Biodiversity as an Advantage

Galit is a Managing Partner at Danta Fund, a VC firm that backs early-stage agritech startups in Latin America. Danta Fund has the mission of filling three main voids in Latin America: funding in early-stage agri-tech startups, mentorship to guide their founders, and connection with larger markets to help them grow.

Topics in this episode

0:00 Intro
0:57 Galit’s Path From Founder to VC
5:12 How Danta’s Mentors Help Startups
7:08 Danta’s North Star for Startup Selection
9:24 What Makes an LOI Count
10:37 Helping Startups Enter Global Markets
14:28 How Corporates Can Engage Startups
21:57 Why Danta Passes on Startups
25:08 Common Founder Aha Moments
26:49 Why LPs Join Startup Interviews
31:50 What Founders Miss About VCs
33:35 How LATAM Agtech Differs Globally
38:04 Finding & Validating Customers
41:21 What Drives Demand for Sustainability
44:50 Saying No to High-Risk Startups
47:17 Why Danta Focuses on the U.S.
52:27 Who Should Apply to Danta Fund
53:32 Connect With Galit

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Why not Tulsa?

Michael is the Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Atento Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm focused on partnering with founders to build technology around healthcare, climate-tech, and business services.

Topics in this episode

0:00 Intro
1:13 Michael’s Career Journey: From Founder to VC
4:07 The Origin Story of Atento Capital
5:04 Backing from the George Kaiser Family Foundation
10:13 Why Atento Capital Partnered with GRIDX
12:50 Tulsa’s Startup Ecosystem
20:43 How Being a Founder Shapes Michael’s Investment Approach
25:40 Explaining Science Simply to Investors
30:42 The Convergence of Exponential Technologies
34:19 Capital Concentration in Mega Funds
46:01 What to Include in Effective Investor Updates
48:18 Inside the Atento Capital x GRIDX Demo Day
50:35 What’s Next for Atento Capital
52:02 Connect With Michael

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Are there unique ideas anymore?

Khoa Ma is an Associate Director at Endless Frontier Labs, a program at NYU Stern School of Business for early-stage science and technology startups.

Topics in this episode

0:00 Intro
1:07 Khoa’s Career Path
3:22 How Endless Frontier Labs Evaluates Startups
8:45 What Gets Startups Into Endless Frontier Labs
11:22 Most Impressive Startup Pitch
14:49 Maximizing Mentor Relationships
18:38 Building Investor Connections
26:20 Measuring Success Beyond Funding
29:33 Showing Traction Pre-Revenue
33:16 VC Blind Spots in Deeptech
36:32 Separating Sci-Fi From Reality
39:13 Underrated Deeptech Opportunities
42:31 Communicating Urgency to Investors
45:14 Founders’ Aha Moments
48:50 Best Cold Outreach Examples
51:55 No Unique Ideas Anymore
57:28 Reading Books vs. Doing
1:00:22 Who Should Apply to Endless Frontier Labs
1:01:46 Connect With Khoa

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