Seed to Harvest

Send us a textToday, Im joined by Yasmine Lacaillade, the Founding Partner of Sinefine. We talk a little bit about the SVB situation that happened recently and it's broader impact on the ecosystem. Yasmine built Sinefine because she saw a growing need in the market for emerging manager aggregation and platforms. Having sat at Drive Capital for a decade and being in charge of LPs while building a single early-stage venture fund into a fully vertically integrated multi-billion dollar platform, Yasmine has talked to everything from family offices to some of the biggest pensions and foreign sovereign wealth platforms in the world. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Yasmine Lacaillade05:10 Choosing a bank08:06 Neobanks impact on banking rails11:27 Inspiration behind Sinefine15:34 Women are an asset class25:51 Sending the wireShow notes:Yasmine Lacaillade | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmine-lacaillade-6448888/Sinefine | https://www.sinefine.co/Drive Capital | https://www.drivecapital.com/Erin Harkless Moore | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfaPivotal | https://www.pivotalventures.org/Brex | https://www.brex.com/aboutMercury | https://mercury.com/Day One | https://dayoneapp.com/Rising Strong | https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Ability-Transforms-Parent/dp/081298580XSupport the show

Send us a textToday I'm going to talk about our portfolio at Behind Genius Ventures and some of the industry trends in 2023 and beyond. I am one of the youngest fund managers in the world. I founded Behind Genius Ventures in 2021. Our debut fund was $5 million and we invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies building within the future of work and the future of play. The topics we will be talking about today are companies building within generative ai, creators as a business, the loneliness epidemic, the conscious consumer, and the democratization of access.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty05:54 No stranger to social media10:51 gaming companies BGV invested in14:34 conscious consumer companies BGV invested in17:17 intro to Roots HomesShow notes:AI Superpowers | https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/0358105587/ref=asc_df_0358105587/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475740721804&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6627035190202682770&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061205&hvtargid=pla-637232464699&psc=1Prof Jim | https://www.profjim.com/Deepak Sekar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksekar/Capsule | https://ai.capsule.video/TBC Capital | https://tbc-capital.com/Creator IQ | https://www.creatoriq.com/Beacons | https://beacons.ai/Andreesen Horowitz | https://a16z.com/Statusphere | https://www.joinstatus.com/Kristen Wiley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekristenwiley/Kora Management | https://koracap.com/Aviron | https://www.avironactive.com/Andy Hoang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hoang-93067226/?originalSubdomain=caThe Last Gameboard | https://lastgameboard.com/Shail Mehta | https://twitter.com/ShailMehta86GreenFest | https://as.sdsu.edu/greenfest/Biom | https://getbiom.co/Ivee | https://www.iveeapp.com/Roots Homes | Support the show

