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Investor Connect: Ivan Maltsev of 3x Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Ivan Maltsev, General Partner at 3x Capital. 3x Capital is an investment and advisory firm focused on seed-stage web3 startups. Visit 3x Capital at www.3xcapital.fund. Holding an MS in Business Law and being a PhD candidate in International Economy, Ivan transitioned into crypto…

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Investor Connect: How to Raise Funding 03

When it comes to fundraising, do you think it’s better to aim for a big round or break it down into smaller tranches? Have you experienced the power of in-person interactions in the business world? Stick around to find out which strategy might work best for your startup. Welcome back…

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Investor Connect: Jim Bowen of Fogo de Chao Canada

Are you curious about the future of high-end dining? You’re in for a treat! In this episode of Investor Connect, we’re joined by Jim Bowen, the visionary Chief Development Officer at Debut Development Group. Located in Toronto, Ontario, Debut Development Group is a developer, owner, operator, and consultant for high-end…

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Investor Connect: How to Raise Funding 02

Welcome to another episode of Investor Connect with Hall T. Martin. This marks the second episode of our new segment, “How to Raise Funding,” where we delve into real-life examples and insights from individuals seeking the most effective strategies and approaches for success in the world of finance. In today’s…

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Investor Connect: How to Raise Funding 01

Embarking on the funding journey for your startup can be a formidable task, filled with uncertainties. Questions about the right amount to raise, where to find investors, and how to deliver a compelling pitch often loom large.  In this engaging segment, we’ve gathered live insights from startup founders who’ve successfully…

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Investor Connect: Jacob Kehoe of Baylor Angel Network

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jacob Kehoe, Associate Director of the Baylor Angel Network. Located in Waco, TX, USA, Baylor Angel Network (BAN) is an investment network that provides early-stage capital to entrepreneurial companies. As an active investment network, BAN provides a collaborative platform for experiential learning…

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Investor Connect: Michael Cardamone of Forum Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Michael Cardamone, CEO and General Partner at Forum Ventures. Located in New York, NY, USA, Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program, and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, they are on a mission to make the…

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Investor Connect: Jose Luis Silva of Dux Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes José Luis Silva, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Dux Capital. Located in Austin, Texas, USA, Dux Capital is a standout in American venture capital, prioritizing early-stage Latinx-led startups to counter the disproportionate funding gap they face. Committed to fostering diversity, equity, and…

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Investor Connect: Somak Chattopadhyay & Anthony Santaro of Armory Square Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Anthony Santaro (Venture Capital Associate) & Somak Chattopadhyay (Founder and managing Partner) at Armory Square Ventures. Located in Syracuse, New York, USA, Armory Square Ventures provides the first round of institutional capital for companies targeting the largest industries across New York State…

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Investor Connect: Tanika de Souza of High Octane Teams

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Tanika De Souza, CEO at High Octane Teams (HOT). HOT is an offshore staffing agency, focused on systemizing your process to streamline growth. It is focused on hiring Virtual International Staff to fit the client’s specific needs and company culture. Their VAs…

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Investor Connect: Erwin Jager of Wreckdock Vessel Recycling

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Erwin Jager, Founder and CEO at Wreckdock Vessel Recycling. Located in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Wreckdock is an innovative offshore recycling company that completely dismantles seagoing vessels. Wreckdock collects, processes, and recycles all released materials and resells them to international market parties.  Wreckdock…

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Investor Connect: Dr. Chris Apfel of SageMedic Corp.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dr. Chris Apfel, Founder, CEO, & Chairman of the Board at SageMedic Corp. Located in Palo Alto, CA, USA, SageMedic Corp. (SAGE) is a cancer diagnostic company that brings precision medicine to the next level by overcoming the limitations of genomic testing….

