“If we can make venture capitalists reflect society, then we can make the people who get funded reflect society as well.” That is the thesis statement behind Diversity VC, an international nonprofit aiming to make the venture capital industry more inclusive. In this episode, Sarah Millar, Principal…
Not everyone can become a successful founder, but a successful founder can come from anywhere. The increasing number of amazing businesses sprouting up throughout the United States is prompting venture capitalists to seek out new ventures all over the country. In this episode, special guest host Jeff Burkland, Founder &…
There’s a multitude of new developments regarding Fintech startups — both on the company side as well as on the VC side. To break it all down, today’s episode features Steve Lord, Fractional CFO, Fintech Practice Lead, and Chief Learning Officer at Burkland. He talks about recent fintech…
For a lot of investors, Silicon Valley is still the center of the world. But more and more, venture capital is drifting outside of the 100-mile radius of Palo Alto into emerging tech markets. Jonathan Tower, Managing Partner at Catapult, joins the show to…
Anupam Rastogi joins us to discuss emerging themes across the startup landscape and more.
Special guest host Jeff Burkland talks with Foundation Capital’s Sid Trivedi about the partnership between entrepreneurs and investors.
Breaking into legacy markets is proving to be a competitive landscape rich with opportunities for Fintech companies.
IFundWomen's Virginia Almendarez stops by to discuss how women entrepreneurs can overcome the challenges along the way to startup success.
Denver is shaping up to be a hotspot for American startups. Here's what you need to know about growing your startup a mile high.
Let’s talk about debt. Specifically, venture debt. Venture debt is debt financing that has traditionally been used by startups alongside equity financing as a way to provide more capital to the balance sheet in order to extend their runway. Today startups use debt financing much more strategically and for different…