StrictlyVC Download podcast

StrictlyVC Download

Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.

Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.

 

#166

Can Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian bring Digg back?

In this week's episode, Connie Loizos is joined by Kevin Rose, best known for founding [Di... more

05 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:50

05 Mar 2025


#165

Chris Farmer of SignalFire is betting the venture industry will never look the same

In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos is joined by Chris Farmer, founder o... more

26 Feb 2025

18 MINS

18:09

26 Feb 2025


#164

Slow Ventures creates a creators fund, Meta enters the humanoid bot race, and everything else you ma...

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're catching our breath and catching up with all of th... more

18 Feb 2025

22 MINS

22:17

18 Feb 2025


#163

Nirav Tolia is turning to AI to keep things neighborly on Nextdoor

In this episode, Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia joins Connie and Alex to talk about the challeng... more

11 Feb 2025

31 MINS

31:49

11 Feb 2025


#162

Dub, an app at the intersection of TikTok and Wall Street, has teens talking

In this episode, hosts Connie and Alex sit down with Steven Wang, the 23-year-old founder ... more

04 Feb 2025

34 MINS

34:39

04 Feb 2025


#161

As Boom breaks the sound barrier, founder Blake Scholl says supersonic travel is around the corner

In this episode, we sit down with Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss the com... more

28 Jan 2025

32 MINS

32:47

28 Jan 2025


#160

Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on wildfires, insurance, and the unquenchable demand for data centers

In this episode, Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Ventures shares his insights on the transfo... more

17 Jan 2025

31 MINS

31:46

17 Jan 2025


#159

Robinhood, already a ‘comeback’ stock, has even more aggressive plans for 2025

In this episode of The StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks withwith Vlad Tenev, the c... more

20 Dec 2024

45 MINS

45:28

20 Dec 2024


#158

GV CEO David Krane on what it takes to manage 800 investments in five years

This week on the StrictlyVC Download, Connie sits down with GV CEO David Krane at our Dece... more

14 Dec 2024

24 MINS

24:46

14 Dec 2024


#157

Why Lead Edge founder Mitchell Green keeps buying Bytedance shares

This week, Connie and Alex are joined by the founder of [Lead Edge Capital] (https://leade... more

06 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:09

06 Dec 2024


#156

How AI is powering a comeback in consumer startups, with Brynn Putnam and Ben Lerer

In this episode, Connie sits down with Brynn Putnam, the former CEO of Mirror, and VC Ben ... more

22 Nov 2024

24 MINS

24:26

22 Nov 2024


#155

Marc Lore Has Big Plans for Wonder That Go Beyond Fast Casual

At a StrictlyVC event in New York this past Wednesday, Connie talked to [Marc Lore] (https... more

16 Nov 2024

47 MINS

47:47

16 Nov 2024


#154

Ashton Kutcher Never Wants to See Your Pitch Deck Again

Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein of Sound Ventures talk about their AI strate... more

09 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:05

09 Nov 2024


#153

Live from Disrupt: Vinod Khosla Is Optimistic about AI despite the Risks

Connie talks to legendary venture capitalist [Vinod Khosla] (https://www.khoslaventures.co... more

02 Nov 2024

29 MINS

29:42

02 Nov 2024


#152

Billionaire Frank McCourt Wants to Buy TikTok; Here’s His Plan

Connie and Alex talk to billionaire [Frank McCourt] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_M... more

19 Oct 2024

25 MINS

25:47

19 Oct 2024


#151

General Catalyst Layers in Financing to Boost Its Fortunes

Connie & Alex talk to [Hemant Taneja] (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/team/hemant-taneja)... more

12 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:13

12 Oct 2024


#150

A Frustrated Al Gore Compares Climate Pledges to "New Year’s Resolutions"

Connie talks with former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner, Lila Preston, ab... more

21 Sep 2024

32 MINS

32:38

21 Sep 2024


#149

FTC Chair Lina Khan on Startups, Scaling, and “Innovations in Potential Lawbreaking”

Connie talks to [Lina Khan] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan) , Chair of the Feder... more

15 Jun 2024

38 MINS

38:39

15 Jun 2024


#148

The Ins and Outs of Investing in Europe, according to VC Saul Klein

Connie chats with seed-stage investor [Saul Klein] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saulklein)... more

08 Jun 2024

37 MINS

37:58

08 Jun 2024


#147

Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, its new lease and its newest critic

Connie talks to Rippling CEO Parker Conrad about Rippling's new $200 million round that th... more

27 Apr 2024

22 MINS

22:32

27 Apr 2024


#146

IVP’s Eric Liaw on London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle

Connie talks to [Eric Liaw] (https://www.ivp.com/team/eric-liaw/) of IVP about London, suc... more

05 Apr 2024

27 MINS

27:11

05 Apr 2024


#145

VC Arjun Sethi Wants to Manage Other Investors' Data. You Got a Problem with That?

Connie talks to [Arjun Sethi] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/asethi/) , co-founder of the ve... more

23 Mar 2024

27 MINS

27:10

23 Mar 2024


#144

VC David Pakman Makes the Case Why AI Needs Crypto

Connie & Alex talk to [David Pakman] (https://coinfund.io/team/) ,  Managing Partner and H... more

09 Dec 2023

31 MINS

31:52

09 Dec 2023


#143

Talking Shop with Medha Agarwal and Amy Yin of Early Stage Firm Defy

Connie chats with Medha Agarwal and  Amy Yin, who are joining [Defy ] (http://www.defy.vc)... more

18 Nov 2023

34 MINS

34:07

18 Nov 2023


#142

Former Twitter and Facebook Execs Are Going Deep on B2B Software

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Dick Costolo (former Twitter CEO)... more

11 Nov 2023

40 MINS

40:20

11 Nov 2023


#141

Catching up with Keith Rabois of Founders Fund

Connie interviews [Keith Rabois] (https://foundersfund.com/team/keith-rabois/) , a partner... more

21 Oct 2023

36 MINS

36:48

21 Oct 2023