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Investor Connect: How to Invest Series 02

On this episode of the How to Invest Series, Hall revisits the insights of Dennis Coleman, from Life Science Angels, Ipshita Mandal-Johnson, from Global Bio Fund, Mark Groper, from Orion Biotechnology, Allison Piper Kimball, from Wave 27 Ventures, and Neal Vail, from Progenerative Medical, Inc. What do they all have…

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Investor Connect: Matt Brugner of Stewardship Partners, LLC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Matt Brugner, Founder of Stewardship Partners, LLC. Located in Dallas, Texas, USA, Stewardship Partners, LLC is a traditional search fund seeking to acquire one business and steward it into its next phase of growth. The fund is backed with capital from a…

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Investor Connect: Jeffrey Kamys of Inherent Wealth Fund

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jeffrey Kamys, CEO of Inherent Wealth Fund. Located in San Francisco, California, USA, Inherent Wealth Fund is a registered investment adviser focused on thematic and sector-specific investing. They implement innovative strategies and wealth management solutions for institutions. Inherent Wealth Fund fully understands…

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Investor Connect: Nitin Rai of Elevate Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Nitin Rai, Founder and Managing Partner at Elevate Capital.  Located in Hillsboro, OR, USA, Elevate Capital is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focused fund that invests in US-based early-stage startups led by underrepresented entrepreneurs, including women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and veterans. Launched in…

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Investor Connect: How to Invest Series

We are excited to announce a new segment for you, How to Invest Series. Where we will be revisiting some of the smart insights, tips, and advice from our past guests on the show. To start off the series we will be touching on the Biotech and life science subject….

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Investor Connect: Zeke Trezise of New Stack Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Zeke Trezise, Associate investor of New Stack Ventures and a member of the Full Ratchet podcast team. Located in Chicago, IL, USA, New Stack Ventures is specialized in pre-seed and seed funding for startups led by entrepreneurs outside the traditional Silicon Valley…

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Investor Connect: Zamir Shukho of Vibranium VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Zamir Shukho, CEO and Founder at Vibranium VC. Located in San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, Vibranium VC is a venture fund based in Silicon Valley and led by an international team of serial entrepreneurs. The investment focus is on seed-stage B2B…

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Investor Connect: Bentley Adams of Way

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Bentley Adams, CEO & Founder at Way. Located in Los Angeles, CA, Way is an intuitive eating app that helps people find peace in their relationships with food and their body. Their mission is to impact health and happiness, with a vision…

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Investor Connect: Liam Krut of Reinforced Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Liam Krut, Investment Partner, at Reinforced Ventures. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Reinforced Ventures invest in overlooked areas of deep tech and have a network of over 1700 experts. The company was founded by technologists with a mission to serve and fund…

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Investor Connect: Rodney D’Souza of Horned Frog Investment Network at TCU

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Rodney D’Souza, Managing Director of  Horned Frog Investment Network, a program from the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Texas Christian University (TCU). Located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, Horned Frog Investment Network brings together an empowering community of accredited investors…

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Investor Connect: Adam Besvinick of Looking Glass Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Adam Besvinick, Founder and Managing Partner at Looking Glass Capital. Located in Purchase, NY, USA, Looking Glass Capital is a pre-seed and seed fund that seeks to invest in and support mission-driven founders during the earliest days of company building. They are…

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Investor Connect: Jonathan Stidd of DealMaker

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jonathan Stidd, President at DealMaker Reach. Located in Toronto, ON, Canada, DealMaker is on a mission to create the most sophisticated capital markets tools on the planet, empowering capital to flow faster. It offers a suite of primary issuance, shareholder management, and…

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Investor Connect: Ethan Rigel of Gore Range Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Ethan Rigel, Founder, and Managing Partner at Gore Range Capital. Located in New York City, New York, USA, Gore Range Capital is focused on investments in early-stage skin health businesses. Their approach is simple: they invest in what they know. Over the…

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Investor Connect: Sarah Jennings of Beyond Capital Funds

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Sarah Jennings, Director of Beyond Angels, and Co-Founder at Beyond Capital Funds. Located in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, The Beyond Capital Funds invests alongside established VCs targeting Late-Seed to Series A investment opportunities in disruptive innovation such as Artificial Intelligence, Next Generation…

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Investor Connect: David Hurwitt of Troove

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes David Hurwitt, CEO & Founder at Troove. Located in Burlington, Vermont, USA, Troove is the first technology to harness the power of alumni and current student experience to help potential students make the biggest decision of their life.   Troove use predictive AI…

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Investor Connect: Pedro Sorrentino of Atman Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Pedro Sorrentino, Founder & Managing Partner at Atman Capital. Located in San Francisco, Miami, and NYC, Atman Capital is an early-stage startup, investing in technology and technology-enabled startups in the US and Latam. They invest in the following themes: B2B software, Commerce,…

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Investor Connect: Dr. Harvey Castro author of the book ChatGPT and Healthcare

