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🎉 Week 100 Recap — Venture with Grace Week 100 marked a major milestone, with conversations focused on how enduring companies are built — from the future of work, to enterprise software, to talent-first investing. Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com Week 100 lineup: Allison Baum Gates, General Partner at SemperVirens:The future […]

🎄 Week 99 of Venture with Grace — Holiday Schedule Closing out the year with conversations on AI scale, data, hiring, SaaS, and growth equity — thoughtfully spaced across the holidays. Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com Week 99 lineup: Or Lenchner, Founder & CEO of Bright Data: Web data, AI scale

⚡️ Week 98 recap of Venture with GraceA strong week across AI infra, enterprise, healthcare, and early-stage conviction. Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com Philip Rathle, Chief Technology Officer at Neo4j: GraphRAG, graph databases & AI in production Ashley Smith, General Partner at Vermilion Cliffs: AI, dev tools & infra from day

⚡️ Week 97 recap of Venture with Grace Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com A stacked week across AI infra, GTM, creators, and early-stage conviction. Denise Teng, Partner at Gradient: How early AI, infra & product bets actually get made Jack Raines, Partner at Slow Ventures: Creator-led startups & founders with real

🚀 Week 96 of Venture with Grace Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com 🗓️ Dec 1, 9:00 AM🎙️ Alex Lee — CEO, TruewindAI for accountants & financial ops 🗓️ Dec 3, 9:00 AM🎙️ Madison Faulkner — Partner, NEAData infrastructure, dev tools & applied AI 🗓️ Dec 4, 9:00 AM🎙️ Chappy Asel

🚀 Week 95 of Venture with Grace Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com 🗓️ Nov 24, 8:00 AM🎙️ Gil Rosen — President, Stanford Blockchain AcceleratorInnovation 🗓️ Nov 24, 10:15 AM🎙️ Benjamin Orthlieb — GP, Blue Moon CapitalB2B SaaS, data & AI-driven VC 🗓️ Nov 25, 12:00 PM🎙️ Gabriel Jarrosson — VC,

🚀 Week 94 of Venture with Grace — Recap Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com 🗓️ Nov 18, 9:00 AM🎙️ Rachel Holt — GP, Construct CapitalModernizing supply chain & mobility 🗓️ Nov 18, 10:30 AM🎙️ Aditya Naganath — Partner, Kleiner PerkinsAI, infrastructure & security 🗓️ Nov 19, 9:00 AM🎙️ Vivek Ladsariya

Week 93 of Venture with Grace 🚀 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com A week packed with leaders shaping the future of AI, cybersecurity, GTM, and early-stage investing — from seed fund strategy to AI video creation, CVC, and enterprise agents. Highlights from Week 93: Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ

Week 92 of Venture with Grace 🚀 Another packed week — from generative media to AI agents, Gen Z consumer behavior, cloud security, and enterprise AI strategy. Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP Website: https://svppro.com Highlights from Week 92: Mahi de Silva, Co-Founder & CSO, Higgsfield AI — Generative Media, Creator AI &

Week 91 of Venture with Grace (two weeks ago) 🚀 Two weeks ago was another loaded week — founders and investors breaking down how AI is transforming sales, analytics, decision-making, and early-stage investing. Highlights from Week 91: Connor Heggie, CTO of Unify — AI-powered Sales & GTM Automation Jamie Davidson, Founder of Omni — BI,

🌟 Week 90 of Venture with Grace 🌟From redefining global go-to-market strategy to building the trust layer for AI — this week brought together trailblazers shaping the future of data, security, and automation. 💬 Highlights from the week: Denise Persson, CMO of Snowflake, on AI, the Data Cloud & Global GTM Growth Alexander Danilowicz, Co-founder

Week 89 of Venture with Grace Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv From scaling customer support with AI to building the future of enterprise platforms, this week was packed with insights from some of the most innovative minds in tech and venture. Highlights from the week: John Wang, Co-founder of Assembled, on AI & the Future of Customer

🚀 Venture with Grace — Week 88 Recap Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv We featured four incredible leaders shaping venture, AI infrastructure, and the creator economy: Harris Stolzenberg — Partner, Pear VCOn founder–investor alignment, lessons from operating at the earliest stages, and what great partnerships look like. Çağla Kaymaz — Partner, Category VenturesOn building the backbone of

🚀 Week 87 of Venture with Grace kicks off today! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Here’s who’s joining me live this week: 🌟 Sep 29 — Minjae Ormes (Former VP, LinkedIn) → Building brands in the AI era.💻 Oct 1 — Jeff Wang (CEO, Windsurf) → The future of AI-powered coding.⚡ Oct 2 — Clayton Petty (Partner,

Week 86 of Venture with Grace — Recap (last week) Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv An incredible mix of growth leaders, founders, and investors shaping what’s next: 📈 Sri Batchu (Growth & Marketing Leader: RealReal, Ramp & Instacart) — scaling iconic brands through disciplined growth playbooks.⚡ Ganesh Bell (Managing Director, Insight Partners) — why AI/ML + enterprise

Week 85 of Venture with Grace — Recap (earlier this month) Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv A dynamic week covering leadership, AI, product, and venture: Kate Berardo (VP, Meta) — scaling leadership excellence and developing managers at a global level. Rahul Vohra (Founder & CEO, Superhuman) — [RESCHEDULED] AI, product craftsmanship, and lessons from

✨ The recap updates are back! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Week 84 of Venture with Grace — Recap (earlier this month) This week featured an exciting mix of AI, venture, and consumer brand builders: 🤖 Shaun VanWeelden (Managing Director, Mercor) — how AI is reshaping talent matching and what the future of hiring

✨ The recap updates are back! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Week 83 of Venture with Grace — Recap (earlier this month) We had an incredible lineup of voices across venture, AI, and product: 💡 Lars Leckie (Aspenwood Ventures) — what defines great early-stage enterprise software founders.🤖 Umesh Sachdev (CEO, Uniphore) — lessons from

Dropping our big one today: Introducing Smart AI 100 by Smart Venture Media. Every morning I’m on calls with founders who just raised seed or Series A. The media always covers the unicorns everyone already knows about. After building Smart Venture Media for 5 years, I realized the most interesting stuff happens early. When you’re

✨ Week 82 of Venture with Grace is a wrap! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv This week we sat down with leading investors shaping the future of AI, SaaS, and healthcare tech: Aug 18, 9:00 AM — Keshia Theobald-van Gent, Partner at BDev Ventures, on scaling B2B SaaS growth. Aug 19, 9:00 AM —

“The founders were so cracked.” That’s what people said about our dinners. Lately investors have been going through our dinner photos asking for deal intros. Watching our founders progress from these meetings, I can’t help to think… I’m a founder and angel investor – no matter how big my check is, I try to be

