Venture Capital

A podcast about venture capital, and what is happening each week. We discuss who is getting funded. Why specific companies were funded and much more relating to who the next big unicorn will be.

Venture Capital is a business podcast hosted by Jon Bradshaw, Peter Harris, with 128 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jon Bradshaw, Peter Harris hosts Venture Capital, a business show with 128 episodes published.

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  Episode #128

  Why Founders Get Rejected by VCs: Kamran Ansari on AI, Fund Strategy, and Venture Capital

  Mar 30, 202653 minS0

  <p>Kamran Ansari, Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Ventures and Venture Partner at Infiniti Ventures, joins the show to break down how venture capital is evolving in an AI-first world.</p><p>A longtime investor in companies like Plaid, Klarna, Lithic, Venmo, and Acorns, Cameron shares what’s changing in early-stage investing, why the VC market is splitting into mega-funds vs early specialists, and why founder quality still matters more than ever.</p><p>We cover:</p> How AI is changing venture sourcing and underwriting  Why early-stage venture is still driven by trust and relationships  The current state of fintech...

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  Episode #127

  AI, Accounting & SaaS Economics: What Founders Need to Know Before IPO | Derek Anderson

  Mar 23, 202650 minS0

  <p>Derek Anderson (Connor Group) joins The Venture Capital Podcast to break down how AI is reshaping accounting, finance teams, ERP systems, and SaaS business models.</p><p>We cover AI adoption in finance, the shift to usage-based pricing, ERP disruption, and what founders must fix early to avoid costly mistakes later. Derek also shares insights from working with high-growth companies preparing for IPOs and major exits.</p><p>Keywords: AI accounting, SaaS pricing, ERP systems, NetSuite, CFO strategy, startup finance, venture capital, IPO readiness, Connor Group, financial reporting. </p><p>Follow the Podcast<br>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/v...

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  Episode #126

  Equity Crowdfunding & Digital Capital Formation: Dealmaker’s Playbook (Rebecca Kacaba)

  Mar 16, 202641 minS0

  <p>Rebecca Kacaba (CEO & Co-Founder of DealMaker) joins The Venture Capital Podcast (VC.fm) to explain how capital formation is moving online — and how founders can raise money directly from their communities in a compliant, scalable way.</p><p>Rebecca started her career as a capital markets attorney working on IPOs, M&A, and fundraising, where she saw a painful truth: even after an investor says “yes,” deals can die from complexity, delays, and compliance friction. DealMaker was built to fix that — powering digital fundraising and investor management for brands and high-growth companies. DealMaker has helped drive $2B+ in digital capital...

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  Episode #125

  The Man Who Watches $170B Says the IPO Is Dying | Scott Voss, HarbourVest

  Mar 9, 202656 minS0

  <p>Scott Voss, Senior Market Strategist at HarbourVest Partners, joins The Venture Capital Podcast (VC.fm) to discuss the future of venture capital, AI investing, SaaS valuations, private equity, secondaries, and private market liquidity.</p><p>Scott shares insights on why companies stay private longer, how mega funds are reshaping venture, what AI means for SaaS business models, and where investors may find opportunity outside the crowded consensus trades.</p><p>Follow the Podcast<br>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venturecapitalfm/<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/vcpodcastfm<br>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturecapitalfm/<br>Spotify: https://open.spotify...

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  Episode #124

  Cross-Border VC: Scaling AI Startups Between Asia and the U.S. (Wally Wang)

  Feb 17, 202647 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Venture Capital Podcast (VC.fm), hosts Peter Harris and Jon Bradshaw talk with Wally Wang, Founding Managing Partner at Scale Asia Ventures and a Business Insider Seed 100 (2025) investor, about identifying AI winners early — and scaling them across the U.S. and Asia (Japan, Korea, APAC).</p><p>Wally brings a unique mix of experience as a machine learning scientist (NYU / CMU / Microsoft), a former operator (YC-backed Pebble, acquired by Fitbit), and an enterprise founder who helped grow DataVisor (raised $150M+). Today, he backs AI infrastructure, enterprise AI agents, cybersecurity, developer tools, and robotics, with a...

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