed & Series A enterprise AI companies. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Growth Warrior Capital website - https://www.growthwarriorcapital.com/ Growth Warrior Capital YouTube - https://youtube.com/@growthwarriorcapital?si=U7j97S7O0pjW_dek Promise on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/promisephe...
Mar 04, 2025•40 min
Neil Greene is the founder of Jaboy Productions, a bespoke event company with a primary focus on producing conferences and networking events for RIAs, Family Offices, Professional Athletes, and High Net Worth Investors. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Jaboy Productions website - https://jaboyproductions.com/ Neil Greene on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-greene-2003571 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://...
Feb 25, 2025•47 min
Colin Gardiner is the founder & GP of Yonder Ventures where he is investing in early-traction marketplace startups. Colin is also an experienced marketplace operator and was formerly the CPO & CRO of Outdoorsy, a highly valued outdoor experience marketplace. In this episode, we talk about - - Colin's story and how he started investing - Their investment thesis at Yonder - What are marketplaces? - Why marketplaces make great business opportunities? - Use of AI in marketplaces & lots m...
Feb 18, 2025•34 min
James Keston is the owner of USL soccer team Orange County SC. The Californian club, which plays in the US second tier, is renowned for its trailblazing nature on and off the field - they are renowned for their player development and have sent more players to Europe than any other American team in recent seasons. They won the championship in 2021 and consistently compete on the field with this youth-development-focused model. Off the field they have many innovative commercial deals, and recently...
Feb 11, 2025•35 min
Salvatore Buscemi is the Co-founder & Managing Partner at Brahmin Partners where he works with the 0.001% of wealthy families, guiding them to opportunities that many cannot access due to a lack of buy-side networks. Salvatore has managed money successfully for almost 20 years through the creation of multiple portfolios into various cross-asset platforms Salvatore is also a 3X published author. He has graciously offered to send a copy of his book to our listeners if you write to him. In this...
Feb 04, 2025•29 min
Manish Patel is the Founder of Nava Ventures. Manish has 14+ years of experience in venture capital, helping startups secure Series A funding. He also led product teams at Google and teaches design thinking at Stanford. In this episode we talk about - - Manish's story and how he got into investing - The investment thesis at Nava Ventures - How to apply design thinking to build great products? - What makes a company Series A worthy? - His biggest learning investing in startups over the years &...
Jan 28, 2025•33 min