✨ Week 81 Recap – Venture with Grace (Daily LinkedIn Live Podcast) ✨ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv What a week of conversations with founders, VCs, and tech leaders pushing the edge in AI, SaaS, and scaling startups: Emily Bennett (Partner, Owl Ventures, $2B+ AUM) – on EdTech and Startup Growth Sunil Rao (CEO,

🚀 Venture with Grace: This Week’s Recap (Week 80) Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC This week on Venture with Grace, we covered everything from startup design sprints to scaling AI-native B2B tools: 🔹 John Zeratsky, GP at Character Capital — on Startup Sprints & Design DNA🔹 Marty Kausas, CEO of Pylon — on Modern

🚀 Venture with Grace: Week 79 Recap Last week on Venture with Grace, we featured four sharp voices shaping the future of vertical software, consumer AI, fintech, and commerce infrastructure: 🔹 Rick Zullo, Managing Partner at Equal Ventures — on Vertical SaaS, Energy & Logistics🔹 C.C. Gong, Principal at Menlo Ventures — on AI, Consumer

Hosted another incredible founders dinner last night 🤖 We had: – AI dating agents (finding your perfect match) – Chatbot engineering agents (helping businesses build better AI chatbots) – Debugging agents (finding those bugs that hide at 2am) – Travel agents (saving your travel points) – On-call engineer agents (because 3am alerts hit different) –

🚀 Venture with Grace: Week 78 Recap & Week 79 Outlook   Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Last week on Venture with Grace, we featured bold voices driving the future of AI, enterprise, and investing: 🔹 Nancy Wang – VP of Engineering at 1Password & Venture Partner at Felicis, on building secure systems for

🔥 Week 77 Recap – Venture with Grace 🔥From AI and branding to fintech, wellness, and consumer growth—this week’s guests are redefining what it means to build in tech today. Here’s what went down: ✅ Steven Lee – GP, Seven Stars→ Backing generational AI founders early, inspired by his family’s immigrant journey and legacy-driven investing.

Week 76 of Venture with Grace 🎙️ Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Here’s what we’ve covered so far and what’s coming up: 📅 July 7 – Krish Ramineni, CEO of Fireflies.aiWe talked about his journey building one of the most widely-used AI meeting assistants, how AI agents are transforming enterprise workflows, and the GTM

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Week 75 Recap | Venture with Grace 🎙️ This week on Venture with Grace, we sat down with builders and investors shaping the future of AI, gaming, and marketing. From startup journeys to GTM playbooks and fund-building insights—here’s what went down: 🧠 Arjun Pillai, CEO of DocketAI We dove

🎙️ Venture with Grace – Week 74 Recap Last week, we went deep on AI infrastructure, productivity agents, gaming, fintech, and preventative health with six powerhouse guests leading the next wave of innovation: ✅ June 23 – Max Marchione, Co-founder of Superpower Max shared how Superpower is making preventative healthcare accessible by using AI to detect early signs of illness—before symptoms

✨ Week 73 Recap – Venture with Grace Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC This week was packed with insights across fundraising, branding, founder support, and early-stage investing. Here’s what we covered 👇 🎤 Brendan Baker, Partner at Rackhouse Venture Capital Brendan shared sharp insights on what stands out in early-stage pitches, how applied AI

Hosted another SF dinner yesterday – invited some of my favorite VCs and founders from seed to Series D companies. Everyone shared their vibe coding side projects on top of their main companies – loved seeing that creative side. The AI agent showcase was really impressive: – AI agents handling customer service (goodbye support tickets)

🚀 This Week’s Programming — “Venture with Grace” (Week 72) Mon 6/9 — 9:30 AM PT • Mark Jacobstein (Near Horizon GP) → AI, health-tech & company-building Mon 6/9 — 1:00 PM PT • Brent Bellm (Ex-CEO, BigCommerce) → SaaS, marketplaces & fintech Tue 6/10 — 9:00 AM PT • Bala Sathiamurthy (Ex-Atlassian CISO) →

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Venture with Grace — Week 71 Recap🚀 Last week on Venture with Grace, we featured some of the sharpest minds in venture, SaaS, and AI—diving into what it takes to build and back the next wave of tech: 📅 June 2, 9:00 AM PT — Bradley C. Harrison, Managing Partner at Scout Ventures

🚀 Venture with Grace — Week 70 Recap 🚀 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC From AI-powered support to venture bets in MENA — last week on Venture with Grace featured operators and investors shaping the future of tech. 🎙 May 27, 9:00 AM – Sami Ghoche (CEO, Forethought)How Forethought is transforming customer service with

Four years ago, I was recording podcasts in my bedroom. Next Tuesday, we’re hosting our first NYC event. The journey: – ~500 episodes deep – Top 1.5% of 3.5 million podcasts globally – 10M LinkedIn impressions in a year – Hit 1M impressions on a single post – Moderated conferences from VC Summits to big

🔥 Venture with Grace — Week 69 Recap 🔥 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC This week’s conversations brought together thoughtful leaders across media, finance, and venture to share tactical insights and hard-earned lessons. Here’s who joined us: 📰 May 20, 9:00 AM PTTony Stubblebine — CEO of MediumOn building a platform for experts and

Speaking at VC/LP Summit tomorrow with Shruti Gandhi on “What LPs Want.” Shruti has a rare perspective – she’s both Managing Partner at Array Ventures (Business Insider‘s top 100 seed investors) AND Commissioner of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS)‘ managing $25B+ in assets. Here’s what most VCs never figure out: LPs aren’t just looking

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Venture with Grace — Week 68 Recap 🚀 We wrapped another incredible week of conversations with leaders shaping the future of tech, venture, and community. Here’s who joined us live on Venture with Grace, my daily LinkedIn Live show: 🔄 Rescheduled to May 24, 9:00 AM PT ✅ Arnav Sahu — Partner at Peak XV Partners & ex-Y Combinator Growth on scaling global startups. Don’t miss this one! 📅 May 13, 10:30 AM PT ✅ Anna Sarnek — Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cyber BD Leader on strategies for exponential growth and new market creation. 📅 May 15, 9:00 AM PT ✅ Manish Patel — Founder of Nava Ventures on investing in market-creating innovators. 📅 May 15, 3:00 PM PT ✅ Morgan Blumberg — VC at M13 discussing AI, healthcare, and the future of work investments. 📅 May 16, 9:00 AM PT ✅ Prashanth Chandrasekar — Stack Overflow CEO on building and empowering the global developer community. Stay tuned for Week 69 — more top guests and insights coming your way. #VentureWithGrace #LinkedInLive #StartupInvesting #AI #Healthcare #DeveloperCommunity

Just spoke at the Seattle Startup Summit! 🚀 900 people packed the venue today – the energy was electric from start to finish! My friend Yujian Tang has created something truly remarkable here. What began as a vision has instantly become the West Coast’s most compelling startup gathering. First of many, and I’m grateful to