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dr. Harvey Castro, author of the book ChatGPT and Healthcare. Written by a highly experienced healthcare professional and medical correspondent, this book presents a compelling case for using ChatGPT to transform the way we approach healthcare. With a strong leadership and mentorship…

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Investor Connect: Salvatore Buscemi of HRN, LLC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Salvatore Buscemi, CEO and Co-Founding Partner at Harlem River Navy (“HRN”). Located in Las Vegas, NV, USA, HRN  is a referral-only private investment platform that makes principal investments into private opportunities operated by world-class, pedigreed entrepreneurs and operators. HRN was formed as…

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Investor Connect: Yaniv Sneor of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Yaniv Sneor, Founder of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels (MABA). Mid Atlantic Bio Angels is a NY-based life science angel investment group that was formed in 2012 with the goal of bringing together the expertise required by investors to make informed investment decisions…

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Investor Connect: Hayden Blackburn of TechFW & Cowtown Angels

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Hayden Blackburn, executive director of TechFW and director of Cowtown Angels. Based in Fort Worth, TX, Cowtown Angels is an angel network that connects entrepreneurs seeking early-stage funding with local investors in an environment that accelerates growth and rewards strategic risk-taking. Cowtown…

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Investor Connect: Archie Cheishvili of GenesisAI

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Archil Cheishvili, CEO, President & Director at GenesisAI. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, GenesisAI is a Machine Learning protocol. On top of this protocol, they are building a marketplace for AI (Artificial Intelligence) products and services – Amazon for AI. The marketplace…

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Investor Connect: Kristina Chapple of 11 Tribes VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Kristina Chapple, Director at 11 Tribes Ventures. Located in Chicago, IL, USA, 11 Tribes Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that proactively invests in the well-being of entrepreneurs. The fund is radical in its allocation of resources to fund founder well-being, putting…

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Investor Connect: Brett Calhoun of Scale VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Brett Calhoun, Managing Director and Partner at Scale VC. Located in Columbia, Missouri, USA, Scale VC is an accelerator fund and venture studio investing monetary and social capital in early-stage tech founders who are strengthened by struggle.  Scale brings a team of…

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Investor Connect: Christian Kameir of Sustany Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Christian Kameir, Managing Partner at Sustany Capital. Located in Newport Beach, CA/USA, Sustany Capital is a deeply thesis-driven investment firm, applying a first principles approach and scientific rigor to investments in technologies positioned to reshape global economic activity. Having invested in network…

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Investor Connect: Alicia Cramer of AC Intl LLC and host of The Mind of Business Success Podcast

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Alicia Cramer, host of The Mind of Business Success Podcast and Business Mindset Mentor at AC Intl LLC.  Located in Tucson, Arizona, USA, AC Intl LLC helps business owners retrain their minds to create a life and business they love. Her clients…

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Investor Connect: Derren Burrell of Veteran Ventures Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Derren Burrell, Founder & Managing Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital. Located in Knoxville, TN, USA, Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) is a veteran-owned growth-equity investment fund & firm focused on veteran businesses. VVC interacts exclusively with companies that have military veteran leadership, recognizing…

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Investor Connect: Kurt Wilkin of HireBetter and Bee Cave Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Kurt Wilkin, CEO of HireBetter, Managing Partner of Bee Cave Capital, and Author of the book  “Who’s Your Mike?”. For over 25 years, Kurt has advised high-growth, middle-market companies. Through his roles as CEO of HireBetter and a Managing Partner of Bee…

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Investor Connect: Jason Jacobsohn of Propellant Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jason Jacobsohn, Founder and Managing Partner at Propellant Ventures. Located in Chicago, IL, USA, Propellant Ventures is a Seed stage venture capital fund that invests in the growth of Chicago and the greater Midwest across a broad range of powerful, diverse, and…

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Investor Connect: Chelsea Toler of The Keep Families Giving Foundation

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Chelsea Toler, President of The Keep Families Giving Foundation. Located in Austin, Texas, USA, The Keep Families Giving Foundation educates and cultivates the next generation of philanthropists while creating a collaborative community across generations and sectors for social good. They envision a…

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Investor Connect: Rob Matzkin of Rob Matzkin Entrepreneurship Group

