Andrew Felbinger is Partner at Urban Innovation Fund.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Backing 60+ seed startups solving urban challenges with capital and regulatory expertise—scoring exits like codeSpark, DropCountr, Electriphi (Ford acquisition), and Jiffy while building leaders in climate, mobility, govtech, and proptech. Wharton MBA valedictorian and Seton Hall 4.0 grad, he was Head of Finance & Biz Ops at Grain Technologies (YC W20), earlier Senior Associate at UIF, Acquisitions Associate at Castellan Real Estate Partners, and Barclays AVP building fixed-income trading—now Techstars mentor and founding angel at Vitalize Venture Capital.Podcast Topics

Scaling Grain Technologies ops during YC while sourcing fund's next decade of unicorns
Why boring urban infra like permitting and payments creates trillion-dollar opportunities
Transitioning from Barclays trading to seed investing in tomorrow's city infrastructure

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