Jahnavi Kumari Mewar is a real-life princess, from the erstwhile royal state of Mewar. Founder of Auctus Fora, an investment platform for global family offices to co-invest.  Princess Jahnavi Kumari, represents the 77th generation of India's most powerful and oldest royal family dynasty. In this episode we talk about: - How Princess Jahnavi restructured her Royal family office? - 3 things to keep in mind in respect to capital management of any kind. - How they mantain the delicate balance between capital growth and impact creation? - Why there is a need for a global council of family offices to negate the power of high net-worth individuals manipulating policy for individual & selfish gains? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://www.podcast10x.com/ Auctus Fora - https://auctusfora.com/ Follow Princess Jahnavi on X - https://x.com/JahnaviKMewar Follow Princess Jahnavi on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahnavi-kumari-mewar-47760213 Follow Princess Jahnavi on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jahnavi_kumari_mewar/?hl=en 🎙️ 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

Diana Tenkova is the founder of Institutional Quality where they're helping Emerging Managers with practical fundraising strategies. They offer a range of services from positioning the fund in front of LPs, LP outreach & closing the fund. In this episode, Diana shares: - How important is it for Emerging Managers to correctly position their fund? - How to target the right type of LPs who would be interested in your VC fund? - How to build LP avatars? - How to build a prospective list of LPs? - What's the right way to build relationships with LPs? - How to get buy-in from LPs and close out the fund? & much more This episode has a wealth of wisdom for Emerging Managers to set themselves up for a successful fundraise. Links: ⭐Sponsored by Podcast10x - https://podcast10x.com Institutional Quality - https://institutional-quality.com/ Follow Diana on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianatenkova 🎙️ 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.

Arin Özkula is a General Partner at 500 Emerging Europe, a pre-seed / seed fund investing in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and the Baltics region. In this episode, we talk about - - What is 500 Emerging Europe? - How is the ecosystem in Eastern Europe different from Western Europe ecosystem? - What sectors are most popular & promising in the region? - How they back founders building global companies? - What is the portfolio construction strategy at 500 Emerging Europe? & lots more.. Links: ⭐Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com 500 Emerging Europe - https://www.500ee.co/ Arin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aozkula 🎙️ 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.

Guillermo Flor is a Venture Capital Investor at Gohub Ventures, an early-stage SaaS B2B Venture capital fund investing in great companies all over Europe & USA. Before joining Gohub Ventures, Guillermo built a SaaS startup, worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture Strategy, and graduated with an MBA from IE Business School. In this episode, we talk about: - Guillermo's story and how he started investing - Investing in startups with "yellow flags" - How should early-stage founders think about going after product market fit? - How and when should founders consider a pivot? - Common mistakes that founders make while fundraising - How can founders create a sense of urgency, and close out the fundraising round? & lots more Links: Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Guillermo on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermoflor/ Product Market Fit newsletter - https://www.productmarketfit.tech/ 🎙️ 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.

Chris Cheung is a Partner at TenSquared Capital LLC (10SQ) with eight years of experience in venture capital and investment banking. Prior to joining 10SQ, he was an associate at 10T Holdings, LLC, a $1.2Bn AUM growth equity firm focused on investing in mid-to-late-stage companies in blockchain and Web3. In this episode, we talk about - - How Chris started investing into blockchain startups? - Why hasn't blockchain gone mainstream yet? - Investment thesis at 10 Squared - Key sub-sectors within blockchain - Their investment into Superlogic - How is the Digital Asset Ecosystem (DAE) taking shape? - How 10 Squared supports it's portfolio companies? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs & startups - https://podcast10x.com 10 Squared website - https://tensquared.com/ Follow Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercheung93 Follow Chris on X - https://x.com/TOChrisCheung 🎙️ 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.

Ben Kohlmann is a Partner at Cubit Capital where he looks into Frontier Tech Investments. Ben is a former F18 pilot in the US Navy. Ben led the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell and is also the co-founder of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. In this episode, we talk about - - How's the experience of flying an F18 fighter jet? - How Ben built a culture of non-conformity within the US Navy? - How is the speed of innovation in Defence forces? - What's the Product-Market Fit equivalent for DefenceTech startups? - Product validation in the battlefield - What do DefenceTech startups learn from the ongoing wars? - How are DefenceTech startups different from software startups in terms of revenue & sales cycles? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Cubit Capital - https://cubit.capital/ Ben Kohlmann on X - https://x.com/benkohlmann Ben Kohlmann on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkohlmann 🎙️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.

Jeroen van Doornik is the Founder & Managing Partner at Pacenotes where they are backing top-tier funds and doubling down on breakout companies In this episode, we talk about: - How to build a VC firm that stands the test of time? - What separates "Emerging Firms" from "Brand Name Firms"? - The challenges faced by Limited Partners - Most crucial metrics for VC firms to track - Leading deals Vs co-investing alongside other leads, what's a better strategy for VCs? - Reserve Vs No Reserve: what's a better approach? - Solo GPs Vs Multiple GPs: what do LPs prefer? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Pacenotes - https://www.pacenotes.vc/ Follow Jeroen van Doornik on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeroenvandoornik 🎙️ 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.

Guy Cherni is a deep-tech founder and investor. Guy is the Co-Founder and the managing partner of Climate First, which supports deep-tech and Climatech startups. He invested in more than 30 companies disrupting the fields of Energy, Materials, Food, Mobility, and more. Prior to Climate First, Guy Co-founded Atlas Dynamics, the leading European unmanned aerial systems (UAS) company that redefines the drone industry using autonomous swarms. In this episode, we talk about - - How Climate is the greatest opportunity of this generation? - What's the mission at ClimateFirst? - The ClimateFirst London roadshow - How is investing in deeptech startups different from investing in software startups? - Lifecycle of a Deeptech startup & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Climate First - https://climatefirst.vc/ Follow Climate First on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/climatefirst/ Follow Guy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/guycherni 🎙️ 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.

Nick McLean is one of the founders of Four Pillars Investors. Four Pillars Investors is a private equity firm that purchases and operates businesses in the lower middle-market ($20M in sales to $250M in sales). Their ideal acquisition candidates are companies with untapped potential for growth. In this episode, we talk about: - What is Private Equity? - How is Private Equity investing different from Venture Capital? - Investment thesis at Four Pillars Investors - How do Private Equity firms determine the valuation of a business? - Why is it important for founders to understand the world of Private Equity to have it as an exit option? - What type of businesses do Private Equity firms back? - How have rising interest rates impacted activity in Private Equity? & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - https://podcast10x.com Four Pillars Investors - https://www.fourpillarsinvestors.com/ Follow Nick on X - https://x.com/NickFourPillars Nick's YouTube - https://youtube.com/@NickFourPillars Nick's Book - https://www.fourpillarsinvestors.com/book 🎙️ 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.

Mikhail Taver is the founder of Taver Capital. Mikhail was one of the first to invest in AI when it wasn't popular. The fund has backed 20 AI startups and achieved 4 successful exits. Today he narrows his focus to another niche - industrial AI. We talk about: - Mikhail's story and how you started investing - How can AI help enhance productivity, cut costs & reduce carbon footprint of heavy industries? - How big is the opportunity for industrial AI? - How long does it take for Industrial AI startups to get market ready? - Some portfolio companies doing exciting work & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Taver Capital website - https://www.taver.capital/ Follow Mikhail on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtaver 🎙️ 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.