Ignite VC: The Data-Driven Future of Venture Capital with Sailesh Ramakrishnan | Ep32

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Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Brandon Brooks (@OfficialBBrooks), tech entrepreneur, founder & founding partner at Overlooked Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on transparently supporting and investing in early-stage tech and tech-enabled startups with one or more historically ignored founder that are building for humanity, wellness, and in industries lacking innovation.Brandon has partnered with organizations such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Players Coalition on various social justice initiatives. With his experience as a bootstrapped tech founder, he looks to share his experiences and insights with other overlooked founders so their startups can excel. Keep an eye out for Brandon’s next project, to be announced in 2023!Website: Overlooked VenturesLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/inventrify/Twitter: @OfficialBBrooksEmail: brooks@zinsu.coShow Notes:How Brandon is serving founders in the ecosystem through Inventrify, the first black-owned crowdfunding platform in U.S. and Overlooked Ventures, which he founded with Janine SickmeyerWhy Brandon feels a responsibility to solve the problems he’s tacklingHow Brandon’s community approach to venture stems from his upbringingThe early days of launching Overlooked VenturesThe role audio spaces played in enabling Brandon to build a network and being a very early Clubhouse userDeveloping the thesis for Overlooked Ventures and discovering their value-add as investorsMaking the democratization of VC a reality by intentionally not taking warm introsHow Brandon found direction for his next project and how he stays true to his vision and beliefsHow to handle difficult conversationsHow Brandon is approaching things differently as he builds his newest ventureMore about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team:Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCCaroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

In this episode of the Ignite podcast, host Brian Bell interviews Sailesh Ramakrishnan, a partner at Rocketship VC, discussing his career trajectory from a NASA researcher to a venture capitalist, emphasizing Rocketship VC's unique quantitative approach to venture capital. He shares insights on the shift from working at NASA and startups to founding Rocketship VC, leveraging AI and machine learning to identify promising startups globally. The discussion also covers the evolution of venture capital, the impact of AI on investing, and the future of energy and space exploration, highlighting the importance of data-driven decision-making and the potential for significant advancements in various sectors through technological innovation. Outline 0:00 - Introduction to Sailesh Ramakrishnan 5:01 - The Genesis of Rocketship VC 15:01 - A Quantitative Approach to VC 25:01 - Global Startup Landscape 35:01 - Impact of AI and Machine Learning 45:01 - Investing in Space and Energy 55:01 - Challenges and Opportunities 1:05:01 - Advice for Entrepreneurs and Investors 1:15:01 - Q&A with Listeners 1:25:01 - Conclusion and Future Outlook

Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Marlon Nichols (@MarlonCNichols), the founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders building the future that the world wants to see, and helping entrepreneurs bring the future into focus to find their breakthrough moment. MaC Venture Capital is the result of the merger between successful Los Angeles and Bay Area based Seed funds, Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures. They are focused on finding ideas, technology, and products that can become infectious, investing in technology companies that benefit from shifts in cultural trends and behaviors in an increasingly diverse global marketplace. They recently raised their $203M Fund II.Marlon is a Kauffman Fellow who also serves on the Board of Directors. Prior to MaC Venture Capital, Marlon was founder of Cross Culture Ventures and served as Investment Director at Intel Capital. Marlon has an extensive background in technology, private equity, media and entertainment. His unique eye for global and cultural trends, along with shifts in consumer behavior, has helped him uplift and accelerate entrepreneurs and companies that are on the verge of their breakthrough moment. Some of his current and previous portfolio companies include Blavity, Gimlet Media, LISNR, Mayvenn, MongoDB, PlayVS, Pipe, Thrive Market and Wonderschool, among others.Marlon was recently honored as a member of the 2022 class of the LA500 list and as a top early stage investor on Insider’s 2022 Seed 100 list. Additionally, he is the recipient of MVMT50’s SXSW 2018 Innovator of the Year award, Digital Diversity’s Innovation & Inclusion Change Agent award and was a TechWeek 100 winner. He was named Pitchbook’s 25 Black Founders and VCs to Watch in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and one of Silicon Republic's 26 VC professionals spearheading change. Marlon has been featured on TechCrunch, Fortune, Cheddar, MSNBC, Blavity and NBC, and is adjunct faculty in entrepreneurship and venture capital at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.Website: MaC Venture CapitalLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marloncnichols/Twitter: @MarlonCNicholsMarlon on the Just Go Grind Podcast in March 2021: Episode #285 on JGGShow Notes:What enabled MaC Venture Capital to double their first raise, closing a $203M Fund IIThe value of a strong reserves strategyMaC Venture Capital’s investment in Pipe, which transforms recurring revenue into up-front capital for growth without dilution or restrictive debtThe story behind MaC Venture Capital’s investment in Truebill, now Rocket Money (check out Co-Founder Haroon Mokhtarzada’s episode on the Just Go Grind podcast)What makes a stellar founderHow they ended up investing in Mahmee and what makes their founder Melissa Hanna such an investable founderWhere Marlon is excited to invest nextHow Marlon educates himself on new geographies and marketsMarlon’s perspective on investing in the current market downturnMore about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 400+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team:Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCCaroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/