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

Peter Livingston is a General Partner at Unpopular Ventures. An angel syndicate investing across countries & sectors. We talk about: - How Unpopular Ventures got started? - How they got their initiatial syndicate LPs? - Sourcing super early-stage startups - What they look for in companies while investing?  - Being an early investor in companies like Zepto - Syndicate Vs VC Model - How is a deal memo prepared? - What is a Rolling fund? and more.. Links mentioned: Unpopular Ventures website- https://unpopular.vc Follow Peter on Twitter- https://twitter.com/unpopularvc Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/unpopular-vc

Andrew Yeung is what I'd call "The Master Connector". He's organized 100+ events in places like Toronto, NYC, etc bringing people together. This isn't a typical VC10X episode where Prashant (host) talks to VCs. Venture Capital is more of a people business than a money business. That's what this episode is about. In this episode, we talk about- - Andrew's story - Difference between Toronto & NYC vibe - What makes Andrew passionate about bringing people together? - How to strike a conversation with people at parties/conferences? - Recipe for community building - What goes into organizing an event? - What categories of people attend these events? Note- This episode was recorded earlier, Andrew has since moved on from his role at Facebook to take a new role as Global Product Lead at Google. Links mentioned: Follow Andrew on Twitter- https://twitter.com/andruyeung Hosted by Prashant Choubey- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full episode video at https://vc10x.com/the-master-connector

Mike Jarmuz or Muzz is a General Partner at Lightning⚡️Ventures where he's focused on investing in Bitcoin companies.  We talk about: - Why Bitcoin is the only thing that matters? - Commonalities between Music industry & Venture Capital - Benefits of the Angel syndicate model - Exciting portfolio companies Links mentioned: Lightening Ventures website - https://ltng.ventures Swan Bitcoin code- https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ltngventures/ Become an LP in Lightening Ventures- https://ltng.ventures/lp-application Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@LightningVentures Follow Mike on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MikeJarmuz Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Episode post at https://vc10x.com/lightening-ventures

Dan Rosen is the Founder & General Partner at Commerce Ventures. Commerce Ventures is a sector-focused VC fund, which invests in infrastructure and enablers for the Commerce Continuum: Shop (Retail), Spend (Payments), Save (Banking/Investing), Secure (Insurance). In this episode, we talk about: - Building a sector-specific firm - Difference between sector-specific and sector-agnostic firms - Difference between 'Commerce' & 'Fintech' - Sub-sectors within Commerce - Shop, Spend, Save, Secure - Trends in the Commerce sector - Hosting a pitch competition at Money 20/20 for startups focused on financial inclusion Links mentioned in the episode: Commerce Ventures website: https://commerce.vc/ Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/venturedan Pitch at dan@commerce.vc Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/commerce-ventures

Daniel Ibri is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures. The firm invests in B2B software startups based in the U.S. and Israel. In this episode, we talk about: - Focus on Israeli & US startups - Growth in fund size over time - Factors they look for while investing - Speaking to all the Co-founders before investing and more.. Links mentioned in the episode: Mindset Ventures website - https://mindset.ventures/ Follow Daniel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielibri/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/mindset-ventures

Jordan Nel is an investor at Hummingbird VC, backing emerging GPs, & non-linear founders. In this episode, we talk about: - What LPs look for in fund managers? - Importance of picking, vs sourcing or winning deals - VC Tools ecosystem - Media-led VC firms and more.. Links mentioned in the episode: An LPs Guide to Venture Funds- https://jordsnel.substack.com/p/unbundling-one Hummingbird VC website- https://www.hummingbird.vc/ Follow Jordan on Twitter- https://twitter.com/jordsnel Follow Jordan on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordsnel/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X to learn from the top VCs across the globe!

Dave is a General Partner at Vibecap. Dave previously worked at Facebook for 10 years in a product role where he learned from the best in the business. In this episode, we talk about : - Investment thesis at Vibecap - Investing in AI, Web3, climate change & deep science - Investing amid volatility - How cultural, climate, and demographic changes will shape the future? .. and much more Links mentioned in this episode: Vibecap website- https://vibecap.co/ Vibecap thesis- https://vibecap.co/thesis/ Pitch at vibes@vibecap.co Follow Vibecap on Twitter- https://twitter.com/vibe_cap Follow Dave on Twitter- https://twitter.com/davegoldblatt Follow Dave on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-goldblatt-40138129/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/vibecap

Lee Edwards is GP at Root Ventures. Root Ventures invests in engineers who are starting companies that tackle the hard problems in software - developer tools and services, software infrastructure, applied AI & ML, tooling for data scientists and engineers, computer vision, and anything else that takes a strong technical team to build. In this episode, we talk about: - How to think about the devtools market? - How is building devtools different from building enterprise SaaS? - Low code Vs No code - Developer productivity - Impact of remote developers on job market - Where's the next Github coming from? Links mentioned in the episode: Root Ventures website - https://root.vc/ Lee on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeredwards/ Lee on Twitter - https://twitter.com/terronk Hosted by Prashant Choubey Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/root-vc

Matt Kozlov is the Managing Director of Techstars LA, Healthcare & Space programs. In this episode we talk about : - What does Techstars look for in founders that apply to the Techstars accelerator? - Innovation in healthcare - Where is the next SpaceX coming from? - How are Techstars programs structured? - In-person Vs Virtual programs and a lot more.. Links mentioned in the episode- Apply to Techstars accelerator- https://www.techstars.com/accelerators Follow Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Koz Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full episode blog & video at https://vc10x.com/techstars-matt-kozlov

Moshe is a managing principal of Maccabee Ventures. A Yeshiva University faculty member and attorney, he has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, strategic investor, and trusted advisor to early-stage technology companies. Moshe’s expertise includes SilverTech®, Digital Health, PropTech, FinTech, and Cybersecurity. We talk about: - Moshe's story and how he gained his investing knowledge in his teenage years - Difference in working for VCs and Family offices - Teaching a class about VC and Angel investing at a college - Israel startup ecosystem - Investing in Silvertech - Some exciting port cos Portfolio companies mentioned: Vayyar: Next Generation Remote Healthcare Monitoring and Fall Detection CoreCare: Elimination of Senior Living Billing Errors using Artificial Intelligence Tembo Health Specialty Tele-Medicine for Assisted Livings Eleos Health: CareOps for Mental Health YesHearing: Concierge Audiology and Hearing Aids in the Home and Senior Communities Links mentioned: Maccabee Ventures website - https://www.maccabee.vc/ Maccabee Twitter - https://twitter.com/MaccabeeVc Follow Moshe on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshebellows/ Follow Moshe on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bellowsprod Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/maccabee