Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Nick Adams was recorded in April 2020.
Nick Adams is Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Differential Ventures, an enterprise-focused firm. We discuss counter-cyclical ventures in this COVID-19 world.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Pamela York, Founding General Partner, CAPITA3 and Founder & CEO, Atasi Ventures, with a special focus on women entrepreneurs in healthcare.
Augmented Sense Technologies
As for entrepreneur pitches, Anthony Dobaj from San Jose, California, pitched Augmented Sense Technologies, a hardware product.
Prizatech
Next Shalender Singh from Milpitas, California, pitched Prizatech, an AI product for document generation.
Sramana Mitra: What trends do you see in general in terms of types of companies? Are there any highlights of what kinds of companies we’re seeing in 2020?
Parthib Srivathsan: We have a very specific focus. We built our deal flow relationships to deliver companies that fit those criteria. In terms of what we are seeing, it’s largely B2B tech.
>>>Sramana Mitra: When you say you have an operational team, what did your operational team do in this case?
Parthib Srivathsan: We announced the deal on the 1st of April so it’s still early days. Our competency is primarily around the go-to market. We act as an extension of the startup. We identify areas where the team potentially lacks depth in. We roll up our sleeves and do the work.
>>>Christian Czernich is Founder and CEO at Round2 Capital Partners, a firm that is experimenting with an alternative financing model.
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Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Parthib Srivathsan was recorded in May 2020.
Parthib Srivathsan, Co-Founder and Head of Platform at Companyon Ventures, discusses his firm’s investment thesis.
>>>Sramana Mitra: How much money had gone into the company at the point of exit?
Garrett Goldberg: Probably around $60 million. They raised Series A, a Series A extension, and then Series B.
Sramana Mitra: Interesting. A question about real estate since that’s a background you have. What do you see happening given that we are going through this tremendous work-from-home trend at the moment.
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