From NYPD to VC: The Story of a Successful Angel Investor w/ Sunny Singh (S2.E4B)

Welcome to another episode of The 7 in 7 Show with Zack Ellison, which features full length interviews with the world’s leading investors in innovation.The guest this week is Digvijay "Sunny" Singh, an entrepreneur, investor, academic and technologist. After serving in the New York Police Department, Sunny earned two Master's degrees and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UCLA. He then founded, operated and successfully exited two startups and later became a very active startup and real-estate investor.Sunny was past president of Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investing network in the United States that has been running for nearly 25 years. He is currently Managing Partner at Alleyway Capital, which acquires e-commerce software startups.In this episode, Zack Ellison and Sunny Singh discuss:Evolving with the Times: Navigating the Changing VC LandscapeBeyond Tech Hubs: The Power of Geographical DiversityUncovering VC Gaps: Underserved Sectors and FoundersDown Rounds Dissected: Signals to InvestorsStrategic Venture Debt: A Shield Against Down RoundsProtracted Funding Challenges: Surviving the Startup JourneyInvestor's Toolkit: The Art of Diversified Innovation InvestingGuest Information:LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/digvijay-sunny-singh-phd/Host Information:LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackellison/Website: ⁠https://www.arivc.com/ To see short videos of all our best investing tips, check out our:Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/7in7show/  TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@7in7show YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@7in7show  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/7in7show Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/7in7show  LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackellison/ iTunes: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7-in-7-show-with-zack-ellison/id1681652927  ⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0f2NGukm1OcZYCgVbiwlZX Website: ⁠https://7in7show.com/  Work with A.R.I.: ⁠https://www.applied-real-intelligence.com/  DISCLAIMER: https://7in7show.com/disclaimer/