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You can invest in early-stage companies led by underrepresented founders without sacrificing returns and make $$. I tell you how on my friend and fellow Board Member colleague, Marcia Dawood's "The Angel Next Door Podcast." I shared my journey from angel investing to VC. I discuss my start as an angel investor with Pipeline Angels. Followed by my ideation and creation of the Rising America funds at Portfolia, which focused on investing in diverse founders with Trish Costello. That fund invested in great innovative companies led by underrepresented founders including Canela Media, Madison Reed, Maven Clinic, MoCaFi to name a few. Check out the pod where I also discuss my new fund 125 Ventures, focused on investing in sports, media, and entertainment at the intersection of tech: pod.link/1586445642 #VC #DiversityInTech #AngelInvesting #SportsTech #MediaTech #125Ventures #Portfolia

In a recent episode of Swimming with Allocators, podcast hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat talk with Sapphire Ventures' Nate Leung about the role of secondaries, as well as the significance of long-term relationships and trust in evaluating fund managers and the evolving venture capital landscape. #Secondaries #Secondary #SecondaryMarket #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateMarkets #Venture #VentureCapital #VC

**Leverage of Love in Work**: Scotte illuminates the gravitational pull of love that not only attracted venture capital but also cultivated a stellar advisory board, propelling their mission to new dimensions. Full episode at lessonsinleverage.com

Humble beginnings can shape extraordinary investors. I recently had the pleasure of talking with Pejman Nozad, Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC. Pejman’s journey from washing cars and selling rugs to becoming a top seed investor in iconic tech companies like DoorDash, Dropbox, and Gusto is nothing short of inspiring. We discussed his unique path to venture capital, the importance of mastering your craft, and the critical lessons he's learned from his diverse experiences. Pejman also shared insights on Pear VC's investment strategy, focusing on sectors from AI to biotech, and the importance of a visionary mindset in founders. Don’t miss Episode 435 of The Full Ratchet, where Pejman reveals his incredible story and valuable wisdom. Tune in to learn from one of the best!

The CEO of the $2B Fund, Breakthrough Victoria gives us an inside peak on the fund, how they operate and what founders should know about them. "The market is trying to cast us as purely VC. We are so not just purely VC. My mandate is way beyond that. We're ecosystem builders. We've created pre-seed funds with University, incubators. VC's can't always do that." "So that advice where we work with the founders to steer them.... we've got a whole bunch of people at Breakthrough, we've got various different backgrounds where we can work with the founders. So yeah, so we're there for the journey...." Listen to our full episode with Grant Dooley in episode #163 here: https://lnkd.in/g-2_u3Tj

When you have your Startupfest panel cancelled because of a tornado alert, what do you do? You turn it into a podcast episode! Thanks Pender Ventures and thanks to our amazing panelists!

Here's a 2 minute clip where I explain more details on getting started running a syndicate on the VC10X Podcast w/Prashant Choubey. A few takeaways: - Running SPVs was a great way to scale deals with limited capital to deploy. - Working my network in the early days was a great way to get those first LPs to deploy into some of the deals I was doing. - There was a 1-2 year ramp up to build an LP base that could support multiple SPV deals - Meeting w/VC's was very valuable to 1) learn from them and 2) share deals their way to see more of the deals they were leading in return. - The first swing at putting together an SPV did not work. Don't give up. - It takes time but can be a great way to break into VC, build a portfolio, join a fund, raise a fund, and more! --- I do weekly deep dives on SPV/Syndicate topics within Venture Capital w/Zachary Ginsburg via Last Money In Media, the most actionable venture capital newsletter.

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