Venture Everywhere

Venture Everywhere is a podcast exploring the trials and tribulations of building a startup from zero to one. Hosted by Everywhere Ventures, a global pre-seed fund supported by 500+ founders and operators who serve as the hosts and guests for this unique podcast experience. To learn more about our work, visit Everywhere.vc and subscribe to our Founders Everywhere Substack. You can also follow us on LinkedIn for updates and news.

  1. The Great Scape: Helle Jeppsson with Matthew Brimer

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    The Great Scape: Helle Jeppsson with Matthew Brimer

    Helle Jeppsson, co-founder and CEO of SCAPE, chats with Matthew Brimer, co-founder of Everywhere Ventures In episode 111 of Venture Everywhere, the host is Matthew Brimer, co-founder of Everywhere Ventures and co-founder of ZZ Driggs, a furniture and design company serving the real estate and hospitality industry. He talks with Helle Jeppsson, co-founder and CEO of SCAPE, a wellness tech platform delivering on-demand spa services across Latin America. Helle shares her path from opening physical spas in the U.S. and Mexico to building an alternative after COVID exposed how hard it is to make brick-and-mortar wellness scale. She discusses how SCAPE pivoted from a B2C consumer brand into a white-label spa product for hotels and businesses, converting a traditional loss-center amenity into a profit center for properties that can't justify the overhead of a full spa operation. In this episode, you will hear: Building on-demand wellness infrastructure across Latin America. Pivoting from B2C to B2B after spotting organic demand from the hotel industry.Using consumer brand recognition to break into corporate wellness. Creating better work conditions and higher earnings for women therapists in Latin America. Learn more about Helle Jeppsson | SCAPE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hellejeppsson Website: https://scape.mx/ Learn more about Michael Barone | ZZ Driggs | Everywhere VC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobrimer Website: https://zzdriggs.com/ Website: https://everywhere.vc/

    28 min
  2. All-In-One Zelt Solution: Chris Priebe with Michael Barone

    10 MARS

    All-In-One Zelt Solution: Chris Priebe with Michael Barone

    Chris Priebe, founder of Zelt, chats with Michael Barone, investment analyst at Everywhere Ventures. In episode 110 of Venture Everywhere, Michael Barone, analyst at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Chris Priebe, founder and CEO of Zelt — an all-in-one workforce management platform consolidating the fragmented tools companies rely on to manage their people. Chris shares how years in private equity watching acquired companies struggle to untangle messy, unintegrated employee systems revealed a gap no modern vendor was solving. He discusses how Zelt challenges the industry consensus that fragmented HR stacks are simply the cost of doing business, instead unifying employee data into one system where org chart logic, payroll, and expenses all speak the same language. In this episode, you will hear: Replacing fragmented HR, payroll, and IT stacks with a single workforce management platform.Scaling go-to-market with a focused geo strategy after expanding to 40+ countries.Balancing product depth and ease of use across growing markets and customer segments.Embedding AI into Zelt to simplify access to a feature-rich platform.Overcoming change management when introducing a new system to resistant teams. Learn more about Chris Priebe | Zelt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisagain/ Website: https://zelt.app/ Learn more about Michael Barone | Everywhere VC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-barone-0a5375241/ Website: https://everywhere.vc/

    21 min
  3. IONA Drone: Etienne Louvet with Jenny Fielding

    3 MARS

    IONA Drone: Etienne Louvet with Jenny Fielding

    In episode 109 of Venture Everywhere, Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Etienne Louvet, founder and CEO of IONA — a drone logistics company reimagining delivery for the world's most remote and underserved communities. Etienne shares how COVID lockdowns in rural Brittany, watching his elderly grandmother unable to access basic goods without a car, led him to uncover a massive gap in the global logistics system. He discusses how Iona challenges the industry consensus that light cargo delivery must rely on traditional vans, instead building a tilt-rotor drone from scratch and delivering shipments of 20 parcels or fewer faster and more cost-efficiently than existing solutions. In this episode, you will hear: Building a tilt-rotor drone optimized for light cargo delivery in remote and underserved communities.Delivering strong results with a lean funding base.Creating a new logistics category for shipments of 20 parcels or fewer.Leveraging energy efficiency as a core competitive advantage over traditional delivery vans.Expanding into the US market with a proven drone platform and regulatory certifications already in hand. Learn more about Etienne Louvet | Iona Drones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etiennelouvet/ Website: https://ionadrones.com/ Learn more about Jenny Fielding | Everywhere VC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding Website: https://everywhere.vc/

    29 min
  4. Behind the MagicPort: Ali Gara with Hugh Dixson

    17 FÉVR.

    Behind the MagicPort: Ali Gara with Hugh Dixson

    Ali Gara, founder and CEO of MagicPort chats with Hugh Dixson, founder and CEO of Switchboard. The host of episode 107 of Venture Everywhere is Hugh Dixson, CEO and founder of Switchboard, a platform that integrates enterprise IT systems in supply chains and automates manual processes. He talks with Ali Gara, founder and CEO of MagicPort, a software platform bringing intelligence and automation to shipping operations. Ali shares his journey from private equity in Asia to founding MagicPort in Singapore, where he saw an opportunity to modernize the inefficient, manual processes around port calls. He discusses how MagicPort provides maritime intelligence and an operating system for port call management, helping shipping companies leverage data for business development, optimize operations, and streamline collaboration across the fragmented industry. In this episode, you will hear: Aggregating data from sources for real-time vessel and port intelligence.Replacing Excel and email with an integrated operating system for port calls.Driving adoption in a change-resistant, fragmented shipping industry.Leveraging AI and automation to deliver immediate customer value.Building trusted networks on smart platforms for efficient global trade. Learn more about Ali Gara | MagicPort LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-gara-4034082/ Website: https://magicport.ai/ Learn more about Hugh Dixson | Switchboard Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughdixson/ Website: https://www.switchboardcloud.com/

    24 min
  5. Anna is Everywhere: Anna Barber with Scott Hartley and Jenny Fielding

    2 FÉVR.

    Anna is Everywhere: Anna Barber with Scott Hartley and Jenny Fielding

    In episode 105 of Venture Everywhere, Scott Hartley and Jenny Fielding, co-founders and general partners at Everywhere Ventures, announce that Anna Barber is joining the firm as a third general partner. Anna brings extensive experience as a founder, former managing director at Techstars LA, and most recently a partner at M13, a multibillion-dollar West Coast fund. Anna shares her journey from the dot-com era at petstore.com through founding Scribble Press to becoming an investor. She explains how Everywhere's community-driven platform of founders supporting founders is uniquely positioned for the AI era, where shortened learning cycles and human relationships outweigh pure technology infrastructure. In this episode, you will hear: Venture’s evolution from dot-com to mobile/cloud to AI-driven startups.Why insight and relationships matter more than ever.Shift to founder-led community platforms over traditional venture funds.Human judgment and personal connections in identifying exceptional founders. Learn more about Anna Barber | Everywhere Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annawbarber/ Website: https://everywhere.vc Learn more about Scott Hartley | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthartley/ Website: https://everywhere.vc Learn more about Jenny Fielding | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding/ Website: https://everywhere.vc

    24 min

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Venture Everywhere is a podcast exploring the trials and tribulations of building a startup from zero to one. Hosted by Everywhere Ventures, a global pre-seed fund supported by 500+ founders and operators who serve as the hosts and guests for this unique podcast experience. To learn more about our work, visit Everywhere.vc and subscribe to our Founders Everywhere Substack. You can also follow us on LinkedIn for updates and news.

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