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Voices of Women in Venture 🌊
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A playlist of episodes from popular podcasts featuring women in venture capital. Many VC podcasts exist, but so few feature women's voices. Now you can listen to them here, new episodes added bi-weekly. Learn more www.voicesofwomeninventure.com
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Deep Dive on Series A - Nick & Beezer co-host Beth Ferreira, Firstmark
Sep 14, 202300:54:41Tap to summarizePodcast: Origins: Inside Venture Capital (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Deep Dive on Series A - Nick & Beezer co-host Beth Ferreira, FirstmarkPub date: 2023-06-06Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 189 I Beth Ferreira, FirstMark Capital- https://firstmark.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOrigins is a podcast about the VC and LP ecosystem, co-hosted by Nick Chirls of Notation and Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Partners. We're joined by our guest Beth Ferreira, a Partner at FirstMark focused on seed and Series A investing in a broad range of consumer companies, including next-generation commerce, consumer tech, and mobile startups. Prior to FirstMark, Beth was the Managing Partner of WME Ventures, was Chief Operating Officer at Fab and ran operations in the early days of Etsy. In this episode, we do a deep dive on the current state of the series A market, including what founders need to prove between seed and A for Firstmark to gain conviction, valuation compression, how to think about the tradeoffs between growth and efficiency, and why Firstmark is as excited as ever to continue leading seed and Series A rounds, even in a difficult environment. Follow us: https://twitter.com/nchirls https://twitter.com/beezer232 https://twitter.com/bethferreira Links: https://carta.com/blog/state-of-private-markets-q1-2023/The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from OpenLP from LGT Capital Partners, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh of NextView Ventures on incentives within venture partnerships, the changes in seed financing, and operating remotely
Sep 8, 202300:40:18Tap to summarizePodcast: Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh of NextView Ventures on incentives within venture partnerships, the changes in seed financing, and operating remotelyPub date: 2023-06-02Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 188 I Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh, NextView Ventures- https://nextview.vc/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFollow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.We’re joined by Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh, Partners at NextView Ventures. Nextview was founded in 2010 and recently raised $200MM for their new set of funds. Located in SF, NY, and Boston, the firm invests all across the US and has invested in over 170 companies at the seed-stage since its founding, including Devoted Health, Thread up, and Attentive. We had a great conversation about how NextView thinks about firm partnerships, what seed and pre-seed investing look like today, and what they believe it means to successfully work with founders. About Stephanie Palmeri:Stephanie is a Partner at NextView Ventures and is based in San Francisco. She focuses on the power of technology to positively transform how we live, work, learn, play, and care for our planet and each other. Her investments in the “Everyday Economy” have spanned many industries, including social commerce, circular retail, education, digital health, marketplaces, transportation, and finance. Previously, Stephanie was a partner at Uncork Capital, where she spent a decade investing in dozens of seed stage companies, including Poshmark ($POSH), Clever (aqu. by Kahoot!), Chariot (acq. by Ford), ClassDojo, Carrot Fertility, Hallow, Panorama Education, Phil, Wrapbook, and Wonderschool. Before venture investing, Stephanie worked as a technology consultant and marketer at Accenture, Estee Lauder, and several startups.Stephanie holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Marketing and Management Information Systems, magna cum laude, from Villanova University.About Melody Koh:Melody is a Partner at NextView Ventures, based in its New York office. Prior to joining NextView, Melody was Head of Product at Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN). Melody joined Blue Apron as the first product hire when the company was 18 months old with 20 HQ employees. She helped scale the business through hyper-growth (25x in 3.5 years) and to its IPO.Previously, Melody was a Product Manager at Fab.com leading marketing & analytics products and the founder/CEO of a seed-funded wine subscription e-commerce service. Melody was also a venture investor at Time Warner’s strategic VC group and was one of six inaugural members of First Round Capital’s Product Co-op initiative. Melody began her career as a tech/media M&A investment banking analyst at Evercore Partners.Melody holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and the University of Virginia.In this episode. we discuss:(01:54) Why NextView strives to not be a pack of lone wolves(03:35) How the carry economics of the firm drives a deeper partnership(06:57) Building firm culture with so many locations(11:21) How NextView uses strategic in-person time to remain connected(13:42) The benefits to founders by being more strategic in their investments(16:33) How the NextView model performed in the different market conditions over the last few years(21:04) What the moving goalposts of the market has meant to founders and investors(25:27) The advice they are giving founders to get through this difficult funding cycle(29:18) Why NextView sees themselves as invited guests and why that translates to happy founders(34:31) How they think about the growth and evolution of NextViewI’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Stephanie and Melody. Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone you’d like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on Twitter.Podcast Production support provided by Agent Bee This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.comThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Samir Kaji, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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How To Invest in Misunderstood & Highly Regulated Markets with Helene Servillon from JourneyOne Ventures
