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Farming is the number one source of employment in Africa, yet its agricultural productivity is the lowest of any region in the world. The opportunity is immense—60% of the world's uncultivated arable land is on the continent—but rural communities are suffering from a lack of economic opportunity.So young Africans are building innovative solutions to tackle the problems that are impacting their families and communities.Wissal Ben Moussa is the Co-founder & R&D Officer of Sand To Green, a Moroccan startup pairing regenerative agroforestry techniques with data and technology to turn the desert green. Samuel Rigu is the Co-founder & CEO of Safi Organics, a Kenyan company employing a decentralized process to locally manufacture organic fertilizers. Francis Nderitu is the Founder of Keep IT Cool, a recent Earthshot Prize winner, building cold chain storage to reduce post-harvest losses in Kenya. 00:00 - Africa has the lowest farming productivity in the world01:08 - Sand to Green is reversing desertification in Morocco04:30 - Safi Organics is manufacturing organic fertilizers in Kenya07:23 - Keep IT Cool is reducing post-harvest loss in Kenya10:15 - Solving problems for their local communitiesCheck out more episodes of The Greenprint here.This episode was produced as part of our series on climate action in Africa, The Greenprint, in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, Africa Climate Ventures, and AgBase - an initiative powered by Briter and Mercy Corps AgriFin.AgBase is a business intelligence platform offering real-time data, market insights, and a centralised hub for information on agtech and foodtech across emerging markets. This initiative, backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and hosted by Briter Bridges in partnership with MercyCorps AgriFin, is dedicated to bolstering the knowledge framework essential for catalysing investments in digital and technology-driven solutions, with an underlying mission is to transform the lives of smallholder farmers and boost socio-economic growth.Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale. Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions.‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet.This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows.Our Links -

Reports suggest that climate change is set to cost the global economy $38 billion per year by 2049. Emerging markets need close to $2.4 trillion per year by 2030 to meet the climate goals. That's 4 times what is currently invested. But high capital costs are stalling clean energy investment across Africa. If you want to build a renewable energy project in Sub-Saharan Africa, the weighted average cost of capital would be up to 4x as much as the same project in Western Europe or the US, due to the real and perceived risks of investing on the continent.If the world invests in renewables and green technology in Africa at Africa's cost of capital, it will underinvest in green energy assets. 00:00 - The climate funding gap01:01 - It's 4x more expensive to build an energy project in Africa02:10 - The cheapest energy is where there is high energy density03:26 - Startup financing needs06:23 - Addressing funding challenges at the multinational levelCheck out more episodes of The Greenprint here.This episode of The Greenprint was produced in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, and Africa Climate Ventures.Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale. Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions.‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet.This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows.Our Links -

Nigeria's energy crisis has persisted for decades. Africa's largest country is largely powered by fuel generators. They're noisy, dirty, and bad for the environment. But they also provide power to millions of people in a country with an unreliable grid. The removal of Nigeria's long-standing fuel subsidy in 2023 caused the price of fuel to quadruple, leaving Nigerian consumers searching for options. And many are going solar. So while Nigeria's transition to solar power has largely been driven by economic considerations, it has positive climate implications.But why is the grid so broken? How can it be fixed? And is decentralized solar energy an adequate solution to solve Nigeria's energy crisis?00:00 - To know Nigeria is to know blackouts01:28 - How Nigeria is powered today02:11 - Why the grid is broken and how to fix it05:17 - Nigerians are making the switch to solar09:12 - The need for climate resilienceCheck out more episodes of The Greenprint: https://theflip.africa/the-greenprintThis episode of The Greenprint was produced in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, and Africa Climate Ventures.Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale. Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions.‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet.This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows.Our Links -

Can Africa be a leader in the global fight against climate change? While the continent has contributed just 3 percent to global carbon emissions, it is the most impacted by climate change. But it also has a range of natural endowments that leave it well-positioned to build green industries that will have a positive economic impact locally and can play a significant global role in getting to net zero.In this episode, we're joined by three Africa-focused climate founders solving local problems with global implications. 00:00 - Africa is the most impacted by climate change01:18 - The opportunity to build industries powered by renewable energy01:51 - Great Carbon Valley's Bilha Ndirangu05:00 - Octavia Carbon's Duncan Kariuki07:51 - Talus Renewable's Hiro IwanagaListen to more episodes of The Greenprint: https://theflip.africa/the-greenprintThis episode of The Greenprint was produced in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, and Africa Climate Ventures.Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale. Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions.‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet.This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows.Our Links -

The CEO of the Rodenberry Foundation, Lior Ipp, on elevating small, locally-led organizations driving systems change. The Roddenberry Foundation aligns its philanthropic vision with the values of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and justice that were hallmarks of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek legacy.  The foundation operates four core programs designed to catalyze meaningful impact: the Catalyst Fund for early-stage, high-risk social enterprises; the Roddenberry Fellowship, which supports U.S.-based social justice leaders; the biennial Roddenberry Prize, which this year emphasizes "AI for Good"; and the +1 Global Fund, a funders' collaborative addressing systemic challenges in underserved regions. Each program reflects a commitment to supporting innovative, underrepresented, and often overlooked organizations and individuals. A highlight of the conversation centers on the +1 Global Fund. Initially launched as a COVID-19 relief initiative, it has evolved into a groundbreaking funders' collaborative targeting small, locally-led organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa. These organizations — dubbed "triple threats" for their small size, local leadership, and systems-oriented approaches — are having outsized impacts despite their limited resources. Lior discusses the success of the fund's peer-nomination model, which taps into the knowledge of grassroots networks to identify high-impact candidates that might otherwise go unnoticed. Lior emphasizes the foundation's evolution from merely disbursing funds to fostering an ecosystem that includes capacity building, organizational development, and collaborative networks. The initiative's mapping platform, set to launch next year, will provide unprecedented access to data about these often-overlooked organizations, bridging the gap between funders and grassroots changemakers. This tool aims to enable better funding strategies and illuminate the interconnectedness of organizations tackling global challenges. The conversation also highlights the broader implications for philanthropy, urging funders to take calculated risks on small, locally-led organizations and collaborate more extensively. Lior underscores the necessity of moving beyond traditional funding approaches that prioritize well-established organizations and instead recognizing the transformative potential of small-scale systems changers. Thank you for downloading this episode of the Do One Better Podcast. Visit our Knowledge Hub at Lidji.org for information on 250+ case studies and interviews with remarkable leaders in philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship.  

These climate investors are funding climate startups using a hands-on venture-building model to support founders across Africa. In this episode, we're joined by James Mwangi from Africa Climate Ventures, Maxime Bayen from Catalyst Fund, and Lyndsay Holley Handler from Delta40.We discuss why African ventures and climate startups, in particular, benefit from the venture building model; the limitations of the traditional two and twenty fund model in the African tech ecosystem; the types of founders and opportunities these investors are looking for; the pitch these investors are making to global investors for why they should back climate action across Africa; and, is Africa the most important region for global climate goals?00:00 - Intro01:20 - Why climate in Africa?06:03 - The types of founders they're investing in12:18 -  Why the venture building model?19:39 - Fund structures & models35:30- The types of businesses & opportunities they're seeking41:30 - Pitching Africa's climate story to global investorsThis roundtable conversation was recorded during the  2024 Climate Week in New York City.This episode was produced as part of our series on climate action in Africa, in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, and Africa Climate Ventures.Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale. Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions.Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet. This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows.Our Links -

Today, you'll be learning about the good, the bad and the ugly of equities markets - with the help of: Dr David Allen, Head of Long/Short Strategies, Plato Investment Management Ben Griffiths, Executive Chairman, Eley Griffiths Group James Hawkins, Partner & Head of the Catalyst Fund, L1 Capital Dushko Bajic, Head of Australian Equities Growth, First Sentier Investors This panel is hosted by Centennial Asset Management's Matthew Kidman. They explore the stocks they are bullish on today, the themes they believe are likely to suffer, and the stocks they recommend investors avoid (or short, if they can) over the months ahead.    This episode is part of our special mini-series of The Rules of Investing, giving you a front-row seat to discussions from Livewire Live 2024, our flagship investor event. Whether you're after big-picture market insights or actionable investment strategies, this series offers exclusive insights to help shape your investment decisions. We hope you enjoy this special 7-part series. We'll return to our regular programming with the next episode of The Rules of Investing. ________________ This series is proudly sponsored by Bell Direct Advantage. Bell Direct Advantage is a premium trading platform designed for active and sophisticated investors. Offering access to Bell Potter research, exclusive IPOs, and advanced trading tools, it's built to give you a competitive edge. Whether you're a frequent trader or a high-net-worth individual trading shares, options, or warrants, Bell Direct Advantage delivers tailored solutions and superior service to sharpen your investing edge. [Find out more here]

Nashville Scene columnist and Metro Council expert Nicole Williams joins host Grace Fuisz and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to give us the rundown of what's on the Council agenda for tonight's meeting. Plus: We give you the scoop on the Catalyst Fund — an exciting new loan program designed to incentivize the building and protection of affordable housing — and allow ourselves to imagine what we would do if we found a million dollars under our name at ClaimItTN.gov, the website where the state is diligently working to return missing money to its rightful owners. Thanks to Tecovas, our Western wear faves, for being our exclusive launch sponsor!  You can read the agenda for tonight's Metro Council meeting here. You can find out who your Metro Council member is here. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE. 

Financial support for climate technology startups in Africa from the private sector is growing. Businesses have raised more than $3.4 billion since 2019. However, the continent requires $277 billion each year to meet its climate goals for 2030. 私营部门对非洲气候技术初创企业的财政支持正在增加。 自 2019 年以来，企业已筹集超过 34 亿美元。然而，非洲大陆每年需要 2770 亿美元才能实现 2030 年的气候目标。 Experts say to receive more money, African countries need to deal with risks such as unexpected currency value changes. And they say investors need to expand into different climate sectors, including flood protection, disaster management and heat management. Investors should also use more kinds of funding methods. 专家表示，为了获得更多资金，非洲国家需要应对货币价值意外变化等风险。 他们表示，投资者需要扩展到不同的气候领域，包括防洪、灾害管理和热量管理。 投资者还应该采用更多种类的融资方式。 Africa: The Big Deal is a financial support database. It says that last year, climate tech startups on the continent raised $1.04 billion. That is a 9 percent increase from the year before and three times what they raised in 2019. That increase comes as overall money for startups in Africa fell last year. Africa: The Big Deal 是一个金融支持数据库。 据称，去年非洲大陆的气候技术初创公司筹集了 10.4 亿美元。 这比前一年增长了 9%，是 2019 年筹集资金的三倍。这一增长是在去年非洲初创企业的总体资金下降的情况下实现的。 The money climate tech startups raised last year was more than one-third of all monies raised by startups in Africa in 2023. It came in second to financial technology, a more established sector. 去年，气候科技初创公司筹集的资金占 2023 年非洲初创公司筹集资金总额的三分之一以上。它位居第二，仅次于更为成熟的金融技术领域。 Venture capital is usually given to business with large risk but great long-term growth possibilities. Startups use it to expand into new markets and to get products and services on the market. 风险投资通常给予风险较大但长期增长潜力巨大的企业。 初创公司利用它来拓展新市场并将产品和服务推向市场。 Even with the noted growth, private sector financing represented only 14 percent of all of Africa's climate finance from 2019 to 2020. That information comes from a study by Climate Policy Initiative, a finance and policy research organization. 尽管增长显着，但 2019 年至 2020 年，私营部门融资仅占非洲气候融资总额的 14%。该信息来自金融和政策研究组织气候政策倡议的一项研究。 That number is far lower than in other parts of the world. In East Asia and the Pacific, for example, private sector financing represents 39 percent of climate finance. And in Latin America and the Caribbean, it makes up 49 percent. 这个数字远远低于世界其他地区。 例如，在东亚和太平洋地区，私营部门融资占气候融资的 39%。 在拉丁美洲和加勒比海地区，这一比例为 49%。 Sandy Okoth works at FSD Africa. The non-profit organization receives funding from the British government. Okoth said the low financial support in Africa is linked to investors putting money in areas they are more familiar with, such as renewable energy technology. Less money comes in for “more complex” technology, Okoth said. That includes technology for adapting to climate change, he added. 桑迪·奥科斯 (Sandy Okoth) 在 FSD Africa 工作。 该非营利组织接受英国政府的资助。 奥科斯表示，非洲的财政支持较低与投资者将资金投入他们更熟悉的领域有关，例如可再生能源技术。 奥科斯说，“更复杂”的技术投入的资金更少。 他补充说，这包括适应气候变化的技术。 Wetility is a renewable energy startup based in South Africa. Last year, it secured funding of $48 million, mostly from private equity, to expand its operations. Wetility 是一家位于南非的可再生能源初创公司。 去年，该公司获得了 4800 万美元的资金，主要来自私募股权，用于扩大业务。 The startup provides solar panels for homes and businesses and an online service that permits users to remotely access power usage. It aims to solve the problems of energy access and dependability in southern Africa. 该初创公司为家庭和企业提供太阳能电池板，并提供允许用户远程访问用电情况的在线服务。 它旨在解决南部非洲的能源获取和可靠性问题。 Vincent Maposa is founder and chief executive officer of Wetility. He said, “Private sector financing in African climate is still rather low.” But he added that there is clear growth. Vincent Maposa 是 Wetility 的创始人兼首席执行官。 他说：“非洲气候下的私营部门融资仍然相当低。” 但他补充说，增长明显。 Maëlis Carraro is partner at Catalyst Fund. The Kenya-based venture capital fund supports climate adaption solutions. She urged for more diverse funding, such as mixing private and public sector funding together. Maëlis Carraro 是 Catalyst 基金的合伙人。 总部位于肯尼亚的风险投资基金支持气候适应解决方案。 她敦促提供更加多样化的资金，例如将私人和公共部门的资金混合在一起。 She said one aim of public financing should be to bring more private sector capital into financing climate initiatives. 她表示，公共融资的目标之一应该是吸引更多私营部门资本为气候举措提供融资。 She added, “We need the private sector and the public sector to work together to unlock more financing.” 她补充道，“我们需要私营部门和公共部门共同努力，释放更多资金。”

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In our 11th episode, Patrick Nussbaumer and Winnie Odhiambo discuss impact investing in frontier markets. Patrick works for UNIDO's innovative finance division, and Winnie is an impact investing professional whose career spans working with pension funds, VCs, in private equity and in private debt. We explore the role of development finance institutions (DFIs) in impact investing and how to mitigate country risk in emerging markets. We also discuss the need for more investments into climate adaptation, and the specific challenges of impact measurement in this field.   Links: ·       The definition of impact investing by GIIN, the Global Impact Investing Network ·       The Catalyst Fund's report on Investing in Climate Tech Innovation in Africa ·       PFAN, the Private Financing Advisory Network, is connecting investors to high-potential climate and clean energy projects in emerging markets ·       UNIDO's Catalyst Fund for Fintech-Enabled Climate Adaptation is accelerating and de-risking innovation in frontier markers ·       Development finance institutions (DFIs) active in emerging economies include IFC, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), the African Development Bank and Norfund. ·       Patrick's analysis on Key trends in domestic finance for energy access and transition in frontier markets ·       The Benchmark analysis of frameworks for measuring climate resilience and adaptation produced with input from the Working Group in which Patrick is active ·       The research on Impact Linked Compensation mentioned by Patrick   Time stamps On some podcast players, you should be able to jump to the section by clicking: (01:47) – Winnie and Patrick introduce themselves (05:45) – Winnie's and Patrick's approach to impact investing (08:59) – Winnie's role in facilitating transactions (10:53) – Impact measurement in climate adaptation vs climate mitigation (16:28) – The role of development finance institutions (DFIs) in mobilizing investment in emerging markets (18:26) – Investing in SMEs in emerging markets (23:40) – Mitigating country risk (25:42) – The role of local financial institutions (28:42) – UNIDO's role in facilitating transactions. (31:37) – The need for more investment into climate adaptation (34:39) – The difference between adaptation and resilience (37:15) – The need for investment in post-conflict economies (39:06) – Geographic concentration of impact investing and wealth concentration (40:27) – Incentivizing impact at fund manager level (43:51) – Winnie predicts increasing regulatory scrutiny towards impact investors, especially those raising funding from public sources   Contact For feedback on the show or to suggest guests for future episodes, contact us at scifi@esmt.org          

Scientists from a Christchurch-based flight company have been awarded funding to develop their high-altitude, solar-powered aircraft with NASA. Technology and Space minister Judith Collins has announced twelve research teams will be given $75,000 as part of the Government's Catalyst Fund. Dr Dan Price is chief scientist at Kea Aerospace. Its research with NASA is aimed at improving monitoring of coastal water quality. Price spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Today I am welcoming back my very first guest of Narratives of Purpose - Pauline Koelbl, founder of ShEquity. ShEquity is a Catalyst Fund that provides smart investments for innovative and impactful African female entrepreneurs. Join me in this conversation where Pauline talks about the growth and impact of ShEquity since we first spoke in 2020. Listen to today's episode to hear how the journey of ShEquity has evolved since our last conversation. Show notes: I recommend that you tune into my previous conversation with Pauline in our first ever episode of Narratives of Purpose so that you can better follow along with the growth story of her company. To find out more about ShEquity, head over to their website and find out more about SHEBA (the ShEquity Business Accelerator) here. You can also connect with Pauline on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. Be sure to visit our podcast website for the full episode transcript. ** UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND ACCESS TO OUR PODCAST while supporting our team's efforts to continue producing the best quality content we possibly can! Check out our membership community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/noppodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and become a patron. ** ____ Episode timestamps 00:26 - Episode introduction 01:50 - Highlight of Paulines's first interview on the podcast 05:04 - Gender lens funding and investing in Africa 07:33 - ShEquity's portfolio of companies 13:06 - ShEquity's impact on SDGs and livelihoods across the continent 17:22 - Creating the ShEquity Business Accelerator (SHEBA) and it's impact to date 26:24 - Pauline's learnings from her entrepreneurial journey and her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs 31:12 - Dealing with challenges and doubt as an entrepreneur 35:08 - How to connect with Pauline and learn more about ShEquity

Brigit and Don welcome Malika Anand to discuss the mission behind Catalyst Fund, the transition in its business model and its impact thus far, her role as Head of Impact, core values that guide the Catalyst Fund in their transition to VC, key barriers to having the greatest impact, and how the Catalyst Fund incorporates ESG frameworks into its work.

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Here's what Alex got into this morning:Earnings Season Never Ends: Gitlab, Asana, UiPath, Docusign, Rent the Runway and others will report this week.Crypto Down Bad: Prices for major cryptoassets are flat this morning, while the crypto venture picture is looking up to some degree.Arm Sets IPO Range: Shares of Arm are expected to sell for $47 to $51 per share, according to the company. The question for investors is whether to value the company on its trailing results, or future profits.More on the impact (or lack thereof) of Arm's upcoming debut can be found here.The Catalyst Fund: The Africa-focused venture fund has reached a first close, and intends to invest in climate-focused startups on the continent.Elon Musk Is MadAnd to close out, a new Chinese semiconductor fund is potentially coming, while India wrestles with net neutrality.Don't forget that Equity is opening this year's Disrupt. We'll see you there!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!

Carrie Segil is the People and Culture Manager at The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, and Duncan Gilchrist is a Climate and Natural Resources Policy Associate at The Nature Conservancy in Colorado. Both Carrie and Duncan are deeply involved with TNC Colorado's Catalyst Fund, a cutting-edge conservation funding initiative that supports forward-looking projects that enable innovation and rapid learning, both to test new ideas and to build greater capacity for innovation over the long term. - One of the Catalyst Fund's most notable projects involves agrivoltaics, which is the simultaneous use of land for both solar energy production and agriculture. The project is called the Agrivoltaics Retrofit Partnership, and it's a Boulder-based partnership between TNC, Jack's Solar Garden, Drylands Agroecology Research, Boulder Housing Partners, and a conservation-justice / community outreach partner called FLOWS. The project aims to achieve multiple conservation and community objectives, including restoring degraded land, producing perennial plants with medicinal, economic, and indigenous cultural value, and providing a host of benefits to local marginalized community members– benefits that we discuss in this episode. - In this episode, we talk in detail about this specific agrivoltaics project, as well as some of the other innovative projects that are being pushed forward thanks to support from the Catalyst Fund. We discussed how and why TNC Colorado decided to create the Catalyst Fund in the first place, and the need to push boundaries and take risks in the conservation space. Carrie offers insights into specific Catalyst projects, such as virtual fencing for bison, and Duncan discusses all the details about this agrivoltaics project– including the genesis of the idea, the challenges of the projects, and why it has proven to be so successful and replicable. We also discuss how policy on the state and federal level is creating more opportunities for agrivoltaics, why it garners bipartisan support, and lessons learned from all of the Catalyst Fund projects. - I was so impressed with Carrie and Duncan's enthusiasm, professionalism, and commitment to innovation, and I learned so much from this conversation. Be sure to check out the episode notes to learn more about everything we discussed, and please share this episode with any friends or colleagues who might find it valuable.  Thanks so much for listening, I hope you enjoy!   ---   This episode is brought to you in partnership with the Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Guided by science and grounded by decades of collaborative partnerships, The Nature Conservancy has a long-standing legacy of achieving lasting results to create a world where nature and people thrive. On the fourth Tuesday of every month throughout 2023, Mountain & Prairie will be delving into conversations with a wide range of The Nature Conservancy's leaders, partners, collaborators, and stakeholders, highlighting the myriad of conservation challenges, opportunities, and solutions here in the American West. To learn more about The Nature Conservancy's impactful work in Colorado and around the world, visit www.nature.org/colorado --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 3:30 - An overview of the Catalyst Fund 7:00 - Talking to funders about the Catalyst Fund 8:45 - How TNC evaluates what it is looking for regarding the Catalyst Fund 10:30 - Duncan's agrivoltaics project 12:45 - Duncan's job before his agrivoltaics project 14:45 - More on Duncan's project and his site 19:00 - About Boulder Housing Partners, and how they reacted to Duncan's idea 20:30 - How Duncan worked to turn the rocky land he is working into agricultural land 22:30 - The outlook for Duncan's project, and how it stacks up against his expectations 25:00 - The federal and state (CO) push for more projects like Duncan's 28:00 - Why agrivoltaics seems to garner bipartisan support 29:30 - Why everyone isn't doing agrivoltaics  31:30 - The potential for grazing under agrivoltaics 32:30 - Other synergies between solar energy and agriculture 33:30 - Carrie's outlook on Duncan's project, and some other projects funded by the Catalyst Fund 36:45 - What it's like for TNC to work with external partners 37:45 - Other projects funded through the Catalyst Funds 40:00 - Big lessons from the Catalyst Fund project 45:00 - The power of advocating for policy 47:15 - Where the Catalyst Fund is going 51:00 - Carrie and Duncan's book recommendations 53:45 - Closing thoughts --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Support Mountain & Prairie Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts

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In der Nachmittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute Eva Sommer, CEO und Co-Founder von Fermify, und sprechen mit ihr über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 5 Millionen US-Dollar.Fermify hat eine vollständig kontrollierte Produktionsplattform für Kaseinproteine entwickelt, um die Inhouse-Produktion von veganen Käseprodukten zu ermöglichen. Zu den Kunden gehören lokale und internationale Käseproduzenten, Konsumgüterhersteller und Regierungen. Sie erhalten eine vollständig regulierte, skalierbare Produktionsplattform für die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette der mikrobiellen Milchproduktion. Diese reicht von den programmierten Mikroorganismen bis zu den vollständig gereinigten Zielproteinen, um Käseproteine herzustellen. Durch den Ansatz mit Kaseinproteinen soll die Käsealternative die richtige Schmelzfähigkeit und die von Milchkäse gewohnte Struktur geben. Fermify wird nicht mit einer eigenen B2C-Marke auftreten, sondern wird lediglich seine Technologie an andere Unternehmen lizenzieren. Das Vegan-Startup prognostiziert, dass bis 2027 die Kosten im Vergleich zur konventionellen Batch-Fermentation um 50% gesenkt werden können und die Käsealternative auch bei den finanziellen Aspekten mit herkömmlichem Käse mithalten kann. Fermify wurde im Jahr 2021 von Eva Sommer und Christoph Herwig in Gerasdorf bei Wien gegründet. Das Unternehmen hat mittlerweile ein Team von 18 Wissenschaftlerinnen, Wissenschaftlern, Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieuren mit Kenntnissen in kontinuierlicher Bioverfahrenstechnik, Molekularbiologie, Prozessdigitalisierung und Lebensmittelwissenschaft zusammengebracht. Laut eigenen Angaben hat das Startup mehr als 40 Unternehmen als potenzielle Kunden in der Pipeline.Das österreichische Deep-Tech hat nun in einer Seed-Runde unter der Führung von Climentum Capital 5 Millionen US-Dollar eingesammelt. Zu den weiteren Kapitalgebern zählen der Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, Fund F, Clima Now, Satgana Ventures, Triple Impact Ventures sowie die bestehenden Investoren Übermorgen Ventures, Backbone Ventures, Push Ventures und Simon Capital.

Daniel Yu has been championing a huge problem in what may be one of the biggest markets in the world. His startup, Wasoko, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Avenir Growth Capital, Binny Bansal, Catalyst Fund, and Growth/Expansion.

In this episode, Rajeshwari Sriram, HerStart Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Fellow in Kampala, Uganda, speaks with Sabano Scovia, founder of Gracious Chalk – a social enterprise that aims to provide underprivileged rural and urban schools with learning materials. Sabano discusses her passion for quality education, her chalk-making process and how YCI's HerStart program and Catalyst Fund helped her build her business. 

In this episode we hear about a participatory action research project in Guatemala, funded by the Director's Catalyst Fund at LSTM, that co-designed a tool for health leaders and community partners to assess and improve urban health governance. The project was based in two Guatemalan urban municipalities; Villa Nueva and Mixco. We speak with Guillermo Hegel, the project lead who was also the Health Director at Villa Nueva Municipality at the time of the project. We also hear from Yaimie Lopez and Cintia Cansado who coordinated and evaluated the project. They share their experience of participatory research and working with policy makers. The research team together with co-researchers who were urban health stakeholders looked at 4 domains, Governance, leadership accountability and multi-sectoral action. They first defined what these terms were, then they co-analysed existing tools to measure governance performance and designed an online tool which could be used to rank current performance and areas for improvement which could then track over time. The tool involved a number of qualitative questions that required discussions and reflections about governance in their work and required a level of trust and transparency which is further explored by our guests.  This Episode features: Dr. Kim Ozano - (host) Research Director, The SCL Agency Wesam Mansour (co-host) - Health Systems Researcher, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Wesam is a Health System Researcher with research expertise in health workforce and health systems strengthening in fragile contexts using qualitative research and participatory action research approaches. Her work includes working in the areas of gender, equity and justice and how to apply those concepts to develop gender-equitable, resilient and inclusive health systems. She is currently working, in LSTM, on the ReBUILD4Resilience project which is health system research in Fragile and Shock-Prone (FASP) settings in 4 countries (Nepal, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, and Lebanon). In ReBUILD, they worked with the Close to Community (CTC) providers in FASP settings to explore how participatory action research can support CTC providers to address gender norms and power relations within their communities and in the health systems in Lebanon and Nepal. Links:LSTM - Wesam MansourReBUILD Consortium ReBUILD - Gender ProjectGuillermo Hegel, Project Coordinator, INCAP Since 2020 Guillermo has been a researcher at CIIPEC. He coordinates a participatory action research project in collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. From 2014 to early 2020, he was health director of the municipality of Villa Nueva, Guatemala. A core part of his tasks was to articulate 'Health-in-All Policies' and to improve the primary health care system in urban setting through participatory processes. Between 2008-2013, he worked at PAHO/WHO Guatemala, as an advisor for social determinants of health and the ´Healthy Cities´ initiative, leading and contributing to several programs in Guatemala...

IMF staff and the Egyptian authorities made substantial progress on all policies including a continued fiscal consolidation path, additional fiscal and related structural policies that would further expand the social safety net, monetary and exchange rate policies that would anchor inflation expectations, improve monetary policy transmission, improve the functioning of the foreign exchange market, and bolster Egypt's external resilience. “IMF staff and the Egyptian authorities have agreed to finalize their work to reach a Staff-Level Agreement very soon."Egypt registered a primary surplus of 0.11% of GDP in 1QFY2022/23.The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) will provide new services to ships including bunkering and catering starting from 1Q2023.The British DPI fund is studying a number of investment opportunities, in the retail and consumer goods sectors in Egypt. The fund is expected to inject between USD150-200 million.SKPC issued in a release on Thursday that the feedstock cost will be determined by EGPC, on a monthly basis, according to the new formula approved by the cabinet, and will be indicated in the company's financial statements. CCAP's subsidiary TAQA Arabia has launched the largest solar power plant to date in Sharm El Sheikh. Built at a cost of EGP 250 million, the project is set to supply 30% of the power load in Nabq.ARCC sent a release to EGX affirming that the recent hike in natural gas prices for cement manufacturers will have a limited effect on the company in the near term, adding that the company has been stocking up on coal and pet coke to avoid any production disruption.COMI has raised interest rates on three-year USD certificates of deposit to 5.25%. A UAE-based e-commerce company is considering submitting an offer to buy a majority stake in HRHO's consumer finance arm, ValU.CANA has agreed to contribute a 10% share of the Catalyst Fund for Investment in SMEs, which ranges between EGP400 and EGP500 million.Raya Foods, a subsidiary of RAYA, targets exports of EGP1.0 billion in 2023, compared to around EGP700 million.SPMD recorded a net loss of EGP36.2 million in 2Q22 (-146% YoY, +6.8% QoQ), compared to a net profit of EGP78 million in 2Q21. Weak bottom-line performance in 2Q22 is mainly driven by the significant drop in revenues.  On a semi-annual basis, the bottom line recorded a net loss of EGP74 million in 1H22 (-161% YoY), compared to a net profit of EGP122.2 million in 1H21. SPMD is waiting for FRA approval on its EGP110 million capital increase request, mainly to get rid of 70-80% of the debt due to the rising interest. SPMD is currently trading at 2022e P/E of -8.1x and EV/EBITDA of -155.3xHoldi Pharma signed a new financing contract with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank worth USD3.4 billion, to finance the restructuring plans of its affiliated pharmaceutical companies (AXPH, CPCI, ADCI). Medical and pharmaceutical industries' exports recorded USD632 million in 8M2022, compared to USD432 million; +46.3% YoY.Private bakeries in Cairo, Alexandria, and Menoufia can get state wheat from GASC for EGP10k/ton if they stick to state bread prices, according to the Supply Ministry.Some USD 340 mn worth of corn and soybeans for chicken feed is stuck at ports waiting for letters of credit, according to vice chairman of the Poultry Producers Union Mohamed El Shafei.  The lack of available food is forcing farmers to kill the chicks, he said.ELKA Board approved continuing purchasing treasury shares during the period 13 October 2022 to 12 February 2023. 

In der Nachmittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute in der Rubrik „VC Talk“ Dr. Gesa Miczaika, Founding Partner des Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund. Nach fast 30 Jahren gemeinsamer Investmenterfahrung und drei Jahren gemeinsamen Angel-Investments über Auxxo Beteiligungen, haben Bettine Schmitz und Dr. Gesa Miczaika im Jahr 2021 in Berlin den Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund ins Leben gerufen. Die Vision des Fonds ist es, eine gerechte Vertretung von Frauen als Gründerinnen und Investorinnen im Risikokapitalbereich zu fördern. Demnach investiert der Fonds ausschließlich in Unternehmen mit mindestens einer weiblichen Gründerin, die zudem mindestens 20% Anteile halten muss. Der Investmentfokus liegt dabei auf der Pre-Seed und Seed-Phase von europäischen Startups. In einem ersten Schritt wurden Angel-Investitionen über Auxxo-Beteiligungen durchgeführt, die einen Fokus auf Gründerinnen und Modelle mit nachhaltigem Wachstum legten. Daraus entstand eine Gruppe aus über 150 weiblichen Angel-Investors namens Evangelistas. Durch die unterschiedlichen Bereiche, die von den Investorinnen abgedeckt werden, können die Evangelistas branchenunabhängig investieren. Dabei geht die Gruppe individuell oder als Kollektiv vor. Zusätzlich wurde im Jahr 2021 der Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund in Höhe von 15 Millionen US-Dollar aufgelegt. Bekannte Investorinnen und Investoren waren dabei u.a. WestTech Founders, Urania Ventures, Mutschler Ventures AG, Verena Pausder, Tina Mueller, Susan Danziger und Simone Menne. Infos der Werbepartner: ROQ: Gehe jetzt auf roq.tech/daily und erhalte die komplette Plattform 3 Monate lang for free.

Today we are happy to introduce you to Gesa, General Partner of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and Board Member of the German Startups Association. Auxxo is a venture capital firm co-investing into startups with at least one female founder in Europe. Besides that, Gesa founded the Evangelistas, a network of female business angels with more than 170 members in Germany.In this episode you'll learn:– Gesa's perspective on the biases for and against female focused funds – Why Auxxo invests in female founders and how that focus gives Auxxo a competitive advantage in winning competitive deals– How Auxxo is thinking about their co-invest strategy in the light of the new market– How Auxxo managed to raise their fund with more than 50% of their LPs being women (in terms of €€ as well headcount)– How Gesa thinks about firm development, fund II, and what's in store for Auxxo

After her extensive experience leading marketing for inclusive fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund and its parent company BFA Global, as well as entrepreneurial training program MEST Africa, and an arm of its parent company, global SaaS Meltwater, Thea now leads the marketing & communications at South Africa-based API fintech Stitch.Host Shameer Sachdev sat down with Thea for the latest episode of The FML Podcast to explore the nuances of marketing in African markets, how Thea built Stitch's marketing from scratch and her insights into growth marketing in a complex industry.They cover:

An investment is an asset or item acquired with the goal of generating income or appreciation. Appreciation refers to an increase in the value of an asset over time. When an individual purchases a good as an investment, the intent is not to consume the good but rather to use it in the future to create wealth. About Vinay Tolia Vinay Tolia is the Managing Member of Bengal Capital; Bengal Catalyst Fund. He is an angel investor. Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the cannabis and investment industries. Skilled in Venture Capital, Options, Investment Banking, and Asset Management. Strong business development professional with a BA and BSE from The University of Michigan. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

