Episodes
UVC: Dave Richards from Capria Ventures on their unique VC fund and f…
In the latest episode of the Understanding VC podcast, Dave Richards, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, provides insights on Capria's unique approach of functioning as both a VC fund and a fund of funds. He discusses the advantages of this approach and how it allows Capria to bring cutting-edge …
UVC: Sergey Gribov from Flint Capital on their investment strategy, m…
In the latest episode of the UnderstandingVC podcast I talk to Sergey Gribov, General Partner at Flint Capital. Sergey talks about his transition from building startups to investing in them and shares the fund strategy at Flint Capital. He also gives his perspective on whether startups should targe…
UVC: Karl Alomar from M13 on the significance of providing support to…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Karl Alomar, Managing Partner at M13 who shares his experiences of navigating success, challenges, and crises while building multiple startups. He believes that a VC should think like an entrepreneur and als…
Fundraise: Tim Flannery, CEO at Passthrough on their Series A fundrai…
In this Fundraise episode, I speak with Tim Flannery , CEO at Passthrough on their Series A fundraise. Tim shares the problem Passthrough is trying to solve, his larger vision for the company, the progress they’ve made so far...
UVC: Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund on why speed of execution matters…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode of the podcast, Elizabeth shares her journey from being an entrepreneur to becoming a venture capitalist at Hustle Fund. She explains the fund's strategy of investing in startups with a focus on speed of execution, whi…
UVC: James Wang from Creative Ventures on why they study the market t…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I chat with James Wang, General Partner at Creative Ventures, an early-stage deep-tech VC investing in companies solving global crises. James starts the conversation by sharing how he became a VC despite thinking it w…
Deep Dive: VC Term Sheets with Siddharth Mody
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Siddharth Mody, a senior partner at Desai and Diwanji, a law firm based in Mumbai, India. This episode dives deep into understanding and breaking down multiple elements of a term…
UVC: Amra Naidoo from Accelerating Asia on why they invest in startup…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I have a wonderful conversation with Amra Naidoo, Co-Founder and General Partner at Accelerating Asia, a VC fund based in Singapore. Amra shares her opinion on whether everyone should start a business at least once in…
UVC: Puiyan Leung from Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India on how they as…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Puiyan Leung, Investment Partner at Vertex Ventures SE Asia and India. The episode begins with Puiyan talking about her journey of breaking into VC with her engineering background. She proceeds further by sh…
UVC: Pavel Cherkashin from Mindrock Capital on how the fund operates,…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Pavel Cherkashin, the Managing Partner at Mindrock Capital. The episode opens with Pavel talking about his life growing up in Russia, and his passion for science and entrepreneurship, which eventually leads …
UVC: Chirag Gupta from 8X Ventures on investing in deep-tech startups…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Chirag Gupta, managing partner at 8X Ventures, a VC fund based in Dubai and investing in deep-tech startups globally. The podcast begins with Chirag talking about his decision of quitting 500 Global to star…
UVC: Maryanna Saenko from Future Ventures on investing with an abunda…
Understanding VC is a deep dive into how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder at Future Ventures. We started the conversation by discussing why Future Ventures invests in only technology risk startups, why it’s essential to invest with an abundance minds…
![UVC: Mark Ghermezian from m]x[v Capital on his operator focus approach in investing, the reasons for starting his newly launched fund, building Braze, leading it from ideation to IPO & signs of a great founder](https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ff809661-b857-437c-8bba-88f3413e34ad/d0270ac6-1ed5-4795-8826-8bd12c3ba05c/3000x3000/42-mark-coverart.jpg?aid=rss_feed "UVC: Mark Ghermezian from m]x[v Capital on his operator focus approach in investing, the reasons for starting his newly launched fund, building Braze, leading it from ideation to IPO & signs of a great founder")
UVC: Mark Ghermezian from m]x[v Capital on his operator focus approac…
Understanding VC is a deep-dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Mark Ghermezian, Founder and General Partner at m]x[v Capital. Mark is a serial entrepreneur and successful investor with 20+ years of experience in founding, building, and investing in early-stage SaaS sta…
Deep Dive: The Power Law with Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of The Power Law: Venture Capital And The Making Of The New Future. Reading and breaking down the lessons from his book has personally been a treat, for the book doesn’t ju…
PitchMeNot: Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital featuring Blackfrog
PitchMeNot is the closest thing to an interaction between a VC and a startup but in a casual conversational format. In this episode, I, together with Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital speak to Mayur Shetty, CEO of Blackfrog about his startup. At the end of our discussion, Mayur leaves the call, an…
UVC: Aly Madhavji from Blockchain Founders Fund on the similarities a…
Understanding VC is a deep dive into how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Aly Madhavji, the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund. Aly begins the podcast by discussing his interest in Web3 and the reasons for starting a VC fund focused on blockchain and other emerging te…
UVC: Eddy Chan from Intudo Ventures on why Indonesia only, Intudo's c…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Eddy Chan, founding partner of ‘Indonesia-only’ Venture Captial firm Intudo Ventures. Eddy begins the podcast by explaining why Intudo focuses only on Indonesian startups. This is followed by a brief overvi…
PitchMeNot: Jeevan Sunner from Playfair Capital featuring Waitrr
PitchMeNot is the closest thing to an interaction between a VC and a startup but in a casual conversational format. In this episode, I, together with Jeevan Sunner from Playfair Capital speak to Tim Wekezer, CEO and Co-Founder of Waitrr about his startup. At the end of our discussion, Tim leaves th…
UVC: Insik Rhee from Vertex Ventures US on the skillsets, values, and…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak to Insik Rhee, General Partner at early-stage Venture Capital firm Vertex Ventures US. The conversation begins with Insik sharing his journey of working at a startup right after graduating from college which e…
UVC: Joan Yao from Kickstart Ventures on venture philanthropy & how i…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Joan Yao who is the Vice President of investments at KickStart ventures. Joan begins the conversation by talking about her first job out of university as an investment manager at LGT venture philanthropy …
UVC: Do Bui from ThinkZone Ventures on why they work with just 10 sta…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how venture capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Do Bui, the Founding Partner and CEO at ThinkZone Ventures, Vietnam’s largest local venture fund with $60 million in fund size, investing in technology-based startups. This conversation kicks off with Do …
UVC: Joseph Mocanu from Verge HealthTech Fund on interesting innovati…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Joseph Mocanu, founding partner of the Verge HealthTech Fund, a VC fund focusing on seed stage healthcare tech companies relevant to emerging markets. This conversation kicks off with Joseph talking about…
Deep Dive: Startup fundraising with Nathan Beckord
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk with Nathan Beckord, Founder and CEO at FounderSuite, a new-age SaaS product which eases the planning, accounting, and finding the right VC fits for your startup. Nathan talks about his journey developing Found…
UVC: Jeffrey Paine from Golden Gate Ventures on the importance of res…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Jeffrey Paine, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Golden Gate Ventures based in Singapore. This conversation brings to the fore some formerly unscrutinized aspects of the startup ecosystem which are alway…