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In-depth discussions with founders, investors, and thinkers shaping our technological future.

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Episode no: 13
Duration: 32 mins

Episode 7: Geri Kirilova, Managing Partner at Laconia Ventures Shares her Journey into VC

Geri Kirilova, Managing Partner at Laconia Ventures and founder of Venture Cooperative. Born in Bulgaria and raised in New York City, Geri shares her inspiring story of working her way through NYU Stern’s undergraduate business program. Along the way, she developed a passion for entrepreneurship and investing, leading her to her current role at Laconia Venture and as the founder of Venture Cooperative. Join us as we dive into Geri’s background, her insights into the world of venture capital, and her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors.

#immigrants #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #startup

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Episode no: 12
Duration: 32 mins

Episode 6: Ankita Sankla Founder of Khalo – Shares her Journey

Ankita Sankla, the CEO and Founder of Khalo, a consumer packaged goods (CPG) food company, has had an inspiring journey to entrepreneurship. Raised in a family where her mother prepared healthy and delicious meals based on Indian cuisine, Ankita developed a love for cooking and an appreciation for the importance of wholesome ingredients from a young age.

After completing her education, Ankita worked for a corporate skincare brand, but she always knew that her true passion was in the food industry. With the support of her family and the inspiration from her mother’s cooking, Ankita took a leap of faith and founded Khalo, a company dedicated to providing healthy and flavorful Indian-inspired snacks to consumers. Through her journey as an entrepreneur, Ankita has faced numerous challenges and obstacles, but her determination and passion have kept her going. She believes that her upbringing and exposure to healthy, flavorful food have played a significant role in shaping her entrepreneurial spirit and her dedication to providing healthy and delicious options to consumers.

Overall, Ankita Sankla’s journey to becoming the CEO and Founder of Khalo is a testament to the power of passion and perseverance. Her commitment to bringing healthy and flavorful snacks to consumers is a reflection of her upbringing and the values that she holds dear.

#immigrants #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #startup

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Episode no: 11
Duration: 30 mins

Episode 5: Ish Baid Founder of YC Backed Virtually/Peervine ($1.9 M raised) – Shares his Journey

Ish Baid, CEO and Founder of Virtually and Peervine – shares his experience being immigrant and how it became a big impact to his upbringing. He also shares his journey getting into YCombinator, where he applied 6 times before he got it. He also shares the vision of Virtually even before Covid came.

#immigrants #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #startup

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Episode no: 10
Duration: 9 mins

Nabeel at Lunchbox (VC backed, $70M raised) – Journey into Entrepreneurship and Early Days

Nabeel, CEO and Co-founder of Lunchbox – a VC backed Foodtech startup that raised $70M, talks about his journey as an immigrant entrepreneur and early day of Lunchbox. #immigrants #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #startup

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Episode no: 9
Duration: 5 mins

Nabeel at Lunchbox (VC backed, $70M raised) – The Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship

Nabeel, CEO and Co-founder of Lunchbox – a VC backed Foodtech startup that raised $70M, talks about experiencing pure euphoria and at the same time faced challenges as an entrepreneur. #immigrants #entrepreneur #startup

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Episode no: 8
Duration: 34 mins

Episode 4: Nabeel at Lunchbox (VC backed, $70M raised) – Shares his Journey #startup

Nabeel, CEO and Co-founder of Lunchbox – a VC backed Foodtech startup that raised $70M, share his journey at Lunchbox – is a virtual/digital ordering and marketing platform. He also talks about his journey as an immigrant entrepreneur and shares some gems of wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Episode no: 7
Duration: 5 mins

Nyasha, founder of Billy, a VC backed InsurTech startup – Journey from Zimbabwe to New York

Nyasha, founder of Billy – a VC backed InsurTech startup, share his story of finding a pen pal to improve his English that eventually led to his journey from Zimbabwe to New York.

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Episode no: 7
Duration: 20 mins

Episode 3: Nyasha shares his journey to Billy a VC backed InsurTech startup

Nyasha shares his journey to starting Billy, an VC backed InsurTech marketplace that raised $3.5M to makes it easy for contractors to manage and purchase insurance in one place.

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Episode no: 6
Duration: 9 mins

Founders at Rain (a VC Backed Web3 $56 Series B raised Startup) talks Web3 verticals – NFT, DeFI, Cryptocurrency, DAOs

Founders at Rain (a VC Backed Web3 Startup that raised $6M) talk about the main verticals – NFTs, DeFi, Cryptocurrency, DOAs within Web3 and our take on them – early, underrated, overrated

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Episode no: 4
Duration: 32 mins

Episode 2: Rain (a VC Backed Web3 Startup $56M Series B) immigrant and minority founders share their journey!

Charles and Farooq, Founders at Rain (a VC Backed Web3 Startup that raised $6M and recently $56M Series B)share their journey as immigrant and minority founders – pivoting to solve an immediate problems Web3 teams face paying bills in a web2 world!

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Episode no: 1.2
Duration: 2 mins

Lawtrades- Raad Immigrant Hustle Wisebit

Raad, founder of Lawtrades talks about hustling as an immigrant.

#startup #motivation #hustle #immigrant #grit

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Episode no: 1.1
Duration: 2 mins

Lawtrades- Raad Immigrant Motivation Wisebit

Raad, founder of Lawtrades talks about finding motivation as an immigrant.

#startup #immigrants #hustle #motivation #grit

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Episode no: 1
Duration: 50 mins

Episode 1 : Lawtrades – 1st Gen $100M ($10M Rev) Founder Life and Journey to Startups!

Raad – Founder of Lawtrades, a $10M Revenue Series A startup talks about growing up as 1st gen immigrant in NYC and his founder journey!