This week we had on Zibo Gao (@gao_zibo) at Intonation Ventures.

Intonation Ventures is an early-stage consumer fund based in NYC and Beijing that invests in products that bring people joy. Zibo is the founding partner of the fund, and within his role, he focuses on companies within gaming, sports, and wellness.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Ronnie Martinez at CEAS Investments.

CEAS is a single family office that invests aggressively across stages. The fund focuses primarily on B2B SaaS, established marketplaces, logistics, and robotics, and within her role, Ronnie spends her time sourcing, evaluating, and supporting companies within these categories.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Ryan Bloomer (@rblooms) and Adriel Bercow (@AdrielBercow) of K50 Ventures.

K50 is a global venture firm that invests early in mission-driven founders transforming the world’s biggest industries. Within their roles, Ryan and Adriel are in charge of finding and supporting founders challenging the status quo in essential categories like health, education, housing, finances, and work.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Rachel Lauren (@RachelnotLauren) of BDMI.

BDMI is an early-stage fund that makes investments into innovative companies in the tech and media landscape. Although the fund specializes in digital media, Rachel focuses most of her time helping the fund diversify its focus to more enterprise software and fintech deals.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Nandu Anilal ( @nanduanilal) of Canaan Partners.

Canaan is an early-stage fund that has a portfolio that speaks for itself. Within his role, Nandu focuses on enterprise technology companies, and in his free time, he shares a lot of his lessons and learnings through writing.

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This week we had on Ankit Sud (@asud) of NewView Capital.

NewView is one of the top-performing multi-strategy funds in the world with stakes in Segment, Plaid, Hims, Duolingo, and many others. Within his role Ankit focuses primarily on evaluating and supporting growth-stage fintech and enterprise software companies.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Sakib Jamal (@skbjml) of Crossbeam.

Crossbeam is an early-stage fund that invests in new internet economies, financial services, and novel asset classes. Sakib does a little bit of everything for Crossbeam, and outside of work he somehow finds time to operate The Capsule, which shares South Asian news, professional development content, and entertainment in 3-minute emails.

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This week we had on Paraj Mathur (@itsparaj) with Panoramic Ventures.

Panoramic recently debuted with a mission to fund companies in the Southeast, Midwest, and other regions across the country where opportunities are often overlooked. In his role, Paraj focuses on sourcing and evaluating Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A deals, and he also shares his thoughts through writing.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Greg Stofman with Struck Capital.

Struck is an industry-agnostic seed fund based in Santa Monica that aims to partner with founders tackling the world’s largest problems. Greg was the first full-time investment team member at Struck, and he has now been with the firm for over three years.

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This week we had on Jay Drain Jr. (@jay_drainjr) of Maven Ventures.

Maven is a seed-stage fund that has made a name for itself as one of the best consumer-focused funds out there with a portfolio consisting names like Zoom, Cruise, and AngelList to name a few. Jay is a rising star in the venture world, and we wanted to have him on to pick his brain on a number of topics.

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