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Fintech14%
Security & compliance14%
HR14%
Design14%
Devtools14%
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Acquire.comMedium confidence
M&A · 38 episodes · last seen Jun 4, 2026
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Jun 4, 2026 · Deep Tech Gold Rush: Smart Boom or Future Bust?
“s across Climate/Resilience, PropTech, and Mobility. Nate has made over 40 early-stage investments, including Urban Sky, Butlr, Antimatter…”
Dec 3, 2025 · Betting on Founders Who Build the Real World
“companies to transform physical industries. He began his career as a co-founder of Intucell, a software-defined networking startup that was…”
VantaMedium confidence
Compliance · 21 episodes · last seen Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025 · Jack Altman on the transition going from building a Unicorn with Lattice to starting a venture firm
“has invested in Antares, David AI, Legora, and Owner, among others. Jack is also an investor in companies like Figma, Rippling, Writer, and…”
Mar 6, 2024 · Mitchell Green of Lead Edge Capital on the Moneyball approach to investing, the art of effective cold calling, and managing 700+ strategic LPs
“apital should not exist (36:09) The need for persistence to get into the best companies (38:57) Trusting your instincts and the strategic a…”
BrexMedium confidence
Fintech · 11 episodes · last seen May 5, 2022
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May 5, 2022 · GGV's Jeff Richards on making sense of the market today, growing a $9B+ firm, and whether geo-political tensions may affect international venture investing
“lier in his career, Jeff worked in Asia and Latin America with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He graduated from Dartmouth College. Our sponsor: At…”
Apr 20, 2022 · Viola Ventures' Danny Cohen on the Israel's exponential growth as a tech hub, building decision frameworks for picking, and managing a firm in a rapidly changing market
“o Viola, Daniel was GP at Gemini Israel Ventures. He did his undergrad at Tel Aviv University and got his MBA from INSEAD. Our sponsors: At…”
GustoHigh confidence
HR · 9 episodes · last seen Jun 4, 2025
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Jun 4, 2025 · The New World of VC and Building a Durable Firm with Category Ventures' Villi Iltchev
“cross infrastructure, dev tools, AI, and applications. Drawing on Iltchev’s track record—including early investments in GitLab, Zapier, and…”
Dec 7, 2023 · Paul Kwan of General Catalyst on the importance of innovation in creating global resilience
“rk in the venture capital landscape, funding dynamic technology and life science startups including Stripe, Coinbase, Livongo, Samsara, and…”
StripeMedium confidence
Payments · 8 episodes · last seen May 15, 2024
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May 15, 2024 · Amy Saper of Uncork Capital on how startups should embrace constraints to foster creativity, and her learnings from being at Accel, X, Uber, and Stripe
“e VC landscape. We are back with Amy Saper , partner at Uncork Capital . Amy shares her journey from Silicon Valley operator at Twitter and…”
Feb 16, 2024 · Khosla Venture's Samir Kaul on building an iconic, durable firm, and the role of non-consensus decision making
“that are solving very large and complex problems. The firm currently has over $15B in AUM investing in companies such as Square, Doordash,…”
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NotionMedium confidence
Productivity · 7 episodes · last seen Oct 5, 2022
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Oct 5, 2022 · Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures on angel to 9 time Midas list investor, inception to scale at Felicis, and winning in today's crowded market
“come of the most successful early-stage funds in the world, having invested in companies such as Shopify, Canva, Opendoor, Guild, Flexport,…”
Mar 31, 2022 · Bedrock Capital's Geoff Lewis on Vibe capital, the power of narrative violations, and winning in today's market
“in the industry know Geoff and Bedrock for their investing in non-consensus companies and founders, and in particular, for popularizing the…”
SegmentLow confidence
Analytics · 7 episodes · last seen Sep 26, 2024
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Sep 26, 2024 · Saga Ventures on key lessons on raising a Fund I, building healthy partnerships, and winning in a competitive seed market
“to Square. Thomson started his career as a data scientist at tech companies like Lookout and Causes, where he applied his expertise to user…”
Jul 12, 2023 · Sunil Nagaraj of Ubiquity Ventures on the journey of a solo-GP, The Importance of Authenticity, and Navigating Hype Cycles
“The decision to become a solo GP after spending his career in partnerships and team(09:56) How the first raise for Ubiquity went(13:23) LP…”
FigmaHigh confidence
Design · 6 episodes · last seen Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025 · Jack Altman on the transition going from building a Unicorn with Lattice to starting a venture firm
“unched in February 2024 that has invested in Antares, David AI, Legora, and Owner, among others. Jack is also an investor in companies like…”
Nov 1, 2023 · Going back to the foundation of Kleiner Perkins with Mamoon Hamid through clear busines model focus and culture
“tory as a premier boutique venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing. Since then, they’ve backed companies such as Rippling and…”
CartaHigh confidence
Fintech · 5 episodes · last seen Sep 24, 2025
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Sep 24, 2025 · Platform Shifts, AI, and the Future of Consumer Investing
“r, fintech, healthcare, and emerging tech. Over the years, Lightspeed has backed more than 500 companies, including Snap, MuleSoft, Affirm,…”
Jun 22, 2022 · FPV's Wes Chan on the path to backing 20 unicorns and 5 decacorns, raising a $450MM Fund 1, working closely with Sergey and Larry and Google, and what Bill Campbell taught him about helping founders
“ader Gusto, enterprise software unicorn Lucid, and stock trading platform RobinHood (NASDAQ: HOOD)—and led investments in Canva, AngelList,…”
Aduro Pairs BestLow confidence
Detected · 4 episodes · last seen Mar 30, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021 · Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
Mar 23, 2021 · Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years.
