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Damaune serves as Global Chief Growth Officer at 72andSunny, one of the world's most admired and innovative creative agencies, where he is responsible for the global revenue of the business including marketing and revenue operations, business development, and corporate communications.For Journey, success means driving growth on both the agency and the client sides of the partnership, and he works across 72andSunny's four global offices, as well as its long roster of brands, including the National Football League, United Airlines, Zoom, and Audible. Previously, Journey was Chief Growth/Marketing Officer at Private Medical, a concierge medical practice serving select UHNW families across the United States. In this role, he successfully developed and led the organization's growth and expansion strategy. Prior to Private Medical, Journey was hired by private equity firm TPG Growth to serve as Chief Revenue Officer at the renowned private security firm Gavin de Becker & Associates, where he was responsible forrevenue growth, marketing and commercial operations, and scaling strategy.As an executive and business unit leader at ShotSpotter, a venture-backed technology company, Journey helped lead thefirm's IPO with its 2016 NASDAQ listing and was a featured protagonist in the Harvard Business School case, “ShotSpotter: A Gunfire Detection Business Looks for a New Market” about his efforts. Before ShotSpotter, he led global marketing and business development for CSECO, where he successfullyexpanded the business to international markets on four continents.Outside of his private-sector career, Journey has proudly served as National Chairperson and advisory board member of the National Society of Black Engineers and currently serves as a board director for a number of non-profits and social enterprises. Journey has a Bachelor's degree in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, helives in Oakland, CA with his wife and their two young children.

A LOT has happened since Crunch's early days!  Humble Beginnings & Early Growth: Crunch started in 1989 with Doug Levine, Roger Harvey (Crunch's first COO), and a powerhouse team, quickly making waves in the highly competitive NYC fitness scene. Big Deals & Bumpy Roads: Bally Total Fitness bought Crunch in 2001 for $90 million, but soon faced challenges. A few years later, Angelo Gordon (with Pete Moore himself on the deal side) acquired the company for half that price—$45 million. Growing Pains: Membership dropped from 92,000 to 72,000, forcing Crunch into bankruptcy in 2009. This time was all about resetting, restructuring, and prepping for the future. A Decade of Determination: Crunch worked hard to dial in their business model, launching a successful franchise program and slowly but steadily building momentum. Skyrocketing Success: By 2019, TPG Growth snagged Crunch to accelerate its franchising efforts, which paid off. Fast-forward to today: Leonard Green has acquired Crunch for a stunning $1.5 billion. The company now boasts 500 locations and 3 million members! One solid takeaway? Spotting potential in a struggling business—and having the patience, grit, and right partners to see it through—can lead to incredible success. Crunch isn't just surviving, they're thriving. With blue-chip private equity backing and a proven growth strategy, the future looks bright.  RESOURCES: Crunch Fitness: https://www.crunchfitness.com Sale of Crunch to TPG: https://www.tpg.com/news-and-insights/tpg-backed-crunch-fitness-announces-strategic-investment-from-leonard-green-partners Doug Levine's Live HALO Talks in NYC: https://youtu.be/h-qDEAS5LsM?si=kh0GclOgGmwXMxhS 

שי גרינפלד הוא שותף-מנהל ב-Greenfield Partners, ויועץ בכיר בקרן ההון-סיכון האמריקאית TPG.את דרכו המקצועית החל כטייס F-16 בחיל האוויר, שם שירת במשך עשור, ולאחר מכן עבר לעולם העסקי בארצות-הברית.גרינפילד פרטנרס הוקמה בשנת 2016 כנציגות של קרן TPG Growth בישראל, והפכה לקרן עצמאית בשנת 2019 תחת הנהגת המייסדים שי גרינפלד ויהודה דורון, לצד שותפים נוספים. הקרן, המנהלת נכסים בהיקף של כמיליארד דולר, מתמקדת בהשקעות צמיחה בשלבי B ו-C, עם דגש על תחומי הסייבר, תשתיות, סייבר, תוכנה ובינה-מלאכותית.חברות הפורטפוליו של הקרן כוללות שמות בולטים כמו VAST Data, Coralogix, Exodigo, Silverfort, ו-Torq. בין הצלחותיה המשמעותיות נמנות מכירת Guardicore לאקמאי תמורת 600 מיליון דולר, ומכירת Avanan לצ'ק פוינט ב-300 מיליון דולר. הקרן נודעת במומחיותה בסיוע לחברות הפורטפוליו בפיתוח אסטרטגיות Go-to-Market ובבניית תשתיות ארגוניות יעילות.   (*) ללינקדאין שלי: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guykatsovich/ (*) לאינסטגרם שלי: https://www.instagram.com/guykatsovich/ (*) עקבו אחרינו ב"עוד פודקאסט לסטארטאפים" וקבלו פרק מדי שבוע: ספוטיפיי:https://open.spotify.com/show/0dTqS27ynvNmMnA5x4ObKQ אפל פודקאסט:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1252035397 גוגל פודקאסט:https://bit.ly/3rTldwq עוד פודקאסט - האתר שלנו:https://omny.fm/shows/odpodcast ה-RSS פיד שלנו:https://www.omnycontent.com/.../f059ccb3-e0c5.../podcast.rssSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Christ is a Partner of Advance Venture Partners, a unique venture capital firm that deploys around $100 million per year primarily to lead Series A, B, and C rounds. AVP is currently hiring new investors for its team, which was founded in 2014 and led by the former head of TPG Growth. As a Partner, Alex led or sourced AVP's investments in Affinity, DemandStar, and Tegus. He is also involved with the firm's investments in Above Average, Alto, Headspace Health, Morning Consult, Openly, and PebblePost. Prior to joining AVP in July 2015, Alex was an early member of the growth equity investing team at ICONIQ Capital, where he focused on investments in enterprise software, financial technology, and consumer e‑commerce verticals. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in the firm's Global Technology Group in Menlo Park, where he executed mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, and private placements. Alex received his BBA with a double major in Accounting and Finance from the University of Iowa. The moderator is our very own Asif Rahman, Co-Founder of OfficeHours and former PE/VC and IB. This episode covers topics such as: What is the day-to-day of a VC partner vs. an associate? What motivated you to pursue the VC career path? How did you make the transition from associate to partner? What's your advice for anyone looking to break into Venture Capital? Learn more about OfficeHours here: https://getofficehours.com.

Rex Woodbury is a Partner at Index Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage and growth investments in consumer technology businesses. He mainly focuses on online communication, Gen Z, commerce, marketplaces, and the future of work. Before Index, Rex was an investor at TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, TPG's global growth equity and social impact funds, where he oversaw the launch of TPG's impact measurement tool at the World Economic Forum. Rex is also the author of Digital Native, a popular newsletter that covers topics among consumer internet, Gen Z, creators, commerce, gaming, the metaverse, and marketplaces.  You can learn more about  How to create engaging content as a VC  Startup and investing trends in Web3 and creators  Career development in venture  Check out our brand new YouTube Video Podcast!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company. ===================== Brought to you by: https://link.blockfolio.com/9dzp/stwlap68 Use code: smartventure https://momentonft.com

Nadia Karkar is General Counsel of TPG Growth and Rise. Nadia’s love of travel and exploration has led her through a series of career turns: law school, business school, international relations, CEO of a real estate firm, and corporate lawyer. Along the way, Nadia has struggled being a ‘generalist’, not necessarily holding a burning passion for any […]

השבוע היה לי את הכבוד לארח את שי גרינפלד, ולדבר איתו על ההבדלים בין פרודקט מרקט פיט לפרודקט מרקט סיילס פיט, ואיך קרן הצמיחה אותה הוא מנהל יכולה לעזור לסטארטאפים בפיתוח תרבות נכונה ופיתוח מערך מקצועי שמאפשר צמיחה נכונה. שי הוא יזם ומשקיע מנוסה וכיום מכהן כשותף מנהל בקרן הצמיחה Greenfield Partners. בנוסף, הוא משמש יועץ בכיר לקרן ההון סיכון האמריקאית TPG. לפני הצטרפותו לגרינפילד, הוא ניהל Family Office בארה"ב וטרם המעבר לצד ההשקעות כיהן כסמנכ"ל פיתוח עסקי של WebCollage שנמכרה ל-Answers Corp, מנכ"ל e-Glue USA שנמכרה ל-NICE Systems, וסמנכ"ל מוצר ב-Alfy. הוא בעל תואר ראשון מאוניברסיטת פרלידיקנסון בניו ג'רזי ו-Executive MBA מאוניברסיטת קולומביה, ושירת כעשור בחיל האוויר כטייס F-16. גרינפילד פרטנרס מתמקדת בהשקעה בחברות ישראליות בשלבי צמיחה מוקדמים. עם משרדים בתל אביב וניו יורק, הצוות של גרינפילד משלב ניסיון אופרטיבי ופיננסי עשיר, יחד עם שורשים עמוקים בשוק הישראלי ורשת יועצים בינלאומית נרחבת. הקרן הוקמה במקור ב-2016 כזרוע ההשקעות הישראלית של קרן הצמיחה TPG Growth האמריקאית, ובשנת 2020 הפכה לקרן עצמאית. כיום, הקרן מנהלת כ-500 מיליון דולר ובין השקעותיה ניתן למנות שמות בולטים כגון: VAST Data, BigPanda, Coralogix, Guardicore, Mixtiles ואחרים.   (*) עקבו אחרינו ב"עוד פודקאסט לסטארטאפים" וקבלו פרק מדי שבוע (טוב נו, כמעט): עוד פודקאסט ב-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dTqS27ynvNmMnA5x4ObKQ אפל פודקאסט: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1252035397 גוגל פודקאסט: https://bit.ly/3rTldwq עוד פודקאסט - האתר שלנו: https://omny.fm/shows/odpodcast ה-RSS פיד שלנו: https://www.omnycontent.com/.../f059ccb3-e0c5.../podcast.rss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in Indian startup news, BharatPe vs Ashneer Grover controversy, Navi Technologies planning an IPO, Ather Energy planning to launch a new electric scooter, and Razorpay's first international acquisition. In funding news, ElasticRun raises $300 million to become a unicorn, Livspace raises $180 million to become a unicorn, Xpressbees raises $300 million to become a unicorn, Airmeet raises $35 million, Mintifi raises $40 million, Xto10X raises $25 million, Bugworks Research raises $18 million, Karbon Card raises $15 million, and Sprinto raises $10 million. BharatPe vs Ashneer Grover controversy: BharatPe has hired PwC to audit their books and there are already reports of financial fraud. Ashneer Grover on the other hand has denied all the allegations from the leaked audio clip to financial fraud. He now is asking the board to either pay him ₹4,000 crore for his 9.5% stake in the company if they want him gone or let him run the company. Navi Technologies planning an IPO: Sachin Bansal's latest fintech and insurtech venture Navi Technologies is gearing up for an IPO within four years of its launch. Navi Technologies provides loans and insurance to their customers and they've also launched their own mutual fund to offer more investment opportunities to their customers. Ather Energy planning to launch new electric scooter: While Ola continues to face production delays, their rival Ather Energy is gearing up to up the ante as they plan to launch a new variant of their electric scooter with a bigger battery with a longer range within the next six months. Ather's new electric scooter is expected to have a 110-115 km range – which could give Ola a run for their money. Razorpay's first international acquisition: Indian fintech giant Razorpay has acquired a majority stake in Curlec, a Malaysian recurring payments solution for businesses - marking their first international acquisition. ElasticRun raises $300 million to become a unicorn: Pune-based B2B e-commerce startup ElasticRun has raised $300 million in a round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5 billion valuation – making them a unicorn. Livspace raises $180 million to become a unicorn: Home decor and renovation platform Livspace has raised $180 million in a round led by KKR at a $1.2 billion valuation – making them a unicorn. Xpressbees raises $300 million to become a unicorn: Pune-based logistics service provider Xpressbees has raised $300 million in a round led by Blackstone Growth, TPG Growth, ChrysCapital at a $1.2 billion valuation – making them India's 8th unicorn of 2022. Airmeet raises $35 million: Virtual events platform Airmeet has raised $35 million in a round led by Prosus Ventures and Sistema Asia Fund to add new experiences on their virtual events platform by investing in R&D and to expand their international business. Mintifi raises $40 million: B2B lending startup Mintifi has raised $40 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners and Elevation Capital to expand their lending product portfolio by adding products like BNPL solutions for SMEs. Xto10X raises $25 million: Binny Bansal's scaling platform for startups Xto10X has raised $25 million to help develop learning programmes, software tools and operating capabilities - that will enable startups to scale their operations. Bugworks Research raises $18 million: A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical startup Bugworks Research has raised $18 million in a round led by Lightrock India to support the development of its broad-spectrum antibacterial agent. Karbon Card raises $15 million: Karbon Card, which offers corporate cards to businesses and startups, has raised $15 million to offer complete neobanking services to businesses. Sprinto raises $10 million: SaaS-based compliance automation startup Sprinto has raised $10 million in a round led by Elevation Capital to open their first office in the US.

James Murdoch, Uday Shankar return to India with $1.5 billion from QIA James Murdoch and Uday Shankar have launched a new company called Bodhi Tree, with $1.5 billion from Qatar Investment Authority, to focus on opportunities in India and Southeast Asia. Bodhi Tree would be “designed to invest in media and consumer technology opportunities in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on India,” Murdoch and Shankar said in a statement, according to the LA Times. James, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, was previously making investments through his firm Lupa Systems, which also he had started with Shankar. Shankar built Star India for 21st Century Fox, the Murdoch family's media conglomerate that was acquired by Disney in a deal that was completed in 2019. Climate tech gets more funding in India Climate tech businesses received $7 billion in equity funding in 2021, a 4X increase over the $1.87 billion in equity funding raised by all climate tech sectors in 2020, according to the ‘State of Climate Finance in India' report, released by Unitus Capital on Feb 8. The bulk of the climate financing still goes towards renewables, with electric vehicles a distant second. Later stage rounds skew the funding that has gone into climate tech—the 25 Series C and beyond deals tracked by the impact investment firm constituted 86 percent of the $7 billion in funding. In early-stage financing, funding interest is expanding into other areas of climate innovation. Renewables were responsible for only 12 percent of the 182 deals Unitus tracked in 2021. Electric mobility was the largest segment with 68 deals. Agri and F&B sectors saw 52 deals spread across the value chain, although agri-tech needs more focus at the farm level, according to Unitus. Starlink loses 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm Starlink has lost 40 satellites that were meant to be part of its low-earth orbit constellation to a geomagnetic storm, the company said in a statement on Feb. 8. These satellites were part of the 49 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Up to 40 of the satellites will reenter or already have reentered the Earth's atmosphere, the company said. The de-orbiting satellites pose no collision risk with other satellites and will burn up in the atmosphere, so no orbital debris is created and no satellite parts will hit the ground. Xpressbees raises $300 million, becomes a unicorn Xpressbees, a third-party logistics services provider, has raised $300 million in Series F funding, led by private equity funds Blackstone Growth, TPG Growth and ChrysCapital. Existing investors, Investcorp and Norwest Venture Partners, also participated. With this round, the total amount of funds raised by Xpressbees exceeds $500 million. The Pune-based company will use the money to expand operations, invest in product development and hire more people. The latest investment makes the six-year-old startup a unicorn, co-founder and CEO Amitava Saha told Forbes India in an interview. Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds: https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds

Today's guest is Stuart Landesberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Grove Collaborative.Grove Collaborative is a certified B Corp and e-commerce company providing eco-friendly sustainable consumer products focusing on home cleaning, personal and sexual wellness, and baby and child care. The company offers over 150 sustainable brands whose products are non-toxic, effective, sustainable, and cruelty-free.Grove Collaborative was founded by three friends in San Francisco and sought to answer the question: what if it was easy to find healthier home essentials? Since then, Grove has become a billion-dollar company. In 2019 alone, the company saved over 1 million pounds of plastic and funded the planting of more than 100,000 trees. Before co-founding and serving as CEO of Grove, Stuart was an Investment Professional at Toro Investment Partners, an Analyst at TPG Growth, a Financial Analyst at Vincraft Group, and an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers. Throughout his time in finance, he focused on global technology and retail investments. Stuart also holds a BA in economics from Amherst College. In this episode, Stuart and I have a lively discussion about Grove Collaborative, the company's business model, and its core customer base. Stuart explains why the consumer product market is broken, the definition of a "sustainable product", and how to balance government mandates in a voluntary market. We also dive into the role offsets play for Grove, how the company tracks and measures success, and the myth about plastic recycling. Stuart is a great guest with a wealth of knowledge. Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded September 17th, 2021For more information about Grove (and open positions at the company), visit: https://www.grove.co/For more information about this episode, visit: https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/stuart-landesberg

In this episode, we chat with Mike Tuchen, the CEO of Onfido, which is the new standard for digital access. The company digitally proves a user's real identity using artificial intelligence (AI), by verifying a photo ID and comparing it to the person's facial biometrics. The company is backed by TPG Growth, Salesforce Ventures and other notable investors. Mike's track record as a CEO is outstanding. He built the new leader in data integration and data integrity with Talend. He grew revenue by 5x and ARR by 6x to $250M in 6+ years, taking the company public in 2016. He also built the strongest team in its category of network security at Rapid7, delivering by far the fastest growth relative to its competitors and creating the leading company by new sales. He grew revenue by 10x in 4.5 years to $50M. In our conversation we cover some of his secrets to success. We hope you enjoy the show.  

Excited to welcome Top 3 Growth Investing Firms- TPG Growth, TCV, Warburg Pincus & 500+ Candidates to Elevate Career Network's Growth Equity Careers Event. Featuring all-star panel featuring Vice President Investment Professionals from top firms from TCV, TPG Growth & Warburg Pincus. Audience Overview:- 500+ Top-Tier Candidates from 35+ Elevate Partner Universities and 50+ Investment Banking, Management Consulting & Investment Firms0:00- Overview of Growth Equity Investing?0:22- Audience Overview3:03- Structure of Session4:10- TCV Vice President, Rohit4:46- TPG Growth Vice President, Tammie6:01- Warburg Pincus Tech Investor, Sahil7:20- What is Growth Equity Investing? - Rohit12:44- Three things that investors do: Sourcing, Execution, Portfolio - and where Growth Equity sits in there - Tammie14:33- Difference b/w GE & Buyouts - questions you ask in diligence16:29- Outlook for Growth Equity & Technology industry going forward23:56- Firm Overview: TCV26:28- Firm Overview: Warburg Pincus27:15- Firm Overview: TPG Growth29:45- How do you work with your portfolio companies to drive value? What do you look for in management teams?35:47- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Technical, Sourcing & Relationship Building - Warburg Pincus39:08- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Three Things You must do & Interview Framework - TPG42:56- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Networking & What are Firms Looking For - TCV47:48- Rapid Fire: Early Career Experiences for Growth Equity49:00- Rapid Fire: Favorite Interview Question51:15- Rapid Fire: Consulting to Growth Equity 52:24- Rapid Fire: Investment Banking to Private Equity#privateequity #recruiting #careers #finance #success #investmentbanking #investing #technology #network #venturecapital

