Founder Friendly: Venture Capital | Startups | Tech

What is the new generation up to? Tune in as we invite Rex Woodbury, founder of Daybreak and the mind behind Digital Native, a digital newsletter with over 60,000 subscribers. From investing at TPG an...

Tune in to a special episode featuring Shiyan Koh, co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a firm that specializes in seed and pre-seed investments. We'll dive into Shiyan's impressive ...

We are excited to host our first two-on-two episode this season with Varun Ramakrishnan and James Flynn from General Atlantic – a leading global growth equity investor. Both Varun and James graduated ...

Join us in hosting Michael Dolbec, Managing Partner at Momenta Ventures, for our third episode this season. Michael, who boasts an extensive investing career with funds like Kleiner Perkins and Greylo...

Join us in our second episode this season as we host Sanjana Basu from Radical Ventures. Transitioning from investment banking to venture capital, Sanjana offers a deep dive into the world of healthca...

In the very first episode of our AI sprint, we're joined by Yousuf Khan, Partner at Ridge Ventures, specializing in early-stage B2B enterprise software. Yousuf imparts his expertise from various r...

Join us in this exciting special episode as we sit down with Nicole Ripka. Nicole, currently the Managing Partner of Dorm Room Fund and the Founder of GayJoy, brings a wealth of knowledge and experien...

What does it take to be an early investor in Beyond Meat? Conviction. In this episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, we sit down with Lisa Feria, the Managing Partner and CEO of Stray Dog Capital, t...

Why would VC invest in consumer brands? In the fifth episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, Hayden Williams of BrandProject explains how consumer brands can generate venture returns. Tune in as we d...

Artist, accidental founder, accelerator director. Join us as we chat with Caroline Mak, Director of Big Idea Ventures, New York Accelerator, about the future of food and alternative proteins! 🌾 Carol...

Distilling alcohol in a lab!? In this third episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, we sit down with Alec Lee of Endless West to explore the fascinating world of note-by-note alcohol and the science ...

How do you innovate mac and cheese? In the second installment of Founder Friendly's Food & Beverage sprint, we're diving into the world of comfort food and venture capital! Join us as we explore t...

In the first episode of our food and beverage sprint, we talk to Po Bronson, Managing Director of IndieBio, the world’s leading biotechnology accelerator. Join us as we explore the world of alternativ...

Today, we continue our Crypto/Web3 sprint and spoke with Dan Elitzer, the co-founder of Nascent, a global multi-strategy investment firm focused on crypto, DeFi, and open finance. Tune in to learn abo...

In the next episode in our Crypto/Web3 sprint, we spoke with Kevin Nielsen, the founder of Boardroom, a management platform for DAOs that helps members frictionlessly participate in governance. Listen...

The first episode in our Crypto/Web3 sprint welcomes Clay Robbins, the crypto principle at Slow Ventures, a generalist fund that invests at the center of technology. In this episode, Clay tells us abo...

This week we spoke to Jonathan Goldberg, CEO and Founder of Caron Direct, to discuss both the investment and carbon management aspects of climate impact. Listen to hear the role financial institutions...

To kick off our LegalTech sprint we invited Jacqueline Schafer, Founder and CEO of Clearbrief, to discuss robo-ethics. Listen to hear how Clearbrief can tell if you’re lying and helps David beat Golia...

We invited Yee Lee, VP of Growth & Special Projects at Terraformation, to discuss all things reforestation. A four time founder and early employee of PayPal, Yee talks about how his new company, T...

Founder Friendly returns! This week we talk climate and crypto with Paul Gambill, CEO and Co-Founder of Nori. Listen to hear about the Nori Token - a cryptocurrency designed to be the world’s universa...

To resume our ClimateTech sprint we invited Max Nova, Co-Founder and COO of NCX, to discuss America’s Forest Carbon Market. Listen to hear about the value in NOT cutting down your trees. ...

To kick off our FinTech sprint we invited Christina Qi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databento, to discuss democratising financial market data. Listen to hear about the data-as-a-service industry, what it’s ...

For this week’s ClimateTech episode we invited Sanchali Pal, CEO and Founder, of Joro to discuss spending sustainably. Listen to hear about changing social norms, driving collective action, and what i...

To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited Tommy Ricketts, CEO and Co-Founder of BeZero Carbon, to discuss Voluntary Carbon Markets. Listen to hear how a trip to Japan and a tattoo led to the creat...

