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Lightspeed Partner Faraz Fatemi on the Future of Consumer and...
On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, Lightspeed Partner Faraz Fatemi discusses a trend toward vertical-specific, authentic social platforms, as well as the shifting ecommerce and influencer...
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B Capital Group’s Raj Ganguly on Investing in Global Tech
On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, B Capital Group co-founder and partner Raj Ganguly talks about the new early-stage fund B Capital closed this week, as well as his outlook for startups in...
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A16z’s Megan Holston-Alexander on Building Generational Wealth in the Black...
On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, A16z Partner Megan Holston-Alexander, who heads the company’s Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF), discusses how she uses her network to bring Black leaders to...
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LA Venture: Marcy Venture Partners’ Charlie Hanna on Culture-Informed Investment
On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, Marcy Venture Partners (MVP) investor Charlie Hanna talks about celebrity investments and how cultural trends inform the group’s investment strategies....
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Concrete Rose’s Will Bumpus on Mission-Driven Investments
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Concrete Rose Capital Partner Will Bumpus discusses how the firm hopes to support a virtuous cycle of wealth and opportunity for underrepresented communities...
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Pitbull Ventures’ Brad Zions Is a Seed-Stage Investor and a Web3 Skeptic
Brad Zions saw Web 1.0 flourish—and he doesn’t think Web3 has the same lasting power.On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, the founder of Pitbull Ventures discusses his career, from his early...
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PsyMed Ventures’ Greg Kubin on Investing in Psychedelics
Greg Kubin thinks that the hippies had it right all along. “They adopted certain healthy eating practices, veganism. They created the music festival. They used psychedelics, cannabis. They brought a...
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Sandbox Studios’ Jackie Fast on the New Ways Celebrities Are Partnering With...
Jackie Fast doesn’t think celebrities make good entrepreneurs. Instead, they make great assets for young companies.On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, the Sandbox Studios managing partner...
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OpenView’s Blake Bartlett on How Product-Led Growth Can Break the...
Investor Blake Bartlett spent high school exploring different passions, from skateboarding to photography. He now sees himself as the “song and dance man” at OpenView Venture Capital, a growth-stage...
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B Capital Group’s Mike Fernandez on What Founders Need To Know as Their...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, the B Capital Group’s Mike Fernandez discusses investing in growth-stage companies and the current state of the later stage private markets. Fernandez joined...
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How Caltech’s Fred Farina Is Creating a Haven for Research-Driven Startups on...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Caltech’s Chief Innovation and Partnerships Officer Fred Farina discusses how the university converts fundamental research into new technology and supports...
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LA Venture: Mantis VC’s Jeffrey Evans on How Influencers Can Boost Young...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Mantis Venture Capital co-founder and partner Jeffrey Evans discusses how celebrities can benefit venture capital firms and what makes a good founder. Evans...
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LA Venture: Arrowroot Capital’s Kareem El Sawy On Navigating Structured Equity
In this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Arrowroot Capital’s founding General Partner Kareem El Sawy discusses how to navigate structured equity. Founded in 2014, Arrowroot helps enterprise software...
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LA Venture: Touchdown Ventures Partner Beth Kearns on ‘Corporate Innovation’
In the early days of the internet, Beth Kearns jokes that she was the only person in her organization with an AOL account.“They were like, ‘Oh, well, you know, you just graduated college. So you'll be...
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LA Venture: Anthemis Group’s Vinay Singh On How Creative Workers Are...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Anthemis Group Managing Director Vinay Singh talks about empowering creators, payments in media and how being a VC is similar to being a producer.Anthemis is...
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LA Venture: R-Squared Ventures’ Roy Rubin on the Evolution of Ecommerce
On the episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, R-Squared Ventures’ co-founder Roy Rubin talks about investing, ecommerce and how he got started in tech at UCLA.R-Squared, the venture firm Rubin...
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Hoopla’s Deron Quon on Keeping Perspective as a Founder
On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, serial founder and angel investor Deron Quon discusses the human side of entrepreneurship and how a founder’s ethos can impact company culture.Quon first...
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Crush Ventures’ Andrew Kahn On Finding Music Tech’s ‘Next Big Thing’
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Crush Ventures Head Andrew Kahn discusses the technology driving sales and engagement for artists, the future of social platforms in the music industry and...
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Patron’s Jason Yeh Says The ‘Future of the Consumer Internet’ Will Look More...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Patron co-founder and General Partner Jason Yeh discusses the technology driving internet innovation and a user-centered approach. “At Patron we describe our...
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LA Venture: Dangerous Ventures’ Gaby Darbyshire On ‘Shining a Bright Light’...
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Dangerous Ventures founder and General Partner Gaby Darbyshire explains how her background as the co-founder of a pioneering digital publisher set the stage...
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