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Rob Matzkin, President and CEO at Rob Matzkin Entrepreneurship Group. Located in New York, New York, USA, Rob Matzkin Entrepreneurship Group is specialized in coaching entrepreneurs to grow their businesses through innovation while generating power and momentum by finding true life balance…

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Investor Connect: Anshuman Gwal of Brightside Partners

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Anshuman Gwal, managing partner at Brightside Partners. Located in Toronto, Ontario – Canada, Brightside Partners is an early-stage VC fund investing in startups that improve the way consumers meet their day-to-day needs (retail, healthcare, education, etc. aka foundational Industries). They are launching…

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Investor Connect: Christian Napier of Rakonto Inc.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Christian Napier, Founder / CEO at Rakonto Inc. Located in Sandy, Utah, Rakonto Inc. provides a platform that allows organizations to harvest contextual or tacit knowledge, through simply talking. They remove the friction inherent in the process of requesting, recording, receiving, transcribing,…

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Investor Connect: Justin Izzo of Dropbox DocSend

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Justin Izzo, Lead Data and Trends Analyst at Dropbox DocSend. Located in San Francisco, California, Dropbox DocSend enables companies to share business-critical documents with ease and get real-time actionable feedback. With DocSend’s security and control, startup founders, investors, executives, and business development…

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TEN Capital Hot Topics: The State of Investing in Climate Tech featuring Alexander Rozenfeld of Climate Impact Capital

This is the Investor Connect Hot Topics program. I am Hall Martin, the host of the show in which we dive into current topics and how it impacts the startup space. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. _______________________________________________________ Thank you for joining us for…

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Investor Connect: Yao Huang of Divison One Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Yao Huang, Managing Partner at Division One Capital. Located in Seattle, Washington, Division One Capital is a fund that provides capital to minority-owned businesses so they can grow and realize their potential. They exist to help minority communities, their people, and businesses…

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TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program: Friends and Family Funding

Thank you for joining us today for our TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program. In this program, we help startups prepare for a fundraise.  We provide templates, tools, eGuides, and advice to founders who are working towards raising funding. We’ll kick off the session with a short overview on a fundraising…

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Investor Connect: Martin Tobias of Incisive Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Martin Tobias, Managing Partner at Incisive Ventures. Located in Seattle, Washington, Incisive Ventures is a $10M pre-seed fund currently seeking limited liability partners. They focus on technology companies that reduce friction at scale, targeting high-friction industries like Fintech, supply chain, vertical SaaS, and…

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Investor Connect: Mike Millard of Ecliptic Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Mike Millard, Operating Partner at Ecliptic Capital. Located in Austin, Texas, Ecliptic Capital is an emergent, early-stage innovation fund focused on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments. Ecliptic Capital invests in companies that use science and technology as a lever to disrupt…

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TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program: Crafting a Startup Story

Thank you for joining us today for our TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program. In this program, we help startups prepare for a fundraise.  We provide templates, tools, eGuides, and advice to founders who are working towards raising funding. We’ll kick off the session with a short overview on a fundraising…

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TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program: The Art of Pitching

Thank you for joining us today for our TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program. In this program, we help startups prepare for a fundraise.  We provide templates, tools, eGuides, and advice to founders who are working towards raising funding. We’ll kick off the session with a short overview on a fundraising…

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Investor Connect: Adam Spector of AbstractOps

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Adam Spector, Co-founder, and COO of AbstractOps. Located in San Francisco, CA, AbstractOps automates all the key aspects of running a startup. This includes covering the Human Resources (HR) function, documents & contracts, financial (such as payments, taxes, and accounting), and compliance/regulatory….

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Investor Connect: Judah Taub of Hetz Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures. Hetz Ventures was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv with additional partners operating out of London. Hetz Ventures is a leading Israeli seed-stage venture capital firm taking a thematic approach to early-stage…

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TEN Capital Presents AMA: How to Get Into Retail After You Raised Capital for Your Product Startup featuring Yohan Jacob of Retailbound

This is the TEN Capital AMA show. I’m Hall T. Martin, the host of the show in which we interview investors and founders on current topics.  Our guest is: Yohan Jacob of Retailbound I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Check out our other podcasts…

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Investor Connect: Luigi Amati of META

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Luigi Amati, Chairman at META. META is an international advisory and investment firm dedicated to the creation of knowledge-intensive companies. The group’s main activities are research results exploitation, support for startup creation and scale-up, and early-stage equity investment. Through dedicated and independent…

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Investor Connect: Guy Remond of EHE Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Guy Remond, Co-founder and Partner at EHE Capital. Headquartered in Altrincham, England, EHE Capital Limited is a highly efficient tech-led private equity organisation with a genuine focus on supporting entrepreneurs through their companies’ high growth stage through to a successful conclusion. They…

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Investor Connect: Drew Glover of FiatGrowth

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Drew Glover, Managing Director at FiatGrowth. FiatGrowth is a $15 million venture capital fund specializing in early-stage funding for fintech companies that are striving to provide social good for their customers. Since 2021, Drew and the team at Fiat Ventures have supported…

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Investor Connect: Ipshita Mandal-Johnson and Giorgio Reggiani of Global Bio Fund

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dr. Ipshita Mandal-Johnson, Co-founder and CEO, and Giorgio Reggiani, Co-founder and CFO at Global Bio Fund. GBF is a value-capital fund with a gender smart lens investing in bio sectors, including digital health. They invest and scale women-led bio ventures at early…

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Investor Connect: Mike Jarmuz of Lightning Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Mike Jarmuz, General Partner at Lightning Ventures. Headquartered in NYC, NYC, Lightning Ventures is an exclusively Bitcoin-focused network of investors, operators, and developers, dedicated to supporting lightning network adoption worldwide. Mike Jarmuz… or Muzz…is a General Partner at Lightning Ventures and is…

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Investor Connect: Tim Cooley of Park City Angels

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Tim Cooley, Executive Director at Park City Angels and author of the #1 best-selling book on raising capital, “The Pitch Deck Book.” The Park City Angels are a group of 50+ accredited investors located in Park City, Utah. They look to invest…

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Investor Connect: Peter Lazaroff of Plancorp

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Peter Lazaroff, Chief Investment Officer at Plancorp, host of The Long Term Investor Podcast, and author of Making Money Simple. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Plancorp is a financial services firm and registered investment advisor founded in 1983. Since then, they’ve worked…

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Investor Connect: Pankaj Jain of Saka Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Pankaj Jain, Managing Partner at Saka Ventures. Saka Ventures is a seed-stage fund based in New York City investing in startups that are targeting large global markets and have a balanced team of founders who can build products that customers can’t live…

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Investor Connect: Jeffrey Kamys of Inherent Wealth Fund

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jeffrey Kamys, Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Inherent Wealth Fund. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Inherent Wealth Fund is a registered investment adviser focused on thematic and sector-specific investing and are the investment advisors to the iBET Sports Betting &…

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Investor Connect: Gary Acosta of L’ATTITUDE Ventures and NAHREP

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Gary Acosta, Managing Partner and President at L’ATTITUDE Ventures (LAT VC), and Co-founder and CEO at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). Headquartered in San Diego, California, LAT VC is a purpose-led venture fund that invests in early-stage US…

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How to Invest in Alternative Energy/ClimateTech

This is the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. In this series, we discuss trends and topics in the startup world. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Thank you for joining us for the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series.  For more episodes, please…

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Investment Opportunities in Foodtech

This is the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. In this series, we discuss trends and topics in the startup world. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Thank you for joining us for the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. For more episodes, please…

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TEN Capital Presents AMA: Equity Essentials For Founders with Jeff Erickson of Forecastr

This is the TEN Capital AMA show. I’m Hall T. Martin, the host of the show in which we interview investors and founders on current topics.  Our guest is: Jeff Erickson of Forecastr I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Check out our other podcasts…

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Investor Connect: Jeff Erickson of The Startup Stack/Forecastr

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jeff Erickson, Founder of The Startup Stack, Angel Investor, and Director of Partnerships at Forecastr. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020, The Startup Stack was created to help early-stage companies build a successful foundation by making the best operational…

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Investor Connect: Regula Schegg of Circulate Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Regula Schegg, Managing Director, Asia, at Circulate Capital. Headquartered in Singapore and founded in 2018, Circulate Capital is an investment management firm dedicated to the development of a circular economy to combat plastic pollution through investments in high-growth opportunities at the nexus…

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Everything You Need to Know About Aerospace Investing

This is the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. In this series, we discuss trends and topics in the startup world. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Thank you for joining us for the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. For more episodes, please…

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Investor Connect: Pete Mohr of Simplifying Entrepreneurship

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Pete Mohr, Founder of Simplifying Entrepreneurship and host of the Simplifying Entrepreneurship Podcast. Headquartered in Elora, Ontario, Pete helps entrepreneurs transform their frustrations into freedoms by using a variety of frameworks that help them cut through the chaos of running a business….

