David Fogel is the co-founder of Alma Angels. Alma Angels is an inclusive community of angel investors who are passionate about actively investing in and supporting ambitious female founders building tech-driven startups on a global scale.

David is also an advisor at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and a co-founder of the Israeli Tech Parliament.

🕒 Time stamps -

00:00 - An introduction to David Fogel

01:07 - David Fogel's career history

09:05 - David's history working and investing in Israel, Spain, Germany, and now back in the UK

12:50 - How David is trying to create food in bioreactors

🔗 David Fogel's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fogeldavid/?originalSubdomain=uk

Twitter - https://twitter.com/fogeldavid?lang=en

Web - https://www.alma-angels.com/

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Michael Palank is a General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and has been since it was established in January 2019. He has played a vital role in identifying and investing in seed-stage consumer and enterprise startups across various sectors. Prior to joining MaC, Michael held the esteemed position of General Partner at M Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture fund with locations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

Through his wealth of experience and unwavering passion for innovation, Michael Palank continues to make a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape, consistently driving growth and success for the ventures he supports.

🕒 Time stamps -

00:00 - An introduction to Michael Palank

01:30 - What makes the LA VC scene unique and special?

07:04 - Where's better - LA or Miami?

08:13 - What are the parallels between Venture Capital and Hollywood?

14:27 - Will more artists and TV stars get into funding start-ups?

18:44 - Why venture capital is all about relationships

25:31 - What milestones and challenges will every founder face on their journey?

27:09 - How to get very comfortable with the "what ifs"

27:20 - What is MaC Venture Capital?

34:21 - What's the best piece of advice for anyone wanting to enter the LA VC eco-system?

38:00 - Where's the best place to find Michael online?

🔗 Michael Palank's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpalank/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mpalank101/?hl=en

Twitter - https://twitter.com/mpalank101

Web - https://macventurecapital.com/team/michael-palank/

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Michael Palank is a General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and has been since it was established in January 2019. He has played a vital role in identifying and investing in seed-stage consumer and enterprise startups across various sectors. Prior to joining MaC, Michael held the esteemed position of General Partner at M Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture fund with locations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

Through his wealth of experience and unwavering passion for innovation, Michael Palank continues to make a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape, consistently driving growth and success for the ventures he supports.

🕒 Time stamps -

00:00 - An introduction to Michael Palank

00:41 - Michael Palank's career history

10:05 - How big is the fund for MaC Venture Capital?

15:33 - What ventures is Michael most excited about right now?

23:57 - Why founders should keep plugging away if they want funding.

🔗 Michael Palank's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpalank/

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Ernst Rustenhoven is a venture capitalist working at Slingshot Ventures. Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. Ernst is also a Board Observer at Eatch and Wundermart and a Board Member at Check and Toothfairy.

00:00 - An intro to Ernst Rustenhoven and his career.

🔗 Ernst Rustenhoven's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernstrustenhoven/

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Ernst Rustenhoven is a venture capitalist working at Slingshot Ventures. Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. Ernst is also a Board Observer at Eatch and Wundermart and a Board Member at Check and Toothfairy.

🕒 Time stamps -

00:00 - An intro to Ernst Rustenhoven

00:58 - How Ernst got into venture capital.

05:48 - What ventures is Ernst most excited about right now?

12:39 - A taster of what is to come in the main episode

🔗 Ernst Rustenhoven's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernstrustenhoven/

Web - https://www.slingshot.ventures/

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Zoltan A. Vardy helps business-to-business tech founders struggling with sales to build predictable revenues by teaching them how to focus, structure, and scale their sales and marketing activities worldwide.

👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/lZ_p_anasRY

🕒 Time stamps -

01:31 - How Zoltan Vardy closed $2 billion worth of deals in his career.

🔗 Anishka Prasad's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltanvardy/?originalSubdomain=uk

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Zoltan A. Vardy helps business-to-business tech founders struggling with sales to build predictable revenues by teaching them how to focus, structure, and scale their sales and marketing activities worldwide.

👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/lZ_p_anasRY

🕒 Time stamps -

00:58 - How did Zoltan Vardy start his career?

🔗 Anishka Prasad's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltanvardy/?originalSubdomain=uk

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Anishka Prasad is a former lawyer turned entrepreneur and the founder of Astra. Astra is a network of inspiring and aspiring angel investors who enable each other to grow their investment portfolios by showcasing and investing in underrepresented and female-founded businesses.

She is also the Head of Strategy & Operations at Future VC, having previously worked as their growth manager.

👂 Listen to the Primer episode here - https://youtu.be/6inO17gnflg

🕒 Time stamps -

0:00 - An intro to Anoushka

🔗 Anishka Prasad's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishkaprasad/?originalSubdomain=uk

🔗 Astra's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrainvestor/

🔗 Future VC's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-vc/

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Anishka Prasad is a former lawyer turned entrepreneur and the founder of Astra. Astra is a network of inspiring and aspiring angel investors who enable each other to grow their investment portfolios by showcasing and investing in underrepresented and female-founded businesses.

She is also the Head of Strategy & Operations at Future VC, having previously worked as their growth manager.

0:00 - Anishka talks about Astra and her career.

Anishka Prasad's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishkaprasad/?originalSubdomain=uk

Astra's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrainvestor/

Future VC's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-vc/

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Paolo is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Exceptional Ventures, early-stage Venture Capital firm based in London that invests in high-impact businesses focused on helping people live happier, healthier, and longer lives.

Prior to that he was the Managing Director for Europe at Joyance Partners, US VC firm investing in health and happiness startups. Paolo launched Joyance' European operations from scratch, invested in 25 companies across 9 EU countries, built a team of 8 world-class investors, attended and spoke at more than 400 events including the World Economic Forum and created a community of more than 1000 like-minded entrepreneurs and friends of the fund, promoting Health and Happiness along the way. This led to the fund being named among the most active EU VC by Pitchbook and one of the Hottest EU VCs by TechCrunch.

Paolo started his career at Cisco in Silicon Valley as Software Development Engineer, going on to become Technical Marketing Engineer and then Product Manager. He then moved to Switzerland to launch Cisco’s new SDN product line across EMEAR (Europe Middle East Africa and Russia) and later Asia Pacific, going from $0 to $300M run rate in less than three years. He is an Angel investor and serves in various startup boards and advisory roles. Paolo holds an Executive MBA from London Business School where he was recognized for excellence in asset management, and a Cum Laude MS Engineering degree from Politecnico di Torino. He is passionate about meditation, nutrition and exercise: he co-founded and runs a fitness training bootcamp in London, where he lives (www.urbantribe.life). Paolo speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish.

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