In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Taryn Pieterse, Partner at Rampersand VC. Rampersand is a pioneering Australian venture capital firm, known for being one of the first funds in Australia and its early investment in founders with abnormal potential. With a focus on being a founder-first investor, they stay closely aligned with their portfolio companies. Currently, they are deploying their fourth fund of $50 million. Taryn and Ian discuss Rampersand's background, investment focus, fund economics, and the importance of alignment with founders.
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Rampersand's origins and investment strategy
- Their fund economics
- Rampersand’s interest in AI-driven startups
- The future of AI in both business and daily life
- How Rampersand fosters community and provides concierge services to founders
- The current exit landscape and emerging opportunities
- The differences between venture capital firms and family offices
Quickfire round.
- Book – "The Psychology of Money"
- Podcast – "Defining Gravity" by Helen Sunitz
- News source – Overnight Success Newsletter
- App – Apple watch
- Productivity tool – Robo vacuum cleaner - I have a dog and this saves me spending hours vacuuming everyday
- Tech CEO – Mark Benioff of Salesforce - a great example of start up to scale up and beyond
- TV show – "The Mole" on Netflix
- If you were asked to do a TED talk, what topic would you speak about? The art of power napping - I love power naps!
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