Andrew Brackin is a Partner at Gradient Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit https://bit.ly/3GrB4Qj and see how easy it can be.~~~~~Prior to Gradient, Andrew co-founded Vial, a tech-enabled clinical trial platform that raised over $100M in venture capital from top-tier firms. Prior to Vial, he was part of the founding team and the Head of Growth at Newfront (YC W18), an AI-powered commercial insurance brokerage valued at $2.2BN, insuring numerous Fortune 500 companies. His career began at Jobr, a mobile job search business that Monster.com acquired in 2016. Andrew was a 2013 recipient of the Thiel Fellowship. Outside of work, he loves reading about global affairs, working out at Barry’s Bootcamp, and enjoying live music.Topics:

• Lessons from raising $100M+ and building in a complex, regulated industry
• Sectors that are overhyped vs. undervalued in today's market
• Predictions for the next wave of healthcare innovation

#StartupLeadership #HealthTech #VentureCapital #ThielFellowship #AIinInsurance

Sid Trivedi is a Partner at Foundation Capital. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit https://bit.ly/3GrB4Qj and see how easy it can be.~~~~~Sid leads early-stage investments in enterprise software and cybersecurity. With experience spanning Wall Street (Barclays Capital), private equity (Symphony Technology Group), and venture capital (Omidyar Technology Ventures), Sid brings a unique perspective to building category-defining companies. At Foundation Capital, he has backed market leaders including DevZero, Stacklet, Neurelo, AirMDR, Prime Security, Levo, Permiso, Anvilogic, and Fortanix, with notable exits including CloudKnox (acquired by Microsoft), Respond Software (acquired by FireEye), and MistNet (acquired by LogRhythm). Beyond investing, Sid curates Foundation's IT + Security Dinner Series for Fortune 2,000 executives, co-founded and co-hosts the Inside the Network podcast, and serves on advisory boards for Entrepreneurship at Cornell and the California Israel Chamber of Commerce. A Cornell University graduate (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) with a Bachelor's in Economics and Biological Sciences, Sid's global perspective was shaped by growing up across Asia during the mobile revolution, where his father's work at Nokia provided early exposure to transformative technology innovation.Topics:

• Why cybersecurity is the next trillion-dollar market
• The intersection of AI and cybersecurity
• What Fortune 2000 CIOs actually want from security startups

#CybersecurityVC #EnterpriseTech #AIInfrastructure #VentureCapital #StartupInvesting

Marc Silberman is a Partner at Comcast Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit https://bit.ly/3GrB4Qj and see how easy it can be.~~~~~Prior to CV, Marc led Corporate Development at FirstMark Capital, where he partnered with the firm's portfolio companies to drive top-line growth and accelerate go-to-market initiatives. He has nearly a decade of experience both operating and investing in high-growth technology businesses. On the operating side, Marc has held roles spanning growth strategy, operations, and finance at several New York-based technology companies, including CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), a biometric technology platform, and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD), the global news and entertainment company. He was also previously a venture investor at Time Warner Investments, a media-focused corporate venture capital fund. Marc holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University with a double major in Applied Economics & Management and Communication. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Department of Communication at Cornell University and is a Board Trustee of the New Heights Academy Charter School.Topics:

• How Comcast Ventures' strategic approach differs from traditional venture capital
• What operators-turned-investors look for that pure-play VCs might miss
• The intersection of content, technology, and consumer behavior

#AIInvesting #CorporateVC #FounderSupport #GenerativeAI #VentureCapital