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Sep 2023
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27. Venture Capital 101

Kristen and Jen
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Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we sit down with Camilo Acosta, founder & general partner of Perceptive Ventures, an early stage venture firm, and walk through everything you want to know about Venture Capital (“VC”). We cover differences between Angel Investing vs. VC, what a company needs for different series rounds (pre-seed, seed, series A, serie ... Show More
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