Justin Smith is a Managing Partner at Recharge Capital and leads venture investments. In this episode, we talk about - - What's the mission at Recharge Capital? - What is Thematic investing? - Key focus sectors at Recharge Capital - Some exciting portfolio companies - How Recharge Capital helps it's portfolio companies succeed? - Portfolio construction strategy & lots more Links: ⭐Sponsor - Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Recharge Capital website - https://www.rechargecapital.com/ Follow Justin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-b-smith 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Sam Merchant is an Investment Associate at Hambro Perks Leaders Fund - an international investment firm investing in private technology companies leveraging different fund structures like venture capital, venture debt, secondaries, etc. In this episode, we talk about - - Sam's story and how he got into investing - How investing is done differently at different funds at Hambro Perks? - How different market conditions impact the activity levels of different funds types? - What are the traits of Product Market Fit? - Cap table blunders founders should avoid - How should founders figure out the right valuation for their early-stage startup? - What should founders include in investor updates? & lots more Links: ⭐Sponsor: Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Hambro Perks website - https://www.hambroperks.com/ Follow Sam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-marchant 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Ashish Kumar is a Co-founder & General Partner at Fundamentum. Ashish began Institutional Investment as a Partner at Fundamentum Fund 1, a Series B/B+ focused VC Fund out of India. He later co-founded Fundamentum Investment Advisors alongside Nandan Nilekeni (Co-founder of Infosys) & Sanjeev Aggarwal (Founding CEO at IBM) which manages the latest Fundamentum Partnership Fund, where he is a General Partner. Fundamentum will lead investment rounds from $10 to $25 Million in companies that have attained the product market fit, have an initial momentum, and are looking to scale up. In this episode, we talk about: - Founding story of Fundamentum - Growth investing landscape in India - How to assess PMF in startups? - Portfolio success stories: PharmEasy & Spinny - Exit landscape in India & lots more Links: ⭐Sponsor: Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Fundamentum website - https://www.fundamentum.co.in/ Follow Ashish on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishk/ 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube

Zach Coelius is the founder and Managing Partner at Coelius Capital. Zach runs a VC fund, an angel syndicate & a rolling fund at the same time. Some of his popular investments include Cruise Automation, Branch, BounceX, Angellist, Booksy, HelloSign, Apprente, Mercury and 50-plus other startups. Timeline: 00:00 - Coming up.. 00:45 - Episode intro 01:51 - Sponsored by Podcast10x.com - End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs 03:32 - Zach's story & starting with a 100% success rate in startup investments 06:34 - Story of how Zach raised $33 Million fund from 60 LPs in 3 weeks over Zoom calls in 2021 09:04 - Coelius Capital 09:48 - How has Zach's investment thesis evolved over time? 14:51 - Fund positioning for LPs 17:16 - No explicit reserve strategy 18:39 - Do returns get muted in VC funds due to LP guardrails on investment thesis? 20:12 - Funding weird ideas 24:37 - What's a harder job, founder or VC? 26:49 - Syndicate vs VC fund vs Rolling fund - managing all 3 simultaneously 29:14 - Why syndicate is a superpower? 31:14 - Common thread in successful companies 33:00 - VC bull run vs now 39:03 - Biggest learning as a VC 39:52 - Rapid fire round Links- ⭐Sponsor: Podcast10x - podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Coelius Capital website - https://coelius.vc/ Follow Zach on X - https://x.com/zachcoelius Follow Zach on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachcoelius 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab Email - prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

Adam Nash is the former CEO of Wealthfront and current Founder and CEO of Daffy. Prior to Wealthfront & Daffy, Adam has a strong operational experience holding executive positions at LinkedIn, Ebay, Dropbox and Apple. Adam is also an angel investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker: OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and several other startups. To top it all off Adam is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University where he teaches a class on personal finance. This episode is divided into 2 halves, the 1st half focusing on Adam's insights on angel investing in some highly successful companies, while the 2nd half focuses on Adam's founder journey and insights on how to build a world-class product. We also talk about his investment into Figma, key metrics to track for early-stage startups, how to create customer delight, and lessons from his stint at top companies like eBay, Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Apple. This episode is a wealth of wisdom for all founders on how to build world-class products & companies. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro clip 00:53 - Episode intro 02:02 - Sponsored by Podcast10x - podcasting agency for VCs & startups 03:43 - Background story of Adam Nash 05:46 - How Adam started angel investing in startups? 09:13 - Investing in Figma at the early stage 14:30 - Leveraging the network & operator experience to get access to quality deals 16:26 - How Adam evaluates a deal? 20:38 - Why he founded Daffy? 24:23 - How to build world-class products? 29:00 - Virality factor in products 37:24 - Customer delight factor in products 42:00 - How to get world-class people to work with you? 46:46 - Key metrics to track for early stage startups 51:44 - Lessons from working at Linkedin, eBay, Dropbox & Apple 55:27 - How to connect with Adam and learn more about Daffy? Links: ⭐ Sponsor: End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs & startups - https://podcast10x.com Check out Daffy.org ($25 free donation invite code) - https://www.daffy.org/adamnash/invite Follow Adam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamnash Follow Adam on X - https://x.com/adamnash 🎙️Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ Follow Prashant on X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Vineet Rai is a co-founder & Chairman of Aavishkaar. The Aavishkaar Group is focused on developing the impact ecosystem in Asia and Africa, and manages assets in excess of USD 1 billion across equity and credit, with 6,000+ employees across India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Kenya. We talk about - - The story how Vineet started Aavishkaar back in 2001 alongside his wife - How was "Impact Investing" founded and Aavishkaar's key role in it? - Aavishkaar being the only Indian fund that is a case study in Stanford Business School with not one, but 3 case studies done at Aavishkaar - How is "Impact investing" different from mainstream VC investing? - Relevance of impact investing in developed and developing countries - Helping the Bangladesh government seed the local investing ecosystem with a Fund of Funds model - How founders struggle with "Martyr syndrome"? & lots more Links: ⭐Sponsor: Podcast10x - End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Aavishkaar website - https://aavishkaargroup.com/ Follow Vineet on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineet-rai-536160 Follow Vineet on X - https://x.com/Raivineet 🎙️Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Andrea Hippeau is a Partner at Lerer Hippeau - an early stage sector-agnostic venture capital firm based in New York City. In this episode we talk about - - Andrea's story of how she started working in venture capital - How has Lerer Hippeau evolved over the past 10 years she's been at the firm? - How has the New York startup ecosystem matured over the years? - Why sales is one of the most important skills for startup founders? - Breaking the stigma around bridge rounds - How to build (& back) successful consumer brands? - Why it is a good idea to have a board in place from the early stages of a startup? - Patterns she's seeing in the startup & vc landscape & lots more Links: Sponsor: https://podcast10x.com Lerer Hippeau website - https://www.lererhippeau.com/ Follow Andrea on X - https://x.com/AndreaHippeau Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Dan Bowyer is a Co-founder & Partner at Superseed - an early-stage venture capital for technical teams transforming how the world works. Dan has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, having built and exited 2 startups and invested in many more. In this episode we talk about - - What's the focus at Superseed? - Why AI is a massively transformative technology? - What's happening with Nvidia? - The 5 layers of opportunities in AI - Will AI lead to the end of SaaS industry as companies could make their own tools using AI? - Is OpenAI a threat for small AI startups? - How will AI impact legacy industries like manufacturing, medicine, etc? & lots more.. Links: Sponsor: https://podcast10x.com SuperSeed website - https://www.superseed.com/ Follow Dan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbowyer Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Pushkar Singh is a Co-founder of Tremis Capital. At Tremis Capital they invest in startups and help post-PMF startups construct their investment rounds with their deal advisory services. In this episode we talk about - What is Tremis Capital? - Fundraising tips for founders - Who should and who should not angel invest? - How should new angel investors approach angel investing? - Equity vs debt financing options for startups - Why is now a great time to build a business in India? & lots more Links: Sponsor: https://podcast10x.com Tremis Capital website - https://www.tremis.in/ Follow Pushkar on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pushkarsingh Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Gonzalo Galindo is the CEO of Cemex Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Cemex, a multinational cement manufacturing giant. In this episode, we talk about - - The mission at Cemex Ventures - Importance of strategic alignment in corporate venture capital firms - Focus on sustainability - Sub-sectors they invest in at Cemex Ventures - Portfolio companies doing exciting work - Founder or Problem: what is more important while evaluating a deal & much more Links: Cemex Ventures - https://www.cemexventures.com/ Cemex Ventures on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cemexventures/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Ertan is a venture capital fund of funds pioneer in Europe, and Founder of Multiple Capital, a fund of funds focusing on micro funds, emerging managers, first-time funds, and solo GPs.  