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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Sonali Vijayavargiya of Augment 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 Sonali Vijayavargiya was recorded in July 2020.
Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner at Augment Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julianne Zimmerman of Reinventure Capital (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: Given your target audience, where do you source deals from? What is the strategy that gets you face to face with such entrepreneurs?
Julianne Zimmerman: This pertains to one of the fundamental myths at the heart of the current incarnation of the venture sector. We have this deeply-rooted pernicious myth that there’s a shortage of investable talents. You’ve probably heard VCs complaining about pipeline problems.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Julianne Zimmerman of Reinventure Capital (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 Julianne Zimmerman was recorded in July 2020.
Julianne Zimmerman is Managing Director at Reinventure Capital, a firm focused on minority founders.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Dan Roselli of CFV Ventures (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: What is your modus operandi? You have a small fund. Are you looking for unicorns? Are you looking for early exits?
Dan Roselli: We know that we will still have a relatively high failure rate. When you look at the failure rate of companies in general, you get less of that in the Series B stage. At the seed stage, you’re still trying to figure out if the company is going to make it.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Dan Roselli of CFV Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What does the company need to have by way of proof point to qualify for your funding?
Dan Roselli: I’ll start by saying what’s next and then work backwards. Series A investors want to see about $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Dan Roselli of CFV 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 Dan Roselli was recorded in July 2020.
Dan Roselli is Founder and Managing Partner at CFV Ventures, a North Carolina firm focused on FinTech and InsureTech.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Joe Silver (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 Joe Silver was recorded in July 2020.
Joe Silver discusses his firm’s debt-financing model for startups.
>>>1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Pamela York of Atasi Ventures (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: The best way to go about this segment is to talk about examples, so talk about two specific examples.
Pamela York: Sugarlogix is one company that we invested in. They are based in the Bay area. The company develops milk sugars which are found in human breast milk. They add that to a formula.
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