This week we had on Erica Amatori (@ericaamatori) at Alpaca VC.

Alpaca is a generalist fund that invests in pre-seed and seed deals within the US and Canada. In her role, Erica leads up marketing, platform, community, and operations. Erica has been one of our biggest supporters and most active community members, and we wanted to reward her engagement by highlighting her work.

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This week we had on Ally Warson (@A_Warson) at UP.Partners.

Up.Partners is an early-stage fund that partners with entrepreneurs building companies that support multi-dimensional mobility. Within her role, Ally focuses on sourcing and evaluating the next wave of companies making it easier for people to get from Point A to Point B.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Asher Kraut (@asherkraut) with Starburst.

Starburst is a global accelerator that focuses exclusively on aerospace, aviation, and defense. Within his role, Asher leads up deal flow, and he spends his time sourcing and evaluating the next wave of companies looking to make real change in the world.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Faye Maidment (@maidmentfaye) with Unshackled Ventures.

Unshackled is an early stage fund focused on partnering with and supporting immigrant-founded startups. The fund invests agnostically across verticals, and Faye spends most of her time within AR, VR, Gen Z, and internet culture. Outside of work, she also co-authors a weekly newsletter (High Tea) that dives into the topics she is interested in.

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This week we had on Ashley Paston (@ashleypaston) with Bain Capital Ventures.

Bain is a multi-strategy fund with offices New York, Boston, and San Francisco. Ashley sits in New York on the fintech team at Bain, and she primarily focuses on venture and growth-stage opportunities in the space.

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This week we had on Osman Nur (@oz_notes) with Revolution Growth.

Revolution is a multi-strategy fund based in Washington, D.C. that invests in underrepresented geographies across the US. Within his role, Oz helps source and evaluate high-growth companies that align with the mission of the fund.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Tasha Kim (@natashajuliakim) with Marcy Venture Partners.

Marcy invests in consumer businesses and mass-market brands that resonate with culture across products and services, media, and technology. Tasha heads up a lot of the firms' sourcing and evaluation efforts, and she also regularly shares her thoughts through her Substack.

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This week we had on Gaby Goldberg (@gaby_goldberg) of Bessemer Venture Partners.

Bessemer has built a brand as some of the best software investors in the world, and their portfolio consists of companies like Twilio, Shopify, LinkedIn, Twitch, and DocuSign just to name a few. Gaby is one of the newest members of the fund, and she’s already made quite a name for herself within the venture world.

In this talk, we discuss:

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This week we had on Steven Venino (@spvenino33) of Rosecliff Ventures.

Rosecliff has built up a reputation as one of the top early-stage funds, and their portfolio consists of companies like Allbirds, Casper, Roman, and others. The fund is sector agnostic, but Steven focuses most of his time within fintech, agriculture tech, and sustainability.

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This week we had on Corinne Riley (@CorinneMRiley) of Greylock.

Greylock is one of the oldest and most established venture capital funds in the world, and the success of their portfolio speaks for itself. Since its founding, the company has invested in companies like Figma, Okta, Airbnb, Nextdoor, and countless others. Within her role, Corinne focuses on teams at the earliest stages of company development in enterprise software.

In this talk, we discuss:

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