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Ben Savage -- Clocktower Ventures

Apr 29, 2020

Ben Savage tells us about Clocktower Ventures. They are fintech specialists who invest stage-agnostically into financial services innovation ($250k - $2.5m).

Clocktower never leads rounds and Ben suggests that VCs often dont make for the best board members anyhow.

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Steph Janson -- OCV

Apr 23, 2020

Steph Janson joins to tell us about OCV, a $260M LA fund investing into companies that have $5M+ ARR. He also shares some great stories about Israel's startup ecosystem and his time at OurCrowd.

Jesse Draper -- Halogen Ventures

Apr 14, 2020

Halogen Ventures invests ($250k - $1M) in consumer tech companies led by women (The Skimm, Carbon38). Jesse Draper shares her perspective of growing up 4th gen VC, how she learned to be fearless, and much more.

Matt Kozlov -- Techstars Space

Apr 8, 2020

Our guest Matt Kozlov is the managing director of Techstars Space and ran Techstars Health for 3 years before that.

We chat about launching toaster sized objects into space for a couple million bucks, getting non-dilutive grant money, and of course Techstars ($120k and a great program)!

Dinesh Moorjani -- Comcast Ventures

Apr 2, 2020

Today's episode is with Dinesh Moorjani, managing director of LA-based Comcast Ventures. Comcast's sweet spot is a Series A check ($3-20M) but they are flexible. Dinesh explains how Comcast operates, tells us about the early days of Tinder, his experience of private equity, and much more.