Today my guest on the show is Rachel Springate. Rachel is the co-founder and managing partner of Muse Capital, a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that focuses on early stage consumer investing, and one of a very small number of female-led venture capital firms in the US.

Rachel started her career at Superbrands where she developed relationships with the world’s leading Marketing Directors such as Coca-Cola, Jaguar, Apple, Aston Martin, and Disney. She was then headhunted to start the corporate sales division of the leading luxury lifestyle group Quintessentially, where her largest deal was the Amex Black Card. After meeting and being inspired by renowned artist manager and angel investor Troy Carter in 2012, Rachel moved from London to NYC and into the technology space consulting young technology companies with their Business Development strategy and execution.

In today’s episode, Rachel and I talk about the intersection of her personal life and business experience. We spoke about what it was like becoming a new mom while raising initial funds for Muse Capital, her early beginnings in the industry, what it means to be a great investor, how to learn from unavoidable rejection, and how she keeps perspective amidst all the competition.

Find Rachel:

• Muse Capital
• Instagram
• Twitter

Find Momentous:

• LiveMomentous
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube