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Hedda Båverud Olsson is the co-founder and CEO of Lassie, a pet health app and insurance provider. Lassie has now raised €36.5 million from Balderton Capital, Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital, and Philian. Since Lassie's successful launch in Sweden, over 2.5 years ago, and 60,000 customers later, the company recently launched in Germany. Where to find Hedda Båverud Olsson:• Website: Djurförsäkring – Din digitala djurförsäkring | Lassie• LinkedIn (6) Hedda Båverud Olsson | LinkedInWhere to find Hadi Radwan:• Newsletter: Principles Friday | Hadi Radwan | Substack• LinkedIn: Hadi Radwan | LinkedInIf you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people.We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday, where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question, and one call to action toward that principle. Please subscribe Here.It is Free and Short (2min).

Join us for another episode of the NEUVC series which is dedicated to those embarking on their journey in the VC. In this episode, Freddie Macpherson, analyst at Isomer Capital, and Linda Võeras, associate at Karma Ventures, are joined by Rebecka Löthman Rydå, Investment Director at Inventure.Inventure is a Nordic-Baltic a generalist venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing. Rebecka has been an investor for almost nine years and ended up in venture a little bit by accident and staying because she simply couldn't see herself anywhere else.Her true passion is all things related to software, AI data, and nerdy stuff. A little bit of deep tech and clean tech, when possible.Chapters:00:00:00 - Rebecka's journey into venture00:04:55 - The balance of trust and empathy in deal-making00:09:50 - The deal evaluation process00:14:34 - Building trust and balancing relationships00:19:32 - Key skills in deal-making00:24:40 - Negotiating ownership and capital Needs00:29:42 - Staying true to portfolio strategy00:34:45 - Becoming a great investor through curiosity and deep diving00:40:04 - The importance of staying focused and being Open00:45:13 - VC funding in the music industry.

Die Themen im heutigen Versicherungsfunk Update sind: Bundesregierung setzt Aktienrente in den Wartestand Am Montag beschloss die Bundesregierung im schriftlichen Umlaufverfahren einen Nachtragshaushalt für das aktuelle Haushaltsjahr. Im Rahmen dessen wurde auch die ursprünglich vorgesehene Darlehensvergabe von 10 Milliarden Euro an das Generationenkapital gestrichen. Diese Änderung beruhe darauf, dass es noch keine gesetzliche Grundlage für das Generationenkapital gibt, so die Bundesregierung. Laut FDP werde die Aktienrente trotzdem noch umgesetzt. die Bayerische erhöht Überschussbeteiligung Im kommenden Jahr soll die laufende Verzinsung sowohl bei der Bayerischen Beamten Lebensversicherung als auch der operativen Lebensversicherungs-Tochter BL die Bayerische Lebensversicherung von 2,7 auf 3,0 Prozent steigen. Die Gesamtverzinsung bei der BL erreicht demnach bis zu 3,75 Prozent. Sie setzt sich zusammen aus der laufenden Verzinsung von 3,0 Prozent, dem Schlussgewinnanteil von 0,35 bis 0,6 Prozent sowie der Mindestbeteiligung von 0,15 Prozent an den Bewertungsreserven. Die Gesamtverzinsung der Bayerische Beamten Leben wird für auf 3,55 Prozent angehoben. Neben der laufenden Verzinsung ist ein Schlussgewinnanteil von 0,25 Prozent sowie die Mindestbeteiligung an den Bewertungsreserven von 0,3 Prozent enthalten. Betriebliche Krankenversicherung besitzt deutliches Potenzial Derzeit denkt jeder vierte Entscheider in Firmen ohne eine betriebliche Krankenversicherung (bKV) über eine Einführung nach, weitere 13 Prozent haben sich bereits für eine Einführung entschieden. Von Letzteren wollen wiederum 58 Prozent die Einführung bis Ende 2024 abschließen. Andererseits ist 12 Prozent der Unternehmer ohne bKV ein solches Angebot als Mitarbeiter-Benefit noch völlig unbekannt, was durch verstärkte Information und Ansprache zusätzliches Potenzial birgt. Das geht aus einer Yougov-Umfrage im Auftrag der Arag hervor. Bundesregierung will Grundfreibetrag und Kinderfreibetrag stärker anheben Die Bundesregierung plant den steuerlichen Grundfreibetrag und Kinderfreibetrag für das Jahr 2024 stärker anzuheben als es ursprünglich vorgesehen war. Darauf habe sich die Bundesregierung intern verständigt. Darüber berichtet das "Handelsblatt" und beruft sich auf Regierungs- und Koalitionskreise. Demnach solle der Grundfreibetrag von 10.908 auf 11.784 Euro steigen. Der Kinderfreibetrag solle von 6.024 auf 6.612 Euro angehoben werden. Im Inflationsausgleichsgesetz waren für den Steuergrund- und Kinderfreibetrag noch Anpassung auf 11.604 Euro sowie 6384 Euro vorgesehen. HDI erweitert das Vorstandsteam Jens Köwing (46) übernimmt das neu geschaffene IT-Ressort im Vorstand der HDI Deutschland AG und wird für IT-Grundsatzfragen und die übergreifende Anwendungsentwicklung verantwortlich sein. Sein bisheriges Mandat als IT-Vorstand der HDI AG für das Ressort Querschnitt & Service Operation führt er bis auf weiteres fort. Insurtech sammelt 23 Millionen Euro ein Das Insurtech Lassie hat in einer Series B-Runde 23 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Das schwedische Unternehmen bietet eine Haustierversicherung an, die auf Prävention setzt. Der Risikokapitalgeber Balderton Capital fungierte dabei als Lead Investor, Bestandsinvestoren, wie Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital und Philian (H&M Chair Karl-John Persson) haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt.

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Mathias Ockenfels, General Partner bei Speedinvest. Mathias bespricht die Finanzierungsrunde von Lassie und Soplaya sowie die Übernahme von Bergfreunde und Adevinta. Lassie, eine App für Haustiergesundheit und Versicherungen, sammelt in einer Series-B-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Balderton Capital 23 Millionen Euro ein. Bestehende Investoren wie Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital und Philian (H&M Chair Karl-John Persson) haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt. Die Finanzierung soll dazu genutzt werden, das Team und die Produkte von Lassie zu erweitern, darunter der Verkauf von Gesundheitsprodukten für Haustiere innerhalb der App und die Expansion über die Kernmärkte Deutschland und Schweden hinaus. Die App bietet auch Online-Kurse und präventive Gesundheitsinformationen für Haustiere, belohnt Besitzer mit niedrigeren Prämien und Treuepunkten für den Online-Shop, wenn sie diese Kurse abschließen.Das FoodTech Soplaya aus Mailand konnte sich unter der Leitung von Sinergia Venture Fund (Alkemia Capital) 12,5 Millionen Euro sichern, um die Restaurant-Zulieferindustrie zu revolutionieren. Bestehende Investoren wie P101, Azimut and CDP Venture Capital haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt. Mit einem Fokus auf Transparenz, Effizienz und Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette für Restaurants will das Unternehmen mittels Technologie und Automatisierung gleiche Chancen für unabhängige Restaurants und kleine bis mittelgroße Ketten schaffen. Durch eine umfassende Plattform, die Einkaufsdaten verwaltet, sollen Kosten- und Zeitersparnisse sowie eine bessere Kontrolle über Bestellungen und Lieferungen ermöglicht werden. Soplaya plant, nach Konsolidierung auf dem italienischen Markt in neue Regionen zu expandieren, während sie KI verstärkt einsetzen wollen, um die Betriebsabläufe und die Vorhersage der Nachfrage zu optimieren.Der Mutterkonzern von Kleinanzeigen und Mobile.de, Adevinta, steht kurz vor einer Übernahme durch die Finanzinvestoren Blackstone und Permira. Die beiden Beteiligungsgesellschaften haben ein Übernahmeangebot über 141 Milliarden Norwegische Kronen (ca. 12,1 Milliarden Euro) vorgelegt und halten bereits 72 Prozent der Anteile. Das Angebot liegt acht Prozent über dem Börsenkurs und wurde von Adevinta, Ebay und dem norwegischen Verlagskonzern Schibsted bereits im September bestätigt. Der Aufsichtsrat könnte jedoch das Angebot ablehnen, falls es als zu niedrig eingestuft wird.Decathlon hat Bergfreunde, einen aufstrebenden deutschen Online-Outdoorhändler, von der US-Mutter Backcountry übernommen. Bergfreunde wird als eigenständiges Unternehmen innerhalb von Decathlon agieren, wobei die aktuellen Geschäftsführer an Bord bleiben und das Unternehmen weiterhin profitabel wächst, allerdings langsamer als zuvor. Der Verkauf signalisiert Decathlons Interesse an der Stärkung seines globalen Outdoorportfolios durch die Ergänzung mit einer Premiummarke und zielt auf Wachstum in Europa, insbesondere auf dem deutschen Markt. 

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Dr. Cyrosch Kalateh, CEO und Co-Founder von Getpaid.io, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 6 Millionen US-Dollar.Getpaid ist ein paneuropäisches Software- und Zahlungsunternehmen, welches eine Zahlungs- und Betriebslösung für B2B-Marktplätze, -Plattformen und -Großhändler entwickelt hat. Das Produkt soll nach eigenen Angaben dabei helfen, in den Bereichen Umsatzpotenzial, Daten und Geschäftseinblicke, Kundenerfahrung sowie Zahlungsvorgänge bis zu fünfmal mehr Wert aus Zahlungen zu ziehen. Das Startup kümmert sich konkret um Zahlungssplits, Gebühren und Provisionen, die mehrere Parteien und Regionen betreffen. Damit ermöglicht es gleichzeitig eine einfache Auszahlungssteuerung mit integrierten Zahlungs- und Finanzvorgängen. Auf diese Weise können Plattformen ihre Umsätze und Händlerbasis erweitern und neue Dienstleistungen anbieten, ohne die Größe des Teams oder die interne Komplexität zu erhöhen. Getpaid wurde im Jahr 2022 von Dr. Cyrosch Kalateh und Gonzalo Ruiz in Düsseldorf gegründet. Das Startup hat darüber hinaus auch einen Sitz in Madrid und beschäftigt insgesamt 18 Mitarbeitende, die vorher zum Teil bei Microsoft, Amex, Google und Tink gearbeitet haben. Das Unternehmen hat bereits mehrere Live-Kunden gewinnen können und zusätzliche Verträge mit einem GMV von mehr als 600 Millionen Euro über verschiedene B2B-Marktplätze und Plattformen abgeschlossen.In einer Seed-Runde hat die End-to-End-Zahlungslösung nun 6 Millionen US-Dollar unter der Führung des Frühphasen-VCs Inventure eingesammelt. Zu den weiteren Kapitalgebern zählen der bestehende Investor Picus Capital sowie die Business Angels Christian Grobe und Matthias Knecht, Founder der BNPL-Plattform Billie, Ilkka Paananen, Co-Founder von Supercell, Kai-Uwe Mokros, Geschäftsführer von Zalando Payments, Jordane Giuly, Founder von Defacto sowie Felix Jahn, Serial Entrepreneur. Mit dem frischen Kapital soll das Lösungsangebot weiterentwickelt werden.

Im zweiten Teil zu Impact Investing erkunden deine Gastgeber Niklas & Moritz die Welt wirkungsorientierter Geldanlagen und diskutieren die Fragen: Transformieren was ist oder besser neu machen? Welche Wirkungsziele verfolgen professionelle Impact Investoren primär? Welche Rolle spielen Privatanleger:innen? Start-ups, Wald, Erneuerbare Energien, Shareholder Activism - wie kann ich überhaupt Impact Investing betreiben? Zum erwähnten Investment-Katalog im F4F-Shop geht's ⁠hier⁠. Lebensmittel retten kannst du beim Onlineshop Sirplus - mit "F4F10" sicherst du dir 10% Rabatt! Als Produktanbieter werden erwähnt: Econos, Inventure, Capacura, The Generation Forest, Forest Finance, Wiwin, GLS Crowd, Inyova, Ethius. Das sind keine Anlageempfehlungen - do your own research :) Für mehr zu nachhaltiger Geldanlage und finanzielle Bildung schau vorbei auf ⁠www.finance-4future.de⁠ oder meld dich direkt bei uns per E-Mail info@finance-4future.de oder unseren Social Media auf ⁠Instagram⁠ oder ⁠LinkedIn⁠. Exklusive Inhalte und die wichtigsten Neuigkeiten gibt's in unserem Newsletter! ⁠Hier ⁠kannst du dich kostenfrei eintragen.

Summit Nanotech has been on fire for the last little while. Company founder and CEO Amanda Hall was the $1 Million grand prize winner of the Women in Cleantech Challenge in 2021. They took first place in the smart cities, vibrant communities category at Inventure$ 2020. They were named one of the 50 most investable clean teach companies at the of 2022, and they started 2023 by raising CDN $67 MIllion for lithium extraction technology to support the energy transition to net zero.We sat down with the company's Vice President of Technology & Innovation and technology co-developer, Dr. Kelly Krahulic to learn a little more about Summit Nanotech, where the ideas came from, where the company's headed and a whole lot more!Welcome to Shift.BioKelly Krahulic, Vice President, Technology & Innovation, Summit Nanotech Kelly is a PhD chemist (University of Calgary) with broad expertise in catalyst design, air-sensitive synthetic chemistry, and technical communication. In addition to her deep technical knowledge, she has experience facilitating the smart growth of start-ups through technology development, grant discovery, strategic business development planning, marketing, and management.  Since 2018, Kelly has been the leader of technology development at Summit Nanotech, working to develop a direct method of lithium extraction with a focus on improving speed of extraction, reducing environmental impact, and unlocking the lithium supply required to expedite the electromobility transition.Kelly is passionate about the potential of green technology to provide economic and environmental sustainability for current and future generations. In her spare time, you can find her with her kids, most likely in the mountains.Summit Nanotech Summit Nanotech is a cleantech organization transforming how the world accesses lithium for the global energy transition. Through their patented and sustainable direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, Summit Nanotech is conserving natural resources and optimizing operations for lithium producers in Chile and Argentina. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Summit Nanotech has been awarded to the 2022 Future 50 for fastest growing sustainability companies in Canada, the Foresight 50 for most investable cleantech venture, and the Solar Impulse Foundation's Efficient Solutions Label. Learn more at summitnanotech.comShift by Alberta Innovates focuses on the people, businesses and organizations that are contributing to Alberta's strong tech ecosystem.

Heute: Finanzierungsrunde von Mason und Steep In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Philipp Werner, Principal bei Project A. Philipp hat die Finanzierungsrunde von Mason und Steep kommentiert: Das Stockholmer Unternehmen Mason will den Datenstau auflösen, den ein endloser Datenstrom auslösen kann, und verspricht blitzschnelle, umsetzbare Erkenntnisse. Mason hat dafür in einer Pre-Seed-Runde 1,7 Millionen US-Dollar erhalten. Nach Creandum unterstützen jetzt nun auch die Mitgründer von Shopify, Pitch, Eventbrite und Grafbase die Produktivitäts-App für Datenanalysen. Das in Stockholm ansässige Startup Steep hat eine Pre-Seed-Finanzierung in Höhe von 1 Million Euro erhalten und damit den Startschuss für seine "Analyseplattform der nächsten Generation" gegeben. Die Finanzierung soll dazu beitragen, die Produkteinführung des Unternehmens auf dem europäischen und dem US-amerikanischen Markt zu erleichtern, die Produktentwicklung fortzusetzen und neue Mitarbeitende einzustellen. Die Runde wurde von Alliance und Inventure, The Nordic Web Ventures, Antler, dem Spotify-Alumni-Netzwerk Greens und einer Reihe von Angel-Investoren, darunter Åsa Lidén (COO bei Pitch), Peder Stahle (CPO bei Kry), Carl Pei (Mitgründer von Nothing) und dem Angel-Kollektiv Framtid, geleitet.

#74 - inVenture - Demokratisierung von Venture Capital als Anlageklasse für RetailkundenIn dieser Episode wollen wir über eine Anlageklasse sprechen, die bisher nur institutionellen bzw. sehr wohlhabenden Investoren zugänglich ist, nämlich Venture Capital. Wir hatten in Folge 34 Christian Knott, Partner von Capnamic Ventures, zu Gast, mit dem wir über die Funktionsweise von Venture Capital gesprochen haben und er uns in diesem Kontext einen Einblick in erfolgsversprechende Geschäftsmodelle gegeben hat. In dieser Episode soll es aber nicht darum gehen, sondern darum, ob und wie Privatanleger ebenfalls in diese Assetklasse investieren können und das Stichwort ist hier Demokratisierung von Assetklassen mittels innovativen Lösungen. Hierzu haben wir zwei Gäste dabei, nämlich Lennard Fischer, Gründer des FinTechs inVenture und Ralf Heim, Gründer und Geschäftsführer von Fincite und Fincite Ventures. Reinhören lohnt sich also! Fragen, Anregungen und Feedback sehr gerne an mail@plaudertaschen-podcast.de Viel Spaß beim Hören! Euer Plaudertaschen-Team Dieser Podcast wird präsentiert von:=> S Broker AG & Co. KG - Innovative und bedarfsorientierte Lösungen „as a Service“ für das Wertpapiergeschäft der Sparkassen. => TABULARAZA by zeb - Wir gestalten Zukunft. Folge direkt herunterladen

Startups creating new materials, including for food industries, can have a significant climate impact, making them interesting targets for the Nordic investment firm Inventure,  partner Tuomas Kosonen said in an interview on the sidelines of the TechChill startup conference in Riga in late April 2022.Inventure is a Helsinki-headquartered seed-stage investor, known for its investments in companies like Wolt and Swappie.**A few key takeaways from Tuomas Kosonen:**We are not an impact investor. We are a pure financial investor, but in the past years, all ESG-related topics have raised their meaning, coming from all also from the portfolio and from LPs. We have to be very aware of all these topics.**That's something that is like super important on the agenda of pension funds, insurance companies, and public money. And, of course, it is super nice to see what kind of impact money can make. So if the big money or institutional investors would not care for it, most of the investors, at least, wouldn't put that much effort into that one. But actually, you might not even qualify for the money, like the LP commitment, if you're not part of that.**Especially what we have done in the past is on new materials, so like, plastic replacement, or like carbon nanotubes. That's something that has a huge environmental impact. So that's something we are now looking for in the coming two years. **Food-related companies will have a direct impact line quite fast, much faster, some material technologies. And then the food, I guess, is superheated as well. Yes, and we have looked at meat replacement companies; unfortunately not invested single one of them yet. There have been some quite interesting ones.

Phil Geoffrey Bond fell in love with the theatre at a very young age. Over the past couple of decades he's created an amazing body of work in his role of producer. He joins Kyle to talk about his creative process and why he loves Sondheim so much. Learn everything you need to know about Sondheim Unplugged here: https://www.sondheimunplugged.comAnd check out their YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiN9Jl-fPyVqnNUOy-OWxWMvz_LBMX3_xYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoOur sponsors this week are: Inventure$ - https://inventurescanada.com - Inventures gathers innovators, startups and scale-ready enterprise seeking partners, advisors and capital. It's a one-stop opportunity to gauge fast-growing players through pitch competitions and discover investment gems across the entrepreneurial landscape. ATB Cares - https://www.atbcares.com - Donate to the charity that is most important to you. ATB Cares makes it easy for all Albertans to support the causes they care about. In addition to your donation, ATB will match 20% of every dollar donated to all Alberta-based, non-religious charities, to a monthly limit of $30,000. Eligible charities may receive up to $5,000 in matching per year. Individual donations qualify for a maximum donation match of $500. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comPutting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Würden wir mit einem Startup zur Höhle der Löwen gehen? Warum investiert Andreesen Horrowitz in Stonks? Ist inVenture eine valide Möglichkeit neben einem ETF-Sparplan? In welche Growth Aktien würde Pip aktuell investieren? Wie sieht es bei Suse aus? Monatliche Sparplanrate bei aktueller Lage erhöhen? Earnings von Home24 und Microsoft. Philipp Glöckler (https://twitter.com/gloeckler) und Philipp Klöckner (https://twitter.com/pip_net) sprechen heute über: (00:12:15) Als Startup zu DHDL? (00:30:00) inVenture (00:44:30) In welche Growth Aktien würde Pip aktuell investieren (00:53:00) Suse (00:58:30) Monatliche Sparplanrate bei aktueller Lage erhöhen? (01:01:00) Home24 (01:05:00) Microsoft Earnings (01:14:00) ESL Shownotes: Werbung: Wechsel jetzt zu den Domain-Experten von InternetX http://doppelgaenger.domains Hörer des Monats: Christopher Steinweber https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-steinweber-2316961a1/ Frank vs. Zoom: https://twitter.com/keinspekulant/status/1485875440170450945 Stripe and YCombinator, the Mob Bosses of Silicon Valley, a thread: https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1485784823641755648 **Doppelgänger Tech Talk Podcast** Earnings & Event Kalender https://www.doppelgaenger.io/kalender/ Sheet https://doppelgaenger.io/sheet/ Disclaimer https://www.doppelgaenger.io/disclaimer/ Post Production by Jan Wagener https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-wagener-49270018b

Martha is joined this week by Rowan Mangan (https://www.instagram.com/rowan_mangan/) to talk about Ro's concept of “Wild Inventures,” the idea of reframing our lives according to what is true within us instead of borrowing dreams from the culture. Have a laugh and learn some new skills with Martha and Ro as they talk past adventures, Ro's passion for kidney beans, and the stillness that comes once you've peeled back all the layers of your identity. (Originally aired, January 16, 2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In unserer heutigen Spezialfolge reden wir über Venture Capital. Was ist das überhaupt? Welche Chancen und Risiken gibt es? Was ist der Nutzen dabei? Dies und viele weitere spannende Fragen werden wir heute zusammen mit unserem Gast, dem Co-Founder von InVenture, Alexander Lübcke klären. Wie immer freuen wir uns auf Post, Feedback oder Fragen und Themenwünsche an die E-Mail-Adresse podcast@sparkasse-bremen.de.

Purpose is not a luxury. It's fundamental to health, to healing, to happiness, and to fulfillment. This is important in all aspects of life, especially when you grow older. To purposefully age is to have a clear vision in your mind of how you want to age. Don't live a default life, live a good life. Join your host Dr. Diane Hamilton and her guest Richard Leider as they discuss his new book and the value of purposeful aging. Richard is the founder of Inventure. He is also a leadership coach and a best-selling author. Today, Richard talks to Diane about his new book, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? Learn how you can add purpose to your life with Richard's purpose formula. Discover what makes a good life and much more today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Take The Lead community today:DrDianeHamilton.comDr. Diane Hamilton FacebookDr. Diane Hamilton TwitterDr. Diane Hamilton LinkedInDr. Diane Hamilton YouTubeDr. Diane Hamilton Instagram

Tuomas Kosonen is a partner at Inventure, one of the leading VCs in the Baltic Sea region. Inventure has invested in such familiar Baltic companies as Nordigen, Scoro, and Whatagraph as well as Finnish juggernaut and one of the most used apps in the Baltics - WoltIn this episode, we talk about the Baltic Sea region as one of the leading global tech hubs and the future outlook of the Baltics and the rest of the region. We also discuss the VC investment decision-making process as well as the key challenges in scaling companies. Finally, we cover some of Inventures biggest hits and misses along with the hottest industries in tech today The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps[01:50] - Introduction and the origins of Inventure[04:20] - The Baltic sea region startup scene history and outlookThe historical relationship between Finland and EstoniaFirst investment in the Baltics - FroontNordic/Baltic bay - global startup hubOutlook for the NordicsThe reasons behind the success of the regionBaltics as core home market for InventureChallenges in attracting talent to Finland and the regionCharacteristics of Baltic foundersNorwegian startup ecosystem[21:25] - Investment decision making process and investing in the BalticsThe importance of legislation for investment decisions - minorThings that VCs are looking for in startupsGetting in on Baltic deals in timeInvestments missed out on [30:15] - The biggest challenges in scaling companiesProduct-market fitHaving the right peopleBuilding a compelling storyAbility to go abroadThe ability of the founders to grow with the companyThe role of VC in the management team changes[39:35] - European VC trends and the most exciting industriesThe story of investing in WoltLast-mile delivery industry - clearing up of an accumulated backlog of opportunitiesWhy is Amazon not in last-mile groceries?Insurance industry - is the hype real?Hyping product teams vs industriesOther hot industries - health tech, agtech, products improving quality of lifeFuture of Inventure in the BalticsFind out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness The full interview with Tuomas is available NOW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ 

That's the title of the most recent book co-authored by our guest Richard Leider about aging purposefully. This inspiring conversation brings to light how important it is for us all to have a purpose in life, particularly as we move from "adulthood" to "elderhood." He is founder of Inventure the Purpose Company, and his books have sold over a million copies. Tune in and learn to live a life of purpose. Get more details. For more grown-up fun, sign up for The Three Tomatoes newsletters.

Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to Phillip Oliver and Joff Sharpe from Excell Group about tech enabled working from home and working from office.    The Propcast is by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with CreTech and ReimTech. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC's globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guests   Joff Sharpe  https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joffsharpe  Josh is a senior advisor to PropTech company Excell and Inventure, an LA based executive search company. Prior to this, he was CEO of British Land PLC, a FTSE real estate investment trust. He founded their flexible workspace start-up Storey. He also chaired property management company PropTech company Vincinity. He's a member of the New York real estate council, and is a published author of business topics, and has freelanced for Newsweek, Huffington Post and Hong Kong South China Morning Post amongst others. His second edition of “Who Dares Wins in Business” is coming out soon.     Phill Oliver  https://uk.linkedin.com/in/Phill-oliver-6300508  Phill is the Chief Business Development Officer of Excell Group. Excell Group is an award winning provider of bespoke managed communication services. They deliver support, connectivity, cloud, and communication solutions for the business, Phill has over 15 years experience in the PropTech industry, having previously led teams at O2, World Pay and Fluid One. Phill joined Excell Group to drive Excell's aggressive growth into the property sector. Already Phill has played a crucial role in driving digital transformation for some of the industries leading property companies and including British Land, CBRE, Land Sec and Workspace Group. Phill was passionate about innovation leads with a focus on coaching and personal development, to create company cultures where employees are passionate about the positive impact and benefits of technology.     Resources Mentioned    LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk  UKPA website www.ukpa.com  Excell website www.excellgroup.com   Joff's book “Who Dares Wins in Business”:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dares-Wins-Business-Joff-Sharpe/dp/1909869813/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1614608372&refinements=p_27%3AJoff+Sharpe&s=books&sr=1-1      Key Insights In this Episode    - The tech is going to enable efficiencies and customer service and growth moving forward – Phill Oliver    - The office could even become more valuable in the sense that people make sure it's value added – Joff Sharpe    - Customers are going to have to potentially need to think about taking a ‘remote worker first' thought process or strategy – Phill Oliver    - There is a red thread, there are a number of themes that tend to repeat themselves, and things that make organisations successful that make leaders successful, and the sources of innovation – Joff Sharpe    - The flexible space Proptech market is changing – Phill Oliver    - So HR is having to be again, a lot more planful and involved in property and technology and how those two things come together – Joff Sharpe      Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Nog är det sant att planering är bra, men är det inte också sant att ett riktigt bra äventyr är resultatet av bristande planering? 2020 lärde oss hur snabbt planer kan bli inaktuella och bland de som klarade sig bäst var de företag som i grund och botten hade en sund affärsidé, och som samtidigt hade möjlighet att vara flexibla. I avsnittet hör du vilka råd som Livia Moore på startupkuvösen Antler ger till de tusen företag som de ska starta de kommande åren, och varför hon anser att ett bra lag är viktigare än en bra plan. Dessutom förklarar riskapitalisten Tatiana Shalalvand på Inventure hur planeringen påverkas av vilken fas ditt företag befinner sig i.“Nästa steg” är producerad av Jens Back och Per Grankvist. Klippning av Hanna Brandén, och mixning av Stray Dog Studios. Programledare: Per Grankvist. Vill du ha fler förklaringar av hur andra företagare jobbar smart när de ska ta nästa steg, följ oss på Instagram: @vvv.foretag När du delar i sociala kanaler, använd #nastasteg “Nästa steg” är en podd från Vad Vi Vet. Följ oss i dina sociala kanaler om du vill ha faktabaserade förklaringar av aktuella händelser - varje dag.Avsnittet presenteras av Almi. Läs mer om vad de kan göra för dig på almi.se/tasteget See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Im neuen Startup-Radar-Podcast stellen wieder fünf Gründer:innen ihre Ideen vor. Auf die virtuelle Pitch-Bühne treten diesmal inVenture, clouberry, oppotune, Cooler Future und cloud4pets. Die Gründer:innen haben jeweils 180 Sekunden Zeit, ihr Startup vorzustellen. Unser Sponsor Der heutige Podcast wird gesponsert von INTEL IGNITE. Arbeitet ihr an einem Tech-Startup und habt eure Seed Runde bereits erfolgreich hinter euch gebracht und steht jetzt vor der Herausforderung eure Firma auf die nächste Stufe zu heben? Die Erwartungshaltung ist hoch: Es gilt jetzt zahlende Kunden zu gewinnen, eure innovative Technologie zu optimieren, top Mitarbeiter zu finden und richtig zu managen sowie die passenden Investoren für eine nächste Investmentrunde zu gewinnen. Dann müsst ihr von INTEL IGNITE gehört haben. Das ist das exklusive Startup Growth Programm von INTEL, das bisher in Tel Aviv lief und jetzt auch nach Deutschland kommt. INTEL IGNITE unterstützt Tech Startups dabei zu globalen Champions zu werden. Pro Jahr werden zwei Runden von jeweils 10 Startups ein 12-wöchiges individuelles Mentoren Programm durchlaufen. Ihr arbeitet dabei eng mit den besten INTEL Experten weltweit zusammen, mit erfahrenen Gründern und Industriegrößen. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos und Intel nimmt keine Equity dafür, sondern versteht sich als Unterstützer des Startup Ökosystems, ganz nach dem Silicon Valley Motto „paying it forward“. Bewerbt euch jetzt unter intel.de/ignite. Die Bewerbungsphase läuft noch bis Ende März. Startup-Radar als Newsletter Kennt ihr schon unseren neuen Newsletter Startup-Radar? Für den Startup-Radar geht die Redaktion von deutsche-startups.de jede Woche auf die Suche nach jungen Startups, die noch nicht jeder kennt. Jetzt 30 Tage kostenlos testen! https://startupradar.substack.com/30Tage Vor dem Mikro Alexander Hüsing, deutsche-startups.de - www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-huesing/ & www.twitter.com/azrael74 Hintergrund Der deutsche-startups.de-Podcast besteht aus den Formaten #Insider, #News, #StartupRadar und #Interview. Mehr unter: www.deutsche-startups.de/tag/Podcast/ Anregungen bitte an podcast@deutsche-startups.de. Unseren anonymen Briefkasten findet ihr hier: www.deutsche-startups.de/stille-post/

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Indra Sharma från Novax och Tatiana Shalalvand som jobbar på Inventure är veckans gäster i Breakit Live.Den vassa investerarduon ger sin syn på veckans stora nyheter. Dessutom berättar de om sitt jobb att göra VC-världen mer jämställd. Med sin bok "Förebilder: Kvinnor som formar vår framtid" vill de inspirera fler kvinnor att bli entreprenörer. Det är säkra på att maktförskjutningen i techvärlden är på gång. Men, "män flyttar inte på sig frivilligt", konstaterar dom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Et hop une nouvelle émission confinée mais toujours riche en nouveautés. Au programme LIFVSLEDA, ZEAL & ARDOR, AUDN, INVENTURE, BOTANIST, BLODDSOAKED NECROVOID et les français de DELUGE. L’article LE MASQUE ET L’ENCLUME -ÉPISODE DU 17 NOVEMBRE est apparu en premier sur Radio Campus Tours - 99.5 FM.

I veckans avsnitt får vi besök av investerarna Indra Sharma och Tatiana Shalalvand som är aktuella med boken ”Förebilderna: Kvinnorna som formar vår framtid”, där de vill inspirera fler kvinnor till att bli entreprenörer. I boken benar de ut myten att entreprenörer per definition ska vara män och ger kvinnor som står i begrepp att starta eget de verktyg de behöver för att bli framgångsrika. Indra Sharma arbetar idag som Head of Early Stage Investments på Novax och var tidigare Nordenansvarig för EQT Ventures. Tatiana Shalalvand är Investment Director på Inventure och började sitt yrkesliv som kriskommunikationskonsult och har sedan varit med på två olika startup-resor. Hur anpassar man sitt familjeliv för att samtidigt kunna driva företag? Och hur kan man optimera sitt bolag för riskkapital? Det är bara några av de saker som vi tar vi reda på i veckans avsnitt! Lyssna nu!

Today is a special episode because it's the first episode of the World Tour. As we announced recently, we are going to interview more foreign investors to try to understand their vision of investment, their local ecosystem, and also to decipher their views on our ecosystem.  Also, after the recruitment of the new batch of baby vc, we will involve the fellows in the podcasts. Today I welcome Linus Dahg, an investor at Inventure, a Nordic investment fund based in Helsinki and Stockholm.  What are the characteristics of the Nordic market? How such a small market managed to bring unicorns like Spotify to life?  What is the maturity of the Nordic ecosystem compared to Europe (second generation of entrepreneurs after Spotify and co ?) Are there specific areas in which you consider the Nordics to be ahead?  Why is Sweden more advanced in tech than its peers such as Finland, Norway, Denmark, or Iceland 

Is Sports an enabler of effective education? Sports is bigger than just the game. It is a way of life.There are so many learnings and life skills to be learnt from sports. Time management ,social connectedness, problem solving, self efficacy, self motivation and the biggest of them all, the art to focus are some of the many skills children learn if they play any kind of sport. Sport encourages kids to strive hard to become the best version of themselves and the never to give up attitude, the famous Mamba Mentality is such a positive message for children to apply in academics or to life in general. Sports is definitely not a distraction but a huge enabler of effective education.

The dudes return with a big dirty pod stacked with delightful jams old and new. Pathogen, Cult Of Lilith, and look back at Architects debut album "Nightmares". There's a bumper edition of Hype Train with 6 bands definitely worthy of a beady for their next slab. Palace Of Mourning, Break Through and Grave Titan from Sonny. Youth Code, Paledusk and Inventure from Gary. ALSO this week the return of FANTASY BAND WARRRRR! Thanks for listening homies, big old fun pod this week, hope you dig!  

This episode, Stephen Ralph joins Alea and Megumi to talk about entrepreneurship as a college student. Stephen is a fellow Georgia Tech student and a co-founder of Canary, a startup he has worked on over the past year. Stephen's Canary team competed as a finalist in the 2019 GT Inventure competition where they won the People's Choice award. He shares his Inventure journey with us, and he and the hosts also talk about working with a team, time management, and advice for students interested in entrepreneurship and startups. TEDx Talk Recommendation: "What makes an entrepreneur?" | Sahar Hashemi | TEDxYouth@Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8nHptyS234

In this episode we talk to two pioneers in the Finnish technology, startup and venture capital scene. Moscow-born Ekaterina Gianelli is a Partner at Inventure, one of the most active early-stage funds in the Nordics. Former Slush leadership team member Katja Toropainen is the founder of Inklusiiv, an inclusion movement and non-profit organization. Ekaterina shares her fascinating career story and experiences with diversity, femtech and the imposter syndrome, while Katja talks about her mission to advance equity and inclusion in working life.

We're exploring the Future of Venture Capital in Europe, live at Slush! We speak to leading venture capital investors and record their insights for the At The Money podcast during Slush. In this podcast episode, we had the pleasure to speak with Tuomas Kosonen (Inventure) & Alain le Loux (Cottonwood Technology Fund). Inventure is a Nordic technology fund backing early-stage entrepreneurs. "Having our roots in Finland, we enjoy domains many don’t feel comfortable with, and make big bets on deep tech and scalable technologies." Inventure is currently investing from their third 120M€ fund. Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage VC fund that invests both in Northern Europe & Southwest USA. Cottonwood’s investment approach and focus is on hard science, pre-seed, seed and early-stage funding. In this conversation we discuss (among other topics) how to invest in high tech and deep tech, how Europe becomes mature in terms of tech and venture capital (but is still behind US), and the risk of underfunding high tech companies. Enjoy! Thanks to Novel-T, the startup generator and incubator at the University of Twente, for hosting this podcast recording.

"Stop lying to yourself." Mohammed Aamir, a co-founder at a startup helping people to quit their nicotine addiction, tells us that honesty is a key to success in the startup dorm room. As an entrepreneur, you can fake confidence, but if you lie to yourself about how well your company is doing, then you are on your way to failure. Being honest with yourself and your teammates will allow you to correct poor business, leadership, and product decisions and mistakes before they cause your demise. And if you are on the wrong path, possibly even pursuing a startup idea that has no product-market fit, having self-awareness and the humility to let go and move on will save you from waisted time and money. Aamir gives great insight into validating your problem and solution before you start building to prevent such a loss. Other insights revealed in this phenomenal episode of Startup Dorm Room include: Starting a company as an international student. (It is possible!) Overcoming the fear of failure, even when pitching. Finding meaning in your work, and putting people over profits. Sometimes you can wing it, and it all works out. To learn more about Startup Dorm Room and our mission to empower the next generation of world changers, student entrepreneurs, and problem solvers, you can visit startupdormroom.com! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupdormroom/support

In this episode we interview Arth Soni and Raj Shah, NAIT students and co-founders of Edueats, an on campus food delivery service.  Raj and Arth share their journey as entrepreneurs and their experience pitching their company at Inventure$ in Calgary June 2019. This episode was hosted and produced by NAIT Radio students Sam Duckett and Sam Hsu and recorded in the studios of NAIT Radio, NR92.

Braxton Madison, the host, and Kolby Hanley, a 5th-year Materials Science Student at Georgia Tech, sit down to discuss how Hanley won the 2018 Georgia Tech InVenturePrize with his archery scope startup UltraView. It was a hard journey to get to reach the success that UltraView is having today, but years of industry knowledge in the archery space from being competing on an international level in archery gave Hanley the competitive edge he needed. Hanley's story is truly insightful, covering topics like: finding the motivation to stay in school and the value of a college degree the difficult fight to find balance as a startup founder and a student funny stories you have when you live in a fraternity surrounding yourself with mentors selling bottled water to make $600 in 5 hours and so much more! Startup Dorm Room is a podcast interviewing student founders and successful entrepreneurs to empower the next generation of world-changers through the secrets of the startup dorm room. To learn more about the mission, go to startupdormroom.com. Subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupdormroom/support

The host of an adventure podcast pauses to examine the internal adventures of kindness, humor, and stillness. Shelby Stanger of Wild Ideas Worth Living, sponsored by REI, shares her strategies for biohacking feeling good daily. She invites athletes to challenges themselves with quieter pursuits of meditation and Yoga and leaves listeners with the relief and encouragement she experienced when writing herself a letter from her future self. Join us as Shelby and I resonate on the challenges of carving out space for quiet, slowing down and learning we actually have the tools and insight to offer ourselves the self-help we need, perhaps without needing to consult an external “expert.”   How to biohack feeling good everyday How humor heals and helps us reach our goals Why kindness matters, especially when we’re kind to ourselves   Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast https://wildideasworthliving.com/ Alex Honnold http://www.alexhonnold.com/ Courtney Carver https://courtneycarver.com/ Shelby’s Interview with Gabby Reece https://wildideasworthliving.com/gabby-reece-advice-on-life-finding-balance-and-optimizing-fitness-and-health/ Laird Hamilton https://www.lairdhamilton.com/ Jen Sincero https://jensincero.com/ Shelby’s interview with Cheryl Strayed https://wildideasworthliving.com/cheryl-strayed-on-hiking-getting-outside-being-kind-and-writing-like-a-mofo/ Shelby’s interview with Rebecca Rusch https://wildideasworthliving.com/rebecca-rusch-how-to-take-risks-and-carve-your-own-trail/ Yoga Healer Podcast https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/ Prince Harry surfing for Mental Health https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/prince-harry-and-meghan-join-mental-health-group-hug-on-bondi-beach-1.3669012 Show Highlights: 01:28 Easeful Living Practice ~ What are your internal adventures? 05:04 Interview with Shelby Stanger begins! 09:05 Another way to challenge yourself if you’re already an athlete: yoga, stillness, quiet 12:28 How Shelby biohacks feeling good everyday including JOMO (the joy of missing out!) 19:25 Letting go of perfectionism and being with the task at hand 24:00 Humor as a healer for perfectionism and its power to help us learn new things 29:57 Why kindness matters 33:24 Ayurvedic Self-Massage and quick transition into princess adventuring:) 37:21 More on humor and Shelby’s strategy of writing herself a letter, plus getting real about substances and emotions   Favorite Quotes: “A good adventure is one that gets you a little out of your comfort zone, but helps you make a positive change in your life.” -- Shelby Stanger “My physical challenge... is to try to do a little less, a little more consciously, and to carve some space for just quiet; that’s not easy for me though!” -- Shelby Stanger “I don’t stack, I focus. I monotask.” -- Shelby Stanger “I think being offended really sets us back, and doesn’t allow us to take power, it just allows us to divert our anger.” -- Shelby Stanger “The biggest thing we can all do is just be really kind to each other.” -- Shelby Stanger “There’s this perception (in the self-help world) that we have to wait for someone else to tell us what we need to help ourselves.” -- Andrea Catherine Meet Shelby: Shelby Stanger has been obsessed with storytelling since she inked her first article in a national newspaper at the ripe age of 15. As a longtime adventure journalist and marketing consultant in the action and outdoor sports world, the waterwoman has standup-paddled a portion of the Peruvian Amazon, dove into the punk rock scene reporting about a summer-long series called the Vans Warped Tour, surfed from Tofino to Tavarua, and interviewed countless CEOs, entrepreneurs and pro athletes on assignment for major international publications and brands like Outside Magazine and Vans. The common thread: A little adventure is life’s antidote. To second chances. To soul seeking. To success. Her Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast, established in 2016, amplifies these narratives with Shelby going further afield for high-impact storytelling that empowers others to live their passions, and get outside.

I veckans podd intervjuar Johannes Karlsson: Tatiana Shalalvand, Investment Manager på Inventure. De diskuterar hur Inventure letar investeringar samt hur Stockholm och Helsingfors står sig som startup städer samt vad entreprenörer från de olika länderna kan lära sig från varandra. Tatiana kommer med väldigt spännande spaningar som du helt enkelt måste lyssna på podden för att få reda på! Tatianas LinkedIn finner ni här: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatiana-shalalvand-b3823b52/

The Team over at TDN Tools in the UK is Amazing! They have been growing and growing and now have invested in saving one of the original PDR tool manufacturers in Inventure PDR Tools. Listen today to get the low down on how this union emerged and what you can expect from both companies in the near future! Also, don't miss your chance to hear about the 2019 Advanced Skills Seminar! We release some awesome new information on this show.   Glue Pulling dent repair supplies for professionals   Shane Jacks Edge Repair Tool   Recon Pro --Chat with Nick about this awesome Software here

Erika Harvey teaches the secrets to building sustainable and profitable businesses. She’s the Managing Director of an innovation consultancy, InVenture in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, and partner of a Longline Fishing Company (RED Line Fishing). There were so many gems in my conversation with Erika. From hearing about losing her voice due to cancer, and the quick pivot she made from singing to business as a result, her bullying experience at a large corporate, and her serial optimism that shines through. It's obvious why Erika has been incredibly successful at selling and at business.  www.erikaharvey.co.nz  www.longlinefishing.co.nz 

Did you know?  1.  Alberta is among  the top three centres in the world for artificial intelligence, with a Google Deep Mind Lab and state-of-the-art research facilities  2.  We are a leader in quantum computing and quantum communications  3.Alberta is one of the top two centres in North America for machine learning.  Here to talk with me about Innovation is Laura Kilcrease, the CEO of Alberta Innovates. With over 25 years’ experience in commercializing technology, Laura is sharing her enthusiasm and entrepreneurial expertise to create innovation coalitions that leverage the talent and spirit of Alberta.   Listener’s don’t miss a minute of this show.   In the first half Laura and I are talking about her expertise in Innovation and what’s happening in Alberta and the world.  After the break, we’ll be talking about the Inventure$ 2018 Conference June 6-8 in Calgary.  Laura and her team from Alberta Innovates are bringing together venture capitalists, angel investors, startups, entrepreneurs, service providers and thought leaders from around the world to share the latest in innovation, research, capital access and deal-making. http://www.inventurescan.com/events/inventure-2018/event-summary-eca26664a37e4bef8a09746d01d7ac8e.aspx    https://www.instagram.com/lovebrandyou/  Sponsor:  Meal Garden ~ Professional meal planning that actually works. Healthy Eating Made Simple at https://home.mealgarden.com/  Try it free for 7 days.  Enter promo code LOVEBRANDYOU for 50% off your first 3 months when your free trial ends.

It's 1 AM and things got deep on the mic. Kolby just won the biggest College Inventor competition in the nation and we are so excited.

In this podcast I interview Shivani Siroya, CEO and Founder of Tala (formerly InVenture), a mobile tech company that provides credit scoring and accounting tools for emerging markets.

Shivani Siroya, CEO and Founder of Inventure, teaches us to find the human story in data and how a mission can give a voice to billions of people in emerging markets.

The Power of Visibility: Shivani Siroya on Inventure and the Emerging Middle Class   The planets aligned and I had the opportunity to speak with a woman in high demand and nearly constant motion: Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO of InVenture. We discussed the emerging middle class, the secret sauce of context in our daily lives, and the frustration and fantasy that gave her the idea for this brave new world of data science and quality of life.   The process that led Shivani to create InVenture - what she describes as mobile technology and data science company - was an organic one. Raised in both India and the US, she always had a sense that the people around her, regardless of geography or means, were equal. As a part of her work for the UN Population Fund, she spoke with over 4500 individuals in 9 distinct markets, and this deep dive only broadened her concept of value when it came to people and their businesses. The more she spoke with people, the more she realized that banks have a massive blind spot when it comes to determining lendability: they didn’t see their prospective customers’ daily lives, or how they interacted with the world around them. In her own words, “We needed to create a system for financial services that put people on a level playing field.” Thus, InVenture was born.   InVenture allows members of the emerging middle class in developing nations to forgo the dusty old school FICO type score and apply for loans and credit directly via their smartphones. Not only that, but the decision takes only a handful of minutes - and if consumers are denied, they are given insights as to how to improve their “score.” InVenture determines a person’s lendability by comparing their answers on a short questionnaire to the mobile data gleaned from their smartphones, and within moments someone who was once invisible to banking institutions is now able to make purchases for their business or even pay to attend school. By using this technology to uncover previously obscured data points, the InVenture team aren’t just providing consumers with money - they’re giving people unprecedented access to a chance at improving their quality of life.   Join us as we delve into this massive onramp for the emerging middle class, visibility as a superpower, data privacy, and the future of InVenture. Will citizens of the world soon be using their smartphones to prove their lendability? Shivani firmly believes that fresh relevant data, rather than a static snapshot is a more accurate reflection of that person. “Our ability to see that, as a company, is our value.”   Shivani LInkedIn Shivani Twitter Shivani TED profile Inventure site   For more visit: instigating.co Production: www.moondogmarketing.com

Ajay Rajani is the Founder of The Inevitable Collective, an investment vehicle that helps build and invest in companies that push the world forward. Ajay has been a part of Grovo as a product manager, the founding CMO of Inventure, and is now launching new experiments including: Nextt, the first accelerator for ideas & The Inevitable Collective, a new investment vehicle that’s investing in companies with products that are primarily aimed at developing markets. Ajay joins us to share his story, how he got into startups, what he looks for when investing, how to get product/market fit, and much more!

Confianza: ¿Cómo se gana? Los bancos usan las calificaciones crediticias para determinar si uno es digno de confianza, pero unos 2500 millones de personas en el mundo que no tienen esa credibilidad para empezar; y no pueden conseguir un préstamo para iniciar un negocio, comprar una casa o mejorar sus vidas de alguna otra forma. Escucha cómo la Becaria TED Shivani Siroya desata el poder adquisitivo sin explotar en el mundo en desarrollo con InVenture, una empresa nueva que usa datos móviles para crear una identidad financiera. "Con algo tan simple como una calificación crediticia", dice Siroya, "estamos dando a la gente el poder para construir su propio futuro".

Confiança: como se conquista? Os bancos usam perfis de crédito para determinar se você é confiável, mas há por volta de 2,5 bilhões de pessoas ao redor do mundo que não possuem um perfil para começar, e que não podem conseguir um empréstimo para iniciar um negócio, comprar uma casa ou de outro modo melhorar suas vidas. Ouça como a bolsista do TED Shivani Siroya está desbloqueando o poder de compra inexplorado no mundo em desenvolvimento com a InVenture, uma empresa startup que usa dados de uso do celular para criar uma identidade financeira. "Com algo tão simples como um perfil de crédito," diz Siroya, "estamos dando às pessoas o poder de construir seu futuro."

Vertrauen: Wie verdient man es? Banken benutzen Kreditscores um zu ermitteln, ob man vertrauenswürdig ist. Aber es gibt ungefähr 2,5 Milliarden Menschen auf der Welt, die keinen Kreditscore besitzen – und die keinen Kredit bekommen können, um ein Unternehmen zu gründen, ein Haus zu kaufen oder ihr Leben auf andere Weise zu verbessern. TEDFellow Shivani Siroya erzählt wie "InVenture", ein Start-Up, das mit mobilen Daten eine finanzielle Identität kreiert, die unerschlossene Kaufkraft in den Entwicklungsländer entfesselt. "Mit etwas so einfachem wie einem Kreditscore", so Siroya, "geben wir Menschen die Fähigkeit, ihre eigene Zukunft zu erschaffen."

La confiance : comment la mériter ? Les banques utilisent les cotes de crédit pour déterminer si vous êtes digne de confiance mais il y a 2,5 milliards de personnes dans le monde qui n'en ont pas -- et qui ne peuvent obtenir de crédit pour lancer leur entreprise, acheter une maison ou améliorer leurs conditions de vie. Écoutez comment Shivani Siroya, une TED Fellow, débloque un pouvoir d'achat d'inexploité dans le monde en voie de développement grâce à InVenture, une start-up qui utilise les données mobiles pour construire une identité financière. « Avec quelque chose d'aussi simple qu'une cote de crédit, dit Siroya, nous donnons aux gens le pouvoir de construire leur propre avenir. »

Доверие: как его завоевать? Банки при оценке благонадёжности опираются на кредитный рейтинг, но у более 2,5 миллиарда человек во всём мире его нет. Они не могут рассчитывать на кредиты, которые могли бы улучшить их жизнь. Послушайте, что стипендиат TED Шивани Сироя рассказывает о неучтённой покупательной способности в странах с развивающейся экономикой и о мобильном приложении InVenture, позволяющем построить кредитную историю «с нуля». «Это всего лишь кредитный рейтинг, — говорит Сироя. — Но он может изменить будущее людей к лучшему».

「信用」というものはどうやって得るのでしょうか？ 銀行は利用者の信用度、つまり融資を受けるに値するかどうかを、クレジット・スコアを使って判断しています。しかし、世界人口のうち25億人はそもそもクレジット・スコア自体がないため、事業を始めたり、家を買ったり、または暮らしをよくするために使えるローンを組んだりもできないでいます。TEDフェローのシヴァーニ・シロヤのスタートアップ企業InVentureでは、携帯電話のデータを使って個人の信用情報を作り上げることで、新興世界に眠っている購買力を目覚めさせようという事業をしています。「クレジット・スコアのようなシンプルなもので、自分の未来を自分で築き上げる力を人々に与えることができるのです」

Trust: How do you earn it? Banks use credit scores to determine if you're trustworthy, but there are about 2.5 billion people around the world who don't have one to begin with -- and who can't get a loan to start a business, buy a home or otherwise improve their lives. Hear how TED Fellow Shivani Siroya is unlocking untapped purchasing power in the developing world with InVenture, a start-up that uses mobile data to create a financial identity. "With something as simple as a credit score," says Siroya, "we're giving people the power to build their own futures."

Jasmine Burton, an inspirational 24-year-old running a startup in Africa, hopes to improve women’s health via redesign of water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure - sparking the foundation of Wish for Wash. In this episode, you’ll learn how a variety of waste management gaps exist despite how far the western world has advanced the human experience. This creates an odd disparity between knowing that billions of people defecate in buckets and bags, yet are using smartphones to WhatsApp message each other.  Jasmine speaks on the challenges of making the cost per unit to be under $20, and how to make it affordable to the low-income communities that need the product most.   Key Takeaways: [00:10] According to the UN, 6 billion people have access to mobile phones. Yet, only 4.5 billion have access to working toilets. [01:15] Jasmine’s senior design team won the InVenture competition for their design of an inexpensive mobile toilet. [02:55] Jasmine explains her journey from Georgia to Zambia, and how her company is inspired by how access to toilets hinders women’s advancement worldwide. [04:30] Her team was the first all-female team to win the Georgia Tech InVenture competition. [05:00] At the end of 2014, she founded Wish for Wash and moved to Zambia to join a global health initiative, and now self-identifies as a “toilet designer”. [07:45] The need for healthy food is much easier to communicate than the need for good sanitation, making it difficult to convince people to change their behavior. [11:21] There’s nothing “wrong” with the way western civilization deals with sanitation and waste. However, there are opportunities to recycle waste rather than just moving it away from people. [13:15] The “sanitation value chain” explains the aspirational sanitation experience - capture, contain, transport, and repurpose. [14:15] Wish for Wash is looking at the other end of the value chain. Rather than thinking of how to profit from waste, they are focusing on capture and containment. [15:00] Their toilet design is modular, allowing for both sitting and squatting. They are also prototyping a manual bidet for communities who practice washing rather than wiping. [17:25] Access to affordable manufacturing is the current barrier to entry, especially allowing them to make quick and frequent iterations. [24:30] One of the biggest lessons learned in this venture is to practice patience. [26:00] There’s a challenge in selling both a product and a behavioral change at the same time. [27:15] They are exploring military applications, among other contexts for using the toilet. [28:12] Jasmine speaks to her big goal this year for Wish for Wash. [30:00] In the future, they would like to find a less invasive way to collect data, such as a mobile app. [32:39] Supporting the cause can be as simple as having a conversation with Jasmine and her team. [33:20] Charlie shares his final thoughts on the 3 ways he wants you to consider this episode.   Mentioned in This Episode: InVenture Wish for Wash Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor

Join Malvika as she chats with some of the Inventure Prize 2016 finalists: TEQ Charging, True Pahni & RoboGoalie. The Inventure Prize Finale will be held on March 16, Wednesday at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

Join Malvika as she talks to Team Wobble, a BME / ME team that is in the finals of this year's Inventure Prize Competition.  Malvika interviews team members Matthew Devlin and Garrett Wallace, both BME students, about their team's invention, which is a low cost perturbation platform to assist in evaluating the severity of head injuries sustained by athletes during games.  Teammates Ana Gomez (BME) and Hailey Brown (ME) did not participate in this interview.

Join Malvika as she talks to the Inventure prize preliminary teams about their project, inspiration for the project and their 'Inventure adventure'! This year's competition is the most popular one so far, with a record breaking 266 participants. Go Jackets! 

Inventure Prize is an interdisciplinary innovation competition at Georgia Tech. In this episode Chris Reaves, one of the organizers of the competition, chats with Malvika about Inventure, how it helps students grow as innovators, and his own entrepreneurial ventures!

This week on TC Radio, Bankole left me to roast all by myself, ahh! Other interesting news; Reggie Rockstone invested in a photo-sharing app; maybe we can send money via gmail soon in Nigeria and Uber is slowly, taking over everything - everywhere.

The Lean Startup is a process for turning ideas into commercial ventures. Its premise is that startups begin with a series of untested hypotheses. They succeed by getting out of the building, testing those hypotheses and learning by iterating and refining minimal viable products in front of potential customers.

Chase, Jenna and Shivani Siroya discuss InVenture, the first global credit scoring company utilizing mobile technology to unlock financial access for all.