
Fund Fanatics
Hosted by Jeff Maier and Scott Aleali · Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier
5.0from 17 ratings
- 36
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 17
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Fund Fanatics
Fund Fanatics is a video podcast featuring in-depth discussions with industry leaders in the private markets, with each episode highlighting the unique passions and perspectives of its featured guest. Through these insightful yet entertaining conversations, Fund Fanatics hosts Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier aim to cultivate added connectivity across the private equity, venture capital and private market communities — while keeping the “fun” at the forefront of fund finance.
- Publisher
- Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 36 episodes have a transcript.

5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sean Clifford: The Athlete's Edge in Venture Capital

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Steve Petersen: Inside Stavtar's Rise

7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kellen Mond: NFL Quarterback Turned Artist
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Sean Clifford: The Athlete's Edge in Venture Capital
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You just see Kevin Durant made $60 million off an early investment in Hugging Face. What do you think is going on with this phenomenon of athletes, their brand, building businesses? It just seems that it's happening earlier and earlier in their careers. Even yourself, with Clifford Capital and NextEra Fund, what are the unique advantages that an athlete has as either an investor or an entrepreneur? I run a group, ended up following across all of Instagram, every single active athlete in the NFL, NBA and MLB last year. Every person that followed me back, I put on my close friends. There's over a thousand professional athletes on my close friends on Instagram. […]
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- Sean Clifford
- Steve Petersen
- Kellen Mond
- John Carroll
- Ben Jamron
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 15 ratings
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Questions about Fund Fanatics
Who hosts Fund Fanatics?
Jeff Maier and Scott Aleali host the show. Published by Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Fund Fanatics take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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