Aug 31, 202300:56:16Tap to summarizePodcast: Consumer VC (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How To Invest in Misunderstood & Highly Regulated Markets with Helene Servillon from JourneyOne VenturesPub date: 2023-06-28Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 187 I Helene Servillon, JourneyOne Ventures- https://www.journeyone.vc/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOur guest today is Helene Servillon, Founder of JourneyOne Ventures. JourneyOne Ventures is a 100% woman and minority-owned early-stage fund that invests in the billion-dollar opportunities of misunderstood markets that are highly regulated and fragmented.We discuss:The opportunity to invest in cannabis companiesDifferent regulations within cannabisHow she built her LP networkOther “vice” industries she finds attractiveWhy she’s more focused on infrastructure than brands**Sponsor***This issue is brought to you by Vauban from Carta. Vauban from Carta is the easiest way to launch & run your venture investing. They offer SPVs, and fund vehicles for GPs at all stages of the journey - from your first syndicate to operating a multi-million dollar venture fund. Their end-to-end platform automates your back-office and manual workflows so you can focus on what matters: finding the next unicorn & building investor relationships.Click Here to Get Started - https://structurer.vauban.io/The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mike Gelb, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Galen Shaffer -- Eos Venture Partners
Aug 24, 202300:31:06Tap to summarizePodcast: LA Venture (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Galen Shaffer -- Eos Venture PartnersPub date: 2023-06-14Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 186 I Galen Shaffer, Eos Venture Partners- https://www.eosventurepartners.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationGalen Shaffer is a Senior Vice President at Eos Venture Partners, a Series A fund, investing in the future of insurance. In this episode Galen shares: - Why cyber insurance is a $30B opportunity for startups. - What the first wave of D2C insurance startups got wrong. - Why novel data is often not impactful data.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from TenOneTen, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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VC and Mama Jesse Draper on why we need to invest in female entrepreneurs
Aug 3, 202300:37:00Tap to summarizePodcast: The Motherly Podcast (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: VC and Mama Jesse Draper on why we need to invest in female entrepreneursPub date: 2023-03-09Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 185 I Jesse Draper, Halogen Ventures- https://halogenvc.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode, Liz talks to venture capitalist and mom of three boys, Jesse Draper, who is on a mission to invest in female-founded consumer technology companies. Jesse started her fund Halogen Venture in 2016 and has since become a leading voice for women in business. Jesse also hosts the podcast Monumental where she explores the world of childcare, foster care, and parenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Motherly, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Transcribe →Jessica Karr (Coyote Ventures) - How She Went From Scientist to Investor, The Opportunity in Women’s Health, and Why She Doesn’t Invest in Beauty & Personal Care
Jul 27, 202300:38:17Tap to summarizePodcast: Consumer VC (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Jessica Karr (Coyote Ventures) - How She Went From Scientist to Investor, The Opportunity in Women’s Health, and Why She Doesn’t Invest in Beauty & Personal CarePub date: 2023-04-27Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 184 I Jessica Karr, Coyote Ventures- https://www.coyote.ventures/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOur guest today is Jessica Karr, General Partner at Coyote Ventures, which is a VC fund that’s investing in women's health and wellness. Some of the portfolio companies include Maude, The Flex Company, and Wile. We discuss how she transitioned from scientist to investor, particular categories she’s currently investing in and has stayed away from and how she thinks about risk. ****Sponsor****This issue is brought to you by Vauban from Carta. Vauban from Carta is the easiest way to launch & run your venture investing. They offer SPVs, and fund vehicles for GPs at all stages of the journey - from your first syndicate to operating a multi-million dollar venture fund. Their end-to-end platform automates your back-office and manual workflows so you can focus on what matters: finding the next unicorn & building investor relationships.Click Here to Get StartedThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mike Gelb, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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A Conversation with Sonja Perkins, Founder of Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer | Menlo Ventures | Symantec | TA Associates | MBA @ Harvard Business School
