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Kiva Dickinson - Breaking Down The Basics of Investing + What a VC Fund Does

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#55: In this episode, Jordan and I are chatting with Kiva Dickinson, the founder and Managing Partner of Selva Ventures. Selva Ventures invests in brands making consumers' lives better, and they happen to be a handful of our favorites.

A highlight of what we dive into:

  • Taking the leap from his full-time job to start Selva Ventures
  • Why he wanted to start his own VC fund
  • How we are making investing space more approachable
  • What it has been like fundraising money for Selva
  • What a VC fund does and the basics of a venture capital fund
  • The importance of open dialogue in the investing space
  • Why a brand actually needs money from investors
  • What an LP, GP and all these crazy abbreviations mean
  • How to spot the trends in the industry 
  • How to know if a brand is worth investing in 
  • Where the space is going with food trends

    • + SO much more!

     

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