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Aug 2, 2021 • 33min

32. More Equity: Lolita Taub of the Community Fund

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Angel Investor Series — uncovering the tips and tricks to angel investing from your favorite founders, operators, and venture capitalists. Today I’ll be talking to — Lolita Taub, Founder and General Partner at the Community Fund.  In this episode, you’ll hear how Lolita used angel investing as a tool to break into venture capital, “learning by osmosis” before she was able to become an accredited angel investor. We dive into how her community-centered childhood fueled her investment thesis, but also taught Lolita how to be a good community member and industry resource provider to her ever-growing Twitter fam. Tune in with our host, Tonna Obaze, to hear Lolita share her journey to finding her investment thesis as a diverse angel investor and lessons learned along the way.
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Jul 26, 2021 • 34min

31. More Equity: Sevetri Wilson of Resilia

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Angel Investor Series — uncovering the tips and tricks to angel investing from your favorite founders, operators, and venture capitalists. Today I’ll be talking to — Sevetri Wilson, two time author, Founder & CEO of Resilia, a venture backed startup revolutionizing how nonprofits are maintained and how enterprises scale impact. In this episode, you’ll hear about how Sevetri’s journey starting a company at 22 led her to angel investing and realizing the importance of angel investors for diverse founders. She’ll share with listeners the different channels she uses to source investment deals and deploy capital, plus how to balance angel investing and your full time job. Tune in with our host, Tonna Obaze, to hear Sevetri walk through her journey as a diverse angel investor and lessons learned along the way.
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Jul 18, 2021 • 32min

30. More Equity: Meka Asonye of First Round Capital

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Angel Investor Series — uncovering the tips and tricks to angel investing from your favorite founders, operators, and venture capitalists. Today we’ll be talking to Meka Asonye, Partner at First Round Capital, a seed stage venture capital firm, and former executive at Stripe and MixPanel. In this episode, Meka walks through his journey — from breaking into tech through non-traditional backgrounds to discovering his first angel investment. Meka offers listeners guidance on how to learn angel investing, add value to founders, and think through transitions — like his decision to leave his role as an tech operator at Stripe to become a partner at First Round Capital. Tune in with our host, Tonna Obaze, to hear Meka share his story as a diverse angel investor and lessons learned along the way.
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Jul 11, 2021 • 27min

29. More Equity: DeVaris Brown of Meroxa

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Angel Investor Series — uncovering the tips and tricks to angel investing from your favorite founders, operators, and venture capitalists. Today we’ll be talking to DeVaris Brown, Founder and Co-CEO of Meroxa — a technology company providing real-time data platforms to businesses — which has raised nearly $20 million in venture capital funding. In this episode, you’ll hear about how DeVaris’s journey led him to angel investing, and get insight into his cheat codes for evaluating startups before you write your first check. DeVaris gives listeners the inside scoop as he shares how to navigate the founder & angel investor relationship from both sides. Tune in with our host, Tonna Obaze, to hear DeVaris share his journey as a diverse angel investor and lessons learned along the way.
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Jun 27, 2021 • 29min

28. More Equity: Pride Month with Amy Spurling of Compt

Welcome to More Equity. In this episode, in celebration of Pride, we have Nicole DeTommaso, a Senior Associate at Harlem Capital, interviewing Amy Spurling, Co-Founder & CEO of Compt, an HCP portfolio company. Amy is both a groundbreaker as a CEO and a voice for the LGBTQ+ community. Amy discusses her journey as both a woman and LGBTQ+ entrepreneur as well as what she does to make her company an inclusive workplace for all. Listen in to gain insight into how both Amy and Nicole have navigated their careers identifying as LGBTQ+.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 35min

27. More Equity: Demystifying VC Interviews with Gabby Cazeau and Nicole DeTommaso

Welcome to More Equity. In this episode, we have two Harlem Capital team members, Gabby Cazeau and Nicole DeTommaso, discussing early stage VC interviews. Harlem Capital has been on a mission to diversify not only the entrepreneurial ecosystem but also the investing ecosystem. In an effort to further our mission, Harlem Capital has launched the HCP Talent Platform on Hivebrite to provide access to career opportunities in the VC ecosystem to anyone we have and will interview in the first round of our internship interview process.  Listen in to get insight into VC interview structures as well as an inside look into Harlem Capital’s interview process. Also be sure to check our website for the Fall 2021 intern application, which is due June 30th.
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Apr 25, 2021 • 38min

26. More Equity: Mom's in VC

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a special Moms in VC episode featuring Aileen Lee, Founder & Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures, Anarghya Vardhana, Partner, Maveron, and Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital. Harlem Capital Principal, Kelly Goldstein leads the conversation with these power house VCs to learn from their experiences, perspective, and advice on VC and motherhood.  Listen in to discover what it’s like to be a mom in vc and how the broader investing and entrepreneurial ecosystem can foster a supportive and empowering workplace culture.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 27min

25. More Equity: Yaw Aning of Malomo

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Founders Series – a snapshot on these Founders’ paths to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way, and perspectives from overcoming the challenges they faced. Today, I’m talking with Yaw Aning, the Co-Founder and CEO of Malomo. Malomo allows businesses to turn shipment tracking into a marketing channel to create branded customer experiences. Yaw is a serial entrepreneur, first running an ed-tech startup before launching a digital product agency, and most recently, Malomo. In this episode, you’ll hear about Yaw’s inspiration for pursuing entrepreneurship, why he sought to create Malomo, and what it’s like being a diverse founder in Indiana.
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Apr 14, 2021 • 28min

24. More Equity: Nathalie Walton of Expectful

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Founders Series – a snapshot on these Founders’ paths to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way, and perspectives from overcoming the challenges they faced. Today, I’m talking with Nathalie Walton, the Co-Founder and CEO of Expectful. Expectful provides the leading meditation and sleep platform for fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. In this episode, you’ll hear about Nathalie’s path from banking to the world of tech startups, her personal journey through pregnancy, and sudden transition to CEO of Expectful.
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Apr 4, 2021 • 29min

23. More Equity: Emily Hochman of Wellory

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Founders Series – a snapshot on these Founders’ paths to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way, and perspectives from overcoming the challenges they faced. Today, I’m talking with Emily Hochman, the Founder and CEO of Wellory. Wellory is an anti-diet nutrition app that provides 1 on 1 personalized nutrition coaching to help customers re-define their relationship with food. In this episode, you’ll hear about what it means to be a responsible risk taker, why Wellory has found success where traditional diets have failed, and lessons learned from raising capital as a female Founder.

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