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Venture with Grace

Venture with Grace

De : Grace Gong
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I host a top VC podcast called Smart Venture Podcast (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level/VPs of Google, Meta, Amazon, Sephora, Dunkin' Donuts, Chipotle, Pepsi, Instagram, Deloitte, Reddit, Lyft, etc. Managing Partners of top funds (many were featured on the Forbes Midas List) and unicorn founders (founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, Cruise, etc.) Venture with Grace is my new spin-off series that features top LPs, GPs, solo GPs, Angel Investors, top AI founders, and other experts in tech and business to cover specific domain expertise. Watch this Live on LinkedIn/ YouTube: Grace GongGrace Gong Economie Finances privées
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  • Brooke Motta & Jimmy Mesta, RAD Security Founders on Open Claw Security
    Mar 3 2026

    Brooke Motta is CEO and Co-Founder of RAD Security~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Clawkeeper by Rad Security is a purpose-built security platform for OpenClaw AI agents that hunts down leaked secrets, weaponized skills, hidden backdoors, and supply-chain implants before attackers can hijack your agents, exfiltrate sensitive data, or turn your AI into an entry point for full-scale compromise.Topics:

    • Why OpenClaw agents are a new attack surface
    • How Clawkeeper hardens OpenClaw by default
    • Continuous defense: from static scans to runtime protection

    #Clawkeeper#OpenClawSecurity#AISecurity#AgentProtection#RadSecurity

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    1 h et 6 min
  • Stu Smith, Scribble, Investor on Creator-Tech Seed Investing & Growth
    Mar 2 2026

    Stu Smith is an Investor at Scribble.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~The early-stage VC fund ($250M AUM) founded by OpenAI/Meta/Twitter/Instagram/a16z builders, writing $750K-$1.5M checks at Pre-Seed through Series A—after co-founding Coughdrop Capital where he backed pre-launch winners like Superhuman, Lattice, Mercury, Varda, and Magic Patterns across 100+ investments. Serial operator who co-founded/scaled Racket (Greycroft/Foundation backed audio platform to 100K+ users), led WarnerMedia's 55-person digital creator division, built Omaze's global partnerships with Disney/HBO/NBA/adidas/UNICEF, scaled Teespring's $50M+ entertainment business, and started managing Phish/Dave Matthews Band at Red Light Management—blending music industry talent-spotting with VC pattern recognition.Topics:

    • How Scribble spots Pre-Seed winners like Coughdrop's Superhuman and Lattice before product launch
    • What traditional media and music experience teach about launching and marketing digital products.
    • How Stu evaluates and backs founders before products exist, including patterns across companies like Superhuman and Lattice.

    #Superhuman #Lattice #Mercury #Racket #WarnerMedia

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    58 min
  • Andy McLoughlin, Uncork Capital, Managing Partner on B2B Seed Investing
    Mar 2 2026

    Andy McLoughlin is Managing Partner at Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC).~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~The SF seed-stage firm ($500M+ AUM) backing B2B software innovators like LaunchDarkly (unicorn), Human Interest (unicorn), Tailscale, Crossbeam, Fountain (unicorn), Coder, Mutiny, Focal Systems, Torii, Sym, Nuon, and more—focusing on unsexy productivity tools, dev infra, security, and applied AI that let every business operate like tech giants. Huddle co-founder who raised $80M+ and drove US expansion before 2017 acquisition, prolific angel in 40+ startups including Intercom, Postmates (Uber $2.65B), Pipedrive (Vista $1.5B), Calm, Bugsnag, Tray.io—plus Founders Pledge and GBx co-founder, Sheffield Economics BA, OBE honoree, Kauffman Fellow.Topics:

    • How Andy McLoughlin helps early-stage founders grow their teams, culture, and processes while preserving startup agility.
    • Patterns across investments in LaunchDarkly, Tailscale, Human Interest, and Crossbeam that reveal what drives durable competitive advantage.
    • Why overlooked software infrastructure, developer tools, and operational platforms often deliver the biggest long-term returns.

    #VentureCapital #VC #SeedStage #B2B #DevTools

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    1 h et 1 min
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