1Mby1M Udemy Courses with Sramana Mitra: Financing

Raising money to build a startup is a huge challenge. To be able to raise any money at all, you must first understand how investors think. We have developed the following courses catering to entrepreneurs in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

380th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Laurel Touby, Supernode Ventures

Laurel Touby, Managing Partner at Supernode Ventures, and a former entrepreneur and avid angel investor, has now launched her new institutional pre-seed fund.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Alastair Mitchell of EQT 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 EQT Ventures was recorded in December 2017.

Alastair Mitchell, Partner at EQT Ventures, talks about the European Startup Funding trends.

Sramana Mitra: Tell us about your investing focus. How big is the fund? What size investment do you make? Help our audience get to know your investment activity.

Alastair Mitchell: EQT Ventures is a relatively new firm that is about 18 months old. We started out of Sweden, the Silicon Valley of Europe. It’s an amazing place with a phenomenal track record of building some global companies. When we started off, we were a $630 million fund. >>>

380th Roundtable Recording On January 4, 2018: With Laurel Touby, Supernode Ventures

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Investors Discuss E-Commerce Startup Trends in Podcasts

Entrepreneurs working on e-commerce startups face unique challenges today. You can learn more about the trends investors specializing in e-commerce startup financing are seeing by listening to the following 30-minute podcast interviews. These VCs and seed investors also discuss the key indicators they look for in the startups they invest in.

Daniel Gulati, Principal and Head of Seed Investment Practice at Comcast Ventures, discusses e-commerce startup trends and what can and cannot be venture financed at this stage, and why.

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Roundtable Recap: January 4 – What Pre-Seed Investors are Looking for with Laurel Touby, Supernode Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Laurel Touby, Managing Partner, Supernode Ventures, a former entrepreneur and avid angel investor who has now launched her new institutional pre-seed fund.

Go Qwyk
As for the pitches, first, Don Rector from Los Gatos, CA, pitched Go Qwyk, an app for tour bus operators to manage their tour groups. The company has three pilots in the works.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Amir Banifatemi of K5 Ventures (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page.

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Amir Banifatemi was recorded in October 2017.

Amir Banifatemi is the Founder and Managing Partner of K5 Ventures, a fund focused on pre-seed, seed, post-seed, and early-stage investments from Southern California. Amir is also a Board Member and former President of Tech Coast Angels, a group of 340 angel investors from Southern California.

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379th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With John Frankel, ff Venture Capital

John Frankel, Partner at ff Venture Capital, discusses the firm’s investment thesis as well as key trends in the industry.

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253rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Mohit Gulati, ITI Growth Ventures

Mohit Gulati, Founder and CIO of Altius Ventures, which recently changed their name to ITI Growth Ventures, discusses the Indian startup eco-system.

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243rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Alastair Mitchell, EQT Ventures

Alastair Mitchell, Partner at EQT Ventures, talks about the European Startup Funding trends.

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261st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Eva Ho, Fika Ventures

Eva Ho, General Partner at Fika Ventures, discusses their investment thesis.

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Roundtable Recap: December 21, 2017 – What do Seed Investors Want with John Frankel, ff Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest John Frankel, Partner at ff Venture Capital, and we discussed that firm’s investment thesis as well as key trends in the industry.

Genneve
As for the pitches, first, Jill Angelo from Seattle, Washington, pitched Genneve, a well thought-through Web 3.0 concept for middle-aged women and their healthcare needs. It has elements of Content, Community, Commerce, and Personalization. The company is already in revenue.

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Seed Investors Discuss Ventures That Match Their Focus In Podcasts

If you are an entrepreneur looking for capital to fund your startup venture, you can start by prioritizing a list of qualities you are looking for in an investor as you search for your perfect match (or matches). Over the past few months, I’ve asked dozens of VCs and Angel investors the questions entrepreneurs should be considering while researching investors: What types of ventures are you focusing on? Industry sector? B-to-B/B-to-C? Stage? How big is your fund? What size investments do you make? Geography preferences? Current portfolio? Since investors are also looking for their perfect matches, you will find they are quite candid and specific in answering these questions as you listen to my most recent investor conversations, shared below as 30-minute podcast interviews. Follow along carefully to the conversations to first determine whether or not your venture is in fact ready for financing.

Ken Elefant, Managing Director, Sorenson Capital, discusses at length the investment thesis of his firm.

Greg Sands, Founder and Managing Director, Costanoa Ventures, shares his investment focus.

Raj Singh, Founder and Executive Director, Singh Ventures, offers a window into his firm’s investment thesis.

Anirudh Suri, Founding Partner, India Internet Fund, about the funding trends in the Indian startup market.

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378th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ken Elefant, Sorenson Capital

Ken Elefant, Managing Director at Sorenson Capital, discusses at length the investment thesis of his firm.

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268th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Raj Singh, Singh Ventures

Raj Singh, Founder and Executive Director at Singh Ventures, offers a window into his firm’s investment thesis.

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273rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Guy Resheff, Grove Ventures

Guy Resheff, former Partner at Grove Ventures, focuses the spotlight on Israel.

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