Founder friendly vs. founder fair — many venture capital firms tout the former, but Beyond Capital Ventures embraces the latter approach for a well-rounded, fully immersive VC strategy. In this week’s episode, join our hosts Eva Yazhari and Nicholas Java as we explore all of the ways in which BCV serves as a deeply connected and committed partner to our portfolio company founders.
- As a continuation from our last episode, we share our Net Promoter Score — the rating given to us by the founders in our venture portfolio (1:23)
- How we define conscious leadership and why we choose to work with founders who share our abundance mindset (3:35)
- The reciprocal nature of having an abundance mindset and the ability to receive beyond capital support (5:01)
- Eva shares all of the ways Beyond Capital Ventures supports founders, including the Founders Forum, a powerful peer-led community (5:45)
- Nicholas describes BCV’s capital mobilization strategies and the work we do to help companies raise additional funding (7:06)
- Eva offers a glimpse into BCV’s Debt Opportunities Fund and the meaningful ways it is helping to close the capital gap for startups in emerging markets (10:17)
- How Beyond Capital balances both equity and debt to provide more flexibility for founders (12:18)
- What is BCV’s Equitable Ventures model and how does it benefit all stakeholders? (14:06)
- How Brené Brown’s singular take on leadership — i.e. leading with vulnerability — is a key component of beyond capital support and long-term founder success (17:37)
