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

Avik Ashar has been building or investing in businesses for the past 12 years. He is currently a Principal @ Artha Venture Fund, focused on early-stage investments (seed - series A) in India. He previously ran a single-family office for the Sutariya family, based in Bombay, investing across India & SEA and scaled Zilingo across 5 geographies, $100mn P&L responsibility with a team of 60, and raised $280mn for the business. He also founded a SaaS startup in the auto insurance space (exited). In this episode, we talk about - - How Artha prefers a "Company friendly" approach and not a "Founder friendly" approach as a VC - How family offices, angel investors, and VCs use different lenses to look at prospective investments - How Artha's term sheet is different from others - Portfolio construction approach at Artha & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Artha Venture Fund - https://artha.vc/ Avik Ashar on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/avik-ashar-70821b16 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Cintia Mano is the CEO of COREangels, a global community of angel investors investing in early-stage startups through portfolio funds. Founded in 2019, COREangels enables first-time angels to take a less risky step, and experienced angels to enjoy a more convenient and fulfilling journey, guided and supported by fund leaders dedicated to the role. In this episode, we talk about - - What are angel funds? - How are angel funds different from angel syndicates and VC funds? - How angel funds are great way to start angel investing for new investors - Who should and should not angel invest - How COREangels facilitates angel funds across the world & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com COREangels website - https://www.coreangels.com/ Follow Cintia on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cintiamano 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Peter Livingston is the Founder and GP of Unpopular Ventures and has invested over $50 million in 300+ startups across the world, including notable startups like Jeeves, Zepto, and more. In this episode, Peter shares - - How they're "unpopular" among Limited Partners - Some bold observations about Limited Partners from their fundraising efforts - How not having a thesis is a moat for Unpopular Ventures - How LPs don't really want the best returns - Unpopular Ventures performance metrics and compares it to industry standards - The power of compounding in venture capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Unpopular Ventures - https://www.unpopular.vc/ Follow Peter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pliv Follow Peter on X - https://x.com/unpopularvc 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Ronald Diamond is the Founder & Chairman of Diamond Wealth. He is a longtime investor and entrepreneur. He invests alongside 100 Family Offices ranging in size from $250 million to $30 billion. Diamond Wealth invests in private markets (private equity, venture capital, real estate). In this episode, we talk about - - What is Diamond Wealth? - How do family offices approach investments into alternative asset classes? - What percentage allocation do private equity & venture capital get in family office wealth? - How family office capital will surpass private equity, venture capital & hedge funds combined - How family offices can provide "Patient" capital that venture capital or private equity cannot - How family offices can give a serious competition to private equity & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Diamond Wealth - https://www.diamondwealthstrategies.com/ Ronald Diamond on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronalddiamond Family Office World Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/family-office-world/id1486892616 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Adriana Tortajada is the CEO & Managing Partner at 1200 VC, an Early-Stage investment platform that invests in fund managers and founders shaping the future of humanity. Its focus is on seeking transformative technologies and regional value creation, which will accelerate a positive impact on the planet and society. She is a pioneer in the venture capital industry across Mexico and Latin America, and a Kauffman Fellow, Adriana has managed $1B+ in Fund investments as well as bringing 20+ years of experience empowering the venture capital ecosystem. We talk about: - Unique hybrid model of investing - What they look for in GPs - How long it takes to make an LP commitment after the first meeting? - Do spinouts make good fund managers? - How should fund managers think about sizing the fund - Promising VC scale returns - Perspective on the current exit market & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com 1200 VC - https://1200.vc Adriana Tortajada on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-tortajada-2784869b 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Venture capitalist Bradley Tusk discusses legalizing Uber in the USA, investing in regulated industries, managing portfolio risk, and handling regulatory challenges for startups. The podcast delves into his unique investment thesis, strategies for navigating regulatory hurdles, and the importance of customer advocacy in highly regulated sectors.

Michael Downing is the Founding Partner at MDSV Capital. MDSV invests in emerging fund managers and in outlier companies. In this episode, we talk about - - Michael's story and why he started MDSV Capital? - What he looks for in emerging fund managers - Why he thinks it's a bad idea to have a reserve for emerging funds - How does he define an outlier company? - What is a good target size for fund 1? - How GPs don't really need LPs to start investing in startups? - Portfolio construction approach at MDSV Capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com MDSV Capital - https://www.mdsv.vc/ Promontory - https://www.thepromontory.io/ Follow Michael on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldowning Follow Michael on X - https://x.com/michaeldowning 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Daniel Lloreda is the Co-Founder and General Partner of cross-border fund HTwenty Capital. They've operations in the US and LATAM region investing in early-stage technology companies in the B2B Marketplaces and B2B Enterprise SaaS IT verticals. In this episode we talk about - - Investment thesis at HTwenty Capital - How they're bridging the LATAM & US startup ecosystems? - The differences in the US & LATAM market - Exciting trends they're seeing right now - Reserve strategy at HTwenty Capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com HTwenty Capital - https://www.linkedin.com/company/htwenty/ Daniel Lloreda on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellloreda Daniel Lloreda on X - https://x.com/DanielLloreda3 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Amit is founder of 77 Capital - an early stage fund investing in Fintech and other startups. He was earlier the Country Head, India & Vice-President at Prove. He was the Founder of MEDICI that was acquired by Prove. He is consistently rated as both Global and Asia Top 100 experts in FinTech by various agencies. - Amit's story and how he started investing? - How do they map our the fintech landscape? - What are the saturated and unsaturated segment in the Indian fintech space? - SME IPOs and how it's a great option for B2B startups to explore - How hard is it to sell to banks? - Mistakes that fintech founders should avoid making - How Amit's past experience as a fintech founder comes in handy in helping founders & more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - https://podcast10x.com - Podcasting agency for VCs 77 Capital - https://77.capital/ Follow Amit on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitpayments Follow Amit on X - https://x.com/amitTwitr 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Jessica Schaefer is the founder of Bevel, a trailblazing communications firm representing clients managing over $500 Billion in assets under management. In 2023, Jessica secured a landmark deal with the acquisition of Bevel by Avenue Z. We talk about - - Jessica’s story & the journey of building Bevel - How they acquired their first customers and scaled the business? - What does it take to acquire high-profile clients like Greycroft, Acorns, etc? - Is there a “Product-Market fit” equivalent for agencies? - Getting an exit - the process, negotiation, how long it takes to close the deal, and handing over the business. - When is the right time for a business to look for an exit & what exit multiples can be considered for agency businesses? - The aftermath of an exit - What’s next for Jessica? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://www.podcast10x.com/ Follow Jessica on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-schaefer-85196528 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@VC10X VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.