🌮🌵 Just got to Austin for the first time and this place is seriously amazing! The energy here truly lives up to all the hype. Hosted such a great founders & VCs dinner with my wonderful college friend David Perez-Hernandez from Roble Ventures and our amazing friend Mariana Gonzalez from Silicon Valley Bank. Something about

Just spoke at the 2025 iFly.vc Consumer Summit with an incredible panel: •Brent Bellm (Former CEO of BigCommerce)•Nait Jones (CEO of adtwin.ai formerly Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz)•Conrad Shang (Managing Partner at Ensemble VC) My favorite trend? While we’re all busy theorizing, Gen Z is quietly using “vibe coding” to build businesses without traditional programming. It’s

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚨 Week 67 of Venture with Grace is LIVE 🚨 Daily LinkedIn Live conversations with the VCs and founders shaping the future of AI: 🛡️ May 5, 9:00 AM PT – Colton Dempsey, Partner @ Next47Investing in the next generation of AI-powered security and infrastructure. 💡 May 5, 1:00 PM PT – Neel

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 💥 Venture with Grace – Week 66 Recap 💥From VC insights to AI leadership, this week’s lineup featured bold thinkers shaping the future: 🎙️ April 28 @ 9:00 AM PT Roseanne Wincek – Managing Director at Renegade Partners→ Backing Bold Tech Founders 🎙️ April 29 @ 10:00 AM PT Kevin Jiang

🚀 Week 65 of Venture with Grace is here! Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Excited to share another week of incredible conversations with leaders shaping the future across fintech, consumer tech, AI, and software infrastructure. Tune in daily at 9:00 AM PT (except where noted)! This week’s lineup: 🗓️ April 21, 9:00 AM PT

🎙️ Week 64 – Venture with Grace (April 11–18) Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Fresh off the Smart AI Leadership Summit, this week we’re featuring top LPs, GPs, and founders shaping the future of AI, enterprise, health, fintech, and consumer tech: 🔹 Andrea Lo, Managing Partner at Main Character CapitalBringing the LP perspective on

🚀 Week 63 Recap – Venture with Grace (March 31 – April 4) Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC As we geared up for the Smart AI Leadership Summit, we brought together a powerhouse lineup of VCs shaping deep tech, AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise innovation: 🔹 Emily Yu (Boost VC)Backing the future of hardware-meets-software in deep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m42YakBx6g 🚀 I Hosted My First AI Venture Summit — Here Are the 5 Trends Shaping the Future Last week, I brought together nearly 40 top VCs and tech leaders with over 100 founders and executives for an intimate AI summit. The conversations were incredibly insightful, and I’m sharing the key takeaways that emerged. 5

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7316577126684467200/   Yesterday was THAT moment – when years of hustle crystallized into something extraordinary that left me speechless. In June 2020, while the world was locked down, I took the biggest risk of my life. After quitting my VC job, I set up a makeshift recording studio in my apartment and launched Smart Venture Podcast

🚀 Venture with Grace – Week 62 Recap 🚀 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Last week on Venture with Grace, we had an incredible lineup of investors and founders shaping the future of AI, cybersecurity, venture capital, and consumer tech. If you missed any episodes, here’s a quick recap of the insights shared: 📌

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 From recording podcasts in my living room to hosting tech’s elite in one room… When I pressed “record” on my first podcast in June 2020, I never imagined that less than 5 years later I’d be announcing this: Introducing the Smart AI Leadership Summit (April 9, 2025) – where 30+ of

🚀 Venture with Grace: Week 61 Recap 🚀 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC This past week on Venture with Grace, we dove into AI, fintech, cloud, security, and venture investing with some of the top minds shaping the future of tech. If you missed it, here’s what went down: 🔥 March 17 💡 Iliana Oris Valiente CPA,CA (Managing Director &

🚀 Venture with Grace: Week 60 Recap 🚀 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Two weeks ago, we wrapped up Week 60 of Venture with Grace, featuring some of the sharpest minds in AI, fintech, and venture capital. If you missed it, here’s what went down: 🔥 March 10 🎥 Jae Lee (Co-founder, TwelveLabs) – Pushing the boundaries of video AI 💸 Andrew Brown (Founder, Check)

Tonight I hosted a private dinner with some of the most fascinating AI founders I know. 🍷 Laptops closed. Phones down. Just founders sharing the unfiltered stories behind their AI ventures – the breakthroughs, the setbacks, and everything in between. We dove into conversations that reminded me of something essential: behind every AI startup are

🚀 Week 59 of Venture with Grace is here! 🚀 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Join me for another exciting week of conversations with top investors and founders shaping the future of AI, fintech, healthcare, and beyond! 🎙️ 🔹 Mar 3, 9:00 AM PT – Jon Turow, Partner at Madrona: Shaping Future AI/ML Infrastructure🔹

#161 Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital. Lauren leads the fintech thesis area at Acrew. She has made investments in companies including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, & Plaid. Prior to co-founding Acrew, Lauren was a partner at Aspect Ventures. Previously, Lauren worked in product marketing at Google, where she led

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 58 of Venture with Grace – AI, Esports, Travel & Open Source Innovation! 🎙️✨ We’re back with another exciting lineup for Week 58 of Venture with Grace, bringing you insights from top investors and founders shaping the future! Join us daily on LinkedIn Live for exclusive conversations

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Last week on Venture with Grace (Week 57), we hosted a series of insightful sessions with industry leaders: Feb 18, 2:00 PM: NEA Partner Aaron Jacobson discussed AI, DevTools & Enterprise Infrastructure Feb 19, 9:00 AM: NVIDIA VP Howard Wright explored Accelerating the Global AI Startup Ecosystem Feb 20,

🚀 What a night! Co-hosted an incredible Founder Happy Hour that brought together 100+ of Silicon Valley’s brightest minds. Special thanks to my friends Christopher Kennamer and Pablo Casilimas from OneSixOne Ventures for helping bring this vision to life. The energy was electric – YC founders, serial entrepreneurs, technical leaders, and visionary builders, all working

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 56 of Venture with Grace is here! 🚀 Join me for another exciting week of Venture with Grace, where we dive into the latest in security, AI, SaaS, investing, and innovation with top industry leaders. Don’t miss these in-depth conversations with some of the brightest minds in

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Exciting Lineup for “Venture with Grace” This Week! 🚀 week 55!!!‍ Join me for an incredible series of conversations with top investors, operators, and industry leaders shaping the future of AI, data, and business. Tune in live on LinkedIn at 9 AM PT to hear insights from: 🔥

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 54 of Venture with Grace is Here! 🚀 This week, I’m excited to host five amazing leaders who’ve shaped industries, scaled companies, and driven real impact. Here’s who’s joining me: 👉 Jan 27 | 1:00 PM: John McMahon – Former Snowflake & MongoDB Board Member, 5X Public CRO. Learn how he helped

