Navigating the Evolving Startup Landscape

Brendan Baker is a Partner at Rackhouse Venture Capital.

Rackhouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital management firm that focuses on founders and firms that sit at the intersection of AI/ML and the real world.

Takeaways

- Brendan's journey into venture from an engineering background.

- Early days at Angellist.

- The 5 Buckets of Venture.

- Tips for founders fundraising.

- Dive into the shifts in the venture landscape, new funds being started, mega funds and more.

- Strategies behind venture funds.

- Interesting unqiue opportunities in AI.

- The future of venture capital will involve systematic approaches to sourcing and supporting startups.

- Decision to join Rackhouse.

- AI + Supply Chain.

Chapters

00:00 Brendan's Journey into Venture Capital

08:35 Finding Champions in Fundraising

21:16 The Future of Systematic Venture Capital

27:42 Trends in Company Creation and Industry Focus

40:31 Rackhouse's Investment Strategy

Keywords

venture capital, fundraising, startup advice, systematic venture, AI in industry, champions in fundraising, modern venture capital, company creation, investment strategy, mental health in entrepreneurship