VC10X - Startups, GTM, Investing, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Private Equity, Family Office

Anuj Mehta is the India Investment Lead at Rise Capital, where he's leading the India investment strategy. Anuj has previous stints at Kalaari Capital & Entrepreneur First. In this episode we talk about: - Anuj's story & how he started investing - Facts & figures that make India a great place to invest - Most exciting sectors - 5 M's they use to evaluate startups - His biggest learning as a VC & lots more Links mentioned: Email Anuj- anuj@risecapital.com Follow anuj on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-mehta-64391a21/ Rise Capital Website- https://risecapital.com Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/rise-capital

Alka is the Founding Partner at Alkemi Growth Capital, where they're on a mission to elevate the Health and Well-Being of the Indian consumer while maximizing returns to their shareholders. In this episode we talk about- - Alka's story & how she started investing - Investment Thesis at Alkemi Growth Capital - Exciting Portfolio companies - Evolution of Indian Startup Ecosystem - Biggest learnings as a VC & lots more Links mentioned: Follow Alka on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkagoelny/ Alkemi website - https://www.alkemivp.com/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/alkemi

Judah Taub is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures. Previously, Judah served as Head of Data for Lansdowne Partners ($20B London-based Hedge Fund), as well as an advisor to multiple young start-ups. In this episode we talk about: - Impact of public markets on private investing - How to think about startup valuations amid a downturn? - Sticky Developer salaries - Reason behind layoffs - Investment thesis at Hetz Ventures - Biggest learning of Judahs's investing career & lots more Links mentioned: Hetz Ventures website: https://hetz.vc Follow Judah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judah-taub-3773247b/ Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/hetz-ventures

Ryan is a Founding Partner at Midnight Venture Partners, a seed/growth stage DTC investor. In this episode, we talk about: - How Midnight Venture Partners got started? - Trends in the DTC space - Common mistakes that you see DTC founders make - Cost-effective acquisition channels - Difference between DTC & Retail - Importance of retention - Why sustainability products need to be better than competition? & lots more Links mentioned: VAE Coffee - https://vaelabs.com/ Midnight Venture Partners - https://midnightvp.com/ Follow Ryan on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-springer-466a02aa/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/midnight-vp

Mia is an Operating Principal at Four Cities Capital, where she's the only full-time employee while being in her early 20s. We talk about: - How a cold email got Mia her first job into Venture Capital? - Advice on how to get into VC - Her work at Four Cities Capital as the only full-time employee - How to build momentum while LP fundraising? - Similarities between building a Sales Pipeline & an LP pipeline - Portfolio construction & lots more Links mentioned: Mia's blog on "Fundraising as an Emerging Manager" - https://venturedigest.substack.com/p/fundraising-as-an-emerging-manager-part-one-30f5032b7810 Subscribe to Mia's Substack - https://venturedigest.substack.com/ Follow Mia on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mialilynguyen/ Four Cities Capital website - https://www.fourcitiescapital.com/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/mia-nguyen

Daniel is a Partner at Vine Ventures investing in Psychedelics & wellness startups. In this episode, we talk about- - What is Psychedelics? - State of Mental Health - Psychedelics as a solution to mental health - Perception around psychedelics - Regulations around psychedelics - Is psychedelics a VC backable sector? - Vine Reciprocity pledge & lots more Links mentioned: Email Daniel: dt@vine.vc Website: https://vine.vc Follow Daniel on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltarockoff/ Full episode post at https://vc10x.com/vine-vc

Nadav Steinmetz is a Co-founder at Climate First, a next-generation climate tech accelerator, scaling Israeli climate innovation, and paving its pathway to global markets. They support early-stage climate tech startups with significant decarbonization potential, by providing access to deep-tech startup knowledge, expertise, and a global network of mentors, partners and VC’s. In this episode we talk about: - Nadav's background & what led him to climate investing? - Why Climate Change is the biggest issue facing humanity? - Goal with the Climate First accelerator - What sectors generate the most emissions? - Strong mentor & partner network at Climate First - What can founders expect to gain from the program? & lots more.. Links mentioned in the episode: Apply to Climate First - https://climatefirst.vc/ Follow Climate First on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/climatefirst/ Follow Nadav on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadav-steinmetz-38bb9518b/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/climate-first

Anand is Principal at Nexus Venture Partners where he is focused on investing in early-stage (seed, Series A) teams driven to solve large impact challenges. He is particularly interested in Fintech/Insuretech, SaaS, Health and solutions for "Bharat". We talk about: - Anand's story & how he started investing? - Investment thesis at Nexus Venture Partners - Deploying $700 Million global fund - Indian Startup Ecosystem - How Nexus supports portfolio companies? & lots more Links mentioned: Nexus Venture Partners - https://nexusvp.com/ Follow Anand on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananddatta/ Follow Anand on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anand_datta Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/nexus-vp

Michael Joseph is a Founding Partner at Ion Pacific, where they are providing liquidity to the world of venture capital by investing in startup secondaries. Earlier this year they announced a $133.6 Million Fund focused on investing in the secondary market. In this episode, we talk about: - What are secondaries? - Why is now a great time to invest in startup secondaries? - How they provide liquidity to GPs, LPs & founders? - Where does the secondary market operate? - How they evaluate secondaries? - Skipping the J curve & lots more Links mentioned: Ion Pacific website - https://ionpacific.com/ Follow Michael on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-joseph-a5723a9/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/ion-pacific

Rich Grant is the founder & Managing Partner at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm that partners with leading corporations to manage their corporate venture capital investment programs. In this episode we talk about: - What are Corporate VCs? - How is a Corporate VC different from a typical VC firm? - Why big corporations start their VC programs? - How Touchdown helps corporations set up and manage their VC programs? - Why should founders keep Corporate VCs on their target list? & lots more Links mentioned: Touchdown Ventures website - https://www.touchdownvc.com/ Follow Rich on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-grant/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/touchdownvc