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 53 Recap on Venture with Grace! 🎙️ Last week was packed with incredible insights and inspiring conversations with some of the brightest minds in venture and tech. Here’s what went down: – Mo Islam (Threshold Ventures) explored frontier tech’s transformative potential. – Nikhil Sachdev (Insight Partners) shared

#160 Seyonne Kang is a Partner at StepStone Group. As of September 30, 2024, StepStone was responsible for approximately $682 billion of total capital, including $176 billion of assets under management. She is a member of the private equity team, focusing on venture capital and growth equity investments. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Kang was a

Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 📢 Exciting Announcement! Last week’s episodes of Venture with Grace are now live on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! 🎧 Catch up on Week 52 featuring incredible guests diving into AI, frontier tech, brand-building, B2B growth, and startup innovation. Here’s what you missed: 🎙 Jan 13: Jay Eum, Founding

Cohosted an incredible founder happy hour yesterday with my friend Joseph Cardini and the awesome Afore Capital team. Great seeing founders share their visions for AI agents, infrastructure plays, and dev tools. When you get builders in a room, the energy hits different. One thing became crystal clear: the startup journey can feel like climbing

🚀 Welcome to Week 51 of Venture with Grace! 🌟 Kick off the first full week of 2025 with an incredible lineup of leaders sharing insights into AI, enterprise tech, investing, digital identity, and more.  Tune in every day at 9:00 AM PST (and a special afternoon session on Jan 9) for live conversations packed

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC   🎙️ Venture with Grace: Holiday & New Year Episodes recap! 🎙️ As we wrap up Week 50, I am thrilled to remind you about some incredible conversations to tune into during the holiday season and kick off 2025 with a bang! These thought-provoking episodes feature leaders shaping the future of

Reality check: I operate in perpetual crisis mode, and that’s entrepreneurship. It’s about eating glass and loving the taste. 2024 pushed me to my limits, but it also showed me what’s possible. Closing out the year with 1.5M+ impressions this week alone. The biggest lesson? Sometimes the real growth happens when you stop trying to

1,105,728 impressions in 7 days. Didn’t think it was possible. If you are seeing this, thank you for being part of my journey. #VC #startup #LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gracegong_vc-podcast-founder-activity-7265636193143271424-hC68?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_desktop_web   Building a startup/fund is hard. But you don’t have to do it alone. Thankful for the founders and investor friends I met along the way! From a small podcast in my bedroom to millions of impressions, top 1.5% among 3 million podcasts globally. Sharing knowledge from the world’s most successful founders and investors

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gracegong_startup-founder-entrepreneur-activity-7275233185993564160-_Ki7?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_desktop_web https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gracegong_vc-startup-holidays-activity-7275273273695784961-4Wwg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop I show up every weekday. 244 episodes in 2024. Smart Venture Podcast hit top 1.5% among 3.4M podcasts globally. Daily show Venture with Grace hit top 10%. Why? Because persistence wins. I interviewed the founders of Square, Loom, Cruise, Craigslist, Glean, etc. The C-Suite/ VPs of Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and many more.

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🌟 Week 49 of Venture with Grace is here! 🌟 Join me live every day this week for daily LinkedIn Live podcast episodes, featuring incredible guests sharing insights on VC, AI, and tech innovation. Set your reminders, and don’t miss the conversations shaping the future! 🎙️

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 48: Venture with Grace– Unlocking Insights in Tech, AI, and Venture Capital! 🎙️ Join us for another incredible week of conversations with leading experts shaping the future of technology, AI, and investing! Mark your calendars and tune in live for actionable insights and inspiring

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC   🌟 Kick Off Week 47 of Venture with Grace! 🌟 Join me this week for insightful conversations with top-tier VCs and industry leaders! Tune in to Venture with Grace, my daily LinkedIn Live series, where we explore the art and science of venture capital and

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🎙️ Welcome to Week 46 of Venture with Grace! Join us for another incredible lineup of conversations with global tech leaders and investors. This week’s power-packed schedule: Monday, Nov 25 – 8:45 AM Farooq Abbasi from Preface Ventures shares insights on building enterprise giants and what

🌟 Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🌟 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC 🚀 Week 45 of Venture with Grace is Here! 🚀 My daily LinkedIn Live show, Venture with Grace, brings you another week of insightful conversations with top investors and innovators shaping the future of venture capital, SaaS, and AI. Here’s what’s coming up: Monday, Nov 18

Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🌟 Welcome to Week 44 of my daily LinkedIn Live podcast, Venture with Grace! This week, we’re diving into game-changing insights from leaders across AI, tech, and venture capital. Whether you’re looking to innovate, invest, or get inspired, these conversations will fuel your journey. Here’s Who’s Joining Me This

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 📢 It’s Week 43 of Venture with Grace! Ready for another round of insights from top investors? This week, we’re diving into network effects, global founder empowerment, AI, cloud ventures, and the future of gaming and consumer tech. Join us live for expert perspectives on what’s next in venture

Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv 🚀 Join me LIVE on LinkedIn for Week 42 of ‘Venture with Grace‘! 🚀 This week, we’re diving deep into AI, deep tech, marketplaces, and early-stage investing with some of the most influential voices in the industry. Don’t miss these conversations as we explore how they’re shaping the future

🚀 Exciting Week Ahead on Venture with Grace – Week 41! 🎙️ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Join me every day this week as I bring conversations with top investors and thought leaders shaping the future of AI, enterprise, IoT, crypto, and beyond!  Here’s a sneak peek of the lineup: 📅 Oct 21 |

🚀 Get ready for Week 40 of Venture with Grace! 🎙️ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv This week, I’m excited to host six incredible leaders and investors driving innovation in AI, tech, and beyond.  Tune in daily for conversations that explore the future of work, security, and technology: 💡 Oct 14 @ 12 PM PT: Arvind Jain,

🚀 Get ready for an exciting Week 39 on my daily LinkedIn Live, Venture with Grace! This week’s lineup features top industry leaders sharing practical insights. Whether you’re focused on scaling startups, building investment syndicates, or exploring AI’s impact, we’ve got something for everyone. 🗓 Here’s what’s coming up: Oct 7, 10:00 AM: René Lomelí

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3THhva1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🚀 Exciting week ahead on Venture with Grace – Week 38! Join me as I chat with some of the top minds in venture capital and technology: 🔹 Sep 30, 9:00 AM PT: Wei Lien Dang, General Partner at Unusual Ventures, will dive deep into AI, data, security, and

#159 JuE Wong is the former President & CEO/ Executive Board Director of Olaplex Inc. (Nasdaq: OLPX). Prior to Olaplex, she was the Global CEO/ Executive Board Director of Moroccanoil, the President of Elizabeth Arden, and an Independent Board Director of The Red Door by Elizabeth Arden. Other notable companies she has served as a

