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Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.
Episodes
At a StrictlyVC event in New York this past Wednesday, Connie talked to Marc Lore, founder and CEO of Wonder, about Wonder's plans for the future, including the news that Wonder is buying GrubHub for $650 million, or $6.65 billion less than the Netherlands-based food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway paid for the company just four years ago.
Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein of Sound Ventures talk about their AI strategy and why they think we are in the early innings of artificial intelligence startups.
Connie talks to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, founder and managing director at Khosla Ventures.
Connie and Alex talk to billionaire Frank McCourt about his plan to buy TikTok and transform it into a decentralized platform where users have control over their data and identity.
Connie & Alex talk to Hemant Taneja and Pranav Singhvi of General Catalyst about their “Customer Value” strategy, a funding model in which General Catalyst pre-funds a company's customer acquisition cost in exchange for a capped return linked directly to the customer value generated from its investment.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
Connie talks with former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner, Lila Preston, about a new, annual climate report that their sustainability-focused investment management firm, Generation Investment Management, has issued.
Connie talks to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about the need for regulation in the tech industry to ensure competition and address potential risks of AI, the challenges of regulating innovation in a rapidly changing tech environment, and the potential risks and benefits of breaking up big tech companies.
Connie chats with seed-stage investor Saul Klein about the European startup scene.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamga...
Connie talks to Rippling CEO Parker Conrad about Rippling's new $200 million round that the company raised at a hefty $13.4 billion valuation.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https:...
Connie talks to Eric Liaw of IVP about London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle.
Connie talks to Arjun Sethi, co-founder of the venture firm Tribe Capital, about Termina, a startup he cofounded that helps investors perform quantitative due diligence on their own portfolio and new deals.
Connie & Alex talk to David Pakman, Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments at CoinFund, about why the crypto market is suddenly hot again and how crypto and AI can work together.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dr...
Connie chats with Medha Agarwal and Amy Yin, who are joining Defy as a GP and Venture Partner, respectively.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream...
Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Dick Costolo (former Twitter CEO), Adam Bain (former Twitter COO), and David Fisher (former Facebook Chief Revenue Officer) of 01 Advisors.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
...
Connie interviews Keith Rabois, a partner at Founder's Fund and a co-founder and CEO at OpenStore, a startup that is rolling up Shopify businesses, about his investments in Traba, Faire, Ramp, Royal, and OpenAI ... and much more.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusi...
Connie talks to Pete Koomen, co-founder of Optimizely and a Group Partner at Y Combinator, about Y Combinator's selection process, why YC's size is an advantage, and how it has changed since Koomen was a Y Combinator entrepreneur.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.fi...
Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie speaks with Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, a venture firm, fund of funds, and secondary shop with more than $7 billion under management.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
...
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Connie talks to Reed Jobs, son of Steve, whose new fund, Yosemite, is devoted to making cancer "non-lethal in our lifetimes"; and Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor and Andreessen Horowitz partner whose inaugural $1.5 billion fund, Haun Ventures, is targeting web3 and crypto deals.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3...
Connie talks to Vice President Al Gore and Lila Preston of the sustainability-focused public and private equity firm Generation Investment Management about a fascinating report Generation just issued on climate tech trends.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/...
Connie & Alex talk to Michael Kim of Cendana Capital, which has just raised $470 million to back seed and pre-seed VC funds.
Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmm...
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