87. The giant Midwest innovation opportunity with Max Brickman

Max Brickman is the Managing Director of Heartland Ventures, a venture capital firm that connects high-growth startups with new customers in the Midwest. We first welcomed Max back as a guest in April 2021. In his second appearance on the show we check in to see how the pandemic crated opportunities for venture capital in the midwest and why connecting high-growth industrial startups on the coast with new customers in the Midwest is more vital that ever.Max is a forward-thinking venture capitalist with a passion for expanding technological innovation into smaller, underrepresented Heartland communities. In line with this passion and commitment, Max founded Heartland Ventures in 2016 to enhance Silicon Valley startups’ access to this market. He manages the fund’s relationships with other venture capital partners and oversees key investment decisions with the Heartland team. Heartland has over $100 million under management and has invested in 14 high-performing portfolio companies. Max received a B.S. in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022, an Executive of the Year by Columbus Business First, and a Future 50 Member by Columbus CEO.Learn more about Heartland Ventures: www.heartlandvc.comConnect with Max on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbrickman/