All Episodes
Sound Investments - The Pacific Northwest VC & Startup Podcast with Ed Barker — 45 episodes
Building a Sustainable Future with Aina Abiodun
Portland's Startup Ecosystem with Jim Houston
Fixing Healthcare VC with Buffy Alegria, Loud Ventures
Navigating Bitcoin Treasury Strategies with Jeff Walton, Strive
Catalytic Capital and the Climate Tech Revolution, with Gabriel Scheer, Elemental Impact
Economic Development in the AI Era with Laura Ruderman, Technology Alliance
Entrepreneurialism in the AI Age with Nicole Doyle, Founders Institute
The Intersection of VC, Media and AI with Arif Gürsel, UnCap Ventures
Fundamentals of Corporate Innovation with Anthony Herman, Snowball Innovation Advisory
Perfecting Your Pitch with Dana Sather Robinson, Pitch4Impact
Jeff Canin, E8 Angels - "Investing in Our Planet's Future"
Emer Dooley, CDL - "Transforming Science and Technology for Humankind"
Jonathan Azoff, SNØCAP - "Funding Science for a Sustainable Future"
Luni Libes, Founder, Africa Eats - "Investing in the Real World: Food and Growth in Africa"
T.A. McCann, Managing Partner, Pioneer Square Labs - "Tech Optimism and AI Innovation"
François Baneyx, University of Washington CoMotion - "Translating Research into Impact"
Chris Le, Actuate Ventures - "Shaping the Future of Space Tech"
John Sechrest, Seattle Angel Conference - "Building a Robust Angel Ecosystem"
Sierra Clouse, Barclo Venture Studio - “Navigating Critical Tech Investments”
Taylor Black, Microsoft - “AI Breakthroughs and Strategic Ventures”
Bob Crimmins, Startup Haven Ventures - “Poker, Founders, and Funding”
Brett Greene, New Tech Northwest - “Championing Neurodiversity in Tech”
Elizabeth Scallon, HP – “Navigating Corporate Innovation”
Nick Ellingson, WTIA – “Empowering Startups in Washington”
Chris DeVore, Founders' Co-op – "Empowering Founders in the Heart of Seattle"
Jason Stoffer, Maveron – “Navigating Consumer VC in the Pacific Northwest”
Elisa La Cava, Trilogy Equity Partners - "Seeds of Innovation in the Pacific Northwest"
Pablo Casilimas, OneSixOne Ventures - "Building Community-Driven Venture Capital"
Amish Patel, Conduit Venture Labs - "Crafting Hard Tech: From Xbox to Venture Studios"
Sarah Applebaum, Pangaea Ventures - “Venturing into Hard Tech for Planetary Health”
Jennifer Savage, Illuminate Ventures - "Investing in Enterprise Innovation"
Anne Kennedy, Mastersfund Partners - "Go Big or Go Home"
Evan Poncelet, Dreamward Ventures - "Bridging the Funding Gap for Diverse Founders"
Andrew Peterson, Aviso Ventures – "Advising Founders with a Nerdy Twist"
Dennis Joyce, Tacoma Venture Fund - "Navigating Ventures from Tokyo to Tacoma"
Andy Liu, Unlock Venture Partners - " We quantify what we like about the founder"
Martin Tobias, Incisive Ventures - "Software that reduces friction at scale"
Peter Mueller, Breakwater Ventures - " We should have a fantastic angel ecosystem"
Brendan Wales, Fuse - "Being a Founder is the Hardest Thing on Earth"
Minda Brusse, First Row Partners - " Human insight drives innovation—technology is the amplifier"
Will Poole, Capria VC - "From Seattle to the Global South"
Ken Horenstein, Pack Ventures - "The ethos and foundation of Pack started here on campus"
Jessica Kamada, Swizzle Ventures - "Empowering Female Founders"
Ron Wiener, Venture Mechanics - "It's about the fundamentals"
James Newell, Voyager Capital - "A real need exists for local venture firms to back local founders"