Every week we will take a deep dive into a business and share with you some of their marketing & business strategies that helped these businesses scale. In Episode 38, we dissect SmartSweets business & marketing strategy – Tara Bosch founded this company in 2016 when she was 21 years old & is one of the fastest growing brands in the non-chocolate category across Canada & US. Last year, the company was acquired by TPG Growth for $360 Million. Her marketing & business efforts is quite impressive and something we can all learn from as we dive deeper into her business within this episode.Timestamps:00:50 Who is SmartSweets2:50 Go all in on giveaways. SmartSweets hosts different types of giveaways on Instagram at least 4-5x a month. One of their giveaways5:20 Allow your customers to create their own bundles.7:50 Your best insight is from your customers8:00 Incorporate Large Text Overlays in Your FB Ads9:02 Understand the best packaging and pricing to have success in retail.12:28 Don't confuse your product to your advantage. A lot of SweetSmarts customer's buy because they support the founder, Tara Bosch15:57 Recreate products that people are familiar with.ABOUT MATT SKOPAK:An adventure and fitness addict with a passion for entrepreneurship and numbers. Lead Investor in Sweetberry Bowls and CFO of Sugar & Kush CBD. Rutgers MBA 2020 in Entrepreneurship & Accounting. Matt Skopak's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopakABOUT ME (SEAN AZARI):In 2015, I started a creative ad agency called Breakthrough Social that has helped over 50+ businesses build their brand & increase sales mainly through content development & distribution, influencer marketing, paid media campaigns, and other developing techniques. Brands that I have worked with: Rebhorn, Safavieh, Rugs USA, SoJo Spa Club, Muscle Maker Grill, Kat Burki, Sweetberry Bowls, & many others.REBHORN (My eCommerce/Art Brand) ⤵️Website: https://www.rebhorndesign.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebhorndesignMy Other Social Channels:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sean_azari/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/azarimedia/SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/sean_azariTWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/sean_azari

Daniel Chait is CEO of Greenhouse and co-author of the book Talent Makers: How the best companies win through structured and inclusive hiring. In this episode, Daniel shares fascinating insights into Greenhouse's dynamic growth over the last nine years, the two surprising moments he realized they were on the road to true success, their latest $500 million investment from TPG Growth, and his hopes for how this huge milestone will empower Greenhouse to have an even greater impact on helping companies improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion through hiring.

This week in Indian Startup News, WazirX announces NFT marketplace for India, Starlink India rollout in trouble, PolicyBazaar IPO, MFine launches tool to monitor oxygen saturation levels using smartphone, Byju's acquires Aakash and goes international with Byju's Future School. In funding news, Swiggy raises $800 million, six startups turn unicorn in a week – Meesho raises $300 million, CRED raises $215 million, PharmEasy raises $350 million, Groww raises $83 million, ShareChat raises $502 million and Gupshup raises $100 million. WazirX launches NFT marketplace for India: Crypto trading platform WazirX has launched one of India's first Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplaces – enabling users to buy and sell digital assets like artworks, in-game avatars, virtual property, video files, audio files and even tweets. Starlink India rollout in trouble: Broadband India Forum has asked TRAI and ISRO to stop Elon Musk's Starlink to take pre-orders in the country as they have failed to comply with the guidelines, don't have their ground stations in the country and they don't even have the required authorisation. PolicyBazaar IPO: After Zomato and MobiKwik – online insurance aggregator platform Policybazaar is expected to file for IPO next month in Mumbai which could value the company at $3.5 billion. MFine launches tool to monitor oxygen saturation levels using smartphone: Healthtech startup MFine has launched an app-based tool that can monitor your oxygen saturation levels without the need for any additional device. Byju's acquires Aakash and goes international with Byju's Future School: Byju's has announced the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services in a deal that is pegged at nearly $1 billion. Apart from that Byju's has announced their global expansion plans with the launch of Byju's Future School across in the US, UK, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico – starting with coding and math classes. Swiggy raises $800 million: Swiggy has raised $800 million at nearly $5 billion valuation from Falcon Edge Capital, Amansa Capital, Think Investments, Carmignac and Goldman Sachs. Meesho raises $300 million: Social commerce startup Meesho has raised $300 million at a $2.1 billion valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 – turning it into a unicorn. CRED raises $215 million: Kunal Shah's CRED has raised $215 million in their series D round led by Falcon Edge Capital and Coatue Management – pushing their valuation from $800 million to $2.2 billion within three months. PharmEasy raises $350 million: PharmEasy has raised $350 million led by Prosus Ventures and TPG Growth at a $1.5 billion valuation as the company looks to onboard more pharmacies on their platform. Groww raises $83 million: Online investment platform has raised $83 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management at valuation of more than $1 billion. ShareChat raises $502 million: Indian language social media platform ShareChat has raised $502 million in round led by Tiger Global Management valuing the company at $2.1 billion. Gupshup raises $100 million: Conversational messaging platform Gupshup is the last startup to become a unicorn this week after raising $100 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management.

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines GoodJob today announced that it has raised $3M to fuel marketing and sales efforts in major markets across the U.S.  The company launched its web and mobile apps in June of 2020, primarily targeting the Birmingham, Ala. market. “Birmingham has been an ideal jumping-off point for us,” says CEO Stephen D. Johnston. “We’ve gotten great feedback from clients here that we’ve used to improve the product for a national audience.” The two most popular tools for companies have been the vetting feature, which uses GoodJob’s machine-learning AI to quickly sort and filter candidates in a company’s pipeline and spot the best matches, and the PATH Assessment™, which allows companies to “clone” their top performers. GoodJob for Candidates is available now in the App Store and Google Play. GoodJob for Employers is available online at http://goodjob.io/.  https://hrtechfeed.com/goodjob-secures-3m-in-funding/   ResumeSieve, Inc. announced the dates for a public Beta testing period, to evaluate the functionality of its innovative candidate evaluation tool, The Sieve™.  Testing will run from February 8th through the 19th of 2021 and is open to all who are interested in improving recruiting productivity and getting a competitive jump with leading technology in the HR tech space.   Targeting small to mid-size businesses and recruiters, The Sieve™, improves the recruitment process, reducing time to fill and the cost per hire, through a compliant and repeatable scoring and ranking process.  “Many jobs are filled manually, without the benefit of technology, relying on the time commitment of recruiters, HR Generalists, or even the business owners, taking away time that could be used running the business,” says Michael Yinger, CEO of the ResumeSieve.   “The Sieve™ provides a fast and cost-effective way to drive new revenue and improve the recruiting experience for all parties in the process.” The company offers a candidate evaluation tool which eliminates the need for manual resume sorting and evaluation and can complement the capabilities of other tools in a company’s HR technology toolset.    https://hrtechfeed.com/resumesieve-sets-dates-for-beta-testing-of-recruiting-enhancement-tool/   TPG Growth, the private equity firm which recently invested in Greenhouse Software, has announced that it acquired a majority stake in P20 Global Holdings Inc. (“People 2.0”), the leading pure play provider of outsourced global employer of record (“EOR”) and agent of record (“AOR”) services to market makers in talent. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With a presence in more than 40 countries, People 2.0 is the leading, global enabler of workforce mobility, providing market makers in talent with an EOR/AOR platform that supports the deployment of workers anywhere, on demand, for any length of time, using one global master agreement. As the EOR/AOR provider, People 2.0 assumes a wide range of responsibilities including onboarding workers, managing employment risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing payroll, and administering worker benefits.  This marks the 2nd major investment by TPG Growth - last they also took a majority stake in Greenhouse software.   https://hrtechfeed.com/tpg-makes-majority-investment-in-people-2-0/   WorkStep, the company helping large supply chain employers, source, screen, engage, and retain their frontline workforce, today announced $17 million in funding led by FirstMark Capital, with additional participation from previous investor and strategic partner, Prologis Ventures. The infusion of capital, a combination of Seed ($6.7 million) and Series A ($10.5 million) funding, will be used to grow the team and continue to improve and expand its technology. Founded in 2017, WorkStep supports supply chain companies by helping them find and retain their frontline workforce. From the industrial revolution through the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply chain workforce has been the backbone of the U.S. economy and has become increasingly critical to Americans’ daily lives – from food on a table to packages delivered on time. The pandemic made it clear supply chain labor demand will only continue to increase with the boom of ecommerce, and turnover will remain an ever-present challenge even during periods of higher unemployment. Since its inception, WorkStep has deployed their technology to serve the needs of hundreds of large employers, including 16 of the Fortune 500, and reaching over 500,000 supply chain workers in the process.   https://hrtechfeed.com/workstep-raises-17-million-to-assist-supply-chain-employers/   Recruiter.com Group, Inc. the world’s largest network of recruiters, announced that it acquired Scouted.io, a venture capital-backed tech startup focused on unlocking human potential by developing deep insights into candidates using video screening and AI-based scoring algorithms. Recruiter.com’s purchase of Scouted was successfully closed on 1/31/21 through an asset purchase agreement. Recruiter.com paid for the acquisition primarily in restricted common stock. Scouted.io and its innovative predictive-matching algorithm are critical components of Recruiter.com’s growth plan. The acquisition unlocks a prestigious client roster — spanning top global hedge funds, venture capital firms, and tech giants — to accelerate revenue opportunities. Further, Scouted pairs an engaged user base of early- and mid-career professionals with a powerful data set of proprietary metrics and analytics. Scouted’s specialized database contains hundreds of thousands of talented professionals….These candidates rely on Scouted’s virtual interview platform to go beyond their resumes and present their stories’ full breadth. Scouted’s CEO and Cofounder, Jacqueline Loeb, will join Recruiter.com as Senior Vice President. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-acquires-scouted-io-a-video-based-candidate-insight-platform/ Jobvite has launched its new Job Description Grader, a complimentary, online analytic tool used to review job descriptions and highlight areas that can be improved to create more inclusive job postings. Jobvite’s new Job Description Grader helps TA professionals target the areas where bias appears in job postings, allowing them to adjust and present more inclusive descriptions. The powerful tool uses AI, data analytics, and benchmarks combined with current D&I best practices to analyze job descriptions and identify requirements, experiences, and language that may restrict an applicant pool during screening and evaluation. Unlike other tools, Jobvite does not stop at gender bias, but also considers racial bias, insensitive word use, readability, and sentiment. Job Description Grader by Jobvite leverages multiple deep learning models to detect if and where a job description may favor, or bias against, a gender or race. As a result, organizations are able to improve the effectiveness and inclusiveness of the job descriptions to help increase applicant volume, increase diversity, and reduce time-to-hire. https://hrtechfeed.com/job-description-grader-is-a-new-optimization-tool-from-jobvite/   RigUp, a workforce management solution for the skilled trades, is rebranding under a new name — Workrise — and corporate identity as part of the company’s rebranding efforts.  The term ‘Workrise‘ reflects the company’s evolution and growth both geographically and across industries, and more closely aligns with its core mission: to empower the people who get hard work done. Xuan Yong, co-founder, and CEO said of the move. “Today, Workrise reflects our aim to bridge the skilled labor gap across industries, to leverage technology and data to empower skilled workers — and, in turn, the economy at large — so  the U.S. can prepare for an infrastructure renaissance.” Rigup got a ton of funding something like $450 million --- this move signals a change to broaden its scope in terms of the job market it service...no longer can they rely on the oil and gas economy to grow.   https://hrtechfeed.com/rigid-rebrand-workrise/    Indeed, the world’s number one job site, announced today that it will be airing its first-ever Super Bowl ad, which will highlight the emotional journey of job seekers at a time when many people are facing economic distress. As millions of Americans have lost jobs, this spot looks to provide hope by showcasing real people looking for a job and their challenges and triumphs along the way. The ad will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl LV.  “After nearly a year of uncertainty and high unemployment, Indeed wants to use this opportunity to remind Americans that there is hope in the job search process,” said Indeed CEO Chris Hyams. “While the pandemic continues to impact jobs and the economy, there are still companies hiring. Indeed is here to help all job seekers, no matter their background or experience, get jobs that align with their skills, passions and strength of character.”  This ad marks the launch of the company’s new brand campaign that will reflect its mission of helping people get jobs in today’s challenging job market. It will also demonstrate how Indeed is a full service online platform that can help all people through the process of finding a job, from resume creation, applying for jobs and interviewing, until they get hired. During and beyond the game, Indeed will take to social media with #NowHiring to point out industries, regions and companies with open roles, and will invite people to join the conversation.   https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-offers-hope-to-job-seekers-with-companys-first-super-bowl-spot/

