The podcast for Angels and Seed Investors bold enough to write the first check.
Hosted by Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani.

Learn how angel investors and seed investors decide to invest in technology startups

You'll get real-world lessons and examples from active angels and seed investors:
  • What stuck out with their first and favorite investments
  • How they gained the conviction to say “yes”
  • Whether they really add value to their companies!
Learn the nuances of raising seed investment and what makes angel investors tick.  As insiders, Shaherose and Aamir will also help foster connections with a community of like-minded individuals, both virtual and in person.

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15: Founder to fintech evangelist to Internet personality and always a Taco Bell enthusiast – Sheel Mohnot, Better Tomorrow Ventures

We’ve had a lot of cool people on the pod, but Sheel Mohnot is our first guest to achieve this trifecta: 100X an investment, have a founder in his portfolio go to pris...

14: First checks for dropouts, students, and deep tech sci-fi founders - Danielle Strachman, 1517 Fund

One day soon when you see a robot squirrel on a 10-foot unicycle, think of Danielle Strachman. These are the types of ideas Danielle Strachman sees and backs on a regu...

13: Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund has seen over 50,000 companies and made 800 investments – usually in just 30 minutes

Elizabeth Yin realized she had a problem. She wanted to be a founder, but couldn’t think of a problem she wanted to spend decades of her life working on. After soul se...

12: First checks building the future of cities since 2012 led to unicorn investments and $215M in AUM - Julie & Clara, Urban Innovation Fund

An ill-fated business school fashion show led to a venture capital fund with $215 million AUM. The duo met in 2010 at the MIT Sloan School of Management and soon after...

11: How one of Arian Ghashghai’s virtual reality companies is on track to hit $20M in revenue after one round of funding

Have you ever played with an Oculus VR headset? You probably owe thanks to Arian Ghashghai. The former founder was working at Meta when someone in his network introduc...

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