Sand Hill Road
What makes Silicon Valley the innovation capital of the world? It all starts on Sand Hill Road, considered the mecca of venture capital. Join us for insightful interviews from the heart of Silicon Valley with the VCs, start-ups and innovators behind the trending technologies of tomorrow. Hosted by NBC Bay Area business and technology reporter and host of Press:Here, Scott McGrew.
Latest episodes
Dec 13, 2024 • 12min
Bay Area Venture Market Remains King
The state of venture capital appears to be rocky at the moment. A report from PitchBook Data and the National Venture Capital Association highlights potential weakness ahead in the venture industry. The Pitchbook/NVCA Venture Monitor First Look report showed fewer active investors and high deal counts but repeat investing. What does that mean for the Bay Area? Sand Hill Road Host Scott McGrew spoke with Kyle Stanford, the Lead venture capital Analyst at PitchBook, to learn more about the report and its local impacts.Sand Hill Road is hosted by Scott McGrew and produced and edited by Andrew Mendez. Sara Bueno manages NBC Bay Area's digital platforms. Stephanie Adrouny is the station's news director. If you'd like to get in touch, email us at sandhillroad@nbcuni.com or on any social media platform at @nbcbayarea.
Oct 31, 2024 • 14min
San Francisco's Death is Greatly Exaggerated
Analysis by SignalFire shows the Bay Area still has more tech than 10 other cities combined.
Oct 21, 2024 • 28min
Mike Schroepfer is Saving the World, One Big Step at a Time
The Gigascale founder has big ideas on clean power and clean air.
Sep 3, 2024 • 19min
Brian Cho is Ready to Play
Patron Fund's co-founder invests in video games.
Aug 20, 2024 • 25min
Michael Marks of Celesta Capital
Marks discusses global supply chains, manufacturing and his stint as interim CEO at Tesla in 2007.This episode was first released on Nov. 22, 2023.
Aug 2, 2024 • 23min
Rob Smith of M13
Smith talks about AI company misconceptions and his journey from startup fixer to venture capitalist investor.
Jul 24, 2024 • 21min
Mike Maples Jr. on Pattern Breakers
The Floodgate co-founder considers how some startups change the future.
Jul 17, 2024 • 33min
James Joaquin's World Positive Outlook
The co-founder of Obvious Ventures gets deep into the science.
Jul 10, 2024 • 21min
"Astounding and Inevitable": SVB's Second Act
Silicon Valley Bank's Marc Cadieux examines the bank's past and ponders its future.
Jul 3, 2024 • 17min
Friends & Family Capital
Colin Anderson funds public safety company Peregrine.
