Venture In The South
Venture in the South is about the Startup Ecosystem in the Southern US.
We interview founders and thought leaders, sponsor a few panels discussing significant events and share our own experiences with over 100 startup investments.
Released every Monday and usually 30-45 minutes long, ~50% of shows are Founder interviews, ~25% interviews with thought leaders and ~25% educational.
We invite feedback and suggestions via ventureinthesouth.com or email david@ventureinthesouth.com. If you like our show please subscribe and give us a rating with a 2 sentence review.
Thanks for listening and remember: Our mission is to MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN AND DO GOOD.
Episodes
147 episodes
E143: Is AI Investable?
E143: David updates listeners on Venture for the week, then interviews Josh Miller of Gradient Health about his take on AI from the perspectiv...
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Episode 143
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43:26
E142: Convertible Notes and Responding to Criticism
E142: In this three-part episode: - David updates listeners on venture for the week. (Angel i...
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Episode 142
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51:38
E141: AGRITX Hatches A Winner
E141: David updates listeners on the Southern Ecosystem and follows with an interview with Gina Sloan, Founder and CEO of AGRITX. ConvergeSouth at...
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Episode 141
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43:23
E140: Babylon Micro-Farms Grows
E140: David provides the Southern Venture Update and Paul follows with an interview with Alexander Olesen, Co-founder of ...
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Episode 140
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27:36
E139: Profiles of Three Upstate Upstarts - Boyd Cycling, Ducklinks and Fearless Grad
E139: David leads with an update on the Southern Venture Ecosystem and introduces co-host Paul who briefly profiles three companies on The Upstate Upstarts List. Paul explains what the Upstate Upstarts...
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Episode 139
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31:31
E138: Redbud Labs Innovates Advanced Microfluidic Technology For The Next Generation Of Automated Sample Preparation Products
E138: David leads with an update on the Southern Venture Ecosystem and introduces Matt Dunbar to interview Richard Spero, co-founder and CEO of Redbud Labs<...
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Episode 138
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37:18
E137: ConvergeSouth Educates, Networks and Fundraises in Winston-Salem, NC
E137: David starts off with notable weekly trends in the Southern Startup Ecosystem and then Paul interviews Peter Marsh, Founding partner at Flywheel Coworking and and Lead Orgainzer of
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Episode 137
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27:03
E136: Electronic Lab Logs Innovates Lab Maintenance
E136: David kicks off with a few updates trending in the Southern Venture Ecosystem and Paul interviews Daniel Summers, Co-founder and CEO of Electronic L...
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Episode 136
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29:21
E135: RevOps Is Where It's At For Growing Startups
E135: To start the show, David reviews new legislation before the US Senate that would expand the capital market for startups, HB 2799, The Expanding Access to Capital Ac...
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Episode 135
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32:53
E134: COWORKS is solving today's flex and coworking space management problem
E134: Record vacancies in commercial real estate has become an opportunity for flexible space, but managing a flexible space is a challenge. DeShawn Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of
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Episode 134
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30:34
E133: Lonestar Data Holdings Shoots for the Moon, Literally
E133: Lonestar Data Holdings (LDH) is DropBox on the Moon, for the ultimate in extraterrestrial data security. By initially placing data storage on Cis Lunar satellites LDH has achieved the ultimate ...
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Episode 133
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E132: Donor Advised Funds for Startup Investments
E132: Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are not new, but using them for Venture Philanthropy is an innovative way to pursue impact investing. Abundance Capital extends the ability of new and seasoned...
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Episode 132
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27:42
E131: x-lumin Innovates Terrestrial and Space Wireless Communications
E131: Space may be the final frontier but we'll never move at the speed of light unless we first communicate at the speed of light. That's what x-lumin does, accelerate the technological capabilities of every ...
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Episode 131
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33:48
E130: ATDC, The Largest Startup Incubator in the South
E130: Startup Incubators are everywhere but none quite like the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech. E85 reviewed ATDC in detail and today
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Episode 130
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31:39
E129: Urban SDK Solves Traffic and Safety Issues for Cities of all sizes with big data
E129: Urban SDK is solving the Traffic and Safety Problems of Cities of all sizes using big data. Their Smart City SaaS solution provides traffic engineers with vehicle data from multiple sources ...
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Episode 129
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34:13
E128: The Rise and Fall of Ozy Media
E128: The story of Ozy Media is one of greed, betrayal, grift and astonishing hubris. But not the first nor the last such occurrence. While not on the scale of Theranos or FTX, it was not for lack of trying. David details the 10 year sa...
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Episode 128
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39:03
E127: Introducing the Upstate Upstarts Fund
E127: South Carolina is surging with founders and startups seeking capital investment. In today's episode, Paul Clark and
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Episode 127
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26:03
E126: HealthyCell Growth Update
E126: HealthyCell is a DTC supplements business with the competitive advantage of a proprietary oral gel delivery system that makes their suppliments better absorbed, easier to swallow and taste great. HC was first interviewed for E93 when they...
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Episode 126
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31:51
E125: Kiyatec Cracks the Code for Predicting Response to Chemotherapy
E125: Kiyatec is a Cancer Diagnostics Startup focused on solving the problem of selecting the ...
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Episode 125
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E124: The 757 Angels
E124: 757 Angels are based in Hampton Rhodes, VA and host a truely robust startup ecosystem. They offer a progressive support program for founders with a Startup Studio supporting pre-seed startups, progress...
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Episode 124
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E123: The Southern US Investment Thesis
E123: The Southern US is a distinct geographic market for Startups and Startup Investors with specific strengths and weaknesses. David and Paul discuss the general thesis of startup investing and then dig into the specific thesis for in...
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Episode 123
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28:40
E122: The Florida Opportunity Fund Identifies and invests in early growth stage companies
E122: Economic Development is at full throttle with the Florida Opportunity Fund (FOF). They are focused on Seed and Series A tech startups with ~$150M+ deployed to date. FOF is currently pu...
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Episode 122
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22:45
E121: Liquidation Preferences and Vesting are your Ticket to Ride
E121: Fundraising terms are critical to successful startup growth and to successful exits for Founders and Investors. Arguably the most important term for Founders may be the Vesting terms that determine their take at exit. For Investor...
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Episode 121
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35:54
E120: VentureAtlanta 2024
E120: VentureAtlanta is one of the largest and most reputable venture conferences in the US, with over 1,500 annual attendees, 450 funds, and $17B in successful exits. It is a startin...
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Episode 120
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28:52
E119: HR for Startups
E119: Startups at various stages struggle with HR. Some use a professional such as a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) or a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company. Others do everything "...
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Episode 119
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33:55