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Investor Connect: Luis Rivera of HEXA Global Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Luis Rivera, Managing Director at HEXA Global Ventures. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas, HEXA Global Ventures is a seed capital investment firm that brings more than just capital. They have created an ecosystem consisting of resources, experience, talent, and…

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Investor Connect: Gustaf Brandberg of Gullspång Re:food

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Gustaf Brandberg, General Partner at Gullspång Re:food.  Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Gullspång Re:food makes enduring investments in entrepreneurs solving the food system’s structural problems for generations to come. Portfolio companies such as Oatly, NICK’S, Planted, Motatos, and Stockeld…

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Investor Connect: Gregory Dewerpe of A/O Proptech

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Gregory Dewerpe, Founder at A/O Proptech. Headquartered in London, England, A/O Proptech is Europe’s largest proptech VC firm. They are stage agnostic, investing permanent capital to support entrepreneurs and companies from Series A to later-stage growth and they enable founders to create,…

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Investor Connect: Donna Harris of Builders + Backers

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Donna Harris, Founder and CEO at Builders + Backers.  Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Builders + Backers invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building global-scale ventures to power an entirely different future – one where technology creates value for…

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Investor Connect: Alexander Borschow of Semillero Partners

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Alexander Borschow, Managing Partner at Semillero Partners. Founded in 2015, and located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Semillero Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in purpose-driven sustainable food and food tech companies. Investing in these sectors will empower a new…

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Investor Connect: Olivia Kim of GingerBread Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Olivia Kim, Principal at GingerBread Capital. GingerBread Capital invests in the next generation of female founders leading high-growth businesses and aims to encourage and support other women in doing the same. They invest across a variety of industries and business models and…

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Investor Connect: Gerald Gallagher of Healthworx

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Gerald Gallagher, Venture Capital Manager at Healthworx. Healthworx is a $100M healthcare fund that operates at the intersection of healthcare and innovation by creating, co-creating, and investing in Series A and B startups to improve healthcare quality, accessibility, and affordability. As the…

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Investor Connect: Nasir Ali of StartFast Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Nasir Ali, Managing Partner at StartFast Ventures. StartFast is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in recurring revenue software businesses outside the major start-up hubs. StartFast Fund II invests at the Seed/A Round stages in B2B SaaS companies. Their geographic focus…

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Investor Connect: Stefano Gurciullo of Redstone VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Stefano Gurciullo, Partner at Redstone VC. Redstone is a Berlin-based venture capital firm managing multiple VC funds and working with corporate venture funds. They reinvented corporate venture capital through their VC-as-a-Service model, which connects industry leaders with ambitious founders. Together with their…

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TEN Capital Presents AMA: Finding Product-Market Fit featuring Jeff Eversmann of Long View Technology Ventures

This is the TEN Capital AMA show. I’m Hall T. Martin, the host of the show in which we interview investors and founders on current topics.  Our guest is: Jeff Eversmann of Long View Technology Ventures I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. For more…

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Lessons Learned Using a Product-Led Growth Strategy in a SaaS Business

This is the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. In this series, we discuss trends and topics in the startup world. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Thank you for joining us for the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. For more episodes, please…

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Investor Connect: Benjamin Grubbs of Next 10 Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Benjamin Grubbs, Founder of Next 10 Ventures. Next 10 Ventures is an operating and investment company focused on incubating and accelerating new businesses, content, products, and services within the global creator economy. Its mission is to enrich, inspire, and entertain kids and…

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How to Spot the Best MedTech & Healthcare Deals in a Changing World

This is the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series. In this series, we discuss trends and topics in the startup world. I hope you enjoy this episode. For a full transcript, click here. Thank you for joining us for the Investor Connect KiwiTech 2022 podcast series.  For more episodes, please…

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Investor Connect: Patrick Polak of Newion Partners

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Patrick Polak, Managing Partner at Newion Partners. Founded in December 2000, Newion Partners is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm investing in B2B cloud, SaaS, and software companies. Newion is a highly dedicated and involved investor that is actively engaged with its portfolio…

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Investor Connect: Jessica Karr of Coyote Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jessica Karr, Founding General Partner at Coyote Ventures. Coyote Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups that are innovating in women’s health and wellness, founded by Jessica Karr and Dr. Brittany Barreto, who are scientists turned entrepreneurs turned investors….