He has combined 20 years’ experience of asset management, fund of funds, VC and information technology operating roles. Now they're deploying out of their fund III at Multiple Capital. In this episode, we talk about - - Focus of the new fund at Multiple Capital - Fundraising tips for GPs & founders - Comparison of investing into VC funds vs investing in a FoFs from an LP's perspective on multiple fronts like return profile, risk profile, diversification, management fee, fund duration, etc and lots more Sponsor: https://podcast10x.com Episode links: Multiple Capital website - https://www.multiple.capital/ Follow Ertan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ertancan Follow Ertan on X - https://x.com/rtancan Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Anil is the Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures. He has been one of the pioneers of angel investments in India as head of operations and President at Mumbai Angels and Bangalore Angels, leading Angel Investment forums in India.  Anil has helped close approximately 100+ venture-financing deals and was directly involved in closure of over 50+ deals. Anil has served on the Board of 6 companies and is involved with various incubation centers as mentor in India as well as internationally. In this episode we talk about - - Early days of the Indian startup ecosystem - Investing in India's first unicorn via Mumbai angels - How they found LPs for their fund 1, and how has that changed for fund 3? - How are tier 2/3 founders different from founders from metro cities? - How they spot high quality founders? & lots more.. Links: Unicorn India Ventures - https://www.unicornivc.com/ Follow Anil on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniljoshi74 Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Katelyn Donnelly is the founder and Managing Director of Avalanche VC, an early-stage venture firm investing early in technology companies that transform how people learn, earn, and own. Previously, she was co-founder and Director at Delivery Associates, the leading public sector advisory firm implementing technology and large-scale reform worldwide. She served on the board until the company partnered with a private equity firm in November 2022. Constantly curious, she has invested in companies, funds, and founders building behind massive trends that are obviously the future. In this episode, we talk about - - Investing in companies that ride Avalanches, or massive trends that'll change the world forever - How do they identify an Avalanche? - What are some upcoming Avalanches that they've spotted? - How they stand out in an incredibly competitive early stage investing? - How they think about portfolio construction? - Katelyn's biggest learning as a VC & lots more Links- Avalanche VC website - https://avalanche.vc/ Follow Katelyn on Twitter - https://x.com/krdonnelly Follow Katelyn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndonnelly Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Amit Singh is a co-founder of Misfits Capital, earlier Amit had founded Shuttl, app-based commute service for office goers. Amit has invested in several startups. In this episode, we talk about: - Story of Misfits Capital - How is Misfits different from syndicates on Angellist & Let's Venture? - How they evaluate startups at Misfits Capital? - Why founders need to play the market? & lots more Links: Amit Singh on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amisingh Email - mike@misfits.capital Misfits Capital website - https://www.misfits.capital/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Courtney is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Recast Capital. Prior to co-founding Recast, Courtney was a Managing Director of Weathergage Capital, a boutique fund of funds that provided its clients with access to premier venture capital, growth equity and micro-VC partnerships. Venture fund commitments included both brand name funds and emerging managers. During her 10 year tenure at Weathergage, Courtney made commitments to 100 funds and 7 direct co-investments. Now at Recast Capital, she's focused on investing in the best emerging managers across United States & Canada. In this episode we talk about - 1. Courtney story & why she co-founded Recast Capital? 2. Investing in Emerging Managers 3. How they evaluate VC pitches at Recast Capital? 4. How should VCs structure their decks & what all information to include? 5. How should VCs build their investment thesis? 6. Solo GPs V/s Multiple GPs, what's better? 7. What are the return expectations in the Fund of Funds (FoFs) model? 