#158 Jeetu Patel is Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. He combines a bold vision, steeped in product design and development expertise, operational rigor, and innate market understanding to create high growth businesses. He is relentlessly focused on building world class products that solve Cisco customers’ biggest problems – bringing the power of

#157 Adam Coccari is the Managing Director of Intuit Ventures, Intuit’s Venture Capital team responsible for overseeing Intuit’s investment in startups around the world. Prior to Intuit, Adam spent 8 years at Microsoft where he was most recently a Partner at M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund. You can learn more about:  1. The future of

Sponsor spotlight: Welcome to the Smart Venture Podcast’s sponsor spotlight, where we highlight the companies making our show possible. We’re thrilled to feature LG Nova.  Sokwoo Rhee is Corporate Executive Vice President for Innovation at LG Electronics and Head of LG NOVA, LG Electronics’ Silicon Valley-based innovation center. He leads LG Electronics’ global innovation projects,

#156 Mark Rostick is a Vice President & Senior Managing Director located in Raleigh, NC. He is a voting member of Intel Capital’s investment committee. He joined Intel Capital in 1999. Mark also co-manages our Cloud domain investment activities and portfolio. He has deep investment experience in cloud applications, infrastructure hardware and software, as well

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3THhva1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD 🚀 Kicking off Week 37 of Venture with Grace! 🚀 This week features some incredible guests and the latest two Smart Venture Podcast watch party episodes, streamed on LinkedIn Live, YouTube, and other platforms! ✨ Sep 23, 9:00 AM PT – Matthew Weinberg, Partner at Max Ventures, discusses backing

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Exciting Week Ahead on week 36 of Venture with Grace! ? Get ready for an incredible lineup of industry leaders sharing insights you don’t want to miss. ? Sep 16, 9:00 AM – Shira Eting, Vintage Investment Partners: Secondary & Growth Investments. ? Sep 17, 9:00 AM – Eric Zhu, Aviato: Gen Z Founder on Startup

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Week 35 of Venture with Grace is here! Join me this week for insightful conversations with leaders who are pushing the boundaries of tech, startups, and innovation. Here’s the lineup for this exciting week on LinkedIn Live: ? Sep 9 | 9:00 AM PT Neil Sequeira, defy.vc:

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Week 34 of ‘Venture with Grace‘ is here! I’m excited to share the lineup for this week’s Daily LinkedIn Live sessions: Sep 2 @ 9:00 AM PT – Sonam Jain: Shaping India’s Tech Scene with Convivialité Ventures Sep 3 @ 9:00 AM PT – Christopher Gavigan: Co-Founder of The Honest Company and Founder of Prima Sep

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited to kick off Week 33 of my daily LinkedIn Live show, Venture with Grace! Join me LIVE on LinkedIn for a week full of insights from top investors and leaders shaping the future of technology and business. Here’s what’s lined up: Aug 20, 9:00 AM: Nnamdi Okike from 645 Ventures, discussing how he invests

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited for Week 32 of Venture with Grace, my daily LinkedIn Live podcast! Join me next week as I host incredible conversations with top VC leaders: ?️ Aug 13, 9:00 AM – TX Zhuo, Fika Ventures: Seeding AI and Data-Driven Problem Solvers ?️ Aug 13, 10:30 AM – Medha Agarwal, defy.vc: Empowering Founders from

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ?? Get Ready for Week 31 of “Venture with Grace“! ?? Join me every day this week at 9:00 AM for an exciting lineup on my LinkedIn Live series, “Venture with Grace,” where I dive into the minds of industry leaders and pioneers in venture capital and startup

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Week 30 of Venture with Grace – LinkedIn Live Pod Join me for another insightful week on “Venture with Grace,” where I engage with industry leaders and visionaries in venture capital, startups, and technology. Here’s what’s lined up: ? July 29, 9:00 AM Guest: Ullas Naik  Topic: AI and Data Science

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited to Announce Week 29 of “Venture with Grace” ? Join me for another week of insightful conversations and expert insights on my LinkedIn Live series, “Venture with Grace.” This week, we have a fantastic lineup of guests from various corners of the venture capital and startup

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ?Join Week 28 of Venture with Grace! ? Ready to gain fresh insights into the venture capital world? This week on Venture with Grace, we’re featuring four incredible sessions with top industry experts. Don’t miss out on these engaging discussions! July 15, 4:00 PM Deep Tech to SaaS: Insights from

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams Looking to deepen your understanding of venture capital and innovation? Welcome to “Venture with Grace,” my daily LinkedIn Live podcast where I explore the latest insights from top investors and industry leaders. ? Join me for Week 27 of engaging discussions! July 8, 9:00 AM Seed Stage Strategies:

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Week 26 of Venture with Grace: Exciting Lineup of Speakers! ? I’m thrilled to announce the amazing lineup for Week 26 of my daily LinkedIn Live podcast, Venture with Grace! Join me for insightful conversations with top venture capitalists and industry leaders. Here’s what we have in store: ? July 1,

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Announcing Week 25 of “Venture with Grace” LinkedIn Live Show! I’m excited to share the lineup for Week 25 of my daily LinkedIn Live series, “Venture with Grace.” Join me as I dive into insightful conversations with leading innovators and industry experts. Mark your calendars and tune

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited to announce the upcoming lineup for week 24 of the “Venture with Grace” daily LinkedIn Live series! Join us for insightful conversations with industry leaders: ? June 17, 10:30 AMRedefining Consumer Tech with Chris Harper from Torch Capital ? June 18, 7:00 AMCybersecurity Leadership with Nir

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Can’t believe it’s already Week 23 of Venture with Grace! ? Join me next week for an incredible lineup of industry leaders who will share their insights and expertise on a variety of exciting topics. Here’s what’s coming up: June 10 9:00 AM: ? Revolutionizing Workplace Productivity with AI ft.

