High Stakes

Paige Soya
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Join seasoned investors and successful start-up founders as they weigh in on topics and trends currently dominating the venture capital space. Each episode brings together a founder and an investor to provoke a deepened understanding of the topic at hand. If you want to learn about how early-stage venture capital investing works, this show is for you.

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  1. An Introduction to Venture Capital: Meet your hosts | Paige Soya & Nick Duafala at K Street Capital: Season 4 of High Stakes

    EPISODE 1

    An Introduction to Venture Capital: Meet your hosts | Paige Soya & Nick Duafala at K Street Capital: Season 4 of High Stakes

    Welcome to Season 4 of High Stakes and this season we’re starting with the fundamentals. In Venture Capital 101, K Street Capital Managing Partner Paige Soya and Principal Nick Duafala break down how venture capital actually works for founders, investors, and anyone curious about the startup ecosystem. In this opening episode, Paige and Nick share the origin story of K Street Capital and their own paths into venture, from Wall Street and investment banking to founding and exiting a fintech company. They discuss: How K Street Capital started as an angel syndicate and evolved into a venture platformWhy early-stage investing is different from traditional financeWhat makes venture capital unique compared to other asset classesHow investors evaluate startups and work alongside foundersAlong the way, they also talk about some of the companies K Street has backed, from digital health platforms to AI-powered robotics, and what makes those opportunities exciting. This episode sets the stage for the rest of the season, where Paige and Nick will walk through the full venture capital playbook, including angel investing vs. VC, startup evaluation, deal terms, portfolio strategy, and more. If you're a founder thinking about raising capital, an investor interested in venture, or just curious about how the startup funding world works, this season is designed to be your starting point. Listen to the full episode and follow along as we break down Venture Capital 101.

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Join seasoned investors and successful start-up founders as they weigh in on topics and trends currently dominating the venture capital space. Each episode brings together a founder and an investor to provoke a deepened understanding of the topic at hand. If you want to learn about how early-stage venture capital investing works, this show is for you.

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  • Creator
    Paige Soya
  • Episodes
    62
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    High Stakes