This week, Oliver interviews Kevin Talbot (@Talbot), a General Partner at Relay Ventures, a VC firm based between the Bay Area and Toronto, who are investors in Bird, Populus and Bird Canada, among others. It is a great interview with Kevin about how they’re thinking about micromobility investments and the wider context of venture capital in this Softbank dominated world.

Specifically, we dig into:

- how you got into VC/joined Relay Ventures

- His thesis at the firm and why they're interested in micromobility.

- How they work with their portfolio companies, including former podcast guests Regina Clewlow from Populus.

- How the landscape for micromobility has changed from the early days of their investment in Bird - including business models, regulatory landscapes and supply chains.

- We talk about the Bird Canada venture - what it is, why it was formed, the market for micromobility in Canada and where they're seeing early traction.

- How capital formation in the micromobility sector is interacting with cities, and whether he think this will ever be anything other than messy.

- How their firm is thinking through owned vs. shared, and hardware vs. software investments.

- What you'd recommend to entrepreneurs getting into the micromobility space

- Bonus: his take on micromobility autonomy, and the promise and challenges in this space.

It's a great interview!