Host: George LaRocque Guest: Daniel Chait, CEO, Greenhouse Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait joins George LaRocque on HRMarketWatch to discuss the recent $500 million mega-deal with the TPG Growth and Rise funds. Learn about: The Rise fund's focus on social impact and how Greenhouse fits from a fair and equitable hiring perspective.How Greenhouse navigated the challenges and difficult decisions in 2020, emerging successful and with this deal in hand.What the deal means and the future holds for Greenhouse employees, customers, and the global recruiting tech market.  

Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait joins George LaRocque on WorkTech to discuss the recent $500 million mega-deal with the TPG Growth and Rise funds. Learn about: The Rise fund's focus on social impact and how Greenhouse fits from a fair and equitable hiring perspective. How Greenhouse navigated the challenges and difficult decisions in 2020, emerging successful and with this deal in hand. What the deal means and the future holds for Greenhouse employees, customers, and the global recruiting tech market.

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines TPG Growth and The Rise Fund today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to partner with Greenhouse, the leading hiring software company used by over 4,000 businesses, as a majority investor. TPG Growth, the middle-market and growth equity platform within TPG, and The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform managed by TPG, will jointly invest in Greenhouse to accelerate product innovation, grow into new markets, and enhance solutions aimed at accelerating diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.  The transaction, which is expected to close during the first half of 2021, is subject to customary closing conditions. Word on the street is that TPG paid $500 million for its majority stake in the company. “Winning businesses are built by talented individuals. Yet every day, organizations around the world base their hiring decisions on hunches and without data, perpetuating biases and limiting human potential. We founded Greenhouse to help companies become great at hiring and reduce bias in the hiring process,” said Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse. “Through this investment from TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, we gain a partner with the resources and vision to support our growth, and who is totally aligned with our mission. The Rise Fund’s unique focus on real, measurable impact is so exciting because it supports our ability to drive positive outcomes for our customers and for society as a whole.” “Greenhouse has established itself as a best-of-breed next-generation talent acquisition software solution,” said Mike Zappert, Partner at TPG Growth. “The consistent feedback we hear in the market is that Greenhouse’s customers simply love the product. It is easy to use, intuitive, and highly configurable. At a time when an increasing number of companies view talent and recruiting as a strategic imperative, Greenhouse stands out as the go-to solution for Talent teams at companies across industries and around the world. We look forward to partnering with Daniel and the team to continue Greenhouse’s leadership in this important and growing part of the software market.” https://hrtechfeed.com/greenhouse-software-accepts-major-investment-from-tpg-growth/ Kanarys, a Black and female-founded DEI technology company that gathers specific, actionable insights to help diagnose, prioritize, and optimize DEI efforts in the workplace, has announced the closing of its historic $3 million seed round. Led by Zeal Capital Partners’ Inclusive Investing™ fund, and several other investors. The funding comes as more companies embrace transparency, prioritize DEI, strengthen workplace culture, and use data-driven approaches. This brings the total amount raised by Kanarys co-founders, Mandy Price and Star Carter, to $4.6 million to date — a positive shift towards more equitable venture capital trends. In 2017, studies showed that 98 percent of venture capital raised in the U.S. went to men. Kanarys will use the funding to further advance product features, make key hires on the technology and business development teams, and accelerate sales and marketing efforts.  “We know that a focus on DEI in business is not just the right thing to do for employees, it also makes good business sense,” said Mandy Price, CEO and co-founder of Kanarys. “Kanarys’ DEI data arms companies, for the first time, to make precise, immediate, and informed decisions using real, intersectional metrics around their diversity goals and inclusion programs that ultimately drive bottom-line business objectives. We are encouraged by the commitment of our investors and customers in our shared vision to help every person Work Where They Belong.” The company is currently measuring DEI insights on nearly 1,000 U.S. companies through verified employee reviews, company policies, and organizational data — making it the largest DEI data-driven platform of its kind in the U.S. Since launching the platform in 2019, the company has grown 2,000 percent in users on its platform, and its customers include Fortune 500 brands. In addition, the company has a job board section that enables job seekers to find employment. https://hrtechfeed.com/dei-platform-kanarys-announces-3-million-seed-round/ GigSmart, a staffing company that connects businesses with gig workers through mobile apps has announced expanded functionality to allow businesses to post and advertise their part-time and full-time positions to a user base of nearly 300,000 active job seekers. Launched in November of 2018, GigSmart’s Get Workers staffing platform has successfully connected a rapidly growing number of job seekers to temporary opportunities at businesses operating in all industries. As more organizations used Get Workers to convert their temporary hires to permanent employees, the need for adding support for permanent hires within the Get Workers platform became evident. Now, in addition to sourcing workers for hourly Shift Gigs, business users can post Full/Part-Time Positions on the GigSmart Job Board. GigSmart launched the Job Board to help businesses combat labor shortages and to aid workers on their paths to connect to local work opportunities. With the Job Board, GigSmart’s ability to connect job seekers with their next role and employers with qualified candidates to power their workforces will grow exponentially as the gig economy continues to grow. https://hrtechfeed.com/gigsmart-adds-more-hiring-options-to-its-platform-for-gig-workers/ ARLINGTON, VA – CareerGig announced the acquisition of Moonlighting, a SaaS platform that empowers individuals to build their own freelancer profiles, and allows businesses to hire talented professionals quickly and affordably.  CareerGig is a SaaS technology platform that matches freelance and contract workers to top employers while offering a marketplace with independent access to guaranteed issue health, life, and disability insurance, education and training opportunities, and other financial services and benefits. Both companies utilize blockchain and artificial intelligence and this new agreement will create a combined platform with more robust and sophisticated capabilities. The acquisition is effective today, and the companies will combine business operations within the next few months under the name CareerGig, forming one of the world’s largest freelancer platforms. Founded in 2014 by Jeff Tennery, Ritesh Johar, and Roy Slater, Moonlighting brings a powerful network of over 850,000 freelancers and small businesses that will continue to build the CareerGig community. With extensive listings for contract gigs, part-time jobs, and internship positions, freelancers fulfilling those roles will have access to CareerGig’s benefits offerings.  Commenting on the merger, CEO Jeff. Tennery said, “CareerGig is the ideal partner for Moonlighting to take this next step in supporting freelancers around the world. Their team shares our same passion and vision to deliver the best marketplace platform for the gig economy.” https://hrtechfeed.com/freelancer-platform-moonlighting-acquired-by-careergig/ Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (OTCQB: RCRT), a leading AI-powered hiring platform with the world’s largest recruiter network, unveiled a new on-demand virtual training program to help career changers break into the world of virtual recruiting. “Recruiter.com has already helped thousands of people learn to recruit with its self-paced Recruiter Certification Program,” said Evan Sohn, CEO of Recruiter.com. “Given the strong trends towards the on-demand, gig economy and the unprecedented hiring that will be taking place after the pandemic, we launched Recruiter.com Academy to capitalize on this opportunity fully. Furthermore, as Experian cites that 50% of all millennials have a side gig, we look forward to positioning recruiting as an exciting and lucrative part-time opportunity.” The Recruiter.com Academy is suitable for people changing careers and established recruiters looking to further their credentials. Participants will learn how to find jobs, earn, and outperform in the exciting career of professional recruiting. Graduates will receive one-on-one career assistance, including resume and social media profile support, live mock interview training, and may access paid recruiting assignments and earning opportunities through the Recruiter.com On Demand platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-launches-on-demand-recruiter-academy/

