Forward Thinking Founders

David Dellal is the founder of Floe. Floe offers a new alternative to prevent ice dam damage. Rather than removing the ice and snow, which is expensive and eco-destructive, we are solving the core issue: discharging the melted snow. ★ Support this podcast ★

Julia Dewahl is an angel investor who is interested in nuclear energy. Most recently worked on Starlink at SpaceX. Active angel investor and founder of the women’s cycling apparel line Frontier. Formerly early employee at Opendoor and consultant at Bain & Company. Currently based in Los Angeles, and enjoy cycling, skiing, hosting dinner parties, and traveling. Find her  on Twitter, AngelList, or subscribe to my newsletter on Substack. ★ Support this podcast ★

Connor Snyder is the cofounder and CEO of Storyy. Storyy provides professional social media video editing and management on the platforms founders care about most. ★ Support this podcast ★

Zach Holman advises and invests in startups. He was one of the first engineers at GitHub, has founded two companies, and have advised and invested in companies like GitLab, StackShare, and WorkOS. ★ Support this podcast ★

Lisa Russell is the founder of Aleria, who also came onto the podcast in in 2020 for episode #334. Aleria takes the guesswork out of Diversity & Inclusion. In this interview, she comes back on to talk about what's changed in the 2 years since the last podcast and what she has learned. Hope you enjoy! ★ Support this podcast ★

Ricky Marton is the founder of Philanthrofi. Our AI-driven platform connects companies to active projects implemented by impact organizations. ★ Support this podcast ★

James & Amber are investors at Bloomberg Beta. Find their bios below.James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Orbital Insight (satellite imaging), Primer (analyst tools), Domino Data Labs (AI model management), and AppZen (expense management). James speaks and writes on the implications of AI for companies, including a landscape of machine intelligence companies (https://t.co/jnBX6Wdr5R). In the past, he's been involved in investments with companies like LifeLock, LinkedIn, Twilio, DropCam (now Nest), and Skybox Imaging. James was previously an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners and Trinity Venture Partners, a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, and a software developer. He has an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was an undergraduate in computer science at Harvard College. He currently resides in Palo Alto with his family and children.Amber Yang is an investor at Bloomberg Beta, where she invests in companies at the pre-seed and seed stages working on machine intelligence, robotics, data infrastructure, and developer tools. In the past, she founded Seer Tracking, a startup working on creating a sustainable space environment by predicting satellite collisions with space debris, which led her to be named Forbes 30 Under 30. She did her master’s and undergraduate degree in computer science from Stanford University and spent a quarter abroad studying philosophy at Oxford University. While she was in college, she was an investment partner at Dorm Room Fund and a fellow at 8VC. She is based in San Francisco and writes about tech and philosophy on Twitter and Substack. ★ Support this podcast ★

Katelyn's BioKatelyn is an investor and entrepreneur. Katelyn is the founder and Managing Director of Avalanche VC, an early-stage venture firm investing early in companies enabling decentralization and empowerment, focusing on how people earn, learn, and own.  She is also a founder and board member of Delivery Associates, the leading public sector advisory firm implementing technology and large-scale reform worldwide. Constantly curious, she has invested in and advised funds, companies, and entrepreneurs who are building companies behind trends that are obviously the future. She has lived and worked globally, including in London, San Francisco, Lagos, and Lahore. Katelyn grew up in Minneapolis and now can frequently be found in New York City and Seattle.Previously, she co-founded and served as the Managing Director of Pearson Ventures (prior PALF), a $65M venture fund that invests in global EdTech companies. At Pearson, Katelyn served on the board of SPARK schools, APEC schools, Avanti, HarukaEDU, and Omega Schools. She also co-founded the Global Schools Forum, a trade organization for private schools in emerging markets. Katelyn also led the strategy and implementation of Pearson’s global efficacy agenda and was on the founding team of the FT125 Club, a division of the Financial Times. Katelyn is a member of Duke University's Learning Innovation Advisory Council, helping Duke imagine the future of learning both on-campus and online.Katelyn started as a consultant at McKinsey in San Francisco, serving technology companies and large financial institutions. She worked on credit market sustainability with the World Economic Forum and presented at the Annual Meeting in Davos in 2011. ★ Support this podcast ★

Amy Cheetham is a partner at Costanoa Ventures.Amy's BioBefore joining Costanoa, I ran North American sales strategy and operations at Zuora, a public enterprise software company. Prior to that, I spent three years investing in growth stage technology companies at Summit Partners, where my investments included Podium, InfoArmor (acq. AllState), and onXmaps. I began my career on Wall Street, working at JP Morgan where I spent time as a technology investment banker and as a cash equities trader focused on biotechnology and financial services. ★ Support this podcast ★

David Paul is the CEO and a founding member of DWP Capital. For more than seven years, Mr. Paul has been actively engaged in growth equity and venture capital investing, primarily in software and tech-enabled services.In 2016, he joined Canal Partners (2016-2020), a multi-family office specializing in growth capital opportunities, after working at seed-stage venture fund Tallwave Capital as an Associate (2015-2016). During his five-year tenure at Canal Partners, he was jointly responsible for software investing. In addition, he was one of two lead partners for seven investments, serving on the board of directors of 6 companies. Mr. Paul left Canal Partners in 2020 to focus his time on his other investment interests, including DWP Capital.David started DWP Capital in January of 2021. This investment vehicle focuses on investing in Seed and early Series A stage companies technology companies.David received his B.A. from Springfield College in 2009 (Cum Laude) and his MBA from Northeastern University in 2013. He is a Trustee of the Linda Tuero Foundation and a Board Member of Social Venture Partners Phoenix. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Stacy. ★ Support this podcast ★