Jul 20, 202300:20:18Tap to summarizePodcast: Women in Venture Capital (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: A Conversation with Sonja Perkins, Founder of Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer | Menlo Ventures | Symantec | TA Associates | MBA @ Harvard Business SchoolPub date: 2023-05-03Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 183 I Sonja Perkins, Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer- https://www.broadway-angels.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode, we talk to Sonja about her long and successful career in venture capital, including becoming the youngest GP at Menlo Ventures and investing in companies such as TheRealReal, Q1 Labs and many more. Sonja walks us through how Broadway Angels, an investment group made up of women, came about and what her experience has been being the only woman in many rooms. Finally, she shares some advice on how to break into and navigate VC as an aspiring female investor. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rashveena and Anvita (Harvard Business School), which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Annie Le: Head of Operations at Union Labs Ventures, classically trained pastry chef, 1st time mom, and soon to be successful marathon runner
Jun 22, 202301:14:29Tap to summarizePodcast: Better Faster Further Episode: Annie Le: Head of Operations at Union Labs Ventures, classically trained pastry chef, 1st time mom, and soon to be successful marathon runnerPub date: 2023-03-31Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 181 I Annie Le, Union Lab Ventures- https://unionlabs.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAnnie is a Bay Area Native and a product of divorced immigrant parents from Vietnam. She's a mom to a 1 year old whom she loves dearly and a wife to a San Francisco FireFighter. She loves to run but these days most of her running is chasing after her 1 year old. She's a classically trained pastry chef that will one day make her debut in the culinary arts. Annie is an ops person through and through. She started her career in accounting at Deloitte and then fell in love with the startup world. She's worked for some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley (Jeff Skoll, Peter Thiel, and Gil Penchina) and now she's the Director of Operations at a pre-seed/seed stage venture firm called Union Labs where her skills in Finance, HR, Marketing, and Bizops are extremely helpful to fund management, investor relations, and portfolio support. As mentioned, Annie loves to run but finds it hard to find the time. During this conversation, Annie commits to racing again and Regan and Adam may even join her! To reach out to Annie please check her out on LinkedIn or email her directly at Annie@unionlabs.com and to learn more about all things Union Labs email info@unionlabs.com. As always, please like, subscribe, share, rate, review the podcast. All of these help the podcast be found by more listeners. If you'd like to reach out to Regan, Adam, or Better Faster Further please use any of the email addresses below: regan@betterfasterfurther.com adam@betterfasterfurther.com bff@betterfasterfurther.com The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Better Faster Further, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Transcribe →Dana Settle on starting and building Greycroft, Maintaining culture and speed with scale, and thoughts on VC moving forward
May 31, 202300:45:48Tap to summarizePodcast: Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Dana Settle on starting and building Greycroft, Maintaining culture and speed with scale, and thoughts on VC moving forwardPub date: 2023-03-30Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 180 I Dana Settle, Greycroft- https://www.greycroft.com/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFollow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.This week on the show we’re joined by Dana Settle, Co-Founder of Greycroft. Founded in 2006, Greycroft began with a mission to invest in areas outside of Silicon Valley and specifically in NY and LA. The firm currently has over $2B in Assets Under Management, over 60 employees, and has invested in companies such as Bumble, Scopely, Plated, and Maker Studios among many others. This was a special episode where we unpacked all of the components of firm-building including team development, fundraising, investment decision-making, and evolving to market dynamics. We hope you enjoy my conversation with Dana.Program note: This was recorded prior to the issues arising in the banking sector.A word from our sponsor:Privately owned and headquartered in New York City, Grasshopper Bank is built to serve the business and innovation economy. As a client-first digital bank, Grasshopper combines the best of banking technology and years of industry expertise to deliver best-in-class experiences with trusted security and unparalleled support. Grasshopper's digital solutions are tailored for venture capital and private equity firms, startups and small businesses, fintech-focused Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and commercial API banking platforms, and more. Serving clients globally, Grasshopper provides flexible, firm-focused lending solutions, as well as a dedicated Relationship Manager committed to meeting the unique needs and strategic focus of your firm across all entities, including funds, general partner and management companies. Grasshopper is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.For more information, visit the bank's website at www.grasshopper.bank or follow on LinkedIn and Twitter.About Dana Settle:Dana Settle is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft. Dana’s active investments include Acorns, Anine Bing, Avaline, Bird, Citizen, Cloud Paper, data.ai, Goop, HamsaPay, Happiest Baby, Merit Beauty, Mountain Digital, Pacaso, Seed Health, Tapcart, Thrive Market and Versed. Her notable exits include Bumble (IPO), Maker Studios (acquired by Disney), Pulse (acquired by LinkedIn), The RealReal (IPO), Trunk Club (acquired by Nordstrom), and WideOrbit (interest sold to company management).Prior to Greycroft, Dana spent several years as a venture capitalist and advisor to startups in the Bay Area, including six years at Mayfield, and