Venture Everywhere

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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.

  1. Riding the Wave: Helaine Knapp with Pau Sabria

    2D AGO

    Riding the Wave: Helaine Knapp with Pau Sabria

    In episode 106 of Venture Everywhere, Pau Sabria, co-founder of Remotely.works—a platform helping companies hire software engineers in Latin America—talks with Helaine Knapp, founder and former CEO of CityRow, a rowing fitness franchise that was acquired. Helaine reflects on how her career in tech startups at Buddy Media and Olapic gave her the foundation to build a brick-and-mortar fitness business. She discusses writing Making Waves, using brutal honesty to tell the entrepreneurial story most founders won’t share, and navigating the in-between as host of Step Into Next, a podcast about walking together from what was to what’s next. In this episode, you will hear: Adapting startup playbooks to the physical fitness business modelInsights into the rise and fall of Connected Fitness, and lessons learnedThe power of honest storytelling during a company’s challenging exitThe real challenges of entrepreneurship: navigating legal battles and team dynamicsReimagining success and personal growth while transitioning between ventures Learn more about Helaine Knapp | CITYROW LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helaine-knapp Website: www.helaineknapp.com Learn more about Pau Sabria | Remotely.works Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pausabria Website: https://www.remotely.works/

    25 min
  2. Anna is Everywhere: Anna Barber with Scott Hartley and Jenny Fielding

    FEB 2

    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
  3. Ground Rules: Kat Garcia with Scott Hartley

    JAN 27

    Ground Rules: Kat Garcia with Scott Hartley

    In episode 104 of Venture Everywhere, Scott Hartley, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Kat Garcia, co-founder and co-CEO of Ground, a startup building the AI revenue system for autonomous revenue generation and retention. Kat shares how she left BCG Digital Ventures to work for free with B2C companies, uncovering that operators didn't need more productivity tools—they needed technology that could autonomously generate revenue on their behalf. She discusses how Ground's AI ontology transforms static metrics into actions that drive up to 10% more top-line revenue, moving companies from dashboards to agentic commerce. In this episode, you will hear: Unlocking unrealized revenue potential in fragmented tech stacks.Autonomous revenue generation beyond productivity tools.Real-time commerce ontology that learns and acts.Proving autonomous systems in high-churn e-commerce.Democratizing enterprise capabilities for mid-size brands. Learn more about Kat Garcia | Ground LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-garcia-online/ Website: https://joinground.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4zuhbqKwF34X0wqDXa1Lsx?si=91da32c586844f1a Learn more about Scott Hartley | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthartley/ Website: https://everywhere.vc

    38 min
  4. The Flychain Flywheel: Ethan Schwarzbach with Jenny Fielding

    JAN 20

    The Flychain Flywheel: Ethan Schwarzbach with Jenny Fielding

    In episode 103 of Venture Everywhere, Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Ethan Schwarzbach, co-founder of Flychain, a startup building the financial operating system for small to medium-sized healthcare providers. Ethan shares his journey from investment banking to fintech at Orchard, where insights from Square's merchant processing data inspired Flychain's initial product. He discusses how underwriting healthcare businesses revealed a critical gap in financial infrastructure, leading Flychain to build a specialized platform that replaces QuickBooks and delivers AI-powered financial insights for practices. In this episode, you will hear: Bridging cashflow gaps of healthcare providers.Addressing financial infrastructure crisis in healthcare practices.Leveraging accurate EMR data for AI-driven decision-making.Partnering with healthcare networks to reach underserved practices.Positioning for value-based care and consolidation landscape shifts. Learn more about Ethan Schwarzbach | Flychain LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-schwarzbach-baa09571/ Website: https://www.flychain.us/ Learn more about Jenny Fielding | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding/ Website: https://everywhere.vc

