VENTURES

Viraj Acharya

VENTURES Live Show - Streaming live on X, Youtube & Linkedin every Tuesday & Thursday.

  1. 17 apr

    $20M Series A, The 2-Year Exit & Why Compliance Teams Need Al Agents Now: Mikkel Skarnager, spektr

    Fresh off a massive $20M Series A, Mikkel, a repeat founder who sold his last company at age 26, breaks down how at spektr they are completely automating compliance for tier-one banks, and why building an AI company is both vastly more complex and wildly more fun.

    22 min

  2. 17 apr

    Managing 3,000 Retail Investors, GP/LP Fund, & the M&A Landscape: Fred Soneya, Haatch

    Fred Soneya of Haatch talks about how they scaled from a small angel group to a powerhouse firm. This is a masterclass in B2B SaaS and the "operator-led" fund model. We discuss the mechanics of pre-seed investing, why "boring" industries are goldmines, and how they run the firm 24/7.

    20 min

  3. 17 apr

    The $4 Trillion Liquidity Trap & How AI Agents Will Handle Your Payments: Berhan Kongel, Keyrails

    Berhan is a serial founder who practically invented the on-chain lending vertical with ARV and is now tackling the $4 trillion "trapped cash" problem in global finance. This is a masterclass in the invisible plumbing that powers the world economy and a rare look into the future of programmable money.We break down the evolution of Keyrails, the strategic power of the "Genius Act," and how AI is changing compliance with Berhan.

    28 min

  4. 17 apr

    FULL INTERVIEW: Camilla Dolan on Horse Trading as a Teen, Sourcing with Al, & EKA Fund II

    From teenage horse trading to managing a $107M fund, Camilla Dolan’s runs a masterclass in the "obsession" required to build category-defining brands. This conversation pulls back the curtain on how she and the Eka Ventures team are deploying their second fund to reshape the future of consumer health and sustainability.We discuss the launch of Eka Fund II, the evolution of consumer behavior, and how Eka is building an AI-first firm to identify the next generation of founders.

    30 min

  5. 16 apr

    spektr $20m Series A, Stephen Johnson, Camilla Dolan, Berhan Kongel, Mikkel Skarnager, Rishabh Kaul, Fred Soneya, Ollie Bone join the show

    It's Thursday 16th April & today on VENTURES we have a stellar slate. On the show today: Stephen Johnson: Investor, Mercia Ventures Camilla Dolan: General Partner, Eka Ventures Berhan Kongel: Co-Founder and CEO, Keyrails Mikkel Skarnager, Co-Founder and CEO, spektr Rishabh Kaul: Venture Partner, Hoxton Ventures Fred Soneya: Co-Founder and General Partner, Haatch Ollie Bone: Vice President, Evolution Equity Partners

    3 h 3 min

  6. 15 apr

    Tech Sovereignty, Energy Bottleneck, & Why Poland Has the World’s Best Math Talent: Jarek Pilarczyk

    Jarek Pilarczyk went from building and selling multi-million dollar companies in Poland to funding the next generation of European “tech sovereignty.” He reveals why hardware is now a safer bet than software and how Poland’s education system accidentally created a global hub for math genius. We dive into the “energy bottleneck” of AI, the future of drones with Balnord, and why selling to Scandinavia is often easier than selling at home. Partner at Balnord and a veteran entrepreneur who successfully exited his computer vision and infrastructure companies in 2012 and 2021. He is now focused on “dual-use” technologies that ensure European independence in space, defense, and industrial resilience. Timestamps 0:00 – The New Investment: 10-to-1 Drone Efficiency 2:15 – The Edge AI Power Problem: Low Power vs. High Compute 4:30 – Industrial Resilience and European Tech Sovereignty 6:05 – Poland’s History: Why Independence is Deeply Personal 8:15 – Selling Outside Poland: Mentality Shifts in the Baltics 9:40 – The “Math Secret”: Why Polish Technical Talent is World-Class 11:15 – Lessons from First Exits: Fighting IBM in Norway 13:40 – Why Deep Tech? Moving the Needle vs. Software Commodities 17:40 – AI in Deep Tech: Does Every Product Actually Need It? 21:00 – Hardware vs. Software: Defensibility in the Post-ChatGPT World 23:20 – The Energy Bottleneck and Space Data Centers 24:35 – The Story Behind the Name “Balnord”

    25 min

  7. 15 apr

    Why You’re Burnt Out on Dating Apps: Mio Fagerhäll, eve

    Mio Fagerhäll is the co-founder of eve, an AI matchmaker that’s removing the swipe entirely and is now Sweden’s fastest-growing dating app. We dive deep into why 80% of users are burnt out on swiping and how AI is finally fixing the "endless choice" paradox. Timestamps: 0:00 - From Pokemon expert to AI matchmaker 2:27 - The 12-year stagnation of dating app innovation 4:35 - Decoding the "stickiness" of Tinder and Hinge 6:14 - How Eve uses AI to build your profile for you 8:34 - Why prompting is dead and generative UI is the future 10:45 - The GTM strategy 12:18 - The "Lunch Box" lore that captured 50% of Sweden's population 14:09 - Why symmetry and "Eve" define the brand's aesthetic 6:06 - Developing the "Love Algorithm" with math geniuses 18:27 - Enhancing the "Butterfly Effect" with synchronised daily match drops 21:50 - The "Picky" advantage: How Eve balances the gender ratio 24:45 - Finding a co-founder in Hong Kong and the Antler VC story

    29 min

  8. 15 apr

    Software is Eating the World, Boris Paskalev is Making it Stable with Logicstar AI

    Boris Paskalev is the co-founder of Logicstar AI and the former founder of Deep Code, which was successfully acquired by snyk. A x5 serial entrepreneur, he is currently building predictive maintenance to fix the "leaky bucket" of modern software applications. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to Boris Paskalev and Logicstar AI 02:21 - Building ML for code in the pre-GPT era 03:40 - The "Mythos" of AI and identifying obscure attack vectors 06:18 - Staying ahead of foundational models through deep analysis 08:44 - The architectural map: Why LLMs ignore important data 11:10 - Running it back: Re-uniting the Deep Code founding team 12:40 - The barometer for business leverage in software fixes 15:15 - The "Leaky Bucket" of customer NPS and app crashes 18:24 - The intensity of the @snyksec acquisition process 21:36 - Why Zurich and ETH are unfair advantages for deep tech 26:07 - Boris's $100M+ goal for childhood brain cancer research

    29 min
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VENTURES Live Show - Streaming live on X, Youtube & Linkedin every Tuesday & Thursday.

Informazioni

  • Creatore
    Viraj Acharya
  • Anni di attività
    2019 - 2026
  • Puntate
    214
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti espliciti
  • Copyright
    © Viraj Acharya
  • Sito web del podcast
    VENTURES