investment banking at Lehman Brothers.Dana holds a BA in Finance and International Studies from the University of Washington and an MBA from Harvard Business School.In this episode we discuss:(02:03) What led to the creation of Greycroft(06:46) How they found believers in their hypothesis and got their first fundraise completed(08:19) Advice for managers and entrepreneurs raising in the current market(11:34) Building a distributed and remote-first culture outside of Silicon Valley(15:33) The role of diversity when building strong partnerships(19:00) Traits Dana values when she is hiring for the firm(21:09) Why curiosity is so important and how she uncovers that in candidates(23:55) The importance of creating a safe space for new voices to be heard in a firm(27:59) Why Dana hated the internal politics of old Silicon Valley and wanted to remove that from Greycroft(30:54) The decision to follow-on invest in their portfolio companies(33:11) How Greycroft manages conflicts within the partnership(35:01) The philosophy around team-building within the firm and how that benefits their portfolio companies(37:19) How Greycroft remains nimble with such a large organization(39:26) The bull case for Venture Capital moving forward(42:09) What Greycroft got the most correct and the most wrong in its historyI’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Dana. Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone you’d like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on Twitter.Podcast Production support provided by Agent Bee This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.comThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Samir Kaji, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Narrowing the Wellness Gap, the Power of Thoughtful Brand Building, and the Uncharted Territory of Modern Connection, with Lisa Blau and Amanda Eilian of Able Partners
May 24, 202300:28:59Tap to summarizePodcast: The VITALIZE Podcast: Venture Capital | Startups | Angel Investing (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Narrowing the Wellness Gap, the Power of Thoughtful Brand Building, and the Uncharted Territory of Modern Connection, with Lisa Blau and Amanda Eilian of Able PartnersPub date: 2022-12-22Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Episode 179 I Lisa Blau and Amanda Eilian, Able Partners- https://ablepartners.nyc/Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJustin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Lisa Blau and Amanda Eilian, Founding Partners of Able Partners (@ablepartnersnyc), a health & wellness investment fund focused on supporting visionary, early stage brands in positive living. They aim to support entrepreneurs that are helping to make the daily lives of consumers healthier, happier and more meaningful. They seek to partner with companies that are narrowing the Wellness Gap, and are most focused on overlooked or stigmatized communities that have resulted in underserved markets.Lisa has spent the last decade as an active investor focused on consumer businesses with a particular interest in supporting women-led entrepreneurial ventures. Previously, she co-founded VitalJuice.com, a daily email newsletter on healthy living tips and trends that was acquired by Tasting Table. She also helped build and launch Portero, an online luxury goods auction platform sold to Richemont. Lisa chairs the Investor Group of the Leadership Now Project, a membership organization of business professionals committed to renewing democracy. She is a founding member and leader of the TIME’S UP Care Economy Business Council, a coalition of business leaders and companies committed to building a new American care economy, empowering caregivers, and championing gender equality throughout their workforce. She is a Board Member of The New York Public Library, KIPP New York, and Mt. Sinai’s Parenting Center. Amanda has been actively investing in early stage consumer companies for the last decade, drawing on her experience as an institutional investor and entrepreneur. Previously, Amanda was the co-founder of Videolicious, an enterprise video creation platform backed by Amazon, and served as its President until it was acquired by Squarespace (NYSE:SQSP). Under Amanda’s leadership, Videolicious grew to over 5 million users in 103 countries, including Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Walmart, SAP, Verizon and GE. Prior to forming Videolicious, Amanda was a founding partner of Capitol Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) that completed a $265 million initial public offering and became Two Harbors Investment Corp., a $3 billion REIT (NYSE:TWO). TWO grew to over $5 billion of market capitalization (including a spin-off). Amanda began her career in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Amanda serves on the Board of Directors of the Melanoma Research Alliance and is a member of the Tech:NYC Leadership Council. Website: Able PartnersLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisa-jacobs-blau-8284133/ & linkedin.com/in/amanda-eilian-13025b6/Twitter: @ablepartnersnycEmail: info@ablepartners.nycShow Notes: Able Partners’ focus and investment thesis Investing in primarily women-led companies Why Lisa and Amanda chose to make the jump from founder to investor Able Partners’ strong thesis around the wellness gap and some of their investments that embody this Deal flow at a very thesis-driven fund Important soft skills successful founders need to have Trusting your gut on founder red flags The power of thoughtful brand building The importance of creative connection and community in today’s world How to diversify the VC asset class and startup ecosystem More about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team:Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCCaroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vitalize Venture Capital, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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