This week, the ERP software market saw a number of vendors making changes within their executive team. Some of these changes included the newly appointed CEO, Chris Todd, of UKG, Chris Singh being named the Chief Customer Officer of Blackbaud, and the promotion of Chris Powell at Qlik to Chief Marketing Officer. Recently, lists have been released ranking great places to work across the globe. Unsurprisingly, many software vendors have made the list, capitalizing on the competitive advantage a status like this brings. In the US, the noteworthy mentions included Salesforce, SAP, HubSpot, and Service Now. As vendors expand globally, we also see Planful and Argano make the “Great Place to Work” list in India. Salesforce announced the launch of its Catalyst Fund to provide unrestricted capital to nonprofits led by underrepresented leaders. The first round of grants, totaling $2 million, will support 20 nonprofits in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States that are addressing inequities in education, economic opportunity, and racial justice.Website: erpadvisorsgroup.com

Welcome to another episode of On the Couch. This week I am talking to James Hawkins from L1 Capital. James runs the L1 Catalyst Fund. James has 20 years experience advising boards and management. Prior to joining L1 Capital in 2021, James spent nearly ten years at Flagstaff Partners, where he was a Managing Director and originated and executed M&A, equity and debt transactions. Previously, James worked at Macquarie Capital in Melbourne and New York where he was involved in a wide range of principal investments and investment banking transactions. In this podcast, we discover what L1 Catalyst fund does to have some great results, how James picks stocks with his three criteria and what stocks he is looking at currently. A great insight from a very successful fund manager. Well worth a listen.Why not sign up for a free trial? Get access to expert insights and independent research and become a better investor.

Sports and games are a huge part of our lifestyle and culture and will continue to be for generations to come. But how can investors and creators encourage growth and take advantage of this unique market?Investor, founder, and entrepreneur Kai Bond had spent over a decade in the gaming industry when he realized he wanted to approach gaming as an investable category. So he partnered with the startup Courtside VC, a venture capital firm that challenges the traditional definition of sports, digital media, fitness, and gaming.In this episode, Eddie Lopez and Kai talk about Kai's entrepreneurial journey, how to approach gaming as an investable category, Kai's take on web3, the future of gaming, diversity in the venture community and more.Topics Include: - Understanding what it means to be a good CEO- Challenge of coming from the corporate world to the startup world- The state of venture capital in Q1 2022- The importance of transparency and discipline in VC- What Courtside learned during 2020- Evolution of monetizing assets in gaming - Kai's take on Web 3.0- The future of gaming - Why timing matters in the venture market  - How to increase diversity in venture capital - And other topics…Kai Bond is a partner at Courtside, a VC company that partners with early-stage founders who are challenging the traditional definition of sports, digital media, fitness, and gaming. Before Courtside, Kai was a Principal at Comcast Ventures where he led investments in Catalyst Fund, a seed-stage fund focused on investing in underrepresented founders.  Kai was the founder of pixieTV, an interactive SmartTV platform that was acquired by Samsung in 2014. After that, Kai moved into the role of GM at Samsung NEXT. Kai has held leadership positions in product strategy, business development, and M&A at Microsoft, GLG, and Hatch Labs. Kai is a graduate of Wesleyan University.

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space – how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC”, digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how startups and VCs can work together to build Africa's tech ecosystem, and what issues still remain to be resolved. Episode four, the last in the series, looks at VCs as people, and what makes them tick. It discusses what makes a good VC, their backgrounds and motivations, and the issue of diversity in the space.

In this episode, I speak with David Hwan, Co-founder & COO at KWARA, a Nairobi and Berlin based startup turning credit unions into modern digital banks. Backed by Finparx, Google, Norrsken, FINCA Ventures, Catalyst Fund and Kepple, today Kwara serves over 50,000 end clients David and I talk about: 1. His journey to founding of Kwara? 2. What problems his team is solving for African credit unions 3. What is the business model 4. The potential of credit unions in emerging markets. 5. Fundraising. what was the biggest challenge 6. What is the next step in terms of the growth and expansion. 7. What are one thing he wants to change most in startup ecosystem 8. Does diversity really help to grow the business. If yes, why?

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how startups and VCs can work together to build Africa's tech ecosystem, and what issues still remain to be resolved. Episode three covers the different ways in which startups and venture capitalists work together once a deal is done, whether a VC can interfere too much, and why startups need to do their due diligence on their investors just as much as investors need to do it on them.

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how startups and VCs can work together to build Africa's tech ecosystem, and what issues still remain to be resolved. Episode two takes listeners through the anatomy of a VC deal - discussing how investments are made, where VCs source their startups from, and what due diligence looks like. We also look at potential exit routes for VCs, and how they go about ensuring they are prepared for them.

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how startups and VCs can work together to build Africa's tech ecosystem, and what issues still remain to be resolved. Episode one takes listeners through the nuts and bolts of VC, defining what venture actually is, telling them where VC firms get their money from, how they make money themselves, and what an investor actually does all day. It also addresses misconceptions entrepreneurs may have about venture capital, why it is there, and what it can do for them.

Nur 16% aller Gründer:innen sind Frauen. Dr. Gesa Miczaika möchte das ändern, da mehr Diversität in Gründer:innen-Teams bewiesenermaßen zu besseren Chancen des führt. Als Mit-Gründerin von Auxxo und dem Female Catalyst Fund hilft sie Gründerinnen strukturelle Hürden zu überwinden. Der Fonds investiert ausschließlich in Statups, von denen mindestens 20% der Anteile in Frauenhand liegen. Wir sprechen unter anderem darüber, warum Frauen im Schnitt weniger Anteile halten und wie eine gerechte Anteilsverteilung aussieht.Die Fragen:03:06 Wann war für dich der richtige Zeitpunkt zum Gründen?06:52 Wird es in den nächsten Jahren mehr weibliche Role Models geben?11:57 Wo steht ihr heute?15:34 Warum halten Frauen oft weniger Anteile als ihre männlichen Partner?18:57 Wonach bemessen sich die Anteile bei einer Gründung?21:52 Was hättest du gerne früher übers Gründen gewusst?25:16 Welche Rolle hat Networking für dich gespielt?37:58 Worauf bist du besonders stolz?39:01 Was möchtest du anderen Gründer:innen auf den Weg geben?Vielen Dank fürs reinhören!DR. GESA MICZAIKALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gesa-miczaika-56b5891/Auxxo: https://www.auxxo.de/QUELLENEinfluss von Networking auf Jobbesetzung: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-survey-reveals-85-all-jobs-filled-via-networking-lou-adler/Diverse Gründerteams sind erfolgreicher: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/why-diversity-mattersDer #FemaleFebruary ist nur möglich dank der Unterstützung von Canva, deinem Design-Tool für alles, was mit Inhalten und Präsentationen zu tun hat. Canva bietet allen, die den Female February lesen oder hören, eine verlängerte Testphase für ihre Pro-Version an (die Kernfunktionen sind ohnehin kostenlos). Klicke hier, um die neue Art der Content Creation in Teams 45 Tage lang zu testen. Link dazu: https://canva.me/femalefebruaryDU GRÜNDEST EIN STARTUP?Falls du bei deiner Startup Gründung Hilfe brauchst, meld dich gerne. Fabian, der Host dieses Podcasts, arbeitet mit diversen Startups, die zwischen Pre-Seed und Series A stecken zusammen und vielleicht kann er dir ja auch helfen: https://jungunternehmerpodcast.com/startup-advisory See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's conversation is with Maxime Bayen, a Senior Venture Builder for Catalyst Fund at BFA Global, aka The Data King (my nickname for him). He leads the venture building support to Catalyst Fund early-stage startups as well as supports the portfolio startups when it comes to investment readiness. Maxime shares insights on growing in his career, building teams and getting the best out of work. He ended this episode with 3 insights: Work can be fun, can be enjoyable, it doesn't have to be tough Go for people always, build a good team. Be curious, try new things. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-grinders-table/message

Katherine Fulton is a Journalist, a Philanthropist, and an expert on Impact Investing. Over the years, she has started her own newspaper, predicted the rise of the internet as a disruptor of traditional journalism, anticipated the crowd-sourcing of philanthropy, and acted decisively in times of crisis. Through the Catalyst Fund, Sonoma's temporary funding source to help address changing local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Katherine has left an indelible impact on The Valley. In this episode we discuss not only these incredible accomplishments, but also the value of thinking across different time scales and the importance of learning from others.

