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Ileana is the tip of the spear, constantly meeting entrepreneurs and innovators on the bleeding edge of technology and business in the hottest markets in the world for tech and innovation. She finds and screens pre-seed startups in preparation for admission into the Techstars Anywhere accelerator. Once startups are accepted to Techstars Anywhere, Ileana helps maintain the relationship with startups and is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to get them exposure to potential employees, investors, customers, partners and other VIP's through Techstars Anywhere. Prior to Techstars, Ileana was a Sr. Venture Associate at Capital Factory where she drove deal flow to Capital Factory Ventures (CFV) and pitched her startups to the Partners. Ileana managed Capital Factory's most important relationships throughout Texas with accelerators, venture funds, universities, and other ecosystem partners. In this episode we talk about all you need to know about Techstars Anywhere accelerator: - What kind of founders get selected? - Techstars Anywhere's focus on backing underrepresented founders - What does it look like from the insides? - Value add & a lot more Follow Ileana at https://twitter.com/IleanaGonzxlez Apply for next cohort of Techstars Anywhere- https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/anywhere Hosted by- https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Full epsode blog- https://vc10x.com/techstars-anywhere-ileana-gonzalez

Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist. For Adam, no idea is too crazy. He dreams of building an ironman suit and leads the deals in the wildest SciFi Tech investments - exoskeletons, jetpacks, rockets... Go big or go home.  Adam co-founded Boost VC after his success as an Angel Investor in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid.  In a previous life, he wanted to be a professional tennis player and has an odd affinity for Australians. He once drank an entire bottle of tabasco sauce (the big ones) in 43 seconds.  He's 4th generation venture capitalist, 2-time entrepreneur, and most importantly, he’s a friend :) In this episode, we talk about: - Adam's story and how he started a company with his college friend & ended up failing  - Investing in Bitcoin & crypto startups like coinbase at the very early stages - Launching BoostVC as an accelerator 10 years back to do that at scale  - About his recent tweet that caused an uproar among investors - Seeding markets, not just companies  - Being pitched at awkward places ..and a lot more BoostVC website: boost.vc Follow Adam on Twitter: twitter.com/adamdraper Hosted by: twitter.com/choubeysahab Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/boostvc-adam-draper

Darrel is an Investment Associate at Visible Hands VC where he assists the VH team in managing a portfolio of 45 companies.  Prior to Visible Hands, Darrel was a Venture Fellow at Score 3 Ventures where he helped underrepresented founders raise over $1M in startup capital and mentored over 60 founders since joining in 2019.  Darrel is a 3-time founder with his latest company being a live streaming platform for networking called TheClub which he founded in 2020. He is an MBA graduate from The College of New Jersey where he studied strategy, innovation, and leadership. In this episode, Darrel talks about- -His story & how he got into Venture Capital -Visible Hands mission to support underrepresented founders -Visible hands cohort-based accelerator program & who can apply -Role of the advisory committee  -How do partnerships with the likes of JP Morgan Chase & Bank of America function? and more.. Portfolio companies & links mentioned: Noula Health - https://noulahealth.co/ NestedFunds - https://www.nestedfunds.com/ Jump Button Studio - https://www.jumpbutton.com/ Visible Hands website - https://www.visiblehands.vc/ Follow Darrel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DarrelFrater Hosted by- Prashant Choubey Twitter- @ChoubeySahab Instagram- @choubey.sahab Email- prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/visible-hands-darrel-frater Subscribe to VC10X for more amazing episodes, & give us a good rating if you find value in our episodes.  It'll help the podcast reach & benefit more listeners.

Steph Nass is a co-founder at OpenVC. A public directory of venture capitalists across countries, and sectors that founders can leverage to find & pitch the right VCs for their startup. OpenVC is on a mission to create an open gateway between founders and investors across the world. This strong mission & a willingness to help founders & VCs made them #1 "Product of the Month" when they launched on Product Hunt. Today, OpenVC drives deal flow for 1200+ VC firms, angel networks, and corporate funds. In this episode, Steph shares: -How OpenVC operates? -What most founders get wrong about pitch emails? -How OpenVC can be used as Grammarly for investor pitches? -What VCs look for in pitches? -What is good market validation? -Pitch deck roasting session ..and a lot more Links mentioned in the episode: OpenVC website: https://www.openvc.app/ Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephNass To get your pitch deck roasting: DM @StephNass on Twitter Hosted by: Prashant Choubey   Website: https://choubeysahab.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choubey.sahab/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/ChoubeySahab Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email: prashantchoubey3@gmail.com   Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/openvc-steph-nass Subscribe to VC10X for more amazing episodes!

Andrew Gluck is General Partner of irrvrntVC, a firm focused on early-stage companies in the DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce areas.  He especially loves partnering with first-time founders so they can learn from the mistakes he made as a founder. Prior to that he co-founded and ran Agency Within, the fastest-growing independent DMA with a focus on direct-response, data-driven marketing. He managed close to $1BB in spend for clients like Nike, Billie, Zola, Outdoor Voices, Goop, and Etsy. In this episode, we cover: - How he started investing? - Building the biggest digital marketing agency in the United States. - Raising a 10MM early-stage fund - What he looks for in a company before investing - Where does majority of his deal flow come from? - How he stands aparts from other investors? - Change in investing strategy owing to the recent slowdown  and much more.. Links: Website: https://www.irrvrnt.com/ Pitch: http://irrvrnt.com/#pitch Twitter: https://twitter.com/irrvrntVC Portfolio companies mentioned in the episode: RevenueRoll - http://revenueroll.com/ Carawayhome - http://carawayhome.com/ Hosted by: Prashant Choubey   Website: https://choubeysahab.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choubey.sahab/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/ChoubeySahab Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email: prashantchoubey3@gmail.com   Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/irrvrntvc-andrew-gluck Subscribe for more amazing episodes!