More Equity

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. Today we speak with Miguel Armaza, founding partner of Gilgamesh Ventures. Gilgamesh is an early-stage fintech venture capital fund that invests primarily in Latin America. Before transitioning into venture capital, Miguel was a banker for Citi and MUFG across Europe, North America, and LatAm. He holds an MBA from Wharton and an MA from the Lauder Institute and has lived in several countries, including Bolivia, China, Russia, Ireland, Uruguay, Italy, and the US. Tune in as Gabby and Miguel discuss the unique perspective Miguel brings to the VC landscape and learn about early stage fintech in the U.S. and Latin America.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with Hunter Somerville — Partner at the StepStone Group and a member of the private equity team, focusing on venture capital and growth equity investments. The StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory services to clients. They have $134B in assets under management, and $570B in client assets allocated. Prior to StepStone, Hunter was a general partner with Greenspring Associates — a venture capital and growth equity investment firm acquired by StepStone in 2021 — where he was responsible for the sourcing and due diligence efforts on fund, direct and secondary opportunities, as well as the assessment of micro-vc managers for the Firm. Tune in as Jarrid and Hunter discuss the unique advantages and lessons learned from investing in venture capital through fund of funds, direct, and secondary investments.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with Josh Kopelman, co-founder and Partner at First Round Capital, an early stage venture capital firm. Prior to creating First Round, Josh has been an active entrepreneur and investor in the Internet industry since its commercialization — founding 3 companies all with successful acquisitions or IPOs. Josh not only serves as an LP for Harlem Capital, but also as a mentor – using his experience as a fellow GP to provide insight and clarity on the journey to building a successful fund. Tune in as Henri and Josh discuss the logistics of being a General Partner — from the mechanics of evolving your fund strategy to managing ownership and evaluating liquidity opportunities.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with Travis Haney & Ryan Rathman from the State of Michigan Department of Treasury. The State of Michigan manages a $100 billion pension fund which invests the retirement funds for Michigan public employees. Travis & Ryan, who focus on private equity and alternative investments, share insights from managing the portfolio, which has been investing in venture capital since 1983. Tune in as Jarrid, Travis, and Ryan discuss how the pension landscape has evolved its views on VC, the benefits of having a pension fund on your cap table, and advice for emerging managers going through their first market cycle.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with David Gilmore, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States, with $3.2 billion in assets and giving $130 million in grants each year. David shares with listeners how institutions think through asset allocation and manager selection, based on his current role and prior experience at the Ohio State University investment office. Tune in as Henri and David discuss everything from the risks the foundation saw in Harlem Capital before deciding to invest to how emerging managers can best convey their firm vision to institutional LPs.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with Amelia Gandara, Principal at Nationwide Ventures. Amelia shares how corporations like Nationwide approach investing in the venture landscape, as well as a few tips for emerging managers looking to build relationships with corporate LPs. Tune in as Managing Partner Henri Pierre-Jacques and Amelia discuss everything from how to support diverse managers for the long term to how Amelia’s prior life as a professional ballerina makes her a better investor.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we continue along Harlem Capital’s fundraising journey and speak with Josh Evans, Head of Corporate Development at TPG. TPG served as Harlem Capital’s first anchor investor, changing the future of the fund forever. Tune in as our hosts, Managing Partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle reflect with Josh on when they met, what led them to working together, and the role of an anchor investor.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In this episode, we’re joined by Harlem Capital’s very first LP, Willie Woods — President & Co-Founder of ICV Partners, a black-owned private equity firm with $1.4 billion in AUM. Prior to co-founding ICV, Willie was a Vice President in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, and also worked for Levmark Capital, Lehman Brothers, and NBD Bank. Tune in as our hosts, Managing Partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle reflect with their former boss on the journey to starting a fund and the challenges along the way.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Crypto Convos Series — talking to investors and innovators who have found great opportunity amidst the Web3, blockchain, and crypto evolution. In this episode, we're joined by Lisa Cuesta, who leads business development at Aztec. Aztec is a privacy-focused layer two on Ethereum. Lisa is also an angel investor in crypto companies Lido, Thesis, and Goldfinch. She was formerly an early-stage venture capital investor at NextGen Ventures and helped launch products globally at Google.  Listen in to hear Harlem capital's Oartner, Brandon Bryant and Lisa discuss breaking into crypto full-time, crypto adoption, and what Aztec is building.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Crypto Convos Series — talking to investors and innovators who have found great opportunity amidst the Web3, blockchain, and crypto evolution. In this episode, we're joined by Marty Stenson a Strategy & Corporate Development Lead at Gemini focused on the Gemini Frontier Fund. Prior to Gemini, Marty worked in investment and strategy related roles at CoinShares and UBS. Listen in to hear Brandon Bryant and Marty talk about the metaverse and what's next in the crypto space!