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

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

Dominic Lau is a Partner at Ripple Ventures, leading pre-seed and seed-stage investments ($250K to $1M) into enterprise software, developer tools, and web3 infrastructure companies at Ripple Ventures. Also supporting student and first-time founders with $25-50K checks building in the same categories through the Ripple Fellow Fund. In this episode we talk about: - Why Ripple Ventures started the student fellowship? - How is the fellowship structured? - How do they select candidates for the fellowship? - What are the standard deal terms? - Past alumni doing exciting work - How is it different from other student fellowships? and lots more.. Links mentioned: Ripple Ventures website - https://www.rippleventures.com/ Tank Talks Podcast - https://www.rippleventures.com/podcast Follow Dominic on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicyclau/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/ripple-ventures