Roundtable Recap: August 13 – Mission-Driven Investing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talking about mission-driven investing.

Wander Womaniya

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Anuj Jain, from New Delhi, India, pitching Wander Womaniya, an online travel agency for solo women travellers.

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Roundtable Recap: August 6 – Covid-era Startup Trends

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner at Social Starts and Joyance Partners. Mike shared some fascinating developments from their portfolio, especially a healthcare startup that is thriving in the Covid-era.

QuiDeli
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Avijnan Gupta from Kolkata, India pitching QuiDeli, a company that is less than two months old and is already in revenue. Excellent entrepreneurship.

DrPrax
Vinita Navadgi from Pune, India, pitching DrPrax, also a revenue-generating company.

Krisin
Gowri Sinha from Gurgaon, India, pitched Krisin, an idea-stage venture that needs some positioning work.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Roundtable Recap: July 30 – Spotlight on Minority Founders

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director at Reinventure Capital, a firm focused on minority founders.

Scribando
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Albert Griesmayr from Vienna, Austria, pitch Scribando, a book marketing service.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Roundtable Recap: July 23 – Small VCs and Early Exits

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner, Augment Ventures. She discussed her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.

Siply

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sousthav Chakrabarty from Bangalore, India, pitch Siply, a FinTech saving solution for low-income workers in India like Uber drivers, delivery personnel, etc. Quite interesting and unique!

1Fan

Next, Doug Applegate from Indianapolis, Indiana, pitched 1Fan, a solution for fans to engage with live venues for sports, concerts, and such.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Roundtable Recap: July 16 – Spotlight on FinTech Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Dan Roselli, Founder and Managing Partner, CFV Ventures, a North Carolina firm focused on FinTech and InsureTech.

What’s The Move?

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Mark Sindyukov from Tampa, Florida, pitching What’s The Move?, a digital solution for marketing nightlife venues. It appears that the firm’s USP is contactless payments.

EcoRewards

Next, Venan Sondo from Accra, Ghana, pitched EcoRewards, a payment solution for the waste processing industry.

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Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: K-12 Education

In the Spring of 2020, parents of young children have suddenly woken up to a world where kids have to be homeschooled. They are supposedly guided by the teachers. These teachers have no experience of teaching online, and are thus learners themselves of a new education paradigm. They are scrambling to make things flow without losing the limited attention of the youngsters that are already difficult to command in normal times. 

The key issue I observe is that the teaching tools are not designed for this usage model.

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Roundtable Recap: July 9 – Debt Financing Options for Bootstrapped Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Joe Silver, CFO at Lighter Capital. Joe discussed his firm’s debt-financing model for startups.

Vision Phone
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sourav Sanyal from Bangalore, India, pitching Vision Phone, a lower cost, feature-rich smartphone for the Indian market.

KawemiValley
Next, Adetola Asa from Ile-Ife, Nigeria, pitched KawemiValley, a marketplace for coaches and trainers and leaerners who seek their help.

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492nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Raoul Maier, Eudemian Ventures

Raoul Maier is Founder and Managing Partner at Eudemian Ventures, a fund focused on post-seed investment in North America.

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