With Project Catalyst still in early stages, Kenric, Andre and Megan have identified improvements to the process and submitted a proposal on Ideascale. They join us on Cardano Live today to describe what research they have done so far, the current state, and the way ahead with a Catalyst Fund 6 proposal. View links mentioned in the podcast and check out more information in the description on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ec19dL8iq6I

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In our June Broadcast, we have the great pleasure of Clare Keegan, Business Development Manager at Harper Adams University joining us to discuss Degree Level Apprentices – the Benefits & Challenges for Participants & Employers. Clare's role is aimed at managing collaborative and commercial relationships, strengthening Harper Adams University's links and opportunities with regional, national and international businesses and other activities to support the growth and increase the diversity of students and apprentices. She has previously developed projects in knowledge exchange and enterprise, including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), Growth Fund and Innovate UK. She networks with Partners across the West Midlands and national business/skills committees, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce and subject specific organisations and represents Food and Drink and Agri-Tech on the Telford Business Board. She contributes to bids for additional funds related to business and enterprise development such as the Catalyst Fund, Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), European Social Investment Fund (ESIF) and the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Regional Growth fund. She has written many enterprise and innovation award nominations for Business including the Queens Awards. She is currently working on a new Benchmarking Project to benchmark productivity for companies who employ apprentices. And as a member of the West Midlands Apprentice Ambassadors Network she assist organisations who want to know more about Apprenticeships.

In this episode of Meet the Investor, Maelis Carraro, Catalyst Fund Managing Director, explains the work the fund does in empowering startups in underserved markets to deepen financial access and financial health. She further explains the why the fund's model of working with an investor board and offering grants of unto $100,000 to early stage startups is critical to helping those companies scale up their operations and impact and even ready them for further funding. However, she is quick to note that a lot needs to be done in emerging markets and specifically in Africa to drive financial health in underserved populations especially women, poor, rural and unbanked customers. We also discuss on what the Catalyst Fund looks for in startups when investing and finish off with a call to action for startups wishing to join the June 2021 cohort. This episode features: Maelis Carraro – Managing Director, Catalyst Fund Eric Jackson – Co-Founder & CTO, Hisa Technologies Audio Production by Ally Mwakaneno Gakweli

In this episode of Meet the Investor, Maelis Carraro, Catalyst Fund Managing Director, explains the work the fund does in empowering startups in underserved markets to deepen financial access and financial health. She further explains the why the fund's model of working with an investor board and offering grants of unto $100,000 to early stage startups is critical to helping those companies scale up their operations and impact and even ready them for further funding. However, she is quick to note that a lot needs to be done in emerging markets and specifically in Africa to drive financial health in underserved populations especially women, poor, rural and unbanked customers. We also discuss on what the Catalyst Fund looks for in startups when investing and finish off with a call to action for startups wishing to join the June 2021 cohort. This episode features: Maelis Carraro – Managing Director, Catalyst Fund Eric Jackson – Co-Founder & CTO, Hisa Technologies Audio Production by Ally Mwakaneno Gakweli

Part 1 - Neville James hosts the leadership of UVI’s Research and Technology Park, including Aminah Saleem, Chief-of-Staff, and Sydney Paul, Senior Manager for Marketing and Business Intelligence. In this update, they discuss their role in growing the territory’s tech ecosystem, the challenges of luring Virgin Islanders back to the territory, the power of the Catalyst Fund, what is next for the Tech Village, and St. Croix’s potential to tap into the fiber optic network.

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate venturing. Featured this week is an interview with Francis Ho of Samsung Catalyst Fund and Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By … Continue reading "Leadership Series: Francis Ho (Samsung Catalyst Fund)" The post Leadership Series: Francis Ho (Samsung Catalyst Fund) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Join James as he covers the following topics: Fund 3 voting for Project Catalyst… nearly seamless for Daedalus users… Yoroi users… not so much. $pace coins are all the rage. What do they do exactly? Project Catalyst Announcements Telegram Channel: https://t.me/cardanocatalyst Featured Guest 1 Name: Kyle Solomon Stake Pools: FROG, FROG2, WOLF Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVZ47NzrPKFSTHJZ6EPuyg This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network. ** Disclaimer ** Views expressed by program hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. This program is for entertainment purposes and is not for the purpose of, nor should be construed as, providing financial tax, accounting, or legal advice.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we listen to Frank Gruber’s interview with Lo Toney at the Startup of the Year Summit in the fall of 2020. Lo is the founding managing partner at Plexo Capital, which is an institutional investment firm he incubated and spun out from Google Ventures. Plexo Capital invests in emerging seed-stage VCs led by diverse teams and invests directly into companies sourced from the portfolios of VCs where Plexo Capital has an investment. Prior to founding Plexo Capital, Lo was a Partner on the investing team at Google Ventures where he focused on marketplaces, mobile and consumer products. Before Google Ventures, Lo was a Partner with Comcast Ventures where he led the Catalyst Fund and worked with the main fund where he focused on mobile messaging and marketplaces. Lo also worked with Zynga as the GM of Zynga Poker with full P+L responsibility for Zynga’s largest franchise at that time. He has also held executive roles with Nike, eBay, as well as startups funded by top tier investors. On another note, we have a very exciting SXSW event planned on March 15 - 20. Our programming will also include a segment for Government Funding Opportunities for Startups and a Venture Capital Reverse Pitch, where investors will actually pitch their funds to startups...which everyone is really excited about. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved visit: www.est.us/sxsw21. We also invite all of our listeners to get involved with our program by visiting: established.us/programs. This is the best way to get notified of the various startup opportunities that we come across while working with various partner organizations and in a number of ecosystems across the country. It is also that time of year again when the Startup of the Year 2021 Application is open. So if you are a startup looking for exposure and to become part of an amazing community make sure to apply at https://www.startupofyear.com/application. We also want to congratulate Kamana Health (Established Venture Portfolio & 2019 Top 100) for announcing that they've been acquired by Triage. Kamana is a software platform connecting healthcare providers and staffing agencies with traveling nurses and other medical professionals. Learn more at the following: https://www.kamanahealth.com/an-open-letter-to-our-customers/. Lastly, check us out on the Clubhouse App, where we are planning a bunch of new rooms and sessions coming out regularly and we will also have some rooms during our SXSW festivities. Follow our Club - Startup Community Club. Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com/ Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: http://startupoftheyear.libsyn.com/ Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: https://soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

Carla speaks with investor and three-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala about becoming a venture partner at the Catalyst Fund, which focuses on investing in companies founded by African American, Hispanic and women entrepreneurs.Andre Iguodala, best known as a three-time NBA champion, is now a venture partner at the Catalyst Fund. Iguodala has leveraged his success in the league to build a prominent career investing in the technology sector, and his work with the Catalyst Fund focuses on supporting startups with founders from diverse, underfunded backgrounds. In this episode, Iguodala takes us back to how he got started in investing, the importance of surrounding yourself with smart, experienced people and how his work with the Catalyst Fund is helping African American, Hispanic and women entrepreneurs secure funding they need for growth and more innovation.https://www.morganstanley.com/what-we-do/inclusive-innovation-and-opportunity Disclaimer textThe guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. (“Morgan Stanley”). The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The information and figures contained herein has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information or data contained in this podcast. This podcast does not provide individually tailored investment advice and is not a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any trading strategy. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.© 2021 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Members SIPC.

Join James as he covers the following topics: A deep dive into the issue of trust in financial markets. Catalyst Fund 4 is announced - the first fund to offer 1 million dollars in ADA. Central Bank Digital Currencies… could we be seeing them on the Cardano blockchain? The Binance withdrawal fee is changing. Trust Comeback: https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-we-bring-trust-back-into-financial-markets-with-blockchain/47094 Million Dollar Catalyst Fund: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/02/12/our-million-dollar-baby-project-catalyst/ CBDC’s: https://forum.cardano.org/t/building-the-world-s-new-reserve-currency-do-cbdcs-really-require-a-permissioned-blockchain/46154 This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network. ** Disclaimer ** Views expressed by program hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. This program is for entertainment purposes and is not for the purpose of, nor should be construed as, providing financial tax, accounting, or legal advice.

Join James as he covers the following topics: Decentralized finance on the Cardano platform. Catalyst Fund 2 Winner Lovelace Academy. Lovelace Academy: https://lovelace.academy/ CF Article on De-Fo on the Cardano Platform: https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-will-decentralized-finance-look-like-on-cardano/45531 Guest 1 Info Name: Elliot Hill Company: The Cardano Foundation Position: PR/Communication Twitter: @block_writer Guest 2 Info Name: Maria Carmo Project: Lovelace Academy Website: https://lovelace.academy/ Twitter: @tresseisnove This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network. ** Disclaimer ** Views expressed by program hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. This program is for entertainment purposes and is not for the purpose of, nor should be construed as, providing financial tax, accounting, or legal advice.

Join James as he covers the following topics: Financial Inclusion in Underserved and Unbanked Communities. Catalyst Fund 3 and a look at what’s ahead. Stake Pool School Call for Contribution. Cardano Foundation article on Financial Inclusion: https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-cardano-could-fast-track-financial-inclusion-in-emerging-economies/44032 Idea Scale: https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/index Stake Pool School Calls for Contribution: https://forum.cardano.org/t/stake-pool-school-calls-for-contribution/44296 This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network. ** Disclaimer ** Views expressed by program hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. This program is for entertainment purposes and is not for the purpose of, nor should be construed as, providing financial tax, accounting, or legal advice.