Send us a textToday I am going to be sharing the six books that have really impacted the way that I write. I am the author of the book Seed to Harvest. Seed to Harvest is a children's book about venture capital, which I am really passionate about. I am sharing why I think venture is so unique and interesting with folks who might not come from traditional backgrounds or have a misconception that venture is a bunch of old dudes smoking cigars in a mahogany library. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty01:14 The Art and Business of Online Writing01:48 A Classic on Writing Well02:17 The Queen, Joan Didion04:12 Stephen King On Writing04:49 Am I There Yet?05:53 Novelist As a VocationShow notes:The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention | https://www.amazon.com/Art-Business-Online-Writing-Capturing/dp/0998203491On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-writing-well-william-k-zinsser/1100551159On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood | https://www.amazon.com/There-Yet-Loop-loop-bymariandrew/dp/1524761435Seed to Harvest | https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Harvest-Explanation-Venture-Capital/dp/0578906457Novelist as a Vocation | https://www.amazon.com/Novelist-as-Vocation-Haruki-Murakami/dp/0451494644#:~:text=Novelist%20as%20a%20Vocation%20is,reasons%20for%20this%20long%20delay.Norwegian Wood | https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Vintage-International-Haruki-Murakami-ebook/dp/B003XT603QKilling Commendatore | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38820047-killing-commendatoreSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Fernando Pontaza, Co-Founder and General Partner at Invariantes Fund. Fernando is a self-taught, multi-asset class portfolio manager with a track record of outperformance and solid risk metrics. After over 10 years in finance and a decade of managing portfolios, he has learned an enormous amount about the power of creating wealth. He believes the risks and sacrifices entrepreneurs take against the odds are key drivers of mankind's progress. As Co-Founder and General Partner of Guatemala’s first homegrown, early stage, Venture Capital Fund he is doing everything within his power to help them and partake on that journey. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Fernando Pontaza05:12 Collaborating in a two-way street10:47 Switching to a multi-family office15:07 Impact of a 50/50 portfolio21:42 Deployment slowing down26:34 Lifting the veil of securityShow notes:Fernando Pontaza | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fpontaza/Invariantes Fund | https://www.invariantes.com/Hustle Fund | https://www.hustlefund.vc/Elizabeth Yin | https://twitter.com/dunkhippo331517 Fund | https://www.1517fund.com/Thiel Fellowship | https://thielfellowship.org/Danielle Strachman | https://twitter.com/DStrachmanLuis von Ahn | https://twitter.com/LuisvonAhnDuolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/Luminar | https://www.luminartech.com/Zeeza Cole | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeza-cole-014007134/Sarah Hinkfuss | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hinkfuss-3198925/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Wes Panek, Principal at Screendoor Partners. Screendoor Partners focuses on supporting underrepresented venture capitalists, enabling founders and teams (both of whom are more likely to be underrepresented themselves) to back and build new companies, and creating a more inclusive venture capital and technology ecosystem. Previously, Wes was Principal at New Media Ventures, a Senior Associate at The Global Development Incubator, and a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Beyond Investing. He loves to play and listen to jazz and is a diehard NBA fan.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Wes Panek04:56 Screendoor: the economic vehicle10:15 Best practices for fund managers15:36 Existing competitive Wedges20:26 Extending the runway for fundraising25:39 The market downturnShow notes:Wes Panek | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-panek-61a3b143/Screendoor Partners | https://www.screendoorpartners.com/The Global Development Incubator | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-development-incubator/Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en.htmlHomebrew | https://homebrew.co/Satya Patel | https://twitter.com/satyapHunter Walk | https://twitter.com/hunterwalkKindred | https://kindredcapital.vc/Precursor VC | https://precursorvc.com/Forerunner VC | https://www.forerunnerventures.com/Cowboy Ventures | https://www.cowboy.vc/Fika | https://www.fika.vc/Lucas Fernandez | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandezlucas/Lisa Cawley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/31mml/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Mercedes Bent, an investor on the early stage team at Lightspeed with a focus on consumer fintech/crypto in LATAM and the USA. She is an investor in Forage, Stori, Flink, Outschool, Beek, Magic Eden, Hawku, Fan Controlled Sports, and more. Mercedes co-leads Lightspeed’s LATAM region and the Scout Fund (angel fund). In 2016, she was named a 40 Under 40 for Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley. Previously, she was a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Asset Management division on a private wealth team where she managed $1.75 billion in wealth for high net worth and institutional clients.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Mercedes Bent05:03 A change in perspective10:09 Lessons from Jeremy Liew15:39 Bringing emotion to work20:04 Changes in the seed stage25:20 Taking metrics out of the equationShow notes:Mercedes Bent | https://twitter.com/mercebentLightspeed | https://lsvp.com/Goldman Sachs | https://www.goldmansachs.com/Jeremy Liew | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyliew/Alex Taussig | https://twitter.com/ataussig?lang=enNicole Quinn | https://twitter.com/Nik_QuinnBeek | https://beek.io/enPamela Esteva | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelavaldesesteva/?originalSubdomain=mxSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Erin Harkless Moore, who leads the fund and direct investment program for Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance social progress in the United States. With over a decade and a half of investment experience, building and managing customized portfolios for endowed institutions and family offices, Erin is responsible for identifying, investing and overseeing a diverse portfolio of investments that drive breakthrough innovations and advance women’s power and influence.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Erin Harkless Moore04:47 Book Recommendations10:09 Finding the right path15:12 Behind the scenes of allocation20:09 Erin's visionShow notes:Erin Harkless Moore | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfa/Pivotal Ventures | https://www.pivotalventures.org/Melinda French Gates | https://twitter.com/melindagates?lang=enSea of Tranquility | https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Tranquility-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0593321448Mellody Hobson | https://twitter.com/MellodyHobsonAriel Investments | https://www.arielinvestments.com/about-us/Carla Harris | https://twitter.com/carlaannharris?lang=enMorgan Stanley | https://www.morganstanley.com/Kim Lew | https://twitter.com/kimlew_cio?lang=enRecast Capital | https://recastcapital.com/Include Ventures | https://www.includeventures.com/Fairview Capital | https://www.fairviewcapital.com/W.K. Kellogg Foundation | https://www.wkkf.org/Ford Foundation | https://www.fordfoundation.org/Monique Woodard | https://twitter.com/MoniqueWoodardSupport the show

