VC10X - Venture Capital Podcast Prashant Choubey

Guy Cherni is a deep-tech founder and investor. Guy is the Co-Founder and the managing partner of Climate First, which supports deep-tech and Climatech startups. He invested in more than 30 companies disrupting the fields of Energy, Materials, Food, Mobility, and more.

Prior to Climate First, Guy Co-founded Atlas Dynamics, the leading European unmanned aerial systems (UAS) company that redefines the drone industry using autonomous swarms.

In this episode, we talk about -

- How Climate is the greatest opportunity of this generation?

- What's the mission at ClimateFirst?

- The ClimateFirst London roadshow

- How is investing in deeptech startups different from investing in software startups?

- Lifecycle of a Deeptech startup

& lots more

Links:

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Climate First - https://climatefirst.vc/

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Nick McLean is one of the founders of Four Pillars Investors. Four Pillars Investors is a private equity firm that purchases and operates businesses in the lower middle-market ($20M in sales to $250M in sales). Their ideal acquisition candidates are companies with untapped potential for growth.

In this episode, we talk about:

- What is Private Equity?
- How is Private Equity investing different from Venture Capital?
- Investment thesis at Four Pillars Investors
- How do Private Equity firms determine the valuation of a business?
- Why is it important for founders to understand the world of Private Equity to have it as an exit option?
- What type of businesses do Private Equity firms back?
- How have rising interest rates impacted activity in Private Equity?

& lots more

Links:

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Four Pillars Investors - https://www.fourpillarsinvestors.com/

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Nick's YouTube - https://youtube.com/@NickFourPillars

Nick's Book - https://www.fourpillarsinvestors.com/book

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Mikhail Taver is the founder of Taver Capital. Mikhail was one of the first to invest in AI when it wasn't popular. The fund has backed 20 AI startups and achieved 4 successful exits. Today he narrows his focus to another niche - industrial AI.

We talk about:

- Mikhail's story and how you started investing

- How can AI help enhance productivity, cut costs & reduce carbon footprint of heavy industries?

- How big is the opportunity for industrial AI?

- How long does it take for Industrial AI startups to get market ready?

- Some portfolio companies doing exciting work

& lots more

Links:

⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com

Taver Capital website - https://www.taver.capital/

Follow Mikhail on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtaver

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Nicole Priel is a Partner at Inbex Investor and is focused on Israel VC investments. Ibex Investors is a US-based investment firm targeting outsized returns through niche, non-correlated, differentiated strategies. They've offices in Denver, New York, and Israel.

In this episode, we talk about -

- Nicole's story and how her mother introduced her to investing at the age of 11

- Investment thesis at Ibex Investors

- How Israeli founders are showing resilience in times of war?

- Increased focus on mental health of founders

- Impact of war on business in Israel

- Her advice for founders building during difficult times

& lots more

Links:

⭐Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for investors - https://podcast10x.com

Ibex Investors - https://www.ibexinvestors.com/

Ibex Investors Portfolio - https://www.ibexinvestors.com/private-portfolio

Follow Nicole on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolegp/

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Justin Smith is a Managing Partner at Recharge Capital and leads venture investments.

In this episode, we talk about -

- What's the mission at Recharge Capital?
- What is Thematic investing?
- Key focus sectors at Recharge Capital
- Some exciting portfolio companies
- How Recharge Capital helps it's portfolio companies succeed?
- Portfolio construction strategy
& lots more

Links:

⭐Sponsor - Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com

Recharge Capital website - https://www.rechargecapital.com/

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Sam Merchant is an Investment Associate at Hambro Perks Leaders Fund - an international investment firm investing in private technology companies leveraging different fund structures like venture capital, venture debt, secondaries, etc.

In this episode, we talk about -

- Sam's story and how he got into investing

- How investing is done differently at different funds at Hambro Perks?

- How different market conditions impact the activity levels of different funds types?

- What are the traits of Product Market Fit?

- Cap table blunders founders should avoid

- How should founders figure out the right valuation for their early-stage startup?

- What should founders include in investor updates?

& lots more

Links:

⭐Sponsor: Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com

Hambro Perks website - https://www.hambroperks.com/

Follow Sam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-marchant

🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey

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VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.