    31 min
  5. Conceive with Support: Lauren Berson Sugarman with Lauren Makler

    JAN 13

    Conceive with Support: Lauren Berson Sugarman with Lauren Makler

    In episode 102 of Venture Everywhere, the host is Lauren Makler, CEO and co-founder of Cofertility, where women freeze their eggs for free when donating half of the eggs retrieved to intended parents who need the help of an egg donor to have a baby. She chats with Lauren Berson Sugarman, CEO and co-founder of Conceive, an AI-powered full-stack support platform for women navigating fertility and pregnancy. She shares how her experience investing in digital health and building community-based wellness models led her to found Conceive after her own three-year infertility journey. She discusses how Conceive transforms fertility care by delivering the continuous emotional and informational support that time-strapped providers cannot offer, helping patients feel empowered and less alone during one of life’s most challenging journeys.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ In this episode, you will hear: Combining AI and human coaching for personalized fertility support.Using a B2B2C clinic partnership model for seamless patient care.Measuring impact through anxiety reduction and babies born.Creating community-based support for the emotional fertility journey.Addressing the three-leg stool of fertility: physical, financial, and emotional support.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Learn more about Lauren Berson-Sugarman | Conceive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenberson Website: https://weconceive.com Learn more about Lauren Makler | Cofertility Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmakler Website: https://www.cofertility.com

    31 min
  6. Join the Cleancult: Ryan Lupberger with Jenny Fielding

    JAN 6

    Join the Cleancult: Ryan Lupberger with Jenny Fielding

    In episode 101 of Venture Everywhere, Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Ryan Lupberger, founder and CEO of Cleancult, a sustainable cleaning products company revolutionizing the household cleaning category with innovative paper-based packaging that eliminates plastic waste. Ryan shares his unconventional journey from working on organic farms to discovering the largely unregulated world of cleaning product ingredients. He discusses the realities of building a sustainable CPG brand that can compete with industry giants without compromising on price or performance. In this episode, you will hear: Building custom manufacturing infrastructure for liquid soap in paper cartons from scratch.Scaling from D2C to nationwide distribution across major retailers.Achieving price parity with legacy brands through volume, partnerships, and operational discipline.Expanding the product portfolio with innovative plastic-free formats across cleaning categories. Learn more about Ryan Lupberger | Cleancult LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlupberger Website: https://www.cleancult.com Learn more about Scott Hartley | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding Website: https://everywhere.vc

    30 min
  7. Follow the Fiber with Flume: Prashanth Vijay with Scott Hartley

    12/16/2025

    Follow the Fiber with Flume: Prashanth Vijay with Scott Hartley

    In episode 100 of Venture Everywhere, Scott Hartley, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, talks with Prashanth Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Flume, a New York-based internet service provider revolutionizing last-mile fiber connectivity across urban America. Prashanth shares his journey from nuclear engineering and traditional telecom to recognizing a massive infrastructure gap where many households still rely on outdated coaxial cable from 25 years ago. He discusses how Flume is leveraging unused dark fiber assets to bridge the digital divide and bring modern internet infrastructure to underserved communities across the country.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ In this episode, you will hear: Leveraging unused dark fiber to deliver modern internet without costly overbuilding.Bridging the digital divide where 85% of U.S. homes still lack fiber connectivity.Building intelligent network operations for the explosion of connected home devices.Securing government contracts to deploy fiber in underserved urban areas.Positioning as infrastructure for AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicle bandwidth demands.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Learn more about Prashanth Vijay | Flume LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashanthvijay  Website: https://www.flumeinternet.com/  Learn more about Scott Hartley | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthartley  Website: https://everywhere.vc

    32 min
  8. Human-Driven Health: Kate Lambridis with Scott Hartley

    12/02/2025

    Human-Driven Health: Kate Lambridis with Scott Hartley

    In episode 99 of Venture Everywhere, Scott Hartley, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, chats with Kate Lambridis, co-founder of Human Health, a Sydney-based health technology company making personalized healthcare accessible to everyone. Kate shares the deeply personal story behind Human Health, born from her children's mysterious health challenges and navigating a broken healthcare system. She discusses how Human Health is building a consumer-first platform that empowers patients to own their health data, get contextual insights, and unlock solutions for chronic diseases through personalized care. In this episode, you will hear: Building a universal health app patients can use to navigate their health. Empowering patients to own their health data and receive personalized insights. Raising from investors who understand the long-term vision. Capturing patient-reported data that other companies don't have access to. Learn more about Kate Lambridis | Human Health LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelambridis  Website: https://www.human.health  Learn more about Scott Hartley | Everywhere Ventures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthartley  Website: https://everywhere.vc

    42 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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