496th Roundtable Recording on July 30, 2020: With Julianne Zimmerman, Reinventure Capital

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Roundtable Recap: July 30 – Spotlight on Minority Founders

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director at Reinventure Capital, a firm focused on minority founders.

Scribando
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Albert Griesmayr from Vienna, Austria, pitch Scribando, a book marketing service.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vincent Diallo of Interlace Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: I think COVID has changed the dynamics to weigh heavier on e-commerce and online shopping. If you had to choose one channel, you need to be digital more than the local and physical.

I think this is a very big shift and as you said rightly, I think this is a five-year shift that has happened in five weeks. 

495th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner at Augment Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vincent Diallo of Interlace Ventures (Part 3)

Vincent Diallo: I could also mention Singuli, which is an investment we did in January. They’re active in forecasting with the first end goal in fashion that is also touching FMCG somehow. We suffered this pain as an operator. We know the risk in that inventory in terms of performance of the company.

One of the permanent questions was, “How do we improve the quality of our forecast?” What we did for them is exactly in line with our approach and positioning. Something I did not mention is that Interlace is not only focused on the investment space but is also verticalized in a way.

495th Roundtable Recording on July 23, 2020: With Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Vincent Diallo of Interlace Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s double-click down on stage. How do you define pre-seed and how do you define seed? Where are you comfortable? Do you need a proof of concept? What do you need? Do you need paying customers? What do you need to feel comfortable to write a check?

Vincent Diallo: I already invested on a PowerPoint presentation so I don’t need much in terms of advancement of the project. That’s the position of any pre-seed investor at that stage. I think a meaningful vision on a significant market is an excellent thing – always a good element.

Roundtable Recap: July 23 – Small VCs and Early Exits

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Partner, Augment Ventures. She discussed her firm’s investment approach, including early exits.

Siply

As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sousthav Chakrabarty from Bangalore, India, pitch Siply, a FinTech saving solution for low-income workers in India like Uber drivers, delivery personnel, etc. Quite interesting and unique!

1Fan

Next, Doug Applegate from Indianapolis, Indiana, pitched 1Fan, a solution for fans to engage with live venues for sports, concerts, and such.

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