1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk about some of the companies that you have invested in. In particular, as you describe their stories, talk about when they came to you or when you found them, what was it about them that convinced you to write these checks? Shripriya Mahesh: Venture, as you know, is about exceptions. I’m

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures (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 Shripriya Mahesh was recorded in August 2020. Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, talks about mission-driven investing. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a little about your background as well as Spero Ventures. 

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mike Edelhart of Social Starts and Joyance Partners (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Since you’re talking about personal health as the current focus and we are in this immense public health crisis, what is your analysis? How do you process the current environment? Mike Edelhart: At the highest level, we’re geeks. We’re data people, which means we can’t look back in history and know exactly what’s

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mike Edelhart of Social Starts and Joyance Partners (Part 3)

Mike Edelhart: The second is science and technology. We’re deep science oriented. The ideas we hear from the entrepreneur on day one won’t be the ideas by which the company actually succeeds. It’s all delineated by change and unexpected circumstances.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mike Edelhart of Social Starts and Joyance Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Social Starts and Joyance Partners are two separate funds. What are the fund sizes? Mike Edelhart: We are about $70 million all in. We will be more than doubling in size. We are investing out of Social Starts fund four which is just under $20 million. Social Starts is about $50 million all-in

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Mike Edelhart of Social Starts and Joyance Partners (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 Mike Edelhart was recorded in August 2020. Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner at Social Starts and Joyance Partners, shares some fascinating developments from their portfolio, especially a healthcare startup that is thriving in

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Sonali Vijayavargiya of Augment Ventures (Part 4)

Sonali Vijayavargiya: I think the engine has started. People are engaging. There is an increasing awareness of teams and solutions that are coming out of different regions other than just the Bay Area or New York. People are willing to get on a plane and meet with these teams.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julianne Zimmerman of Reinventure Capital (Part 5)

Julianne Zimmerman: At the conference, I was approached by several women. The conversation we had is a conversation I have with far too many founders from MIT and many other alma maters. I have formed a really spectacular team around me. I have customer demand. I have contracts that are waiting to be filled. I

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