Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba

RJ Lumba
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Apr 17, 2022 • 20min

Protecting Against Digital Attacks: CyCognito CEO Rob Gurzeev

In this episode, we speak with Rob Gurzeev, CEO and Co-Founder of CyCognito, a cybersecurity company that enables customers to take full control over their attack surface by uncovering and eliminating critical security risks.  CyCognito’s investors include Accel, Lightspeed, Sorenson and The Westly Group among others.  Previously, Rob served as Head of Offensive Security for C4, where he built an intelligence-gathering platform for government agencies.  He began his career with the Israeli Intelligence Corps where he rose to CTO of the product department.  We hope you enjoy the show.
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Apr 3, 2022 • 21min

High-Growth Consumer Investor: Jason Fiedler of Left Lane Capital

In this episode, we speak with Jason Fiedler, Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital, a venture capital firm investing in high-growth, high-retention consumer and internet technology businesses. Jason joined the firm in 2019 after working previously as a Principal at Red Sea Ventures. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Talkiatry, Smalls, and Tovala. He is also involved in investments including Abound, Renegade Insurance, and Jackpocket. We hope you enjoy the show.  
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Mar 20, 2022 • 19min

Software Pioneer and Builder: EDB CEO Ed Boyajian

In this episode, we speak with Ed Boyajian, President and CEO of EDB, a global data software company serving over 4,000 customers, including leading financial services, government, media and communications, and information technology organizations. EDB is backed by Great Hill Partners. Ed has steered the company through 45 consecutive quarters of recurring revenue growth. A pioneer of the open source software business model, Ed was previously the GM of Red Hat North America. Ed is an Army veteran and a board member for Project Citizenship, a nonprofit that helps permanent U.S. residents become citizens. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Mar 10, 2022 • 20min

Safeguarding Civilization: Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee

In this episode we chat with Robert M. Lee, the Founder and CEO of Dragos, which is an industrial cybersecurity company that detects and responds to threats in industrial controls systems.  Dragos has raised over $360 million and is backed by Blackrock, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Canaan Partners, and others. Robert M. Lee is a recognized pioneer in the industrial security incident response and threat intelligence community. He gained his start in security as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer. He went on to build the industrial community’s first dedicated monitoring and incident response class at the SANS Institute. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 24min

The Great Outdoors, Tech-Enabled: AllTrails CEO Ron Schneidermann

In this episode, Ron Schneidermann, CEO of AllTrails, discusses the journey of the most trusted outdoors platform. He talks about discovering AllTrails, finding the right investor, exploring the app's functionality, and the global availability of outdoor activities.
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Feb 15, 2022 • 20min

Powering The World’s Alternative Investment Marketplace: iCapital CEO Lawrence Calcano

In this episode we chat with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman and CEO of iCapital, which has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private market investments. Lawrence began advising and working with iCapital shortly after its 2013 founding to lead key strategic and business development initiatives. He was a partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he spent 17 years, most recently serving as the co-head of the Global Technology Banking Group. As of December 31, 2021, iCapital services more than $108 billion in client assets across more than 900 funds. Employing more than 700 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in New York and has offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.  
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Jan 25, 2022 • 21min

The Prolific Tech Investor: Francisco Partners’ Peter Christodoulo

In this episode we chat with Peter Christodoulo, a Partner at Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Peter joined the firm in 2008 and focuses on investments in the financial technology and application software sectors.  He currently serves on the board of directors of Allston Trading, Dynamo, NMI, Paradigm, PayScale, SourceScrub, TS Imagine, and Verifone, and is also involved in FP's investments in Betterment, GAINSystems, NextCapital, Prosper Marketplace and Renaissance.  We chat about how he approaches his relationship with each company he invests in, the value he and the firm bring to management teams and FP’s commitment to ESG, among other topics. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 18min

Supercharging Brand Loyalty: Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani

In this episode we chat with Kabir Shahani, the CEO of Amperity, a high-growth SaaS company that enables organizations to take control of their customer data, systematically improve customer relationships, and foster brand loyalty. Prior to co-founding Amperity, Kabir led the commercial software division for IMS, following the acquisition of Appature, a company he co-founded in 2007. He’s raised over $180 million from notable investment firms including Tiger Global Management, Madrona Venture Group and HighSage Ventures. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Jan 4, 2022 • 20min

Transforming Workflows For Everyone: airSlate CEO Borya Shakhnovich

In this episode we chat with Borya Shakhnovich, the CEO of airSlate, a global SaaS technology company that provides no-code business process automation, e-signature and document management solutions. He’s raised over $130 million dollars from notable firms including Morgan Stanley, General Catalyst and Silicon Valley Bank.  We talk about the near ubiquitous use cases for the airSlate solution, Borya’s journey as an entrepreneur and the value his investors have provided. The company generates over $100 million in revenue. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Dec 28, 2021 • 24min

Bridging the Tech Skills Gap: Udacity CEO Gabriel Dalporto

In this episode we chat with Gabriel Dalporto, the CEO of Udacity, the market leader in digital talent transformation.   Udacity works with the world’s leading companies to teach labor forces critical tech skills through its powerful and flexible digital education platform.  Gabe was previously at the helm of LendingTree having led one of the biggest and most successful turnaround and growth stories of a public company in the past decade. He earned graduate and undergraduate degrees in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and the University of Florida, respectively. We hope you enjoy the show.

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