20 VC FF 018: Brian Wong, Founder @ Kiip on Raising $30m in VC Funding by 24
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us in the hotseat today is a young man who is insanely smart, he skipped 4 grades in school ...
20 VC 081: From YC to VC with Weston Gaddy @ Bain Capital Ventures
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Weston Gaddy is a Senior Principal at Bain Capital Ventures where he focuses on investments in ea...
20 VC 080: How VCs Can Differentiate Themselves with Patricia Nakache, General Partner @ Trinity Ventures
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Nakache is General Partner at Trinity Ventures where she focuses on funding companies launc...
20 VC 017: BETAWORKS WEEK: Kuan Huang, Founder @ Poncho
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For your chance to win a signed copy of Venture Deals by previous guest and legend, Brad Feld all yo...
20 VC 079: BETAWORKS WEEK: East vs West Coast Investing with Peter Rojas, EIR @ Betaworks, Co-Founder @ Weblogs & Engadget
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Rojas is an entrepreneur-in-residence at betaworks focusing on early stage investments. Pri...
20 VC 078: BETAWORKS WEEK: Matt Hartman, Director of Seed Investments @ Betaworks
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hartman is director of seed investments at betaworks. Prior to joining betaworks, he was co-...
FF 016: Chad Fowler, CTO @ Wunderlist, App Of The Year 2013
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
To win a signed copy of Venture Deals by Brad Feld, click the link below and like our Facebook page ...
20 VC 077: Part 2: Kamal Ravikant: The Future Of Venture Capital
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For your chance to win a signed copy of Venture Deals by previous guest and legend, Brad Feld all yo...
20 VC 077: PART 1: Kamal Ravikant: 'I'm Not Your Traditional VC'
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For your chance to win a signed copy of Venture Deals by previous guest and legend, Brad Feld all yo...
FF 015: Y COMBINATOR WEEK: Eric Glyman, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paribus
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Glyman, Co-Founder and CEO @ Paribus (Y Combinator S15), the service which scans your inbox f...
20 VC 076: Y COMBINATOR WEEK: Aaron Harris, Partner @ YC
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Harris is a Partner at Y Combinator and also newly one of my favourite podcast hosts with h...
20 VC 075: Y COMBINATOR WEEK: Kirsty Nathoo, CFO @ Y Combinator
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Nathoo is the CFO of Y Combinator. As CFO, she holds the keys to the kingdom – literally....
FF 014: Making Great Founders, Idea Creation and The First 100 Days Of A Startup with Alice Bentinck, Co-Founder @ Entrepreneur First
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Bentinck is Co-Founder at Entrepreneurs First, the accelerator program that puts founders f...
20 VC 074: The Future of Healthcare with Bob Kocher, Partner @ Venrock
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Kocher is a Partner at Venrock and focuses on healthcare IT and services investments. He curr...
20 VC 073: Life Inside Accel Partners with Michael Treskow @ Accel
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Treskow is a VC @ Accel Partners, one of the world's most successful venture firms having ...
FF 013: 'Make Bets And Believe In What You Are Doing' with James Borow @ Shift & Brand Networks
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Borow is Chief Product Officer at Brand Networks which delivers social marketing and advert...
20 VC 072: Super Angel, Fabrice Grinda: The Future of Startup Investing
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors with over $300 ...
20 VC 071: Pre-Seed Investing, Why Now Is The Best Time with Nicholas Chirls @ Notation Capital
14 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Chirls is the Founder and Partner @ Notation Capital, one of New York's genuine pre-seed ...
20 VC 070: Do Investors in California Outperform The Rest of The World with Eric ver Ploeg @ Recursive Capital
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eric ver Ploeg has sat on both sides of the table as an entrepreneur and a VC. Eric started his car...
20 VC 069: Jeff Clavier, King of Seed Funding @ SoftTech VC on Brad Feld, Fitbit and Standout Startups
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Clavier is the Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC, one of the most established seed ...
FF 012: Acquired by Microsoft for $200m with Javier Soltero @ Microsoft
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Javier Soltero is Corporate Vice President of Outlook @ Microsoft. This position arose due to Javi...
FF 011: 'The Savviest Investors Don't Ask What If' with Ben Nader, CEO & Founder @ Butterfleye
04 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Nader is Founder and CEO at Butterfleye, the most advanced wireless home monitoring system. In...
20 VC 068: Why Now Is The Best Time To Be An Entrepreneur with Sean Seton-Rogers @ PROfounders Capital
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Seton-Rogers is a founding Partner at PROfounders Capital, a venture capital fund for entrep...
20 VC 067: Scaling Startups Into Unicorns with Atomico's Mattias Ljungman and Carolina Brochado
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mattias launched Atomico in 2006 alongside Niklas Zennström. In that time, Mattias has been inv...
