Listening, Learning, and Raising $190M: The Koalifi Story
Boomer Muth’s journey, featured on the Virginia Startup Podcast, is a case study in how startups evolve. Starting as a teenager learning instruments to form a band, Boomer carried that same scrappy determination into building Koalafi, a Virginia-based fintech company that’s raised over $190M. He shares what most founders only realize after hard mistakes: focus matters, customers know more than you do, and the best ideas often come from understanding their pain points—not from pushing your own...
16 Dec 2024
Building a Sustainable Future from the Heart of Virginia
William Leonard explores how Richmond-based TemperPack's journey to product market fit was fueled by Virginia's growing startup ecosystem and affordable warehouse space.
18 Oct 2024
The Cleveland Clinic Calls For Virginia's Top Healthcare Startup Founders in AI, Cardiology, Patient Care, and More
In this episode, join Valor VC Managing Partner Lisa Calhoun as she chats with her Kauffman Fellows colleague, venture investor Linda Li, Partner, a seasoned biotech investor based at the Cleveland Clinic. Discover how the 5,600 scientists working at the Cleveland Clinic are driving innovation, how they use a partnership lens for investment strategies, and key trends they’re tracking. Cleveland Clinic is calling for founders and startups in Virginia and beyond to share their expertise a...
18 Oct 2024
$200M For Virginia Founders in 2 Years: How Virginia's Largest University George Mason Underwrites Innovation with Paula Sorrell
George Mason, Virginia's largest university, has supported 1,600 tech startups in Virginia, helping them secure more than $200M in funding. Paula Sorrell, Associate VP, leads this unique innovation and economic development platform. Get her insights on how your startup or small business can grow faster with the support of George Mason in this far-ranging, fun conversation with Paula Sorrell and Lisa Calhoun, managing founder at Valor Ventures, an active Virginia seed lead investor.
6 Sept 2024
These VCs Are Bullish On Virginia Startups: Here's Why
Today on the Virginia Startup Podcast, we're joined by Gene Riechers, Venture Partner at Sands Capital Management & Seda Goff, Founder and General Partner at Flintlock Capital to unpack the momentum fueling the Virginia startup ecosystem. We broadly discuss the phases of growth the Virginia startup scene has traversed, contrary thoughts on the AI craze, tactical steps to keeping quality university talent in the state, how the federal government empowers an unfair advantage for VA startups...
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