In this episode, we chat with Nehal Raj, a Partner at TPG, which is a leading global alternative asset firm founded in 1992 with approximately $85 billion of assets under management. Nehal co-leads the firm’s investment activities in software and enterprise technology across its private equity platforms (TPG Capital, TPG Tech Adjacencies, TPG Growth, and The Rise Fund). Nehal shares with us the investment themes he’s currently most focused on as well as some of the keys to TPG’s success over the years. Today, the firm’s investment platforms span a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, real estate, impact investing, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and options for its investors while also instituting discipline and operational excellence across the investment strategy and performance of its portfolio. We hope you enjoy the show.

David ibnAle spent the first part of his career in Private Equity at Summit Partners and Francisco Partners. He then became managing director of TPG Growth where he led the firm’s global technology investing efforts. David is now Founding and Managing Partner at Advance Venture Partners, an investment firm built in partnership with family-owned media powerhouse Advance. Learn how his early career in private equity changed his view on venture investing and why patient capital might be the secret to be long term returns.

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are extremely excited to have Wendy Wen, the co-founder and COO of Senreve. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Wendy Wen is an entrepreneur and former finance professional. Wendy is currently the Co-Founder and COO of SENREVE, a direct-to-consumer luxury brand that serves the modern professional woman by combining luxury design and quality with versatility and functionality. SENREVE recently raised $16.75M in Series A funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners. SENREVE products are handcrafted in Florence, Italy, at a family-owned factory that creates products for leading luxury brands. SENREVE has been called an “it” bag brand by fashion/luxury publications and worn by celebrities, influencers, and top female executives. Wendy started her career in finance/investing at The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, TPG Growth and Anthos Capital, where she focused on growth equity investments in the technology and retail sectors. During her time as an investor, she worked closely with several consumer and retail management teams to target areas for operational improvement, assess acquisition opportunities, and implement growth initiatives. She was inspired to found SENREVE after interning at Chanel and receiving her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Wendy also holds a dual BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Economics and Management Science where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Wendy currently lives in San Francisco with her husband Robbie and her rescue dog-son Poke. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and Invest Africa invite you to listen to our joint webinar, examining the future of private equity in Africa in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our panel of experts discuss what the immediate impacts on investment opportunities across the continent, how investors and LPs can overcome the liquidity issues they are now facing and how private equity firms are maintaining portfolio companies' operations through the crisis. Thank you to our moderator, Chris Baird, Partner, DLA Piper and to our speakers: ‘Tokunboh Ishmael, Managing Director, Alitheia IDF, Natalie Kolbe, Partner, Actis, Yemi Lalude, Managing Partner, Africa, TPG Growth, Andreata Muforo, Partner, TLcom Capital and Jurie Swart, CEO, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM).

In 2005, Mendocino Farms opened its doors, selling gourmet sandwiches with the quality of the high-end cafes for only a couple dollars more than most of the Fast Casual sandwich players.Since then, the Mendocino Farms Brand has earned a devoted following of hungry foodies and attracted investments from Whole Foods Market and TPG Growth, fueling expansion into dozens of communities throughout California and Texas and becoming some of the most loved and highest grossing sales per foot restaurants in the neighborhoods they serve.Guest: Mario Del Pero, Co-Founder of Mendocino Farms

