
VC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family Office
On VC10X you will hear from world's top venture capitalists, investors, asset managers, and family offices talk about their investing thesis, asset allocation, due diligence, risk management, valuations, diversification, return expectations, exits, and more.
If you're interested in the investment world, you're in for a treat!
Hosted by Prashant Choubey (@ChoubeySahab on Twitter)
Latest episodes

Jun 18, 2024 • 40min
VC10X - A Sane Introduction To The World of Blockchain🔗 - Ash Arora, Partner, LocalGlobe
Ash Arora, youngest Partner at LocalGlobe, delves into blockchain & crypto world introducing its adoption, regulatory impacts, DeFi, and diligence for startups. Discusses blockchain as a 'painkiller' for VC investments, impact of crypto volatility & frauds like FTX, and the transformative potential of decentralized finance.

Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
Founder10X - 4X Exited Founder Shares Her Story & Lessons Learnt - Anastasia Koroleva
We often hear stories of startups exiting for millions of dollars. There are TechCrunch articles written about it and LinkedIn posts with 100s of likes on it. But something that doesn't get covered is what a founder goes through when their company is going through an exit.That's exactly what we plan to cover today with Anastasia Koroleva is a 4X exited founder and host of the Exit Paradox podcast.In this episode, we talk about -- Anastasia's story and about her 4 exited businesses- When should founders think about exiting the business?- How much of the business to sell?- The post-exit crisis faced by founders- How to handle the sudden flood of liquid wealth after an exit?- How freedom is a scary thing?- Should exiting the business be the ultimate goal for founders?& lots moreThis episode is filled with wisdom for all founders on the important topic of exits. This episode can single-handedly save years and millions for founders.
Links:
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Jun 11, 2024 • 38min
VC10X - How to find Product Market Fit? - Pablo Srugo, Partner, Mistral
Pablo Srugo, Partner at Mistral and former GymTrack COO, shares insights on finding true Product Market Fit, staying lean, and navigating profitability. Topics include steps to PMF, near-millionaire to bankruptcy journey, and importance of authentic growth. Hosted by Prashant Choubey, the episode offers valuable advice for startups.

Jun 6, 2024 • 37min
VC10X - Wellness is a Trillion $ Opportunity - Jesse Marble, Co-founder & Partner, Wildwood Ventures | VC10X
Jesse Marble is the founder & Partner at Wildwood Ventures. Jesse works across all of Wildwood including growth, founder sourcing, advising, and investor relations.
Prior to Wildwood, he was CEO of Magneti, an award-winning growth marketing firm he bootstrapped, scaled, and exited.
In this episode, we talk about -
- Jesse's story and how he started investing
- Investing in outdoor & wellness sector
- How big is the wellness market?
- What they look for in companies they want to back?
- How they help portfolio companies succeed?
& lots more..
Links:
⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com
Wildwood Ventures - https://wildwood.vc/
Follow Wildwood Ventures on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildwoodventures/
Follow Jesse on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessemarble
🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Jun 4, 2024 • 45min
VC10X - Investing at Day-Zero - Bede Moore, Chief Commercial Officer, Antler
Bede Moore, former CEO of TechSydney and co-founder of Lazada, now Chief Commercial Officer at Antler, discusses how Antler invests at Day Zero, the residency program, marketing strategies for VCs, identifying quality founders, and his biggest learnings from investing in startups.

May 28, 2024 • 32min
FamilyOffice10X - How this real-life Princess manages her Royal Family Office? - Jahnavi Kumari Mewar, Auctus Fora
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/
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🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube

May 23, 2024 • 49min
LP10X - How to raise a VC fund as an Emerging Manager? (Complete Guide) - Diana Tenkova, Institutional Quality
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/
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May 21, 2024 • 28min
VC10X - Investing in 'Emerging Europe' - Arin Özkula, General Partner, 500 Emerging Europe
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
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

May 16, 2024 • 42min
VC10X - How to quickly close out your fundraising round? - Guillermo Flor, VC Investor, GoHub Ventures
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
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

May 14, 2024 • 34min
VC10X - Why has Blockchain not gone mainstream yet? - Chris Cheung, Partner, 10 Squared
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
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🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey
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Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com
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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.
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