The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20 VC: Running Lerer Hippeau Ventures Like A Startup with Eric Hippeau, Managing Partner @ Lerer Hippeau Ventures

21 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Hippeau is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He is the chairman of RebelMouse and co-founder of NowThis Media. Previously, Eric wa...

20 VC FF 027: Risk, Incentive and Opportunity in Starting A Company with Daniel van Binsbergen, Founder @ Lexoo

18 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel van Binsbergen is CEO and co-founder of Lexoo, an online marketplace that connects businesses with lawyers. Founded in 2014 in London, Lexoo ...

20 VC 097: Betting Big on Consumer Fintech with Matthew Bradley, Investor @ Forward Partners

16 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew is an Investor at Forward Partners: a super-early stage London VC. Forward Partners invests in solo-founders, idea stage and seed stage eComm...

20 VC 096: Developing The Idea Muscle and VCs Providing More Than Just Money with Dharmesh Raithatha, Partner @ Forward Partners

14 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dharmesh Raithatha is the Product Partner at Forward Partners. He works with idea stage investments on product, growth and business strategy. He has...

20 VC FF 026: Ryan Hoover, Founder @ ProductHunt on Relationship Building, Habit Forming and The Vision for ProductHunt

11 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Hoover is the Founder and CEO @ ProductHunt, winner of TechCrunch "Best New Startup 2014". ProductHunt is a community of people sharing, upvo...

20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital

09 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

David Teten is a Partner at ff Venture Capital and is also Founder and Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York, the ...

20 VC 094: Kanyi Maqubela @ Collaborative Fund on Rocketships, Feedback Loops and Turning Lemons Into Lemonade!

07 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kanyi Maqubela is a Partner at Collaborative Fund, who have made investments in AngelList, CodeAcademy, AltSchool, Reddit, Task Rabbit just to name ...

20 VC FF 025: Crowdfunding Gimlet Media and Why The Nature Of Startup Equity Is Changing with Erin Glenn, CEO @ Betaworks' backed, Quire

04 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Glenn is the CEO @ Quire where she aims to create a way for communities to invest and collaborate with companies and their founders. Quire is ...

20 VC 093: Where Is The Micro VC Market Going with Samir Kaji @ First Republic Bank

02 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Samir Kaji is the Managing Director @ First Republic Bank, a leading private bank and wealth management company on Sand Hill Road. Samir, has 13...

20 VC 092: The Repeatable Playbook of SaaS with Ed Sim, Founding Partner @ BoldStart Ventures

30 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Sim, Founding Partner @ Boldstart Ventures, Ed truly has had the most astonishing career in early stage SaaS having led first round investments in...

20 VC FF 024: Raising $33m in VC Funding with Nikos Moraitakis, Founder & CEO @ Workable

27 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Nikos Moraitakis is the Founder & CEO @ Workable, one of Balderton Capital's latest additions to their portfolio. Workable is the affordable and us...

20 VC 091: Daniel Waterhouse @ Balderton Capital on Investing Styles, Venture Landscapes and The Future of AI

25 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Waterhouse is a General Partner @ Balderton Capital, which he joined in 2013 and he currently sits on the boards of Top10, ROLI, Lovecraft...

20 VC 090: Balderton Capital's General Partner, Suranga Chandratillake on What It Takes To Be A Great CEO

23 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Suranga Chandratillake is a General Partner @ Balderton Capital. He was previously an entrepreneur and engineer having founded blinkx, the intell...

20 VC FF 022: Crowdfunding Is Here To Stay with Ayan Mitra, Founder & CEO @ Crowdbnk

20 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ayan Mitra is the Founder & CEO @ Crowdbnk, an investment crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in high growth businesses through both equi...

20 VC 089: Eric Paley @ Founder Collective on Outliers, Inspirational Founders and Pro Rata

18 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Paley is the Managing Partner at Founder Collective, one of the world's most successful seed funds with investments in the likes of Uber, Hun...

20 VC 088: David Frankel @ Founder Collective: The Most Founder Friendly VC in Existence

16 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

David Frankel is the Managing Partner at Founder Collective, one of the world's most successful seed funds with investments in the likes of Uber, H...

20 VC FF 021: From TechCrunch to Founder to TechCrunch with the legend, Steve O'Hear

13 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Steve O’Hear is best known as a technology journalist, currently at TechCrunch where he focuses on European startups, companies and products. He ...

20 VC 087: From The Investors Of Spotify, TrustPilot and Klarna with Jeppe Zink, General Partner @ Northzone

11 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jeppe Zink is the General Partner at Northzone, who have investments in the likes of Spotify, Bloglovin and TrustPilot, just to name a few. Jepp...

20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures

09 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hussein Kanji really is a pedigree in the industry having started off his career with Microsoft, he made the leap into venture with Accel Partners ...

20 VC FF 20: Shaking Up The Food Industry With Willie Biggart @ Spoonfed

06 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Willie Biggart is the Chairman @ Spoonfed, a startup on the cusp of 2 extremely hot sectors, SaaS and food. Spoonfed offers a new way for catering c...

20 VC 085: Mark Suster @ Upfront Ventures on Being A Super Entrepreneur Driven VC

04 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Suster is Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures which he joined in 2007, having previously worked with Upfront for nearly 8 years as a two-time...