Cary Krosinsky is the Co-founder of the Sustainable Finance Institute, Carbon Tracker and Real Impact Tracker, as well as a lecturer at Yale School of Management. He is the author of seven books including Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice and his seventh book will look at Modern China, innovation, sustainable finance and cooperation. Cary is also an advisor to Brown University’s Sustainable Investment Fund, Deep Green Metals Inc, and principal at NPV Associates. Highlights: Being selective with experiments and ruthless with what is working and what is not Stock exchanges haven’t been providing much push for impact reporting Creating a culture of sustainable and impact investing It is essential we collaborate to solve problems together It feels like a positive to encourage foreign investment into China as foreign investors have a say over conditions for the capital deployment Ecological economics’s attempt to put prices on externalities shows that there is little use in measuring carbon footprint of a portfolio because its ultimately not very impactful What is really needed is dynamic changes in corporate strategy, investment strategies and policy and supportive policies From assessing strategies to creating a certification for financial institution at Real Impact Tracker Cary is focusing on advising companies to improve their dual sustainability finance track Some SDGs are not directly investable. We need to segment which SDGs are investable and non investable, and of the investable SDGs into the direct and indirectly investable Impact measure needs to be done at a systems level as well as a strategy level. “Finance without sustainability is a recipe for environmental and social disaster” “Sustainable investing without a business case is philanthropy” We need to run 100 or more different strategies in parallel at scale One trillion dollars of impact vs $500 trillion of tradeable assets Cary Krosinsky's personal path to impact and passion for raising awareness through education Time Stamp: [06:00] What is impact investing? [10:27] Sustainable Finance Institute to understand sustainable investments in China [13:00] How is China leading from within and what is the perception from outside? [16:55] Misconception that China has enough capital to do everything [19:09] History and development of Real Impact Tracker and the community of certified financial instituitions [23:09] How receptive are companies at being certified [24:59] Case study of Ingersoll Rand putting sustainability at its core [30:57] We need sustainability and impact with a business case [36:18] Scaling sustainability in business and The Value of Everything [45:39] Cary Krosinsky's personal journey into impact Useful Links: Cary Krosinsky's Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carykrosinsky) Cary Krosinsky's book - Sustainable Investing Revolutions In Theory And Practice (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sustainable-Investing-Revolutions-theory-practice/dp/1138678619) Sustainable Finance Institute (http://www.sfini.org) Real Impact Tracker (https://realimpacttracker.com/) PRI and UN Global Compact’s Value Driver Model (https://www.unglobalcompact.org/take-action/action/value-driver-model) Ingersoll Rand (https://company.ingersollrand.com/) Safaricom Kenya (https://www.safaricom.co.ke/) HBR aritcle on Calculating The Value Of Impact Investing (https://hbr.org/2019/01/calculating-the-value-of-impact-investing) IMM - Impact Multiple of Money (https://hbr.org/2019/01/calculating-the-value-of-impact-investing) UNEP - The Value Of Everything - working paper (https://unepinquiry.org/publication/the-value-of-everything/) FT - Companies resist Hong Kong ESG disclosure proposal (https://www.ft.com/content/026ee8f2-b2de-11e9-8cb2-799a3a8cf37b) Goldman Sachs launched Sustainable Finance Group (https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/announcement-24-JUL-2019.html) Schroders acquires BlueOrchard Impact Investment (https://www.schroders.com/en/media-relations/newsroom/all_news_releases/schroders-acquires-majority-stake-in-leading-impact-investor-blueorchard/) TPG Growth (https://www.tpg.com/) Rise Fund (https://therisefund.com/) Nick Robbins (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nick-robins-5293a715) Mike Bloomberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg) Ray Dalio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Dalio) Jerry Brown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Brown) Bill McGlashan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_McGlashan)   Paul Hawken (http://www.paulhawken.com/) Connect with JP Dallmann on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dallmann/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/JPDallmann) , or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyjp/) . How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers (https://www.realchangers.com/) Impact Leaders is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)

The dramatic fall from grace of Bill McGlashan, co-founder and former CEO of TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, after being indicted in the Varsity Blues college-admissions scandal, Rose-Smith suggests, may say more about private-equity and alternative-investment asset management in general than about impact investing in particular. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

A couple of hours before the recent #VillageDiariesAmsterdam event went down, Andile Masuku managed to land a sit-down with Cellulant Founder and CEO, Ken Njoroge, and Director of Private Equity at Velocity Capital, Allard Luchsinger, in order to glean insider perspectives on what went into closing Cellulant's historic round of funding. A few weeks ago, digital payments firm, Cellulant, announced the close of a $47.5 million investment round led by TPG Growth— a deal which included Endeavour Catalyst, Satya Capital as well as Velocity Capital. Listen in to hear Ken explain why landing investment is a demanding full-time job, shed light on the toll fundraising has taken on him and his team, and most importantly, how Cellulant plans to deploy the fresh funds they've reeled in.

Justin Karfo (WG ’19) chats with Eghosa Omoigui, the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, a seed and early-stage venture capital firm. Based in Silicon Valley, EchoVC has invested millions of dollars in promising innovative African ventures. In this podcast, Eghosa discusses his firm's investment philosophy, the key themes in the African startup ecosystem and his firm’s key strategic partnership with TPG Growth. This podcast was recorded at the Africa Fintech Summit in Washington D.C. Eghosa Omoigui is the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners. Before this, Eghosa was with Intel for nearly 10 years and his last role was as Intel Capital Director, Strategic Investments, Consumer Internet & Semantic Technologies, where he acted as a senior investment professional focused on platform-agnostic consumer web services and digital media-based investment opportunities. Omoigui also drove ICap's investment focus on next generation semantic technologies, smart data and the realtime web. Eghosa was personally responsible for (developing supporting theses for and) sourcing investment opportunities in various companies including AdMob, Jaiku, Powerset, Facebook, LinkedIn, Teracent and Pandora. Prior to this role, Omoigui was Chief of Staff to the President of Intel Capital (the largest global tech corporate VC), and, before that, Chief of Staff for Intel’s Treasury organization, helping oversee an $18B cash platform. Omoigui attended UPenn Law School and Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

Bill McGlashan, the Founder and Managing Partner of TPG Growth and a Co-Founder - along with Jeff Skoll and U2’s Bono - of the Rise Fund speaks to his commitment to achieving positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns. The $2.1 billon Rise Fund is considered the largest private impact fund ever raised. His conversation with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff spans global opportunities, the value of raising up local entrepreneurs and how to harmonize one’s life’s work with one’s life. Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

A Conversation with Jon Fieldman, Senior VP of Operations at Angie’s Boomchickapop, headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota (Interviewed by David Drickhamer) In 2001 husband and wife entrepreneurs Dan and Angie Bastian started making kettle corn in their garage in North Mankato, Minn. Their snacks caught the attention of some people at the nearby training facility of the Minnesota Vikings. They eventually started selling their kettle corn at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, and the rest, as they say, is history. Today, Angie’s Boomchickapop is a national brand offering maple sea salt, salted carmel and sweet & spicy flavored snacks that feature whole grain, gluten-free, and non-GMO ingredients. TPG Growth, a unit of private equity firm TPG Capital, acquired a significant stake in the company in October 2014. Jon Fieldman, Senior VP of Operations, started working for the company this previous January. He previously worked in manufacturing leadership and supply chain management roles for Shaklee, Schiff Nutrition, Clorox and General Mills.