#155 Puneet Agarwal brings a strong mix of operational and investment experience to his partner role at True. He began his career as a product manager at CrossWorlds Software, an early startup focused on software integration, which was sold to IBM. He then spent time in technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan and later in

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Exciting Week 22 on “Venture with Grace”! ? Join me for an incredible lineup of conversations with industry leaders and innovators. Don’t miss out on these insightful sessions where we’ll dive deep into various aspects of venture capital, early-stage investing, AI, and more. Here’s what’s coming up:

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Don’t Miss Out on This Week’s “Venture with Grace” Lineup! ? I’m excited to share the upcoming guests for Week 21 of my daily LinkedIn Live show, “Venture with Grace.” Join me each day at 9:00 AM for insightful conversations with industry leaders in venture capital, marketing,

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Week 20 of “Venture with Grace” is Here! ? Join me for an incredible lineup of guests on my daily LinkedIn Live show “Venture with Grace.” We’re diving into the future of work, early-stage startups, SaaS, fintech, health investments, data science talent, enterprise software, AI-driven fintech trends,

#154 Ian Sigalow is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft. He has over 20 years of experience in seed-to-growth venture capital, investing in and supporting innovative companies across multiple sectors, including fintech, consumer marketplaces, enterprise software, healthcare, insurance, and media. You can learn more about:  How to build an iconic VC fund  How to hire

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Exciting Lineup Alert for “Venture with Grace“! ? Join me for Week 19 of my daily LinkedIn Live show, “Venture with Grace“, filled with inspiring conversations and invaluable insights: ? May 13, 8:30 AM ?️ “Pioneering Innovation in Mobility with Jason Marks“ ? May 15, 9:00 AM

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Wow, can you believe it’s already Week 18 of our daily LinkedIn Live show Venture with Grace? ? Join us for another exciting lineup of thought-provoking discussions with industry leaders shaping the future of technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship! ? Here’s what’s coming up:? May 6, 9:00

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited for Week 17 of Venture with Grace! Join us daily on our LinkedIn Live series where we engage with transformative leaders in venture capital and technology. Here’s who you’ll meet this week: April 29, 9:00 AM – Kyle Wong: Delving into the entrepreneurial ecosystem with StartX.

#153 Alex Edelson is the Founder and General Partner of Slipstream Investors. Before starting Slipstream, he worked at QED Investors, a top fintech-focused venture capital firm with $4.3 billion in assets under management. Alex joined as Nigel Morris’s Chief of Staff and became the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. He previously worked at a

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Excited to announce Week 15 of “Venture with Grace,” our LinkedIn Live series where we dive deep with leaders transforming the venture capital and tech landscape! Join us for a week packed with insights from the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship. ? ? This Week’s Schedule: ?

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? We’re going strong on Week 14 of my daily LinkedIn Live show, Venture with Grace! This week is packed with incredible guests who are shaping the future of tech, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. Here’s who we’ll be chatting with: ? April 8, 9:00 AM – Victor Yip:

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams ? Announcing Week 13 of “Venture with Grace” LinkedIn Live Series! ? Join me, Grace Gong, as we continue our journey through the dynamic world of tech and venture capital. This week, we’re bringing you insightful conversations with accomplished leaders and innovators in the industry. Don’t miss out

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams Wow, we’re already in week 12 of my daily LinkedIn Live pod, Venture with Grace! This week is packed with amazing guests sharing their insights on innovation, investment, and tech: ? March 25, 11:00 AM – Chatting with Jenny Fielding from Everywhere Ventures about unlocking startup success. ?

? Week 11 of Venture with Grace: Insights from Top VCs & Entrepreneurs ?Join me live this week for another exciting lineup of guests on Venture with Grace. Get ready to dive deep into the world of venture capital, entrepreneurship, and industry insights! Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Spotify: https://bit.ly/3v1R0Tu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceGongCEO/streams   ? This Week’s Schedule:March

? Join me for Week 10 of Venture with Grace, my daily LinkedIn Live show, where I bring you insightful conversations with VCs, LPs, and founders shaping the future of innovation! ? March 11, 9:30 AM: Innovating Wellness: Insights from Fares Ksebati, CEO of MySwimPro – Discover how Fares is revolutionizing wellness through MySwimPro. ?

#152 Sophia Amoruso is the founder and managing partner of Trust Fund, an early-stage venture fund focused exclusively (yet broadly) on investing in tech-enabled products that help people start and build businesses. Trust fund’s investors include Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Ev Williams, Naomi Gleit, Andrew Chen, Jeff Jordan, Jesse Draper, Rob

I am officially launching my new series, Venture With Grace! Every day, I will bring in 1 amazing VC/ LP/ founder/ operator from my friend circle and network for a 60-minute power chat. We will cover venture capital, technology, and entrepreneurship! Tune in at 9 am PST every day here on LinkedIn! It’s been 9

I hosted my first in-person event for Smart Venture Podcast. Many amazing guests from the show, listeners, VCs, and founders in the community showed up! I’m grateful for the partnership with Convivialité Ventures, Flagstar Bank, and Microsoft for Startups, which made this event possible. I started this podcast during the pandemic to provide a platform

#151 Dave Long is the CEO of Orangetheory Fitness. He leads the company’s franchise model, regional development, and product development strategy. After founding the company in 2010 with two partners, Dave has led the brand through countless pivotal achievements, including launching two apps, creating a proprietary heart rate monitor with strategically chosen partners, and signing

#150 Jake Seid is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Ballistic Ventures, a VC firm focused on early-stage cybersecurity and security-related venture investments, with a debut fund of $300M. Before working at Ballistic, Jake was a Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners and founder and Managing Director at Stone Bridge Ventures—his portfolio includes Blend, Brex,

#149 Sergio Monsalve is the Founding Partner of Roble Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building human enablement technologies. Before founding Roble Ventures, Sergio was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and the Board Member and Investor of Udemy. He also invested in other billion-dollar companies such as Kahoot! and Adaptive Insights.  You

#148 Ambar Bhattacharyya is the Managing Director at Maverick Ventures. During his venture capital career at Maverick Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures, Ambar has led or been actively involved in investments resulting in 16 IPOs & acquisitions, with six companies achieving valuations of over $1B in the public markets. Ambar has received

#147 Gaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital, one of the top venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to pre-seed investments. Some of the investments Gaurav and/or Afore have been involved in include Modern Health (leading mental health platform), Hightouch (leader in data infra), Cruise Automation (acq by GM for $1B+) and Firebase (acq by Google). You can

#146 Rebecca is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Canvas Ventures where she leads early-stage investments in Fintech, Healthtech, and AI. Rebecca has been named to the Forbes Midas List five years running, a Woman to Watch: Senior Deal Maker by the Wall Street Journal, and a Top Woman VC by the New York Times.