FF 010: Becoming Europe's Hottest Startup with Carl Waldekranz, Co-Founder and CEO @ Tictail
28 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Waldekranz is the CEO and co-founder of Tictail. With the vision of creating the worlds most u...
20 VC 066: FOUNDRY GROUP WEEK 1: Seth Levine: 'VC Is Not A Scalable Business'
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Levine is one of the most successful VCs on the planet having Co-Founded Foundry Group, Seth ...
20 VC 065: FOUNDRY GROUP WEEK 1: Brad Feld: Founders Should Be Obsessed, Passion Belongs In The Bedroom
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Feld is one of the world's leading VCs having Co-Founded Foundry Group, Brad has made investm...
FF 009: How To Leverage Your Connections To Grow Your Business with Sarah Schupp, Founder & CEO @ University Parent
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Schupp is the CEO and founder of UniversityParent. UniversityParent is the #1 site for colle...
20 VC 064: Finding Exceptional People with Big Ideas with Nick Beim, Partner @ Venrock
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Beim is a Partner @ Venrock where he focuses on internet, mobile, SaaS, big data and fintec...
20 VC 063: What It Takes To Standout In A Crowded Market with Ezra Galston @ Chicago Ventures
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ezra Galston is a VC @ Chicago Ventures, where he focuses on consumer facing and marketing tech i...
FF 08: Pierre Valade, CEO @ Sunrise on Being Acquired By Microsoft for $100m and Building Beautiful Products
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Valade is Co-Founder and CEO @ Sunrise, the beautiful calendar app, acquired by Microsoft f...
20 VC 062: Shaking Up London's VC Scene with Fede Pirzio-Biroli, Founder @ Playfair Capital
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fede Pirzio-Biroli is Founder @ Playfair Capital, a leading investor in seed level, technology bas...
20 VC 061: Roxanne Varza on Pitching A VC in 10 Minutes and Maximising Media Exposure For Your Startup
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Roxanne Varza is currently the startup lead for Microsoft in France, running both Microsoft Ventur...
FF 007: Founding Europe's Largest Trading App with Nick Bortot, Founder @ Bux
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bortot is the Founder & CEO at Bux, Europe's largest mobile trading platform with an incredibl...
20 VC 060: 12 Acquisitions, $1bn In Exits, Mike Jones, Former MySpace CEO on Life At Science Inc.
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Jones is the Founder and CEO at Science Inc. a disruptive media, marketing and commerce comp...
20 VC 059: How To Approach VCs with Arteen Arabshahi, VC @ Karlin Ventures
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Arteen Arabshahi is a VC at Karlin Ventures, where he specialises in enterprise software, commerce...
FF 006: Acquired by Amazon, CEO @ Digg, EIR @ a16z and now Founder @ Pro.com with Matt Williams
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Williams is Founder and CEO of Pro.com. Prior to Pro.com, Matt served as entrepreneur-in-resid...
20 VC 058: 10 Key Traits To Be A Successful Founder with David Wu, General Partner @ Maveron
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David Wu is a General Partner at Maveron, which he joined in 2012 to help identify new investments...
20 VC 057: The Investor Checklist with Nicolas Wittenborn, VC @ Point Nine Capital
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know: The name Point Nine Capital originates from the 0.9 version of a product that is early...
Founding WIRED 2014's Winner, with Mutaz Qubbaj, Founder @ Squirrel
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mutaz Qubbaj is Founder @ Squirrel, a financial wellbeing platform that allows employees to regai...
20 VC 056: The Life Cycle of Startups with Guy Turner, Partner @ Hyde Park Venture Partners
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: 'Invest in people who do what they say they are going to do and have done what the...
20 VC 055: VC Done Right with Jonathon Triest @ Ludlow Ventures
20 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: 'Advisors are the most crucial element to success for the young generation'. Jonat...
Founders Friday 004: Life As A Non-Technical Co-Founder with Will Sacks, The Fertility King @ Kindara
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Will Sacks is Co-Founder and CEO at Kindara, the fertility awareness app that provides tools to un...
20 VC 055: David Pakman @ Venrock on The Future Of The Music Industry
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: 'A great entrepreneur has the ability to bend the world to their will'. David Pakm...
20 VC 053: Inside Union Square Ventures with Jonathan Libov @ Union Square Ventures
13 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: 'Keep an open mind from an early age'. Jonathan Libov, 20VC Jonathan Libov joined...
Founders Friday 003: 2m users, $2m Seed Round, 220,000 Instagram Followers with Phil Jacobson, Founder @ PumpUp
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Jacobson is Co-Founder At PumpUp, a community for healthy and active living, with over 2m user...