Send us a textIn this special episode,  I talk about how I built trust on Twitter, got Forbes 30U30, and raised $5 million at 23. I share tips to prevent mistakes that emerging managers make raising their first fund. I will be answering questions concerning interactions on Twitter, demographics of LPs, managing how to network and build relationships with founders alongside raising a fund, sharing information and touching base with LPs, and my methodology for contacting LPs periodically throughout the year. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with PaigeBehind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty05:09 So much of yourself is the fund10:15 The demographics of LPs in Fund l15:02 The 3 specific responsibilities of FoundersShow notes:Marlon Wayne | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonwayne/Impulse | https://www.impulse.win/Meagan Loyst | https://twitter.com/meaganloystGen Z VC | https://www.genzvcs.com/Transact Global | https://www.transactglobal.co/On Deck Angels | https://www.beondeck.com/post/oda1Heather Hartnett | https://twitter.com/HeatherHartnettJenny Lefcourt | https://twitter.com/jennylefcourt?lang=enKatie Stanton | https://twitter.com/KatieSAndy Weissman | https://twitter.com/aweissmanBain Capital Ventures | https://baincapitalventures.com/Tribe Capital | https://tribecap.co/Washington Post Article | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/23/gen-z-venture-capital/San Diego Tribune Article | https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-05-14/how-this-22-year-old-sdsu-grad-raised-1-6-million-to-invest-in-underrepresented-entrepreneursCBS Channel 8 video on Paige | https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/sdsu-grad-invest-underrepresented-entrepreneurs/509-64f6d846-6da3-49cc-994b-88ebd34fa365Support the show

Send us a textWelcome back to Seed to Harvest, a podcast with founders, creators, and investors about their stories, frameworks and tactics. Today, I’m joined by Sara Zulkosky, Managing Partner at Recast Capital. Prior to co-founding Recast, Sara served as a Venture Partner at Greenspring Associates, a venture capital platform with over $12B in assets under management. She also gives back to the young investing community as a coach for the Georgetown VCIC team led by 5 young female investors this last year.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Sara Zulkosky05:24 Sara Zulkosky10:44 Addressing issues around fundraising15:41 Supporting industry leading franchises as a future20:19 Advice for emerging managers in 2023Show notes:Sara Zulkosky | https://twitter.com/sarazulkosky?lang=enRecast Capital | https://recastcapital.com/Greenspring Associates | https://www.stepstonegroup.com/Courtney McCrea | https://twitter.com/courtneyrmccreaKauffman Fellows | https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/Georgetown VCIC team | https://msb.georgetown.edu/news-story/all-women-vcic-undergraduate-team-advances-to-global-finals/Support the show

Kelli Fontaine, a Partner at Cendana Capital and former Director at Trinity Capital Investment, dives into the intricate world of venture capital. She discusses why Cendana chose to partner with Behind Genius Ventures and the rise of smaller funds focused on investments under $15 million. Kelli also shares insights on the importance of storytelling and networking in securing startup funding. Plus, she navigates the challenges solo GPs face and the evolving landscape of seed-stage investing, making for a captivating conversation.