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Investor Connect: Edward Ismawan Chamdani of Ideosource Venture Capital, Gayo Capital and StarCamp

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Edward Ismawan Chamdani, Managing Partner at Ideosource VC, Gayo Capital, and StarCamp. Ideosource Venture Capital started in 2011 investing in more than 30+ tech startups with a combined valuation of multiples of billions of US dollars in 2021. Ideosource VC was set…

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Investor Connect: Joe Raczka of York IE

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Joe Raczka, Co-founder, COO, and Managing Partner at York IE. Headquartered in New Hampshire, USA, York IE is a vertically integrated strategic growth and investment firm helping reshape the way companies are built, scaled, and monetized. Through Fuel™, its SaaS platform, hands-on…

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Investor Connect: Glib Buriak of HIFE VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Glib Buriak, Managing Partner at HIFE VC. HIFE is a venture arm of the Ukrainian investment company Adamant Capital, with 12 years in the market. HIFE searches for local talents or teams to build or develop businesses in areas of MedTech, FinTech,…

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TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program: Your Timeline for Raising Funding Q&A

Thank you for joining us today for our TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program. In this program, we help startups prepare for a fundraise.  We provide templates, tools, eGuides, and advice to founders who are working towards raising funding. We’ll kick off the session with a short overview on a fundraising…

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Investor Connect: Hernan Haro of MrPink VC

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Hernan Haro, Founder and General Partner at MrPink VC. MrPink is a VC seed fund that invests in founders located in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, that address large regional or global challenges. MrPink empowers entrepreneurs in CAPUC (Chile, Argentina, Peru,…

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Investor Connect: Sophie Liao of Oyster Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Sophie Liao, Founding Partner at Oyster Ventures. Oyster Ventures is a seed-stage-focused venture fund based in San Francisco, New York, and Hong Kong. They target companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries and with massive potential to scale. Since 2016,…

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Investor Connect: Eloiza Tecson of EY Ventures Group

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Eloiza Tecson, Managing Partner at EY Ventures Group. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, EY Ventures Group is dedicated to moving early-stage (pre-seed and seed) brands and professionals forward at scale. Serving as strategic advisors and investors within the health, wellness, and sports…

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Investor Connect: Ahmet Şener of Smart Citizenship

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Ahmet Şener, Managing Partner at Smart Citizenship. Smart Citizenship, is a citizenship-by-investment consultancy company aiming to bring unprecedented transparency to overseas investments made for the purpose of attaining secondary passports or alternative residencies. Powered by Smart Choice, the only algorithmic decision support…

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TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program: Preparing Fundraise Content

Thank you for joining us today for our TEN Capital Fundraise Launch Program. In this program, we help startups prepare for a fundraise.  We provide templates, tools, eGuides, and advice to founders who are working towards raising funding. We’ll kick off the session with a short overview on a fundraising…

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Investor Connect: Alex Fauvel of Two Hop Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Alex Fauvel, Founder and General Partner at Two Hop Ventures. Headquartered in Amsterdam, North Holland, Two Hop Ventures is a traditional investment firm that invests capital in projects from around the globe that aim to secure the internet on a blockchain. The…

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Investor Connect: Brom Rector of Empath Ventures

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Brom Rector, Founder of Empath Ventures. Empath Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in psychedelic medicine startups. They specifically focus on pre-seed and seed-stage psychedelic startups that are doing novel psychedelic molecule development and pick-and-shovel plays in the psychedelics industry….

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Investor Connect: Peter Bruce Clark of Social Impact Capital

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Peter Bruce Clark, Partner at Social Impact Capital. Headquartered in New York, New York, Social Impact Capital specializes in impact investing, which they define as investments that can deliver top decile returns in addition to a positive social impact. They focus on…

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Investor Connect: Robert Toker of Lantha Sensors

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Robert Toker, Chairman, and CEO at Lantha Sensors. Founded in 2019 by a team of world-class business people, scientists and technologists, Lantha Sensors offers an alternative to high-cost, slow trace chemical analysis such as NMR and Karl Fischer titrations. They offer a…

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