Venture Pill

Your weekly dose of startups and venture capital. Brandon Osian and Sam Gordon prescribe all you'll need to get into the wonderful world of venture. From fundraising news to startup deep dives, you can expect to stay up to date with the most innovative, exciting companies out there.

Venture Pill is a business podcast hosted by Sam Gordon, with 150 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.

Sam Gordon hosts Venture Pill, a business show with 150 episodes published.

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  Episode #149

  E149: Interview with Mike Collins, CEO of Alumni Ventures

  Jul 31, 202552 minS0

  <p>Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!</p><p>Instagram</p><p>Twitter </p><p>YouTube</p><p>TikTok</p><p>LinkedIn </p><p><br>On this week’s dose, we’re joined by Mike Collins, CEO of Alumni Ventures, the largest venture firm in the U.S. dedicated to giving accredited investors access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios.Mike kicks things off by sharing his background and the early experiences that drew him into the world of startups and venture (2:00). He then unpacks how Alumni Ventures came to life and what inspired the mo...

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  Episode #146

  E148: AI Nutrition App, Functional Beverage Beast, and Detroit Style Pizza

  Apr 17, 202532 minS0

  <p>Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!</p><p>Instagram</p><p>Twitter </p><p>YouTube</p><p>TikTok</p><p>LinkedIn </p><p>And now for this week’s prescription:</p><p>On this week’s dose, we start (1:59) with Alma, an AI-powered nutrition app using natural language processing to simplify meal tracking, fresh off a $2.9M pre-seed round led by Menlo Ventures’ Anthology Fund in partnership with Anthropic. Next (14:27), we pop open a deep dive on Olipop, the gut-friendly soda brand shaking up the functional beverage space, following a $50M Series C that bri...

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  Episode #147

  E147: Interview with Larry Aschebrook, Founder and MP at G Squared

  Mar 27, 202535 minS0

  <p>Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!</p><p>Instagram</p><p>Twitter </p><p>YouTube</p><p>TikTok</p><p>LinkedIn </p><p>On this week’s dose, we have Larry Aschebrook, Founder and Managing Partner at G Squared, a venture capital firm specializing in growth-stage tech investments with a sharp focus on the secondary market. Larry kicks things off by sharing his fascinating journey from college athletics to the world of private markets, ultimately leading to the creation of G Squared.</p><p>From there, he dives into the firm’s unique thesis...

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  Episode #146

  E146: Interview with Hoolie Tejwani, Head of Coinbase Ventures

  Feb 20, 202530 minS0

  <p>Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!</p><p>Instagram</p><p>Twitter </p><p>YouTube</p><p>TikTok</p><p>LinkedIn </p><p>And now for this week’s prescription:</p><p>On this week’s dose, we welcome Hoolie Tejwani, head of Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm backing startups that align with Coinbase’s mission of creating more economic freedom worldwide. We kick off with how Hoolie got connected to Coinbase (2:13) and the origins of Coinbase Ventures before diving into their investment thesis and mission (4:28). He shares insights on his approach to investin...

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  Episode #145

  E145: 10 Person Unicorn, Fitness Rings, and xAI’s Massive Round

  Jan 30, 202532 minS0

  <p>Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>Twitter </p> <p>YouTube</p> <p>TikTok</p> <p>LinkedIn </p> <p>And now for this week’s prescription:</p> <p>On this week’s dose, we begin (1:42) with Gumloop, a startup that allows users to automate any workflow using AI without requiring any coding experience, hot off a $17M Series A. Next (10:13), we spotlight Oura, the pioneering sleep-tracking ring leveraging strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the wearables market, fresh off a $200M Series D. Finally (17:22), we turn to xAI, Elon M...

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