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
Fundpanel.IoLow confidence
Detected · 4 episodes · last seen Mar 30, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021 · Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
Mar 23, 2021 · Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years.
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
Powered By Proprietary SoftwareLow confidence
Detected · 4 episodes · last seen Mar 30, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021 · Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
Mar 23, 2021 · Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years.
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aduro Advisors . Aduro Advisors is the premier fund administrator for venture capital and private equ…”
AccuratelyLow confidence
Detected · 3 episodes · last seen Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021 · Renata Quintini & Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners on the Supercritical Stage and running a fund like a startup; Venture Unlocked #023
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aumni. Aumni has helped well over 100 venture firms of all sizes unlock the truth of their portfolio…”
Feb 16, 2021 · Welly Sculley & Winter Mead of Oper8r on building the “YC for fund managers” and tips for launching a firm - Venture Unlocked 022
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aumni. Aumni has helped well over 100 venture firms of all sizes unlock the truth of their portfolio…”
AiLow confidence
Detected · 3 episodes · last seen Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021 · Renata Quintini & Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners on the Supercritical Stage and running a fund like a startup; Venture Unlocked #023
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aumni. Aumni has helped well over 100 venture firms of all sizes unlock the truth of their portfolio…”
Feb 16, 2021 · Welly Sculley & Winter Mead of Oper8r on building the “YC for fund managers” and tips for launching a firm - Venture Unlocked 022
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aumni. Aumni has helped well over 100 venture firms of all sizes unlock the truth of their portfolio…”
AirtableMedium confidence
Productivity · 3 episodes · last seen Jan 25, 2022
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Jan 25, 2022 · Worklife Ventures' Brianne Kimmel on finding the right LPs, the big differences between angel investing and being a solo fund manager, and the main thing she looks for in founding teams
“and community. Brianne runs an invite-only program called SaaS School for startup founders to learn from the fastest-growing companies like…”
Apr 6, 2021 · Katie Jacobs Stanton on moving from angel investing to starting Moxxie, experiences with LP's "ghosting", and why she went the solo GP route
“co-founded the #Angels investment collective along with other former Twitter executives, and invested in 40 early-stage companies including…”
DatadogMedium confidence
Infrastructure · 3 episodes · last seen Jul 17, 2024
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Jul 17, 2024 · The great startup reckoning event of 2023 and 2024, but why startups should now start going back on offense featuring Tom Loverro of IVP
“ver for several companies, including Attentive, NerdWallet, Paper, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit. He has also co-led investments in Amplitude,…”
May 11, 2021 · Sunil Dhaliwal from Amplify Partners on finding overlooked investment opportunities, deal competition, and the future of venture capital
“plify nearly a decade ago after a 14 year tenure at Battery Ventures, the firm has over $750MM in AUM and has invested in companies such as…”
InstacartMedium confidence
Marketplace · 3 episodes · last seen Dec 21, 2022
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Dec 21, 2022 · Jonathan Abrams, 8-Bit Capital: Learnings from founding and running Friendster, Defining "Founder Friendly", going from Angel to full-time VC
“eer at Netscape and Nortel. Jonathan is an investor in over 50 startups, including AngelList, ClearTax, CoinList, Docker, Front, HelloSign,…”
Nov 30, 2021 · Initialized Capital's Alda Leu Dennis on building the proper culture for decision making, finding ways to win in today's market, and her concerns with the drop in diverse founder funding.
“Leu Dennis , General Partner at Initialized Capital . Founded in 2011, the firm has been an early backer of companies such as Coinbase and…”
DeelMedium confidence
HR · 2 episodes · last seen Apr 13, 2022
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Apr 13, 2022 · 776's Alexis Ohanian on the new era of VC, using technology in a firm, and things he's most excited about today.
“nian: Alexis is an investor and founder. He has invested in ten decacorns and 25 unicorns, including Coinbase, Gusto, Hubspot, Patreon, and…”
Oct 5, 2021 · Global Founders Capital’s Don Stalter on their belief in larger portfolios, managing a global investment firm, and building systems and processes to deliver value at scale
“rs Capital , a global multi-stage venture firm that has raised $1.6B across two funds and has backed companies such as Kalshi (led by Don),…”
HubSpotLow confidence
Marketing · 2 episodes · last seen Jun 4, 2025
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Jun 4, 2025 · The New World of VC and Building a Durable Firm with Category Ventures' Villi Iltchev
“and investor, Villi has held leadership roles at Box, LifeLock, and Salesforce, where he led investments and acquisitions in companies like…”
Apr 13, 2022 · 776's Alexis Ohanian on the new era of VC, using technology in a firm, and things he's most excited about today.