20 VC 084: Meet Felix Capital: A Venture Firm For The Creative Class with Antoine Nussenbaum

02 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Antoine Nussenbaum is a Principal and member of the founding team of Felix Capital. Prior to Felix, Antoine was a Partner at Atlas Global, a priva...

20 VC FF 019: 500 Startups Week: Life As A 500 Startups Portfolio Company with Ashish Walia, Co-Founder @ LawTrades

30 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ashish Walia is the Co-Founder & COO at 500 Startups portfolio company, LawTrades. LawTrades aims to decentralise the traditional legal hiring pro...

20 VC 083: 500 Startups Week: New Funds, Startup Mentoring and Dave's Masterplan with Marvin Liao, Partner @ 500 Startups

28 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Marvin is a Partner at 500 Startups, running the SF based accelerator program as well as investing in Seed stage start ups. Prior to 500 Marvin is ...

20 VC 082: 500 Startups Week: Growth Hacking 101: How To 10x Your Conversion with Matt Lerner, Head of Distro Dojo London

26 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Lerner is a Distro Partner with 500 Startups, and runs their London office. He specializes in conversion optimization, analytics, engagement an...

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 and graduated University at just 17, at which poin...

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 early-stage companies and assists the portfolio oper...

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 launching innovative online consumer and business servi...

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 you have to do is click the Click To Tweet Link here...

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. Prior to joining betaworks he was VP of Strategy at A...

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-founder of ReferBoost, a profitable b2b company i...

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 and you will be entered into the competition. http...

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 you have to do is click the Click To Tweet Link here...

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 you have to do is click the Click To Tweet Link here...

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 for receipts and automatically saves you money when...

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 his brilliant show, Startup School Radio, for all ...

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. Not only does she control and manage Y Combinator...

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 first! Previously, Alice worked at prestigious cons...

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 currently serves on the Boards of Aledade and Jiff,...

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 funded the likes of Facebook, Dropbox, Spotify, Et...

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 advertising to 650 enterprise customers, following their...

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 million in exits and 200 angel investments includi...

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 funds investing in pre-growth startups with huge p...

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 career as an entrepreneur with the founding of Adkno...

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 VC firms in Silicon Valley, having closed 150 inve...

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 Javier's startup, Acompli, being acquired by Microsof...

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 other words, Google Nest meets Dropcam. Butterfle...

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 entrepreneurs powered by entrepreneurs. Their investors...

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 involved with exits including Supercell (sold a maj...

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 used and loved e-commerce platform Tictail has been...

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 has made investments in the likes of Fitbit (IPO)...

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 investments in the likes of Zynga, Makerbot and Fitbi...

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 college parents to find everything they need to help th...

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 fintech investments. Nick blogs on the economics of inno...

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 investments and is actively involved with Blitsy, ...

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 for $100m in February 2015, where he now works on O...

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 based startups. Fede founded Playfair Capital from h...

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 Ventures Paris and Bizspark. Prior to Microsoft, Roxan...

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 incredible 175,000 active users. In his former life he was...

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 company that creates, invests, acquires and scales suc...

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 platforms, and marketplaces. Prior to Karlin Vent...

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-residence at Andreessen Horowitz, following his time a...

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 in Web companies that have the potential to becom...

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 but has great potential. Nicolas Wittenborn is ...

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  regain control of their financial lives. Mutual has cel...

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 they said they would do'. Guy Turner, 20VC Guy Turne...

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'. Jonathon Triest, 20 Min VC Jonathon Triest is the Foun...

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 understand fertility and be in control of their own ...

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 Pakman, 20VC David Pakman is a Partner at Venrock, ...

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 the investment team at Union Square Ventures in...

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 users. Phil leads the operations, finance, marketing, ...

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 experience in both London and New York. Prior to Dawn, Ar...

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 London, focussing on Series A rounds. Alessandra...

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 Host of The Twenty Minute VC, Harry Stebbings. In t...

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 startups. Jason is an acknowledged thought leader i...

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 early stage software & internet investments, with a...

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 trends and private companies in the healthcare, in...

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 Managing Partner with Ventech, a VC firm with office...

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 specialises in Fintech, Martech, Gaming and Marketp...

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 storage. Alan is currently Vice President for St...

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 startups by 2016! Alan is also Founding Investor an...

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. Doug is one of first investors in Techstars, Ignit...

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 capital fund based in Brooklyn. Prior to founding Br...

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 including the recent WSJ Bestseller, "Choose Yoursel...

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 the likes of Uber (1st round), ThumbTack and ...

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. Scott is also an advisor to leading London based...

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 follow on investments as well as supporting existin...

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 activities of the fund from identifying new startu...

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 Atlantic through Techstars London and Techstars NYC....

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 identifying investment opportunities and building lasting r...

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 leads the creation of business development and edu...

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 made over 250 startup investments and having raised ...

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 because they are easy, but because they are hard." John ...

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, the go to place if you have grievances during ai...

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 her ability to to spot technology trends extremely ...

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 capital and entrepreneurial finance sector. Currently, J...

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 world and today Harry talks to major player, Brando...

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 include the likes of M.Dot (acquired by GoDaddy), Tech...

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 early stage technology start-ups and is responsible fo...

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 in digital media. Their portfolio includes the like...