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Maelis Carraro of the fintech-focused Catalyst Fund, and Craig Buckley from South African prop-tech startup reOS. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Moses Kimani of Kenyan agri-tech startup Lentera (www.lenterafrica.com) “pitches the pod”.

In this episode, Smita Aggarwal, Global Investments Advisor @Flourish Ventures, joins our host Digjay, to talk about her path leading up to Venture Capital, key criteria for investing in impact creating startups, the untapped Fintech opportunities in India, the incentive to build products for the underserved markets & how VCs play a role in evolution of founders. In her present role with Flourish Ventures, a global fintech focused fund of the Omidyar Group, Smita invests in innovative fintech start-ups that help advance financial health and inclusion in Asia. Previously at Omidyar Network she led multiple new investments in companies like NeoGrowth Credit, Indifi, Bon, Kaleidofin, ZineOne, ShopUp, GramCover, Qoala to name a few. Smita is a fintech investor and a thought leader with deep expertise in venture capital, financial inclusion, digital banking and financial regulation. She has been listed amongst the ‘Top 30 Fintech Influencers' in India as well as amongst the top 100 women VC investors in the world in a recently published book “Women Who Venture”. With over two and half decades of experience, Smita has held leadership positions with noteworthy firms such as Omidyar Network, Fullerton, Reserve Bank of India and ICICI Bank. She is also a start-up coach and mentor with Catalyst Fund and Village Capital. You can connect with Smita here on Linkedin / Twitter ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like Spotify, Apple iTunes and Google Podcasts. Please leave us a review on Apple iTunes to help others discover this podcast. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on Linkedin & Twitter ---- Show notes – 1. (02:28) Smita's background & path leading upto Venture Capital 2. (03:45) Best part of her job as a Venture Capitalist 3. (04:30) About Flourish Ventures; Investing in ‘impact creating startups'; Prioritizing between Product, Team & Market 4. (07:00) Measuring & tracking ‘impact' post making an investment 5. (09:15) Untapped opportunities in Fintech - Insurtech & Embedded Finance 6. (14:25) What should founders focus on when serving the underserved segments of the market? 7. (21:15) Learnings from investing in multiple markets 8. (25:43) The role of VCs in the evolution of founders 9. (27:52) Rapid fire and closing remarks

After having worked with Deloitte's Identity and Access Management practice in India and later in Australia as a Senior Analyst, Rasima joined BFA in 2017. Currently, she is India Country Manager for BFA's Catalyst Fund, focused on accelerating startups geared towards financial inclusion.  In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Rasima about impact investing and how startups are positively impacting communities in emerging markets. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Laura has spent nearly two decades in Silicon Valley’s technology sector, with vast experience in building strategic partnerships and raising funds from Asia, harnessing the best assets of large corporations and small companies. Recently she has developed a hybrid investment model (containing non-profit and for-profit components), working closely with the University of California, Berkeley, to create the Berkeley Catalyst Fund.

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Maelis Carraro Director of the Catalyst Fund .  Catalyst Fund first launched in 2016, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and JP Morgan Chase & Co.. It was created to support entrepreneurs who are building affordable, accessible and appropriate solutions that improve the financial health of underserved communities in emerging markets. Between 2016 and 2019, Catalyst Fund accelerated 25 inclusive fintech startups across 14 emerging markets.       Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's remote interview Daniel Döderlein from Auka.   About the host: John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin.   He's also the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized audio production system ListenDeck. John’s also a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He’s in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to ‘Bank On It’, Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Nadav Samet Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer of TrueAccord.  TrueAccord is a debt-collection platform that uses behavioral analytics, machine learning through an omni-channel and digital collections.  Nadav co-founded TrueAccord with his brother Ohad Samet back in 2013.  TrueAccord has investors such as Nyca, Khosla Ventures, Arbor Ventures and more.       Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's remote interview Maelis Carraro from Catalyst Fund.   About the host: John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin.   He's also the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized audio production system ListenDeck. John’s also a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He’s in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to ‘Bank On It’, Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

In this episode, we explore high-touch venture investing models - in particular, venture development and talent investing, as well as peer-selected investment. 2:16 - an introduction to accelerator programs and their objectives, with Catalyst Fund's Aaron Fu.3:47 - a discussion with Adedana Ashebir on Village Capital's peer-selected investment model.6:16 - Founders Factory Africa's Lwazi Wali and Sam Sturm on venture building and the merits of a human capital intensive investment model.10:20 - GreenTec Capital Partners takes their venture building model one step further. We hear from Erick Yong on GreenTec's Results for Equity model.16:07 - Then, Catalyst Fund takes their venture building model yet another step further. As Maelis Carraro explains, their program offers venture building as a grant and does not take any equity in the startups in their portfolio. 22:55 - While the aforementioned programs support existing startups, Antler's startup generator investment model brings individuals into a cohort to co-found startups with other participants in the program. We hear from Selam Kebede on the merits of this model for African markets.27:59 - The Flip's founder, Justin Norman and executive producer, Sayo Folawiyo, discuss their takeaways episode, and Sayo shares his experience, from a founder's perspective, as a participant in startup programs.

Miguel Armaza is joined by Maelis Carraro, Director of Catalyst Fund and the Impact Ventures Practice at BFA Global. The Catalyst Fund is an inclusive fintech accelerator supporting early-stage inclusive startups with flexible capital, bespoke venture building support, and connections to investors and corporate innovators. Maelis Carraro is the Director of Catalyst Fund and the Impact Ventures Practice at BFA Global. She spent her career working alongside fintech startups, investors, banks and donors to pioneer tech and data-enabled solutions for underserved communities in emerging markets. She runs global accelerator-Catalyst Fund, supported by JP Morgan Chase & Co and the UK Department for International Development, and helped over 30 early-stage fintech startups create innovative and affordable solutions for underserved populations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Previously, Maelis worked at the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), advising financial institutions on digital innovation and responsible financial inclusion strategies across fragile and emerging markets, as well as the OECD and the Grameen Bank, where she researched micro financing schemes for climate adaptation in South Asia, and impact fund- Global Partnerships, where she designed impact investing strategies to support tech-enabled businesses across Africa. Maelis also co-founded RemitMas, an inclusive fintech startup focused on remittances for savings for Latino immigrants in the US. Maelis is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a dual MBA and Master in International Affairs from Columbia Business School and the School of International and Public Affairs. She received her B.A Cum Laude from University College London in Political Science and Development Economics. About BFA Global BFA is a global consulting firm striving to build inclusive economies for a sustainable and equitable world. Together with partners and clients, BFA works at the frontier of applied research and innovation using finance, data, technology and behavioral science to build solutions for underserved populations. About Catalyst Fund Catalyst Fund is BFA’s flagship inclusive fintech accelerator, supported by The UK Department for International Development (DFID), JPMorgan Chase & Co and previously the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Catalyst Fund accelerates early-stage inclusive fintech startups with flexible capital, bespoke venture building support and connections to investors and corporate innovators. It also accelerates the ecosystem by fostering networks of fintech investors, corporates and talent organizations, to spur more fintech innovation for the world’s 3 billion underserved.

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Lo Toney is the Founding Managing Partner @ Plexo Capital, a very unique firm making both direct investments and fund investments. They have invested in Precursor, Boldstart, Female Founders Fund and WorkBench on the fund side and then PlayVS, Replicated and StyleSeat on the direct side. Prior to Plexo, Lo was a Partner @ GV (Google Ventures) and before that was a Partner with Comcast Ventures where he led the Catalyst Fund. Before venture Lo was an operator enjoying exec roles at Zynga, Nike and eBay. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Lo made his way into the world of venture with GV and how that led to his innovating on the venture model investing in both funds and directly with Plexo today? What were Lo's biggest takeaways from his 5 years as a Partner @ GV? 2.) How will GPs raising today be impacted by COVID? How does this differ dependent on the stage they invest and the size of fund they are raising? How does Lo advise managers communicating with existing and new potential LPs today? 3.) What does Lo mean when he discusses your "minimum viable fund size"? How does Lo advise GPs when it comes to closing strategies? How much do they need for first close? How many closes should there be thereafter? Should they take the money when it is on the table? 4.) How does Lo feel about anchor LPs taking/investing in the GP? What are the benefits for the manager of doing so? Why does Lo believe there is such a binary view towards it? Why does Lo disagree with the benchmarks set of what a GP commit "should be"? 5.) Why does Lo believe we will see the hybridization of GP/LP over the coming years? What are the benefits of having your LP also direct invest? What are the core challenges to the model? How does Lo envisage the world of venture evolving over the next decade? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Lo’s Fave Book: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Lo's Most Recent Investment: PlayVS As always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.      