20 VC 052: How To Make The Leap From Seed To Series A with Ari Helgason @ Dawn Capital
08 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ari Helgason is a VC at Dawn Capital in London and a former entrepreneur with operational experie...
20 VC 051: The New Silicon Valley Style VC in London with Alessandra Sollberger @ Mosaic Ventures
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alessandra Sollberger is a VC at Mosaic Ventures, a new Silicon Valley style venture firm based in...
Founders Friday 002: Balderton's James Wise interviews 20VC Founder, Harry Stebbings
03 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a very special show as James Wise, Principal at Balderton Capital turns the tables on Ho...
20 VC 050: Starting, Building and Selling in SaaS with the King of SaaS, Jason Lemkin, Managing Director @ Storm Ventures
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Lemkin is Managing Director at Storm Ventures focussing on early stage SaaS and enterprise st...
20 VC 049: VC is Getting Younger with Spencer Lazar @ General Catalyst Partners
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Lazar is a Principal at General Catalyst Partners, based in New York City. He focuses on e...
Founder's Friday 001: How to Create Great Company Culture with Anand Sanwal, Founder @ CB Insights
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Anand Sanwal is the CEO and Co-Founder of CB Insights. Specifically, CB Insights tracks financing ...
20 VC 048: What Do VC's Really Add To Startups with Christian Claussen, Managing Partner @ Ventech
24 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: "Capital is a crappy differentiator". Dustin Dolginow Christian Claussen is a Man...
20 VC 047: 4 Ways Investors Find Great Startups with Rob Moffat, Principal @ Balderton Capital
22 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Moffat is Principal at Balderton Capital, one of London's leading VC firms. At Balderton Rob s...
20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Chiu is a Partner at XSeed Capital, with a strong background in enterprise software and data ...
20 VC 045: From Idea to Pitch with Alan Jones, Founding Investor @ Startmate
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Jones is Chief Growth Hacker at Bluechilli, who have set the incredible goal of building 100 s...
20 VC 044: Dominating AngelList Syndicates with Doug Scott
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Scott has one of the largest AngelList syndicates, now with an incredible £396,000 in his. Do...
20 VC 043: How To Be A VC Analyst and Lessons From Union Square and First Round with Charlie O'Donnell, Founder @ Brooklyn Bridge Venture
08 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie O'Donnell is the Founder and Sole Partner @ Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the first venture ca...
James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Altucher is a successful entrepreneur, investor, board member, and the writer of 11 books inc...
Jason Calacanis: The World's Greatest Angel Investor
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Calacanis is arguably the world's greatest angel investor with over 60 investments including ...
20 VC 040: The Required Qualities To Be A Great Founder, with Scott Taylor, CEO @ miDrive
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Taylor is the CEO @ miDrive, a startup focussed on reinventing the learner driving experience...
How to Pitch a Top VC with Simon Menashy @ MMC Ventures
25 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Menashy is Investment Director at MMC Ventures where he is responsible for leading new and f...
20 VC 038: How Make Connections with VCs and Maximise Employability with Angela Tran Kingyens @ Version One Ventures
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Tran Kingyens is an associate at Version One Ventures, where Angela manages the day to day ...
20 VC 037: How To Get a Job at a Startup, Startup Lessons and Brad Feld's 'Open Office Hours' with Tak Lo, Director @ Techstars
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tak Lo is Director at Techstars, helping entrepreneurs do more faster - on both sides of the Atlan...
20 VC 036: The Pitching Process: From Email to Term Sheet with Stephan von Perger @ Wellington Partners
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stephan von Perger is an Early Stage VC at Wellington Partners where his primary role is identifyi...
20 VC 035: The Ultimate Marketing Guide for Startups with Jay Acunzo, VP of Platform @ NextView Ventures
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Acunzo is NextView Ventures VP of Platform and runs the View from Seed blog. At NextView, he ...
20 VC 034: 250 Investments, AngelList Syndicates and Microsoft with Jon Staenberg
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Staenberg is one of the most experienced venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest, having ma...
20 VC 033: The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital, Atomico and Entrepreneurship with Chris Dark, President International @ C2FO
04 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Quote of the Day: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not becaus...
20 VC 032: Inside Y Combinator with Nicolas Michaelsen, Founder @ AirHelp
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show I am joined by the immensely talented Nicolas Michaelsen, Founder & CMO at AirHelp...
20 VC 031: Investing in Gaming, Luxury Goods and Disruption with Maha Ibrahim, General Partner @ Canaan Partners
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Maha Ibrahim is General Partner at Canaan Partners. Maha is renowned in the venture industry for h...
20 VC 030: VC Funds, Angels and IPOs with John Taylor, Head of Research @ NVCA
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show I am joined by John Taylor, a nationally recognised authority in the venture capita...
