Investor Connect – Episode 57 – Randy Goldsmith of Rapamycin Holdings
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Randy Goldsmith, founder and director of Rapamycin Holdings. Rapamycin Holdings is a San Antonio-based company that is developing and commercializing a patented oral formulation of Rapamycin…
Investor Connect – Episode 56 – Brett Hurt of data.world
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Brett Hurt of data.world. Data.world is an Austin-based platform that helps people who work with data solve problems faster by creating new ways to discover, prep, and collaborate. Brett and…
Investor Connect – Episode 55 – Vaughn Blake of Autochrome Ventures
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Vaughn Blake, the managing director of Autochrome Ventures, an inception and seed stage venture capital fund. They speak about Autochrome and their VC model and focus on applied frontier and…
Investor Connect – Episode 54 – Ryan Pollock of Iron Gate Capital
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Ryan Pollock of Iron Gate Capital. Ryan joined Iron Gate Capital in March 2013 and is a Managing Director. They speak about Iron Gate and their investment portfolio. Hall and Jeremy also…
Investor Connect – Episode 53 – Jeremy Arendt of Cottonwood Venture Partners
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Jeremy Arendt of Cottonwood Venture Partners, a Texas-based venture capital firm partnering with companies that provide digital solutions for the oil & gas industry. They speak about CVP…
Investor Connect – Episode 51 – Candice Landry of 10e5
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Candice Landry founder of 10e5 Solutions. 10e5 Solutions helps investors, technology firms, and attorneys through the three major phases of the innovation lifecycle.
Investor Connect – Episode 50 – West Monroe Partners
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Mark Huson and Scott Fuzer, of West Monroe Partners, a multinational management and technology consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, IL.
Investor Connect – Episode 49 – Andrew Romans of Rubicon Ventures
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Andrew Romans of Rubicon Venture Capital, a fund on the cutting edge of venture capital technology.
Investor Connect – Episode 48 – Bill Feldott
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with angel investor Bill Feldott. Bill talks about his personal experience with angel investing with startups and the lessons he’s learned, in particular with companies with which he has a personal…
Investor Connect – Episode 47 – John Shaw of CTAN
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with John Shaw of the Central Texas Angel Network. John talks with Hall about recent changes at the CTAN group. He also discusses his work on improving the angel network in Austin, and his work on…
Investor Connect – Episode 46 – Doreen Lorenzo of UT School of Design
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Doreen Lorenzo, the Assistant Dean for the School of Design and Creative Technologies at the University of Texas. Doreen talks about the School, what they are doing, and how they prepare…
Investor Connect – Episode 45 – Duncan Davidson of BullPen Capital
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Duncan Davidson of BullPen Capital. Duncan talks about how the venture capital community has changed over the past 10-15 years. In particular, he talks about how the increasing need for…
Investor Connect – Episode 44 – Charlie Carr of PwC
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Charlie Carr of PwC. Charlie has been working with family offices for the past 15 years. Charlie talks about family office investments, his experiences with direct investment, and the trends…
Investor Connect – Episode 43 – Andrew Goldner of GrowthX
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Andrew Goldner of GrowthX Capital. Andrew talks about GrowthX’s model, and why they choose the investments they do. GrowthX looks for startups that are capital-efficient, and invests primarily…
Investor Connect – Episode 41 – Jeff Pomeranz of Right Side Capital Management
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Jeff Pomeranz of Right Side Capital Management. Jeff talks about how Right Side’s investment model differs from others. Right Side focuses exclusively on pre-seed stage tech startup investing,…
Investor Connect – Episode 40 – Erica Lill of Keiretsu Capital
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Erica Lill of the Keiretsu Forum. Erica has been an angel investor and entrepreneur of almost 30 years. She talks about her start with the Keiretsu forum, and the ins and outs of starting a…
Investor Connect – Episode 39 – David Orandella of ORIX
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with David Orandella, Managing Diretor of ORIX Growth Capital. ORIX is a large, multinational company based out of Tokyo, with U.S. headquarters in Dallas. The Growth Capital division invests…
Investor Connect – Episode 38 – John Backus of PROOF.VC
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with John Backus of PROOF.VC. John has been an early-stage tech investor for 20+ years. He discusses how Proof.vc’s model differs from typical early-stage funds. Proof.vc partners with 30-40 small…
Investor Connect – Episode 37 – Tony Rimas of Fraser McCombs Capital
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Tony Rimas of Fraser McCombs Capital, a fund in series A and seed investment, now focusing on strategic investments in automotive technology. Fraser McCombs has also recently made increased…
Investor Connect – Episode 36 – Nathaniel Houghton of NextGen
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Nathaniel Houghton, formerly of NextGen Venture Partners, a successful fund investor and network of venture partners. Nathaniel focused on working with their portfolio companies and their…
Investor Connect – Episode 42 – Ross Blankenship
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Ross Blankenship, Chief Investment Officer & Chairman of Angel Kings. Angel Kings is the leading venture capital fund and angel investing group focused on early-stage investments in…
Investor Connect – Episode 35 – Alessandro Piol
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Alessandro Piol, co-founder of Vedanta Capital, a successful investor in growth stage companies in the information & communications technologies (ICT), life sciences and global…
Investor Connect – Episode 34 – Howie Diamond of Ranch Ventures
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Howie Diamond, the Managing Director for Ranch Ventures, a a progressive, early stage investment firm based in San Francisco.
Investor Connect – Episode 33 – Sammy Abdullah of Blossom Street
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Sammy Abdullah, the Board Chairman for Blossom Street Ventures, a successful investor group based in Dallas.
Investor Connect – Episode 32 – Austin Childs of Bay Angels
In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Austin Childs, the Investment Manager for Bay Angels, a successful Angel Investor group based in Silicon Valley.
Investor Connect – Episode 31 – Interview with Saurabh Khetrapal
In this episode, Hall Martin conducts an interview with Saurabh Khetrapal, a successful Angel Investor. Indeed, he has a history of coming from both sides of “the deal experience” — as an Entrepreneur and also helping entrepreneurs since 1999…
29 – Will Szczerbiak of Greycroft Partners
In this episode, Hall Martin, the principal of the TEN Capital Group for Texas Entrepreneurs, as well as the host of the Podcast series, INVESTOR CONNECT, interviews Will Szczerbiak, a Senior Associate of Graycroft Partners.
Episode 14: Thomas Williams talks about Investing in Restaurants
Show notes for Angel Connect, episode 14: Thomas Williamson this episode, Hall Martin of www.AngelConnect.info, interviews Thomas Williams, an investor in consumer product goods and restaurants. He is especially interested in micro-breweries,…
