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FINTECHTALKThe Rise of High-Touch VCsHi FINTECHTALKERS, I sat down with Garnet Heraman Co-founder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital, and Dave Anderson Founding General Partner at Beat Ventures to talk about the rise of emerging managers and how they differentiate in an increasing crowded venture capitalist space.Garnet and Dave represent a dynamic new breed of emerging managers, bringing a personalized, niche, and highly flexible approach to founders in the venture ecosystem. Unlike many established Silicon Valley VC firms, they’re not bogged down by the groupthink that has contributed to the persistent disparities in capital access and le...
2024-10-091h 03
A Few Things with Jim Barrood#133 Entrepreneurship, fundraising, healthcare, fintech industries with Garnet Heraman + TJ AdemiluyiWe discussed a few things including:1. Their career journeys 2. The startup/funding landscape3. TJ's heathcare fintech venture4. Garnet's fund/thesis5. Trends, challenges and opportunities re new ventures and fundingGarnet Heraman is a serial entrepreneur and investor with 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation + technology. Originally from the island nation of Trinidad & Tobago, he was educated at Columbia University (BA), NYU (MBA) and The London School of Economics.As a dotcom entrepreneur Garnet had 3 exits, 1 of which was to a publicly traded company. As a...
2024-08-2044 min
Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Garnet Heraman, Co-Founder of Aperture Venture Capital (Episode 1516)Garnet Heraman is a serial entrepreneur and investor with 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation + technology. Originally from the island nation of Trinidad & Tobago, he was educated at Columbia University (BA), NYU (MBA) and The London School of Economics.
As a dotcom entrepreneur Garnet has had 3 exits, 1 of which was to a publicly traded company. As an investor, he is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture® Venture Capital, a seed stage fintech fund backed by 7 different Fortune 500 corporations. He is also an LP in several other VC funds such as NY InsurTech Fund II and the B...
2024-07-2228 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 189: Venture Capital for the Mulitcultural Mainstream with Garnet HeramanGreetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting the gentleman who opened the invitation to what is now Glocal Citizens. As you listen to the episode, you’ll understand more about how my guest’s investment ethic and a particular investment in a start-up podcasting network four years ago are at the intersection of our collective coming to being on this page.
Born into multiracial family in Trinidad & Tobago, now based in Southern California, my guest is investor, influencer and friend, Garnet Heraman. With over 25 years experience at the inte...
2023-08-2946 min
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastGarnet S. Heraman: Venture Capital, Startup Success Secrets, Meditation - Caribbean Tech PioneersJoin Garnet S. Heraman, a prominent Venture Capitalist (VC) focused on multicultural mainstreaming. Delve into the world of venture capital as Garnet discusses the various components of funding in Aperture VC and explores the vibrant VC scene beyond Silicon Valley. Discover the intriguing differences in business ecosystems and learn what the Caribbean startup scene is missing.📲 Garnet S. Heraman Socials:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garnetshe...📲 Dr. Mark Moyou Socials:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoyou/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkMoyou
2023-07-021h 25
The Combustion ChroniclesInvesting in ChangeOn this week's episode, host Shawn Nason explores innovation and disruption through the lens of the investment world. Though sinking major money into the next big thing is never a sure bet, investing in innovation requires looking beyond the immediate return on investment to focus on creating a better world. Episode guests include Michael Lee, senior vice president of strategy and marketing at Innovation Minds; David Kepron, founder and owner of NXTLVL Experience Design; and Garnet Heraman, co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-10-0640 min
Startup HustleWhat are Equitable Investments?In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway, Garnet Heraman and William Crowder, Founding Partners of Aperture Venture Capital talk about equitable investments.
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2021-07-2944 min
UnSiloed by Black//Brown#46 | Courage or Cringe? (feat. Garnet Heraman & William Crowder)Garnet Heraman & William Crowder are venture capital investors, advisors, founders and diversity advocates.
In Today’s Courage or Cringe: Trump vs Tech, Sha’Carri Richardson Olympic-sized headache, and UNC’s Tenure Troubles
Is the former president’s class action suit against the titans of the tech industry a fool’s errand manufactured to fundraise and promote a 2024 presidential run, OR is it a forcing mechanism to a critical constitutional conversation the country needs to have about the impact social media is having on freedom of expression?