20 VC 029: The Potential Upside To A Technology Bubble with TechCrunch's Brandon Lipman
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The debate over whether or not we are in a tech bubble is dominating the minds of many in the tech w...
20 VC 028: Co-Founding TechCrunch and The Benefits of Not Raising Venture Funding with Keith Teare
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Teare is the Founder of Palo Alto incubator, Archimedes Labs whose incubated startups includ...
20 VC 027: Greg Rogers on Techstars, Mentors and The Potential for Fintech
13 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Rogers is Managing Director at Techstars, the world’s leading accelerator programme for earl...
20 VC 026: Chris Redlitz on The Importance of People, Pivoting and The Last Mile
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Redlitz is Managing Partner at Transmedia Capital, an early stage venture fund specializing i...
20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
06 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Henderson is Principal at White Star Capital, a VC firm helping exceptional entrepreneurs buil...
20 VC 024: Financing Finch with Marc Bernegger of Orange Growth Capital
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Bernegger is Venture Partner at Orange Growth Capital, a Fintech investment firm with notable ...
20 VC 023: The Recipe for a successful Crowdfunding campaign with Tom Britton
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Britton is Co-Founder and CTO of Syndicate Room, an equity crowdfunding platform that allows it...
20 VC 022: Letting go of the life we planned and the Power of the Female Narrative with Matthew McCall
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew McCall is a Partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital and was previously a Partner with D...
20 VC 021: Gender Equality, Startup Valuations and 'Friend Raising before Fund Raising with Sharon Wienbar
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Wienbar invests in Mobile and Internet companies at Scale Venture Partners, where she sits o...
20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Lang is Co-Founder and CMO of Crowdcube, the world's leading investment Crowdfunding platform....
20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Wise is Principal at Balderton Capital, one of Europe's most successful venture funds. At Bal...
20 VC 018: Seed Stage Investing with Stefan Glaenzer of Passion Capital
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan Glaenzer is Founding Partner at Passion Capital an early stage VC fund who have invested i...
20 VC 017: Nektarios Liolios of Startupbootcamp on Fintech, Pitching and London's Tech Scene
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nektarios Liolios is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Startupbootcamp Fintech, the leading innov...
20 VC 016: Y Combinator, Twitch.TV and Socialcam with Mike Seibel
02 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Seibel has enjoyed the most incredible career in the technology industry on both the Founder an...
20 VC 015: Marketplaces, IPOs and the NY Startup Scene with Lisa Wu
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa is Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), where she focuses on early to late stage i...
20 VC 014: Acquired by Salesforce turned VC with Kyle Lui
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Lui is Principal at DCM Ventures where he helps entrepreneurs scale their companies and advise ...
20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Frank is Co-Founder and General Partner at Spark Labs Global seed fund where he has invested in 40 c...
20 VC 012: Angel Investing, Accelerators and AdTech with Clark Landry
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Clark Landry is Founder and Chairman at Shift, the leading social advertising network for brands. He...
20 VC 011: London's Early Stage Funding Scene with Thomas Jones
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A very exciting day on the 11th episode of The Twenty Minute VC as we welcome our 1st London based g...
20 VC: Niko Bonatsos on Startup Valuations
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It is a great pleasure to have Niko Bonatsos on today's episode of The Twenty Minute VC. Niko is Pr...
20 VC 009: Red Flags, Saas and becoming a VC with Joe Floyd
02 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I am hugely excited to welcome Joe Floyd to the hotseat. Joe is Principal at Emergen...
20 VC 008: Startup 101 with Mark Peter Davis
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Peter Davis is a serial founder and investor. He is the founder of Interplay Ventures with in...
20 VC 007: The Evolution of Content and the Venture Capital Industry with Peter Csathy
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I am hugely excited to welcome Peter Csathy for Session 7 of The Twenty Minute VC. Peter has had an ...
20 VC 006: Google Glass & Founding Teams
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ifty Ahmed, General Partner at Oak Investment Partners. Ifty started his career with Goldman Sachs a...
20 VC 005: Be The Best CEO with Kent Godfrey
19 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 of The Twenty Minute VC, we are joined by Kent Godfrey, General Partner at Pond Venture...
20 VC 004: David Hornik on the Magic of Stanford and Startups
18 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Session 4 of The Twenty Minute VC, on today's incredible show, I am hugely excited to pre...
20 VC 003: Bob Ghoorah on Startups, The Pitch and Uber
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode I am thrilled to welcome Bob Ghoorah, Managing Director at Columubus Nova Technol...
20 VC 002: How to become a VC with Kris Jones
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this session of The Twenty Minute VC, I'm so excited to have the opportunity to interview Kris Jo...
20 VC 001: Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Motorola and AllTop.com
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 1st episode of The Twenty Minute VC, on today's show we have Guy Kawasaki, Guy is the...