“ives. About Alexis Ohanian: Alexis is an investor and founder. He has invested in ten decacorns and 25 unicorns, including Coinbase, Gusto,…”
Pacific Western BankLow confidence
Detected · 2 episodes · last seen Sep 28, 2021
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Sep 28, 2021 · Founders Fund Delian Asparouhov on Miami as a major tech hub, what he thinks as the drivers for innovation now, and the pros of incubating companies like Varda within firms
“Today's episode is sponsored by Pacific Western Bank, a full service commercial bank with over 34 billion in assets. The venture banking te…”
Sep 21, 2021 · Banana Capital's Turner Novak on his unconventional path in breaking into VC, being a successful stage agnostic investor, and leveraging social platforms to build advantages
“Today's episode is sponsored by Pacific Western Bank, a full-service commercial bank with over 34 billion in assets. The venture banking te…”
RampLow confidence
Fintech · 2 episodes · last seen Jun 18, 2025
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Jun 18, 2025 · Navigating growth stage investing in today's AI driven market with Logan Bartlett of Redpoint
“ucture, SaaS, and AI. Since joining Redpoint in 2020 after six years at Battery Ventures, Bartlett has backed high-growth companies such as…”
Nov 9, 2021 · Base10's TJ Nahigian on using automation and research within the firm as a competitive advantage, ways to optimize outcomes in the current investing climate, and thoughts on crossover investing.
“ian: He ended up being by far the most helpful VC that we had. But he also quickly realized that I had an investment background. And he was…”
RipplingMedium confidence
HR · 2 episodes · last seen Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025 · Jack Altman on the transition going from building a Unicorn with Lattice to starting a venture firm
“in February 2024 that has invested in Antares, David AI, Legora, and Owner, among others. Jack is also an investor in companies like Figma,…”
Nov 1, 2023 · Going back to the foundation of Kleiner Perkins with Mamoon Hamid through clear busines model focus and culture
“s of it’s history as a premier boutique venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing. Since then, they’ve backed companies such as…”
A Full-Service Commercial BankLow confidence
Detected · 1 episode · last seen Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021 · Banana Capital's Turner Novak on his unconventional path in breaking into VC, being a successful stage agnostic investor, and leveraging social platforms to build advantages
“Today's episode is sponsored by Pacific Western Bank, a full-service commercial bank with over 34 billion in assets. The venture banking te…”
AmplitudeLow confidence
Analytics · 1 episode · last seen Jul 17, 2024
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Jul 17, 2024 · The great startup reckoning event of 2023 and 2024, but why startups should now start going back on offense featuring Tom Loverro of IVP
“or or Observer for several companies, including Attentive, NerdWallet, Paper, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit. He has also co-led investments in…”
AtlassianLow confidence
Devtools · 1 episode · last seen Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 9, 2021 · Base10's TJ Nahigian on using automation and research within the firm as a competitive advantage, ways to optimize outcomes in the current investing climate, and thoughts on crossover investing.
“me to distribute that and not hold that. They're not paying me at this point to be a public markets manager. But you look at companies like…”
ClickUpLow confidence
Productivity · 1 episode · last seen Mar 27, 2024
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Mar 27, 2024 · The Craft of Venture Capital with David Sacks
“uilding and investing in some of the most iconic companies in tech. David has invested in over 20 unicorns, including Affirm, AirBnB, Bird,…”
Get Aumni’S BestLow confidence
Detected · 1 episode · last seen Mar 2, 2021
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Mar 2, 2021 · Ryan Hoover of Weekend Fund on collaborative based investing, building founder NPS, and considerations around scaling funds - Venture Unlocked Ep. 24
“Venture Unlocked is brought to you by Aumni. Truly stand out to Institutional LPs with Aumni. Before your next fundraise, get Aumni’s best-…”
LatticeMedium confidence
HR · 1 episode · last seen Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025 · Jack Altman on the transition going from building a Unicorn with Lattice to starting a venture firm
“e business of venture capital. In this episode, I sit down with Jack Altman, Managing Partner at Alt Capital. We unpack Jack’s journey from…”
ShopifyMedium confidence
E-commerce · 1 episode · last seen Oct 5, 2022
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Oct 5, 2022 · Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures on angel to 9 time Midas list investor, inception to scale at Felicis, and winning in today's crowded market
“s , which since its founding in 2005 has become of the most successful early-stage funds in the world, having invested in companies such as…”
WorkOSLow confidence
Developer tools · 1 episode · last seen Jul 16, 2025
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Jul 16, 2025 · How to win in seed stage investing today
“at Lightspeed and Battery Ventures, he led early investments in category-leading software companies like Gainsight, People.ai, Multiverse,…”
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers has 159 episodes in the PodScore catalog (latest Jun 4, 2026).
What is Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers about?
Venture Unlocked is the playbook for starting, operating, & scaling a successful venture capital firm. Samir Kaji, Host of Venture Unlocked has +20-years of experience assisting & advising startups and venture firms. Listen for VC fund guidance. ventureunlocked.substack.com
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