Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers
A podcast by Samir Kaji

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149 Episodes
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Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years.
Published: 23/03/2021 -
Kelsey Chase of Aumni on using data to become institutional quicker, and what LPs now expect from emerging managers - Venture Unlocked 027
Published: 18/03/2021 -
Clara Brenner of Urban Innovation Fund - Venture Unlocked 026
Published: 16/03/2021 -
Lindsay Lee of Authentic Ventures on operationalizing networks & creating an edge through diversity rich networks- Venture Unlocked 025
Published: 09/03/2021 -
Ryan Hoover of Weekend Fund on collaborative based investing, building founder NPS, and considerations around scaling funds - Venture Unlocked Ep. 24
Published: 02/03/2021 -
Renata Quintini & Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners on the Supercritical Stage and running a fund like a startup; Venture Unlocked #023
Published: 23/02/2021 -
Welly Sculley & Winter Mead of Oper8r on building the “YC for fund managers” and tips for launching a firm - Venture Unlocked 022
Published: 16/02/2021 -
Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Partners on the #OpenLP effort, How to Pitch LP’s, & what she sees in the venture ecosystem - Venture Unlocked 021
Published: 09/02/2021 -
Mac Conwell of RareBreed Ventures & Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta on the state of Emerging VC - Venture Unlocked 020
Published: 02/02/2021 -
Mike Maples of Floodgate on investing models, how he thinks about exceptional companies, and building a lasting firm - Venture Unlocked Episode 019
Published: 26/01/2021 -
Apurva Mehta of Summit Peak Investments on discovering the next-gen of top venture investors, Venture Unlocked Episode 018
Published: 19/01/2021 -
Jaclyn Freeman Hester of Foundry Group on investing in emerging manager funds, venture trends, and mistakes fund managers can avoid when raising - Venture Unlocked Episode 017
Published: 12/01/2021 -
Avidan Ross of Root VC on investing in deep tech, taking an heavy approach on reserves, and building LP relationships - Venture Unlocked 016
Published: 05/01/2021 -
Marlon Nichols of MaC Ventures on VC firm mergers, funding diversity, and his relationship with LP's - Venture Unlocked 015
Published: 29/12/2020 -
Deena Shakir of Lux Capital on firm culture, solving the diversity issue, and how portfolio management is a team sport - Venture Unlocked 014
Published: 22/12/2020 -
Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital on the art of investing in Emerging VC funds, Venture Unlocked 013
Published: 15/12/2020 -
Nate Williams of UNION Labs on the studio model & investing in deep tech, Venture Unlocked 012
Published: 10/12/2020 -
Soraya Darabi of TMV on building and scaling a seed stage firm, Venture Unlocked 011
Published: 08/12/2020 -
Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures on building a boutique Venture Firm, firm culture, and portfolio theory - Venture Unlocked 010
Published: 01/12/2020 -
Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall on building a different type of venture firm - Venture Unlocked 009
Published: 24/11/2020
Venture Unlocked is the playbook for starting, operating, & scaling a successful venture capital firm. Samir Kaji, Host of Venture Unlocked has +20-years of experience assisting & advising startups and venture firms. Listen for VC fund guidance. ventureunlocked.substack.com