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Oct. 31, 2024

Rerun: Finding PROOF Sits Down with Bobby Franklin, President of NVCA

#ThrowbackThursday This week on Finding PROOF, we're revisiting our earlier conversation with NVCA and Bobby Franklin. While this conversation originally aired just over a year ago, with the election approaching, it’s a timely reminder of the vital role lobbyists play—and how fortunate the venture capital ecosystem is to have such…

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Oct. 31, 2024

Asymmetric Capital Partners

In this episode, Jenny (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyschretter/) and Thanasis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdelistathis/) spend time with Rob Biederman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdukebiederman/) , Founder and Managing Partner of Asymmetric Capital Partners (https://www.acp.vc/) . Rob shares his career journey from private equity at Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital to entrepreneurship with Catalant Technologies and eventually founding his own venture…

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Oct. 15, 2024

Finding PROOF Ep 59 - Max Ventures

This week on Finding PROOF, Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis "Thani" Delistathis talk with Matthew Weinberg of Max Ventures, a first-check VC that leads or co-leads rounds primarily focusing on digital health, SaaS, and digital commerce. In addition to investing, Max Ventures has co-founded seven venture-backed companies, with Matthew himself serving…

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Oct. 9, 2024

Finding PROOF Ep 58 - One Way Ventures

This week, Jenny and Thanasis are joined by Semyon Dukach, Founding Partner of One Way Ventures, a seed-stage firm investing in immigrant founders. Semyon brings a wealth of experience to the conversation, having previously served as Managing Director of TechStars Boston, as well as an entrepreneur and angel investor. In…

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Oct. 2, 2024

Finding PROOF Ep 57 - Asymmetric Capital Partners

In this episode, ⁠Jenny⁠ and ⁠Thanasis⁠ spend time with ⁠Rob Biederman⁠, Founder & Managing Partner of ⁠Asymmetric Capital Partners⁠. Rob shares his career journey from private equity at Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital to entrepreneurship with Catalant Technologies, and eventually founding his own venture capital firm. He discusses the importance…

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Sept. 18, 2024

Finding PROOF Episode 56 — Oceans

In this episode, Jenny and Thanasis spend time with Steven Rosenblatt, co-founder and general partner of Oceans, a seed-stage VC firm with a team-driven thesis.

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Sept. 9, 2024

Range Ventures

In this episode, we interview Adam Burrows (https://www.linkedin.com/in/burrowsadam/) , Co-Founder and Managing Director of Range Ventures (https://range.vc/) , an early-stage venture capital firm that backs the best tech entrepreneurs in Colorado.

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Sept. 6, 2024

Finding PROOF Episode 55 — Range Ventures

In this episode, we interview ⁠Adam Burrows⁠, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ⁠Range Ventures⁠, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs the best tech entrepreneurs in Colorado.

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Aug. 28, 2024

Finding PROOF Episode 54 — Evidenced

Finding PROOF is back! We're kicking off our new season with Sean Glass, Founder and Managing Partner of Evidenced, a firm specializing in health tech. In this episode, Sean shares his background, offers insights from his experience as a founder, and discusses current trends in the health tech industry.

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Oct. 10, 2023

Finding PROOF Episode 53 — NVCA

In this episode, Jenny and Thanasis speak to Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of the National Venture Captial Association (NVCA), the lobbying group that works on behalf of the VC ecosystem. Bobby discusses NVCA's recent SEC Lawsuit, what life is like as a lobbyist for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and what…

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Sept. 29, 2023

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July 20, 2023

Rethink Impact

In this episode, Jenny and Thanasis spend time with Jenny Abramson, Founder & Managing Partner of Rethink Impact, the largest firm investing exclusively in female and non-binary leaders using technology to solve the world’s biggest problems.

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June 21, 2023

Cambrian

In this episode, Jenny and Thanasis spend time with Rex Salisbury, Founder & General Partner of Cambrian and Cambrian Ventures, a community for founders & builders in FinTech and a fund that invests in seed and pre-seed opportunities in FinTech.

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April 27, 2023

Green Egg Ventures

In this episode, Jenny and Thansis spend time with Alex Ferber, Co-Founder and Partner of Green Egg Ventures, an early-stage fund that discovers, invests in, and supports software startups that are solving problems for businesses across multiple verticals.

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March 30, 2023

York.ie

In this episode, Jenny and Thansis spend time with Joe Raczka, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of York.ie, an early-stage fund based in New Hampshire that also provides advisory services for startups.

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Feb. 23, 2023

Nomad Capital

In this episode, Jenny and Thansis spend time with Mark McCabe, Founder and Partner of Nomad Capital, a seed-stage fund based out of Dublin, Ireland, investing in companies in the US and Europe. Marc previously worked at Google, SV Angel, and was an early employee of Airbnb before starting his…

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Jan. 12, 2023

Fuse

This week on Finding PROOF, Jenny and Thanasis talk with Cameron Borumand. Cameron is a General Partner at Fuse, an early-stage fund based in Seattle that invests in enterprise software companies in the Pacific Northwest.

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Jan. 4, 2023

Vectr

This week on Finding PROOF, Jenny and Thanasis sit down with Jason Best. Jason is a co-founder and managing partner of Vectr FinTech Partners, a member of the Vectr Ventures family of funds designed to invest in FinTech companies primarily in the US and Southeast Asia.

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Dec. 8, 2022

SineWave Ventures

In this episode, Jenny and Thanasis spend time with Yanev Swissa, the founder and managing general partner of SineWave Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on connecting early-stage technology companies in the enterprise space with government clients.

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Nov. 16, 2022

Fusion Fund

This week on Finding Proof, Thanasis and Jenny sit down with Lu Zhang, the founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund, a Silicon Valley-based seed and early-stage investor that focuses on healthcare and deep tech. An entrepreneur herself, Lu started Fusion at the impressive age of 25.

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Oct. 5, 2022

WestRiver Group

This week on Finding PROOF, our hosts Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis Delistathis sit down with Anthony Bontrager, Managing Director at WestRiver Group, a firm that invests in seed and early-stage companies in the US Pacific Northwest.

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Sept. 22, 2022

Sway Ventures

This week, Thanasis and Jenny reconnect with Gabe Turner, now a Partner at Sway Ventures, to discuss the future of retail, how Covid has affected the way we shop, and the future of remote work.

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June 22, 2022

Voyager Capital

This week on Finding PROOF, our hosts Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis Delistathis talk with James Newell, managing director at Voyager Capital, a regionally focused, early-stage venture capital fund investing out of the pacific northwest.

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March 31, 2022

Gaingels

This week on Finding PROOF, our hosts Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis Delistathis sit down with Lorenzo Thione of Gaingels, a leading LGBTQIA+/Allies investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors in North America.

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