One of everyone's favorites, Ed Wilson, joins to talk to about
Impulsum Ventures, how they've built a venture firm alongside
a 30-person dev shop and his sunny approach to life.
Yelena Shkolnik is a partner at Jump Capital. Jump may
be most recognized for their crypto work, but we have a broad
conversation on content, commerce, fintech and how those are
converging in today's ownership economy.
Every pitch today involves community. Upfront partner
and former CMO Kobie Fuller tells us how the best brands are
giving users the tools to be brand advocates and how those same
brands are tapping into the community to get insights.
We also talk about being black in venture and what inspired
Kobie to build Valence,...
The Gotham Gal herself, Joanne Wilson, tells us that
department stores are dead, but gives us a glimpse into the future
and her own upcoming cannabis store that will pair your cannabis
with your needs, mood and even the food you're serving that
night.
We also cover the state of VC today and much more.
We couldn't be more excited for Carter Reum and M13's newly
announced $400M Fund III. There are still only a few funds in
LA that are true lead Series A investors.
Carter tells us how they have doubled in size from Fund I to
Fund II and again from Fund II to Fund III (it helps to have 11(!)
unicorns in Fund I) and...
We talk to Southern California VCs to get to know them, their funds, and their advice for entrepreneurs.
Hosted by Minnie Ingersoll from TenOneTen, an LA-based seed fund investing in b2b software.