8. Their dedicated programs to nurture underrepresented emerging managers 9. How they think about portfolio construction at Recast Capital? & lots more Links - Recast Capital website - https://recastcapital.com/ Follow Courtney on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneymccrea X - https://x.com/courtneyrmccrea Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Amber Illig is the founding general partner at The Council Fund, an emerging venture firm that invests in technology companies that are transforming traditional industries in Logistics, FinTech, Digital Health, and the Future of Work. Amber has previously worked at companies like Apple, Snapchat, Cruise, & Atmos. In this episode, we talk about - - Amber's story and why she started "The Council"? - The journey of raising her 1st fund in a tough market of 2022 & 2023 - The system she followed to reach out to LPs - Getting VC firms to invest as LPs in the fund - The investment thesis at The Council - Angel community at The Council - How does she think about portfolio construction? Links: Follow Amber on X - https://x.com/AmberIllig Follow The Council on X - https://x.com/TheCouncilCap The Council website - https://thecouncil.co Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Shrishti is the Managing Partner at SSV. She has led investments in 40+ companies. Before starting SSV, Shrishti built a fintech company, worked at a fund, and also headed Startup Programs for Facebook (now Meta).In this episode, we talk about -- Story of Shristi & Swadharma Source Ventures- Upcoming mother of all Bull Runs in India- Drawing parallels between private & public markets- How do they source & win deals?- Perspective on Bharat- Why family offices are a great source of patient capital for founders?- Why we need more men in the kitchen to bring more women into the workforce?& lots more Links: SSV website - https://www.ssv.fund/ Shristi on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrishtii/ Shristi on X - https://twitter.com/shrishtie Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ X - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - https://youtube.com/@vc10x VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.

Richard is a Founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners and is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s global activities and strategic direction.  He leads investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics and brings over three decades of investment, operational and entrepreneurial experience to his role. He is an investor and board member in category-defining software companies like AVG Technologies, OpenDNS, Cognitive Security, Carbon Black, Security Scorecard, Onapsis, LogPoint, DFLabs, Fortscale and Panaseer. In this episode we talk about: - How Richard started investing in cybersecurity? - How big is the cybersecurity market? - What are the sub categories within cyber security? - Importance of cybersecurity with AI becoming stronger - Possibility of Cyber wars - Common mistakes made by cybersecurity founders & lots more Links: Website - https://evolutionequity.com/ Follow Richard on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardseewald Follow Richard on X - https://x.com/Rseewald Hosted by Prashant Choubey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful episodes!

Cameron Newton is a Founding Member & Managing Partner at Relevance Ventures, based in Nashville, Tennessee, investing in the wellness sector.  In this episode, we talk about - - Story of why Relevance Ventures was started - Mental health crisis in the US - How big is the opportunity in the wellness sector? - How does Relevance help it's portfolio companies succeed? - Their portfolio construction strategy - Cameron's biggest learning investing in startups over the years & lots more Links: Relevance Ventures - https://www.relevanceventures.com/ Follow Relevance on X - https://x.com/RelevanceVC Follow Relevance on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/relevance-ventures/ Follow Cameron on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronnewton Follow Cameron on X - https://x.com/CameronNewton11 Hosted by Prashant Choubey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful episodes!

Alex Pattis is a General Partner at Riverside Ventures. A venture fund & angel syndicate with over 10,000+ LPs & $200 Million+ in assets under management. Alex has also been a founding team member at Hampton, a private & vetted community of founders & CEOs by Sam Parr & Joe Speiser. Alex also writes 'Last Money In' newsletter with his Partner Zachary Ginsburg where they share weekly data driven analysis of venture capital & syndicates.In this episode we talk about -- How they scaled Riverside syndicate to 10,000+ LPs?- How they source deals & engage LPs at Riverside?- Significance of co-investors- Early days of Hampton- Insight into what it's like to be a member of Hampton- How investing in bridge rounds helped them get 10x outcomes?- Tools & processes they use to run the Riverside syndicate& lots more Links - Riverside Ventures - https://www.riversideventures.com/ Subscribe to 'Last Money In' - https://lastmoneyin.beehiiv.com/ Follow Alex on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pattis-1709011a/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful episodes!