Was omitting the best American athlete from the track team for the Tokyo Oly...
2021-07-151h 37
Drive Profit with PurposeAsk Your Values First with Garnet S. HeramanGarnet S. Heraman is a purposeful investor, an influencer, and, above all, an innovator. With over 25 years of experience helping to establish brands and develop new technologies, his work has been featured everywhere from BuzzFeed to Time, and he has spoken at events all across the globe to share his success. Garnet builds and empowers organizations to accomplish ambitious social and financial goals. He’s a managing partner of FUEL OZ.Capital, a senior advisor at Impact ROI, co-owner of Karina Dresses, and co-host of the #theipod Innovation Podcast. Garnet has made it his mission to fuel in...
2020-07-1400 min
Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship AdviceGarnet Heraman | Lessons from Past Economic Downturns for Today's Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-03-2432 min
Confessions of a MarketerSpecial: Opportunity Zones and E-Sports (Don't Worry, It All Makes Sense) Special Guest: Garnet HeramanA look at an episode of The Innovation Podcast: Garnet and Mark chat about two things that have been on their minds: opportunity zones and e-sports.
2019-03-0333 minConfessions of a MarketerSpecial: The Future of Experiences Special Guests: Chris Clegg, Garnet Heraman, and James KernA look at an episode from the Innovation Podcast: In the second part of our chat about experiential marketing, we get into the future with James Kern and Chris Clegg. Garnet noted something he read in Ad Age recently about companies, in the wake of the data backlash, deemphasizing digital marketing and focusing on real-time face-to-face experiences. No people better than Chris and James to chat with about the implications of such a trend.
2019-02-1027 minConfessions of a MarketerSpecial: Experiential Marketing Special Guests: Chris Clegg, Garnet Heraman, and James KernA look at an episode from the Innovation Podcast: In this episode, we chat with James Kern of XISM and Chris Clegg of Portma about experiential marketing. It's the first part of a two-part chat. 2018 was the year of experiential marketing and the notion of engaging through experiences. Garnet frames the discussion with a quote, VP of marketing strategy and communications at Adobe, that was in CMO Magazine. Martinet posits that, "It’s all about refocusing your strategy around experiences and an ongoing relationship with your customer, rather th...
2019-01-3017 minConfessions of a MarketerSpecial: CES Day Three Special Guest: Garnet Heraman, Laura Haykel, James Kern, Bart Jacobcz Rosier A look at an episode from The Innovation Podcast: We visit again with Laura Haykel of Language Line, in a chat recorded at the Connected Home, Transport Innovation Space. Garnet asked Laura what she really liked at CES this year. Then Garnet reconnected with CES Insider James Kern, Founder and CEO of XISM, to see what the highlights were for him. James and Garnet strolled over to chat with Bart Jacobcz Rosier, the guy behind the scooters we mentioned in the first episode. He’s CEO of...
2019-01-2514 minConfessions of a MarketerSpecial: CES Day One Thought I'd share the first full episode of my collaboration with Garnet Heraman--The Innovation Podcast. In this episode, Garnet goes on location to CES and chats with with Flo Miniscloux from Extraordinary Events in Los Angeles, the company that designed the Indiegogo Space about what she liked and what she expected from CES this year. Then, he moves to the Medialink opening night party, that legendary event that hosts dealmaking between old media giants from Hollywood, Inc. and new tech from Silicon Valley. He was joined there by Bill Westcott of Medialink, our friend James Kern of Xism and...
2019-01-1718 minConfessions of a MarketerSpecial: Preview of the Innovation Podcast Special Guest: Garnet HeramanI've got a special episode to share--a new podcast I'm producing with Garnet Heraman. It's the Innovation Podcast, and in this preview, we share our plans for the subjects, the guests and the discussions to come.
2019-01-0114 minConfessions of a MarketerFunding and Marketing On Episode 21, we're talking funding and marketing. Garnet Heraman is a renowned investor based in New York. He started his career in marketing, so he has an appreciation for it. I wanted to find out the role marketing should play in securing funding. So I knew he’d be the one to turn to. Hope you enjoy the discussion.
2018-04-0416 min