#145 OkCupid’s Co-Founder, ex-The Match Group’s CEO, Corazon Capital’s Managing Director, Sam Yagan Sam Yagan is the co-founder and Managing Director of Corazon Capital, a leading Chicago-based Seed and Series A venture fund. Their portfolio includes companies like SpotHero, Songfinch and Stellar, among others. Prior to Corazon, he served as CEO of ShopRunner and led

#144 David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects. Instructors include Anna Wintour, Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay, Chris Voss (our former guest), and more. With MasterClass at Work, companies can develop durable skills that transform employees into future-ready

#143 Dave Zilberman is a General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Norwest Venture Partners manages more than $12.5 billion in capital. They have invested in over 600 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 200 currently active. Dave primarily focuses on early to late-stage investments in enterprise and infrastructure—some of his portfolios include Slack, DocuSign, Amagi Corporation,

#142 Karl Alomar is the Managing Partner at M13, a consumer technology venture capital firm with a $400 million fund to invest Seed and Series A startups offering Software and Services into the future of work, commerce, health, and money. M13’s portfolios include Daily Harvest, Matterport, Ring, Rothy’s, and more. Before joining M13, Karl was the

#141 Mitchell Green is the founder and Managing Partner of Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment fund with over $5B AUM investing $25 million to $300 million across public and private tech companies globally. Their portfolio companies are across the internet, software, consumer, and tech-enabled services sectors – including Alibaba, Asana, Benchling, Spotify, Toast, Wise, and more. You can

#140 Steve Jang is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures. An early-stage VC firm raised $312 million across two new funds in 2022. Over the past 14 years, Steve has backed over 100 companies across different theme areas, including Uber, Coinbase, Postmates, Tonal, Color Health, Humane, DYDX, Zora, and Blue Bottle Coffee. Since

Sponsor Spotlight: Alumni Ventures’ CEO Mike Collins Welcome to the Smart Venture Podcast’s sponsor spotlight, where we take a moment to highlight the companies making our show possible. Today, we’re thrilled to feature Alumni Ventures.  Alumni Ventures, offers individual investors access to venture investing through its diversified, professional-grade venture portfolios.  We’re excited to share more

#139 Michael Jones is the founder of studio and venture fund Science Inc., where he helps founders scale highly profitable and successful businesses. Mike’s portfolio includes Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Myspace, DogVacay, Goodreads, and Maker Studios, to name a few. Prior to Science, Mike served as the CEO of Myspace, and his company, Userplane, was acquired

#138 Matt Madrigal is the Vice President and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google. In this role, Matt leads the product and engineering teams that build Google Shopping’s tools, partner integrations, and infrastructure to help businesses and merchants grow and thrive. Bringing an extensive background in retail, platforms, and technology, Matt is passionate about helping

#137 Peter Wagner is a Founding Partner of Wing Venture Capital, where he focuses on the Modern Enterprise, an agile workplace built on data and powered by AI. Peter has led investments in dozens of early-stage companies, including Snowflake, Gong, and many others, which have gone on to complete IPOs or successful acquisitions. Recently Wing has

#136 Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a classic seed-stage investment firm focusing on B2B software applications, B2C software and services, and connected hardware. Charles also serves as the Board Chair at the National Venture Capital Association and is a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Before launching Precursor,

#135 Ben Lerer is the Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, a prominent early-stage venture capital fund in New York City. Lerer Hippeau has a portfolio that includes Allbirds, Glossier, Thrive, BuzzFeed, Warby Parker, Casper, Mirror, and more. Besides his role at Lerer Hippeau, Ben is renowned for founding Thrillist Media Group and serving as the former

#134 Daniel Kan is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Cruise, a leading self-driving car company sold to General Motors for over $1 Billion 2 years after its founding. Before building Cruise, Daniel co-founded EXEC with his brother Justin Kan, the founder of Justin.tv (which later became Twitch). After founding the company in 2011, EXEC was sold

#133 Mar Hershenson is Pear VC’s Founding Managing Partner. Pear VC’s portfolio includes DoorDash, Gusto, Affinity, among others. After earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Mar co-founded three startups in mobile/e-commerce, enterprise software, and semiconductor industries and has registered 14 separate patents. She is currently a Lecturer at Stanford Univeristy, teaching Lean Launchpad,

#132 Sam Blond is a Partner at Founders Fund, a top Venture Capital firm founded by Peter Thiel and other Co-Founders of PayPal. Founders Fund’s total assets under management are around $11 Billion (according to TechCrunch 2022), and their portfolio includes SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe, Facebook, Airbnb, and Spotify, among others. Before joining Founders Fund, Sam

#131 David Sobie is a Vice President at PayPal, and he is also a co-founder of Happy Returns. Happy Returns is a Los Angeles-based software and reverse logistics company that works with online merchants to handle product returns. Their clients include Gymshark, Everlane, Levi’s, and Revolve, among other popular e-commerce brands. Prior to that, David served

#130 Sri Viswanath is a General Partner at Coatue, where he leads AI and enterprise investments in private companies. Prior to joining Coatue, Sri served as Atlassian’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), where he oversaw Atlassian’s cloud-native journey – assuming responsibility over the building and scaling Atlassian’s cloud platform. Before joining Atlassian, Sri was also CTO and

#129 Keith Peiris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tome, the AI-native storytelling platform that unlocks your best work. It lets users generate full visual presentations in seconds using simple prompts. In January, Tome became the fastest productivity tool to reach 1M users. Since, it raised a $43 million Series B led by Lightspeed. Other investors

Casey Rosenberg is a popular TikTok creator with over 3M+ followers and over 500 million views. As a creator, Casey has worked with multiple brands, including Honey, Notion Labs, and ABC, among others. Beyond working as a creator, Casey is also an attorney focusing on business law.  Part 1: How to go viral on TikTok 

#126 Noah Jennings is a popular content creator with over one million followers on TikTok. He is a designer with previous clients including popular e-commerce brands and top Youtube Creator like Glamnetic (505k+ on IG), Fanjoy (493k+ on IG), Sniperwolf (33M+ on YouTube), and has recently launched his own subscription-based design agency called Compound Creative.  

#125 Jeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One, an early-stage fund backed by Sequoia, Marc Andreessen, and Chris Dixon, among others. Portfolio including Dapper Labs, The Graph, Compound Finance, Moonpay, and many others. Before starting his own fund, Jeff was Tinder’s VP, leading revenue products. Under his leadership, Tinder became

#124 David Beisel is a Co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures, where he invests in technology-driven companies that are redesigning the Everday Economy. Some of his past portfolios include Attentive, TripleLift, Code Climate, Parsec (acquired by Unity for $320M), BookBub, thredUP (IPO’ed), MealPal, The Nudge, Hatch, and TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter for $100M) among others.

#123 Niko Bonatsos is a Managing Director at General Catalyst where he invests in early-stage companies. Niko focuses his investment strategy on finding first-time technology founders with strong product instincts, a robust appetite for learning, and a desire to create innovations with the potential to benefit millions. Some of his portfolio companies include Discord, Snap (NYSE:

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#122 Alex Gurevich is a Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners, an early-stage VC fund with portfolio companies like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Carbon Health, Niantic Labs, and many more. Alex serves on multiple boards of startups such as MasterClass, Thumbtack, Pair Eyewear, Mythical Games, and HitRecord (founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt) amongst others. Prior to joining Javelin,

#121 Hamish McKenzie is a Co-founder of Substack, a platform that makes it simple to start a paid newsletter. Substack is currently valued at $650 million, and has raised over $80 million dollars from a16z, YC among other top funds. Prior to founding Substack, Hamish is a journalist and former lead writer for Tesla, and

#119 Austin Evans is a successful American YouTuber and social media influencer who creates videos of technology, from console reviews to comparisons between old and new tech and everything in between. Since starting his channel in 2009, Austin’s main channel has gained 1,265,270,681 video views and has involved the collaboration of big names in the

#118 Kong Pham is a YouTuber and video creator with more than 2.4 million subscribers and more than 125 million video views. In his channel, he creates innovative, clever, and fun videos such as social experiments, entrepreneurship advice, and pranks. He is the founder of Jumpcut, a startup that creates online courses for entrepreneurs, encouraging

#117 Melissa Cohen is a former Vice President at Polo Ralph Lauren, where she was in charge of production for their iconic Childresnwear line. She later moved to managing production for Chaps Mens and RTW. Prior to that she led production teams at Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ann Taylor, among other iconic fashion retail brands.

