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This week we speak to Adam Besvinick, founder of Looking Glass Capital a pre seed and seed stage firm investing in health, climate and empowerment. Listen to our Primer episode to listen to Adam's journey through finance and venture including cutting his teeth at Chris Sacca's Lowercase Capital and more.NV Main Show S4e3 - Adam Besvinick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we speak to Adam Besvinick, founder of Looking Glass Capital a pre seed and seed stage firm investing in health, climate and empowerment. Listen to our Primer episode to listen to Adam's journey through finance and venture including cutting his teeth at Chris Sacca's Lowercase Capital and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today I'm super excited to have with me. Eleanor Kaye. Eleanor is the Executive Director at Newton Venture Program, a JV between London Business School and Local Globe, with a mission to level the playing field for typically and structurally overlooked and underestimated backgrounds. In today's episode, we talked about the Newton Venture Program, the importance of partners like LBS and Local Globe as. Silicon Valley Bank we talk about the difficulties for underestimated people from underestimated backgrounds, breaking into venture, as well as the future for the Newton Venture Program and much, much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Welcome to this episode of Nothing Ventured With Me Arish Shah. Today I'm really excited to have Reece Chowdhry and Chris Mansfield with me. We are gonna be talking about raising in a bear market, how to be capital efficient and not spend the money the VCs give you the VC founder relationship and the fact that it lasts longer than the average UK marriage. Their advice for founders who are trying to break ground today Y Combinator, and much more Looking forward to this one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this Primer episode we talk to Reece Chowdhry, Founding Partner at Concept Ventures and get a quick background on his background as an operator and investor as well as the stage, sector and geographies he's targeting at Concept - a fund that launched in the Summer of 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is the Primer. A new concept for Nothing Ventured. We're getting the overview from founders and investors in advance. In doing so we're primed with the basic information before we get into the main event later in the week. In this Nothing Ventured Primer Episode we talk to Chris Mansfield, Co-Founder of GoodCourse, a Y-Combinator backed venture that is building the new age micro-learning platform built for engagement. We learn about Chris's background and his journey through the genesis of GoodCourse. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Shir Chorev. Shir is a passionate and experienced Data Scientist, skilled in Machine Learning and algorithmic research. Co-Founder and CTO of Deepchecks a MLOps start-up, developing a platform that incorporates an innovative algorithmic approach to help organizations automatically detect and prevent costly AI system failures.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Shir:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Venetia Archer. Venetia is Founder and CEO of Ruuby, the UK’s leading on-demand beauty & wellness services platform. One of the Forbes 30 Under 30, she launched the business in 2015.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Venetia:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Nathan Beckord. Nathan is the CEO of Foundersuite.com a venture-backed company that makes the leading “funding stack” (Investor Database, CRM, Pitch Deck Hosting, Bulk Email, Virtual Data Room and Investor Update tools) for startups raising capital. Since launching in 2016, users have raised over $3 Bln in seed and venture capital. Prior to starting Foundersuite, Nathan spent ten years working with over 150 startups as interim CFO, Business Developer, and Advisor. Nathan has an MBA in Entrepreneurship, a BSC in Finance, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In his free time, he enjoys sailing, traveling, and riding motorcycles. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Nathan:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Leo Ringer. Leo is the Founding Partner at Form Ventures an early-stage VC focused on markets shaped by public policy and regulation.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Leo:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Andrew Scott. Andrew is the Founding Partner of 7percent Ventures and the Co-Founder of Allocate the European GP/LP event for tech venture capital funds and those who invest in them. He's an exited founder, board advisor and has a host of entrepreneur in-residence and advisory roles to his name.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Andrew:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Moaz Hamid. The Founding and Managing Partner of mvmt ventures - a venture studio and fund focused on accessible first technology.In the past twenty years, Moaz has worked as a DJ, spent eight years at Palm Inc., over half a decade working at HTC, and five years as General Manager and Partner at Microsoft, followed by eight years at Google. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Moaz:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a podcast double header this week we welcome back Moaz Hamid for Pt. 2 of his discussion with Aarish. The Founding and Managing Partner of mvmt ventures - a venture studio and fund focused on accessible first technology.In the past twenty years, Moaz has worked as a DJ, spent eight years at Palm Inc., over half a decade working at HTC, and five years as General Manager and Partner at Microsoft, followed by eight years at Google. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Moaz:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Founder, writer, and TEDx speaker Alec Maslov,Alec is the Founder of Thunderhead Interglobal, a consulting company that provides communication, fundraising, and business development services. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Alec:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Brom Rector.Brom Rector is the founder and GP of Empath Ventures, a VC fund that invests in psychedelic medicine startups. Prior to founding Empath, Brom spent 7 years as a portfolio manager and quantitative researcher - most recently managing a global macro portfolio for Crabel Capital Management - a Los Angeles-based hedge fund with $9B AUM. After leaving Crabel in 2020, Brom started The Integration Conversation, a long form video podcast that covers the psychedelics industry from an investing perspective. The research that went into this podcast and the connections it established laid the groundwork for what would become Empath Ventures. Growing up in a military family, Brom saw the mental health struggles of service members and how those mental health issues impacted families. Seeing this first-hand gave him a deep appreciation for the healing power of psychedelics, especially as it relates to PTSD and depression. Personally, Brom has been using psychedelics for most of his adult life and has found them extremely beneficial for purposes of mental hygiene, internal exploration, and perspective shifting. Brom is a staunch proponent of ending the war on drugs and making psychedelics legally available to all. Brom was homeschooled and began college at age 15. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and is a CFA Charterholder. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Brom:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Nancy Fechnay. Nancy has been a part of the investment and startup world for nearly 15 years. She co-founded three tech companies, resulting in one small exit and one seed stage ‘future of work’ company (backed by Atomico Angels and Outlier in Europe). Nancy also founded a non-profit, The Inspire Movement, in London alongside Google to promote mental health for entrepreneurs. Nancy started her career in cleantech venture capital but has since covered a large spectrum of tech sectors. She worked for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and GE Ventures before becoming a partner at Flight Ventures (the largest syndicate in the world) in 2015. Nancy has invested alongside top-tier US and EU-based firms, such as Softbank, Greycroft, Google Ventures, Andreessen, Bessemer, Accel, and Founders Fund. Nancy is currently a partner in Alumni Ventures (AV) and Flight VC. AV has a unique model with 24 funds, a network of 600k+ alumni, and $700AUM. Nancy is also a Venture Partner for Gaingels, the world’s most active syndicate focused on bringing diversity to the tech ecosystem. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Nancy:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Matt Penneycard, Partner at Ada Ventures - an early-stage, pre-seed fund.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Matt:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Kerry Sharp, Director, Entrepreneurship, and Investment at Scottish Enterprise.With a background in corporate banking followed by four years as Portfolio Manager in 3i Group, Kerry has managed a broad portfolio of equity investments in SMEs. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Kerry:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Sarah Nadav, best-selling author, strategist, founder, mentor and Expert Network Behavioural Economist to the World Economic Forum.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Sarah:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Siddhi Mital.Siddhi is co-founder of yhangry - a venture delivering chefs to your doorstep since 2019, set up with Heinin Zhang. Siddhi is also a professional Bollywood dancer and successfully navigated Dragons’ Den.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Siddhi:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Remy Astie.Remy is the co-founder and co-CEO of Vauban - a company creating the infrastructure needed to deploy capital and make start-up investing faster, easier, and more accessible. *Since recording this episode we're delighted to announce that Vauban has been acquired by Carta.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Remy:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Priya Oberoi.Priya is the Founding General Partner of Goddess Gaia Ventures - a pre-series A fund focused on ventures innovating in women's health, wellness, and femtech.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Priya:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Nick Telson.Nick is a Co-Founder at trumpet, podcast host at Pitch Deck and an Investor at Horseplay Ventures. Nick successfully exited his business Design My Night in 2019, many of you may know them if you've booked a restaurant or bar in London. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Nick:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Brent Murri.Brent is a Principal at M13 where he leads early-stage investments in consumer technology companies. Brent joined M13 from Battery Ventures where he focused on growth-stage enterprise software investments. Prior to Battery, he worked in strategy & business development for Samsung NEXT, where he developed and executed strategies around Samsung’s consumer software and services initiatives. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Brent:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Suki Fuller.Suki is a Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of DC Analytics and Storyteller for Group of Humans. She is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 19-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a board member for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates, which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech, Vice-Chair for TLA Black Women in Tech, and Board Advisor for TLA Young Entrepreneurs. Suki was recently named the 5th Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2021. She loves Penguins! As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Suki:LinkedinTwitterInstagram Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Alex Macdonald.Alex is a serial entrepreneur and Angel Investor. He is the Co-Founder of Velocity Black, a concierge reimagined for the digital age, which has raised over $30m in venture capital. He has been angel investing at pre-seed and seed stage for 8 years in the UK and US, and runs a syndicate. Alex recently founded his second business. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Alex:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Samira Ann Qassim. Samira is an early-stage investor in market-making female-led startups. She founded Pink Salt Ventures in 2019 to capitalise on the untapped potential of female-led technology.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Samira:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome David Miles. David is a Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group, sustainability-led alternative assets, and SME investment manager. Foresight partners with promising SMEs across all sectors and deal stages having supported nearly 300 companies. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow David:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Ulyana Shtybel Co-founder of HighCastle, a cap table, and deal management platform and Co-founder of Enkidu, a Swiss nonprofit platform for charities.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Ulyana:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week we welcome Gautam Sahgal CEO of Perkbox, in conversation with our own Aarish Shah. Perkbox helps companies care for, connect with and celebrate their employees - no matter where they are globally. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Gautam:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the podcast this week Aarish talks to Nii Cleland, CEO, and Co-Founder of Flair. Flair is a racial equity technology company helping organisations measure and demonstrate their progress in building racially equitable cultures.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Nii:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Mariano Gonzalez Vasconcelos.Mariano is Founder and General Partner at MGV Capital Group. MGV invests in Fintech, Consumer Technology, and Enterprise Software across the US and Mexico.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Mariano:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Renana Ashkenazi.Renana is a General Partner at Grove Ventures, a leading Israeli early-stage, deep technology fund established by Dov Moran. Prior to joining Grove Ventures, Renana worked at Applied Materials, a global technology leader, in various product and technical management positions. Her previous position was as an engineering fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies at Northwestern University developing diagnostic devices for poorly resourced countries. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Renana:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Jonathan Sun. Jonathan is the founder of Horizan VC, a UK-based alt VC working to bring the Convertible Income Share Agreement to the UK (now known as the Convertible Future Earnings Agreement. Prior to getting into VC, Jonathan was a former Edtech founder, ran community events for Othership, Product-Hunt, Techstars, and Guide Group, and also attended the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Washington. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Jonathan:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Anthony Rose. Founder of Seedlegals, Anthony discusses getting BBC iPlayer on track and Seedlegals, which let's face it you've probably used!As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Anthony:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Tania Mulry. Tania discusses Steamwork Ventures and their investment thesis, her background in investment banking, product development, marketing, and a lot more! As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Tania:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Alex Leigh. Alex discusses The Tippy Top his support community for entrepreneurs and his role as Senior Investment Executive at the Development Bank of Wales (DBW). As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Alex:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Patrick Ryan Co-Founder of Odin. Odin is an investment platform and community for people building the future. We are starting by making it 10x cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates, SPVs & funds.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Patrick:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Marvyn Harrison Chief Growth Officer at BELOVD Agency amongst other things, author, speaker, radio presenter. The list goes on. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Marvyn:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Melissa Snover CEO and Founder at Nourish3d and Script3d. Melissa shares her considerable insight as a founder and adviser in this episode, it's a must-listen for founders.As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem. Bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-UpFollow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Melissa:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with David Hickson. David is part of the Founders Factory founding team. A serial operator & founder, he has over 20 years of experience spanning five different tech companies, four of which as a co-founder or on the founding team and which have reached an aggregate enterprise value of ~$1.5bn.David shares his considerable insight in this episode, it's a must-listen for founders. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem. Bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here:SpotifyAppleDon't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Newsletter Sign-Up Follow Nothing Ventured on social:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow David:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to the new look Nothing Ventured.In this week's episode, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Cleo Sham. Cleo cut her teeth with Uber and Didi in China before moving into the investment space, arriving at her current role as Partner at Stride VC in 2021.Cleo shares her considerable experience, lessons from her time as an operator, and how this helps her in her current role. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem. Bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsite Don't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to keep up to date with Nothing Ventured.Follow Nothing Ventured:TwitterLinkedinInstagramFollow Cleo:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Jenny Ervine Co-Founder of Raise Ventures, Marketeer, Director, Advisor, Investor, Event Speaker and Mentor.Jenny is passionate about working with start-ups and Raise pitching events and accelerator are living proof. In this episode, Jenny talks about her career and provides great insights for founders looking to start their first raise. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedinFollow Jenny:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Zoe Peden, Principle at Ananda Impact Ventures and Founder at FutureWorld VC.Zoe talks about everything from her early publishing career, Co-Founding an award-winning language and communication development software business to her present career as a VC.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedinFollow Zoe:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Arfah Farooq, community lead at NHSX, angel investor and speaker and workshop host around community building, diversity+Inclusion, and careers and organizing eventsArfah talks about her journey from a media degree to working for the Government.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedinFollow Arfah:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Chris Smith, the Managing Partner at Playfair Capital. Chris talks about his journey from the law, via the Isle of Man to his current role at Playfair.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedinFollow Chris:LinkedinTwitter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Kirsty Macdonald, Principle at JamJar investments.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedinFollow Kirsty:Linkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Claire Cherry, Investment Principle at True.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In conversation with Paige Doherty, Founder at Behind Genius Ventures.For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here:SpotifyAppleWebsiteFollow EmergeONE:TwitterLinkedin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.