Roundtable Recap: March 4 – Covid’s Impact on Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest John Frankel, Partner at ff Venture Capital. We had an extensive discussion about Covid’s impact on the startup ecosystem, the changes we notice, so forth.

IBEDx

As for our entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Kaustubh Kashyap and Ismail Umar from Dubai, UAE, pitch IBEDx, an EdTech venture.

Digial Sound Catcher

Next, Manuel Mionl from Las Vegas, NV, pitched Digital Sound Catcher, a chip venture.

Safe Deal

Then, Chen Osipov from Fremont, California, pitched Safe Deal, a browser extension for safe shopping.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: OppFi CEO Jared Kaplan (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

Consumer credit is getting destroyed at a furious pace. OppFi helps credit-challenged borrowers access credit and heal their credit scores.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s introduce OppFi and yourself to our audience.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund was recorded in October 2020.

Elizabeth Yin is General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed investment firm.

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Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Criteria CEO Josh Millet (Part 1)

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Josh has bootstrapped Criteria to almost $5M in revenue before raising funding.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

Roundtable Recap: February 18 – Seed-stage Deep Tech Investing with Rajeev Madhavan, Clear Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Rajeev Madhavan, Founder and General Partner at Clear Ventures, a firm focused on seed-stage deep tech investing.

Live MOMO

As for our entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Filip Todd pitching Live MOMO, a travel concept that leverages the remote work trend. Within 1Mby1M, we have an experienced entrepreneur pursuing my idea Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: Facilitating Travel Experiences. Filip may benefit from connecting with this effort.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mark Achler of MATH Venture Partners 2021 (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Mark Achler of MATH Venture Partners was recorded in January 2021.

Mark Achler, MATH Venture Partners, focuses on B2B selling as a key factor in startup success.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Suman Talukdar, Founder and Managing Partner at AiSprouts.VC (Part 1)

Suman Talukdar is Founder and Managing Partner at AiSprouts.VC.

Roundtable Recap: February 11 – Early Stage Startups are NOT About Keeping All Options Open

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Eric Benhamou, Founder and General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures.

VRAcademi

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Sonal Ahuja from Dubai, UAE, pitching VRAcademi. The discussion is mainly about tightening the positioning.

WeConortium Limited

Next, we had Moibi Adkunle from Lagos, Nigeria, pitching WeConsortium Limited, and it was also a discussion about tightening the positioning.

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

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