Episode OverviewOn this week's podcast, we're joined by Minn Kim, Partner at On Deck, Board Member at the EVCA (Emerging Venture Capitalists Association) and was previously a VC at Bloomberg Beta for 4 years.What an amazing show we have in s

Venture With Mo #014: Chris Yin of Scale Venture Partners on B2B investing, understanding venture in enterprise, operating a business and the future of automation.

Oct 11th, 2021 32m 6s

Episode OverviewOn this week's podcast, we're joined by Chris Yin, Investor at Scale Venture Partners, a $600 million fund.Chris has been deeply embedded in the B2B, Enterprise, RPA, and automation space both as an investor and as an operato

Venture With Mo #013: Jeff Farrah General Counsel at National Venture Capital Association on CALERA, acquisitions, competitions and changes to immigration, the international entrepreneurs rule

Jul 11th, 2021 50m 1s

Episode OverviewOn this week's podcast, we're joined by Jeff Farrah General Counsel at the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) where he advocates before Congress, the White House and agencies for pro-entrepreneurship policies and leads

Venture With Mo #012: Craig Dixon Co-founder & General Partner of Accelerating Asia on Frontier markets & investing in Bangladesh, Singapore's VC FM license, Accelerating Asia & safe notes

Jun 18th, 2021 56m 13s

Episode OverviewWe have a fascinating conversation with Craig Dixon co-founder and general partner of Accelerating Asia. Craig has spent the last decade within the startup ecosystem in South East Asia as both an entrepreneur and now as a ventu

Venture With Mo #011: Claire Diaz-Ortiz of Magma Partners on the challenges of fundraising as a woman, the Latin American venture market and the impact of covid on diverse founders

May 11th, 2021 24m 47s

Episode OverviewToday is a very special episode on female founders and the Latin American market. We're joined by Claire Díaz-Ortiz investor, seasoned author and partner at Magma Partners and head of Brava. Claire and I have an absolutely fasc

Venture With Mo #010: Magnus Grimeland of Antler on Southeast Asia big tech successes, The importance of resilience, Rocket Internet, building Zalora, The Antler platform and founder selection

Apr 12th, 2021 49m 26s

Episode OverviewIn today's episode, we have Magnus Grimeland CEO and founder of Antler Global. Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. In the last 2 years, Antler has made over 200 portfolio co

Venture With Mo #009: Part 2 with Carter Williams of iSelectFund on synthetic proteins, motivation behind food tech & on the joy of sailing.

Apr 2nd, 2021 32m 8s

Episode OverviewWe're back with part 2 of our first look at the intersection between food, agriculture and venture investing with Carter Williams CEO and Managing Partner of iSelectFund. iSelect connects investors with innovative companies tha

Venture With Mo #008: Part 1 With Carter Williams of iSelectFund on open-ended funds, democratising venture capital & the information theory of investing

Mar 19th, 2021 44m 49s

Episode OverviewToday we have part 1 of our first look at the intersection between food, agriculture and venture investing with Carter Williams CEO and Managing Partner of iSelectFund. iSelect connects investors with innovative companies that

Venture With Mo #007: Masahiko of Incubate Fund on Japan Startup ecosystem, Gaming, Mobile and Virtual Reality

Mar 5th, 2021 45m 7s

Episode OverviewThis week we have a special episode on the Japanese venture and startup ecosystem. We're joined by Masahiko Honma General Partner and CoFounder of Incubate Fund, the best known and largest seed and early-stage investor in Japan

Venture With Mo #006: Rajesh Raju of Kalaari Capital on India's free-market approach, the significance of open tech borders, importance of GDP per capita & opportunities for entrepreneurs

Feb 10th, 2021 41m 55s

Episode OverviewWe're back with a special look at Venture & Startup ecosystem in India and joining us is Rajesh Raju Managing Director at Kalaari Capital.Kalaari Capital has made over 90 investments across three funds leading to about 15 suc

Venture With Mo #005: Shiyan Koh General Partner at Hustle Fund on what is pre-seed, the relationship between founders, failure, parallels between running a startup and running a venture firm

Dec 14th, 2020 52m 39s

Episode OverviewThis week we're delighted to have Shiyan Koh, General Partner at Hustle Fund, let me start by saying we dive into numerous topics, far more than what's listed below. As a taste of what to expect we discuss :Life at NerdWallet

Venture With Mo #004: Herston Powers of 1982 Ventures on running a specialised venture firm, the role of corporate banks in fintech, neobanks and the verticalisation of banking

Dec 7th, 2020 38m 43s

Episode OverviewToday we have a really interesting look at ASEAN Fintech scene with Managing Partner of 1982 Ventures, Herston Powers. The only seed fund exclusively focused on fintech and South East Asia. In this candid conversation we talk a

Venture With Mo #003: Dimitra Taslim on Life as a VC, the culture at GGV, The role of venture scouts, the state of education in Indonesia and barriers to growth in South-East Asia

Nov 30th, 2020 41m 48s

Episode OverviewIn this episode we sit down with Dimitra from GGV and discuss:Life as a VCThe culture of GGVMindset difference between private equity and venture capitalEdtech and the state of Education in IndonesiaInnovations in foo

Venture With Mo #002: Christopher Aw on how venture funds work, opportunities in South East Asia, liquidity events, advice to angel investors, and how to select a fund

Nov 23rd, 2020 46m 42s

Episode OverviewThis week we have a truly fascinating and nuanced conversation with an investor, operating partner and all-round great guy Christopher Aw, where we discuss :What to consider as a first-time angel investorHow to select a ven

Venture With Mo #001: David Cohen on investing globally, the history of Techstars, the culture of give first, building startup communities and the future of early-stage investing

Nov 13th, 2020 27m 57s

Episode OverviewWe kick off this journey with none other than the renowned David Cohen, where we discuss:Investing GloballyWhat it means to build startup communitiesThe history of TechstarsTechstars Anywhere and remote programsLesson

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