To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited Markus Gilles, CEO and Co-Founder of Klima, to discuss simple climate action in the palm of your hand. He talks about how to estimate your carbon footprin...

We invited Stuart Winchester, CEO and Founder of Marble, to discuss all things InsurTech. He talks about earning rewards on your insurance, innovation, displacing incumbents, and more. ...

To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited JP McNeill, CEO and Co-Founder of Ando Money, to discuss mobile banking for a more sustainable future. He talks about sustainable banking, becoming a B Co...

This week we invited Jean-Sébastien Beaucamps, CEO and Co-Founder of LaCollection, to discuss all things NFTs. He talks about building a community of people passionate about art and technology, partne...

To start off our ClimateTech sprint we invited Tomas Thyblad, Head of ESG solutions, European Markets, and VP at Nasdaq, to discuss moving towards a more sustainable future. He talks COP26, carbon cre...

To start the year off we invited Dom Lau, Principal at Ripple Ventures, to discuss what the future looks like for VC. He talks crossover funds, startup valuations, Web 3.0 and more. Listen until the e...

The second episode in our FemTech and women's healthcare sprint was with Elanza Wellness. Today, we spoke with founders Brittany Hawkins & Catherine Hendy. Elanza Wellness specializes in utilizing...

Our first sprint of the semester focuses on femtech and the women's healthcare industry. As the pandemic led to an increase in VC funding in healthcare and digital health, femtech has also exploded in...

Sweden has a flourishing startup scene, particularly in the software space. We sat down with Hannah Meiton of Sting, a Swedish VC firm to discuss how she guides SaaS and Fintech companies in their gro...

The international VC sprint continues with OurCrowd, a global crowdfunding platform and the most active VC investor in Israel. We sat down with Ariel Krause to discuss how OurCrowd is democratizing ac...

Join Founder Friendly for our newest sprint focusing on international accelerators and venture capital firms! Our first episode is with Station F, the world's largest startup facility, where we'll be ...

We are entering, or perhaps in the thick of, a golden age for SaaS—software as a service—companies. Everywhere we look a new SaaS startup is popping up, so we thought we’d learn a bit more about how i...

The student startup sprint continues with some wonderful East Coast companies. Join to hear how COVID allowed NYU's very own POSH to permeate the event ticketing space, and how they differentiate thro...

There are strengths and weaknesses in being a student founder. Maybe you have an idea you’re considering developing while enrolled in college—this is the episode for you. Listen and learn from three f...

Vice Clauses, remnants of America's Protestant prudishness, prevent most VC firms from investing in lucrative, growing industries like cannabis, sextech, and alcoholic beverages. We were able to sit d...

Our third sprint will be on how VCs that deeply specialize have a competitive advantage over generalist firms. Today we are speaking with Amy Jermain of XXcelerate, an Oregon based women-foc...

Follow Skye and Lily as they finish up their startup's lifecycle. Do they succeed? Or do they fail? Who knows... there's only one way to find out. Happy Holidays everyone! ...

Come listen to the startup lifecycle and journey through the lens of our very own home-made startup...Voozy! Listen as Lily and Skye go over their journey starting the company and working on the busin...

Listen to the OG Founders of SVS talk about their experience with tech and their journey from SVS to professional life! ...

Episode 1 of NYU and VC. Come learn more about NYU's premiere venture capital, entrepreneurship, and tech club from the president and post-mentorship lead of SVS! You'll learn more about the club, the...

Join Yasmine Mustafa, founder of ROAR for Good, as she talks about pivoting in the middle of a pandemic to help address concerns and needs. We talk about starting ROAR for Good, social impact and just...

Come spend some time learning about what a typical work-day could look like in the future! The future of the common workday is changing rapidly in the current world and Gary Swart has spent years deve...

Mario Gabriele from Charge VC joins us as we discuss early stage investing, market trends from coronavirus, and managing the large influx of information today. Learn about The Generalist, the future o...

Taco, Skye, and SVS member Andrei discuss the implications of coronavirus through a business student lens. Learn about the US financial markets, the bidding war for respirators, and internship opportu...

Bored at home from the quarantine? Take a break from watching Netflix and come listen to Sam Barberie from Britesiders talk about his up and coming startup and the landscape of startup world versus co...

J. Skyler Fernandes, the founder of Venture University and Simon Ventures, sits down with us to talk about the ins and outs of venture capital. Gain insights on advice for college students looking to ...