Alright, let’s cut through the noise and get to the brutal truth of the startup accelerator world. Many entrepreneurs, starry-eyed and naive, leap headfirst into 3-month accelerator programs without truly understanding the long-term implications. It’s time for an incisive commentary, a necessary dissection.
>>>Raising money to build a startup is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. We have developed the following courses catering to entrepreneurs in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Parthib Srivathsan, Co-founder and Head of Platform at Companyon Ventures.
Vittas International
As for entrepreneur pitches, Sulav Singh from Champaign, Illinois, pitched Vittas International, a FinTech lending venture focused on Nigeria to begin with.
Nick Adams is Managing Partner and Co-founder at Differential Ventures, an enterprise focused firm. We discuss counter-cyclical ventures in this Covid-19 world.
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Garrett Goldberg, Partner at Bee Partners, discusses his firm’s enterprise focused investment thesis, including some unique insights on SaaS-powered vertical marketplaces.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Nick Adams, Managing Partner and Co-founder at Differential Ventures, an enterprise focused firm. We discussed counter-cyclical ventures in this Covid-19 world.
Menerva Software
As for entrepreneur pitches, Geetha Ramaswamy from Chicago, Illinois, pitched Menerva Software, a software services company that is bootstrapping towards a product.
C-Way Electric and Autonomous Vehicle
Next, we had Ssemakula Luyima from South Africa pitch C-Way Electric and Autonomous Vehicle.
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Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Ritesh Agarwal was recorded in April 2020.
Ritesh Agarwal is Co-Founder and Managing Director at CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech-focused early stage firm.
>>>Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Elly Truesdell was recorded in March 2020.
Elly Truesdell is Partner at Almanac Insights, a fund focused on food-related investments. We have a fascinating conversation.
>>>During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Garrett Goldberg, Partner at Bee Partners. Garrett discussed his firm’s enterprise focused investment thesis, including some unique insights on SaaS-powered vertical marketplaces.
The Steel Store
As for entrepreneur pitches, Rajat Jain from Toronto, Canada, pitched The Steel Store, a steel marketplace.
Kids Dance Revolution
Next, we had Diane Tinsley from New York, NY, pitch Kids Dance Revolution, an event-focused business that faces tough times in the pandemic era.
Joshua Posamentier is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures, a firm focused on sustainability oriented technology ventures.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Joshua Posamentier, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures, a firm focused on sustainability oriented technology ventures.
Mark N Park
As for entrepreneur pitches, Sanket Thodge from Pune, India, pitched the Mark N Park app, a parking
optimization solution.
VacaShopping.com
Next, we had Matias Larroulet from Buenos Aires, Argentina, pitching VacaShopping.com, a B-to-B marketplace for the oil and gas sector in Vaca Muerta, a province of Argentina.
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Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Darshana Zaveri was recorded in April 2020.
Darshana Zaveri, Managing Partner at Catalyst Health Ventures, discusses the firm’s medical device-focused investment thesis, including the nuances of epidemiologic diagnostics that are currently immensely relevant. The Catalyst investment team also includes Managing Partner Josh Phillips and Principal Neil Swami.
>>>Ritesh Agarwal is Co-founder and Managing Director at CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech focused early stage firm.
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