Re-run: This episode originally aired in March 2018 but Kai's lessons in entrepreneurship are timeless. In this episode Philip spoke with serial entrepreneur and now venture capitalist Kai Bond. Kai is the lead investor at Catalyst Fund which is a seed fund based in New York City. Catalyst Fund is an extension of Comcast Ventures and it serves as a unique investment vehicle to elevate minority entrepreneurship by matching capital and resources with underrepresented minority entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Catalyst Fund Kai has had a truly remarkable career as an entrepreneur. He’s had some painful failures and tells Phil about his lowest point where he didn’t even have enough money for a subway ride. Kai talks about building his third startup within 60 days (Pixie Tv) which he would then go on to sell to Samsung within a year. Kai was also the General Manager of Samsung's accelerator and Hatch Labs where the dating app Tinder was incubated during his tenure as GM. Visit our site: startuphandmedowns.co

African fintech has taken center stage for the Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding to emerging markets startups. The organization announced its 2019 startup cohort and three out of the four finance ventures — Chipper Cash, Salutat and Turaco — have an Africa focus (Brazil-based venture Diin, was the fourth).

This week we're talking to Kai Bond. Kai is the Head of Investing at Catalyst Fund, the venture capital arm of Comcast Ventures that invests in early-stage startups led by minority entrepreneurs. He also heads esports and gaming investments and NYC seed investing for Comcast Ventures. http://cvcatalyst.com/ CHOP'N IT UP is a interview web series created by New Age Capital that highlights a few of the dope Black and Latino tech entrepreneurs within the New Age Capital network. CHOP'N IT UP Merch https://thechopnshop.com New Age Capital https://newage.vc Socials https://twitter.com/newagecapital https://www.instagram.com/newagecapital/ https://keepit100.vc/ https://twitter.com/cvcatalyst Like and Subscribe to the channel!

Caroline Kremer (WG '19) speaks with Colleen Briggs, Executive Director of Community Innovation at JP Morgan Chase & Co, about JP Morgan's approach to incubating and growing new financial technology companies. In this podcast, Colleen discusses the business opportunities for fintech companies focused on serving the underbanked, as well as her work with the Financial Solutions Lab and the Catalyst Fund. Colleen is responsible for helping establish and execute JP Morgan Chase & Co's global philanthropic strategies on financial health and community development, including two signature initiatives – the Financial Solutions Lab and PRO Neighborhoods competition. The Lab is a $30 million, five-year initiative that convenes leading experts in technology and design to improve consumer financial health for underserved populations. PRO Neighborhoods is a five-year, $125 million program that works to increase the availability and accessibility of vital economic opportunities in distressed neighborhoods. Colleen also manages numerous programs across both topics designed to surface new approaches to community challenges, as well as explore global cross-cutting themes across the Foundation’s work, such as women’s empowerment, peer learning, evaluation, and attracting additional investment in JP Morgan's projects. Colleen is a member of the Asset Funders Network Steering Committee and the Innovations for Poverty Action Policy Advisory Group. She earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This is Part 2 of Philip's interview with serial entrepreneur and now venture capitalist Kai Bond. Kai is the lead investor at Catalyst Fund which is a seed fund based in New York City and an extension of Comcast Ventures. The second half of this interview Kai talks about his experience as a founder of color and also what founders of colors can do to increase the 1% of venture capital funding that goes to founders of color. This episode is brought to you by DesignCrowd. DesignCrowd is a website that helps entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses outsource or ‘CROWDSOURCE’ design. DesignCrowd has over 600,000 designers from Sydney to San Francisco ready to help you with awesome creative ideas. Get the perfect custom design, every time. Get $100 off your first project with this link designcrowd.com/hmd

Today Philip spoke with serial entrepreneur and now venture capitalist Kai Bond. Kai is the lead investor at Catalyst Fund which is a seed fund based in New York City. Catalyst Fund is an extension of Comcast Ventures and it serves as a unique investment vehicle to elevate minority entrepreneurship by matching capital and resources with underrepresented minority entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Catalyst Fund Kai has had a truly remarkable career as an entrepreneur. He’s had some painful failures and tells Phil about his lowest point where he didn’t even have enough money for a subway ride. Kai talks about building his third startup within 60 days (Pixie Tv) which he would then go on to sell to Samsung within a year. Kai was also the General Manager of Samsung's accelerator and Hatch Labs where the dating app Tinder was incubated during his tenure as GM.

In the game of fundraising, the first impression is usually the only one you will get. Kai Bond is an investor at Comcast Ventures and manages the Catalyst Fund - a $20 million fund focused on investing in early stage tech startups led by minority entrepreneurs. We traveled to the Comcast Ventures office to personally learn the art of connecting, emailing, and networking with investors. This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rangeley Capital's Portfolio Managers, Chris DeMuth and Andrew Walker, discuss Kraft Heinz's (KHC) failed deal for Unilever (UL) / (UN) and wonder what's next for the two companies. Then, they discuss the Catalyst Fund.

Baton Rouge has a bustling economy and plenty of entrepreneurs with great ideas, but baton Rouge doesn t have an ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Whether it s a culture, a lack of capital, or a little of both, Stephanie s guets on Out to Lunch each have a unique perspective on what it will take to build a better ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Byron Clayton is President and CEO of the Research Park Corporation, which created and operates the Louisiana Technology Park, a business incubator here in Baton Rouge that recently rebranded as Nexus. Byron comes from Cleveland Ohio, where he had extensive experience in the entrepreneurial sector. Since coming to Louisiana in early 2015, he s been making some changes to the way business at the business incubator is done. Louis Freeman ia president and CEO of Innovation Catalyst, a nonprofit venture development organization created by the RPC that Byron Clayton heads. Innovation Catalyst provides startup money to fledgling businesses through its nonprofit Catalyst Fund, and is looking for deals. Louis has a foot both in baton rouge and New Orleans and is working in both cities to help make deals happen and bring the two business communities closer at the same time. Mark Drennen ia Senior Vice President of lobbying group Cornerstone Government Affairs. Mark has an impressive resume, having previously served as the head of New Orleans economic development organization, GNO Inc., before that as the Commissioner of Administration under Gov. Mike Foster, and prior to that as head of the esteemed Public Affairs Research Council. Mark has seen deals get done from various different perspectives and as a result has a unique insight into the way things work here in south Louisiana. Thia conversation is an insightful look back at where Baton Rouge business has come from and more importantly the bright future ahead. Photos at Mansurs on the Boulevard by Ken Stewart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Crowder is a venture capitalist at Comcast and DreamIt Ventures. At Comcast, he leads the Catalyst Fund which is focused on investing in startups with diverse founding teams. He previously served as Director of Strategy and Business Development at AOL. We discuss diversity, what he looks for in startups, and building tech outside the norms. This episode is brought to you by Classana. Find the best books to read and classes to take on Classana.com.

Our guest today is Aaron Fu ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronqfu ) , Head of Growth at Catalyst Fund ( https://bfaglobal.com/catalyst-fund/ ). Catalyst Fund is an inclusive fintech accelerator that is focused on investing in companies located in different parts of Africa, India and Mexico. They support innovative startups building affordable, accessible and appropriate solutions to reach the world's 3 billion underserved, while accelerating innovation ecosystems across emerging markets. We focus on the difference between selling to a consumer, SMB and enterprise business, how he analyzes emerging markets and how some of these companies scale cross border. And there you have it. It was such a pleasure chatting with Aaron. I highly recommend following him on Twitter @aaronQfu ( https://twitter.com/AaronQFu ). Some of the questions I ask Aaron: * What are some of the differences in your due diligence approach then a company focusing on selling to enterprises? * What are some of the differences in the business model that entrepreneurs need to account for when the customer is a small business vs. a consumer? * Looking at your portfolio, it seems as though one of the themes is cross-border exchange. When we spoke with Maya from Ingressive, she spoke how when a company expands crossborders, it's not as straightforward. When you are thinking about investing in these types of companies, what are some of the risks? * When we spoke previously, you mentioned how some of the businesses started in Africa also have overlap and have done quite well outside of Africa (i.e. South American and Mexico). What are some of the reasons why these companies have been able to be successful overseas? * What have been some of the challenges when investing in consumer facing businesses that are in emerging markets? * We've discussed at length on this show how investors think about opportunities relating to the american market. When it comes to emerging markets, how do you think about opportunities? * Can you walk me through your due diligence process? * Has it been hard establishing conviction amongst founders remotely? * *What is one of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to investing in emerging markets?* * What's one thing that you would change when it came to venture capital? * What's one book that inspired you personally and one book that inspired you professionally? * What's one piece of advice that you have for founders, wanting to build a business?