#116 Wayne Hu is a Partner at SignalFire, a multi-billion dollar fund that operates as a technology company comprised of data scientists, engineers, and investors trained at Google, Meta, Slack, General Catalyst, KPCB, and A16z (Andreessen Horowitz). Their portfolio includes Uber, Alchemy, Frame.io, and more. Before working at SignalFire, Wayne worked at Google, McKinsey, and KPCB. Wayne

#115 Matthew Graham is the founder and CEO of Sino Global Capital, a $200 Million fund with backing from FTX. His prior investments include FTX, FTX.US, Solana, and Polygon, to name a few. Before founding Sino Global Capital, Matthew served as a Managing Director for international business at technology-focused investment bank China Bridge Capital. You

#114 Rex Woodbury is a Partner at Index Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage and growth investments in consumer technology businesses. He mainly focuses on online communication, Gen Z, commerce, marketplaces, and the future of work. Before Index, Rex was an investor at TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, TPG’s global growth equity and social impact

#113 Avery Akkineni is the President of Vayner3, a leading consultancy with a mission to guide the world’s largest enterprises and intellectual property owners in navigating the next iteration of consumer behavior, Web3. In July 2021, Avery launched the VaynerX consultancy, Vayner3 (previously known as VaynerNFT), alongside serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. In less than twelve

#112 Brandon Yahn is the Partner and Co-founder of Convivialite Ventures, a VC firm backed by Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard is the #1 premium spirits organization and the second largest wine and spirits company in the world. The Group represents 240 premium brands available in more than 160 countries. Brands under their portfolio include Absolut

#111 Angelic Vendette is the VP, and Global Head of Marketing at Alo Yoga, a luxury performance clothing and lifestyle brand among supermodels, influencers, TikTok icons, etc. Under her leadership, the company launched collaborations with Saint Laurent, partnerships with fashion icons like Irina Shayk, celebrities like Diplo, TV stars from The Bachelor, accepting crypto payment

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #11o Todd Kaplan is the CMO of Pepsi, the leader of PepsiCo’s US Cola business and flagship brand. Under Todd’s leadership, Pepsi created and Launched LIFEWTR (premium water) and BUBLY (sparkling water) – two of the most significant new product innovations in PepsiCo history. Todd and the Pepsi team also produced the The

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #109 Moritz Baier-Lentz is a Partner at BITKRAFT, the world’s most active VC firm and lead investor in the gaming industry with over $800 million in assets under management and more than 100 portfolio companies. Some of their portfolios include Epic Games (the creators of Fortnite and Rocket League), Horizon Blockchain

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #108 Cooper Turley is a leading collector of Music NFTs. He’s an angel investor in Sound, Catalog and Royal and an advisor at Audius, a decentralized streaming protocol. He’s a co-founder of Friends with Benefit (FWB), an exclusive, token-gated community. He was a former venture partner at Variant and included

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #107 Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund, a cryptoasset-focused investment firm. Their portfolio includes CoinList, Dapper, Republic, Polkadot, NEAR protocol among others. Prior to CoinFund Jake served as a Partner at Triton.ai, an intelligence platform that helps institutional investors, private equity, strategy, corp dev, and innovation professionals size, analyze

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #106 Kevin Chou is Managing Partner of SuperLayer, the leading web3 venture studio. He is also a co-founder of Rally, a crypto platform funded by a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others that allows creators and artists to launch their own digital currency and to build sustainable, independent economies with their fan

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #105 Jack Lu and Zhuoxun Yin are the Co-Founders of Magic Eden, a leading NFT platform on Solana. Magic Eden recently raised $130 Million in series B funding at a $1.6 Billion valuation, co-led by Electric Capital and Greylock and with new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, also alongside previous investors Paradigm and

Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe #104 Dan Nguyen-Huu is a partner at Decibel VC where he invests in enterprise software companies (cloud & data infrastructure, machine learning / AI, cyber-security, DevOps, and open source) in seed and series A startups. Prior to that, he worked as a VC at Battery Ventures where he was featured on the

103 Shiva Rajaraman is the VP of Product at OpenSea, where he leads a team of designers and product managers to build the top NFT trading platform. Prior to OpenSea he worked as the VP of Commerce at Meta, VP of Product at Spotify, and CTO at WeWork, he also worked on products at many other iconic

Free NFT for Smart Venture Podcast audience this Friday This Friday I am doing a live recording of Smart Venture Podcast on LinkedIn Live. To reward my audience, who has been following my podcast since I started the show in the middle of 2020, I decided to team up with POAP.fr to drop our first attendance NFT free of charge

102 Jeff Zirlin (Jiho) is the co-founder and growth lead at Sky Mavis. Sky Mavis is revolutionizing how people play, live, work and earn within virtual worlds through the use of blockchain technology. Sky Mavis’ first game, Axie Infinity, is one of the largest NFT gaming ecosystems and has amassed millions of players around the

101 Lauren Riihimaki is a YouTuber who has over 8.5Million followers on YouTube channel LaurDIY and 21M+ followers over social media. She is also the host and executive producer of an HBO Max competition series called Craftopia. Prior to that Lauren won the YouTube Streamy Award in the “Lifestyle” category, and a Shorty Award in the

100 Olivia Nottebohm is the Chief Revenue of Notion where she leads the Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Customer Experience teams. Prior to Notion, she held multiple leadership positions at various well-known companies. Such as COO of Dropbox, VP at Google, and Partner at McKinsey & Company.  =================== https://link.blockfolio.com/9dzp/stwlap68 Use code: smartventure Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin Globe You can

099 Jim Louderback worked as the CEO of VidCon, one of the leading conferences in the world of digital creators and innovators. Under his leadership, the company was sold to Viacom in 2018. He is also a Venture Partner at seed investment firm Social Starts. Prior to VidCon, Jim was the CEO of Revision3, where he helped

097 Yoni Assia is the Co-founder and CEO of eToro, a leading social investment platform with over 27 million users who exchange investment strategies, connect and share thoughts about the market across the platform. Yoni was an early believer in Blockchain technology. Beyond founding eToro, he had worked on the Colored Coins project with Vitalik Buterin, the founder