Venture In The South
Venture in the South is about angel investing in the Southeastern United States.
We interview founders and thought leaders, sponsor a few panels discussing significant events and share our own experiences with over 100 startup investments.
Released every Monday and usually 30-45 minutes long, ~50% of shows are Founder interviews, ~25% interviews with thought leaders and ~25% educational.
We invite feedback and suggestions via www.ventureinthesouth.com or email david@ventureinthesouth.com. If you like our show please subscribe and give us a rating with a quick review.
Thanks for listening and remember: Our mission is to MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN AND DO GOOD.
Episodes
196 episodes
E192: The Venture Update and an interview with Runbin Dong, Founder of Scale Social
S4:E192 David covers The Venture Update and then interviews Runbin Dong, Founder of Scale Social, an innovative social marketing platform that harnesses short video format testimonials for multisite service businesses. Scale Social validates au...
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Episode 192
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E191: The current state of AI with Josh Miller, CEO of Gradient Health and the Venture Update
S4:E191 David gives the Weekly Update on Venture and then guest co-host Josh Miller, CEO of Gradient Health which is a data provider for Medical AI Model developers, joins David in a wide ranging discussion of what is AI, where is it going, wha...
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Episode 191
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43:24
E190: The Weekly Insights in Venture and then David gets an update on HealthyCell from CEO Doug Giampapa
S4:E190 David summarizes The Weekly Insights in Venture and then gets an update on HealthyCell from CEO Doug Giampapa. HealthyCell is a neutraceutical provider of a proprietary supplement gel that is easier to swallow than multiple ...
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Episode 190
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45:22
E189 The Weekly Insights into Venture and then David and Paul discuss Exits
S4:E189 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then David and Paul discuss the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Startup exits we’ve had this year. It’s the goal of every startup investment to exit for a princely sum but the journey ...
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Episode 189
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E188 The Weekly Insights into Venture and Paul interviews Grady Johnson, Executive Director at the Harbor Entrepreneur Center
S4:E188 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then Paul interviews Grady Johnson, Executive Director at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center...
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Episode 188
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43:20
E187 The Weekly Insights into Venture and David interviews Tacilent.ai CEO Ron Johnson
S4:E187 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then interviews Tacilent.ai CEO Ron Johnson. Tacilent is an AI-native enterprise risk manag...
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Episode 187
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E186 The Weekly Update in Venture and David and Paul review the 2025 Angel Funder's Report from an investor perspective
S4:E186 David covers The Weekly Update in Venture followed by David and Paul's review the 2025 Angel Funders Report from an investor perspective. We talk about what the data in the report means, what is not there, what we would like to see in t...
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Episode 186
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E185 The Weekly Update in Venture and Paul interviews John Harbison, a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association in Part 1 of the 2025 Angel Funder's Report
S4:E185 David provides The Weekly Update in Venture and then Paul interviews John Harbison, a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association a...
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Episode 185
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49:39
E184 The Weekly Update in Venture and Paul interviews Adovate CEO William Stilley
S4:E184 David provides The Weekly Update in Venture and then Paul interviews Adovate CEO William Stilley about their innovative drug development platfo...
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Episode 184
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E183 The Weekly Venture Update and Paul interviews 2 VentureSouth Market Leaders About Their Startup Markets
S4:E183 David starts out with The Weekly Venture Update and Paul interviews 2 VentureSouth market leaders about their startup markets, Jay Shaffer in Chattanooga, TN and and
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Episode 183
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E182 The Weekly Update On Venture and Part 2 of What The Heck With Healthcare?
S4:E182 David closes out the most economically eventful week of the Summer with Inflation down, GDP up and short-term interest rates headed lower in September. With each show, I’m hoping to give you an information edge on investing in general a...
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Episode 182
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E181 David brings the weekly update on Venture and then Paul interviews Rob Rodrigues, CEO of MP Cloud
S4:E181 David brings the weekly update on venture and then Paul follows with an interview with Rob Rodrigues, CEO of MP Cloud, a software ...
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Episode 181
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36:40
E180 David brings the latest insights into Venture and then interviews Cam Doody, GP at the Brickyard
S4:E180 David brings the latest insights into Venture and then has a follow up interview with Cam Doody of the Brickyard, a different kind...
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Episode 180
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E179 David offers the latest insights into Venture and then Paul interviews Leigh Hsu, CEO of Atticus Pharma
S4:E179 David offers the latest insights into venture and then Paul interviews Leigh Hsu, CEO of Atticus Pharma, a specialist BioTech Startup focused on Immunodermatology therapeutics. Atticus is utilizing a unique proprietary sustained-release...
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Episode 179
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46:50
E178 The Notable In Venture For The Past Week And Then I’ll be Talking With Stijn Van de Velde, Founder And CEO of Drobot In Part 2 Of My Series On Robotics And AI
S4:E178 First the notable In Venture for the past week and then Part 2 of my series on Robotics and AI. I’ll be Talking With Stijn Van de Velde, Founder and CEO of
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Episode 178
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E177 The Notable In Venture And Then An Interview With Matthew Chang, Founder of Chang Robotics
S4:E177 First the notable in venture for the past week and then I’ll be talking with Matthew Chang, founder of Chang Robotics, in a blockbuster...
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Episode 177
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1:09:31
E176 The Notable and Quotable This Week In Venture And An Interview With Robin Smith, CEO of Darby, a Durable Medical Equipment Marketplace platform.
S4:E176 First The Notable and Quotable This Week In Venture and then Paul interviews Robin Smith, CEO of Darby, a Durable Medical Equipment Marketpla...
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Episode 176
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E175 The Notable and Quotable This Week In Venture And An Interview With Karl Rabago about Data Center Energy
S4:E175 First, the Notable and Quotable this week in Venture and then an interview with Karl Rabago, an independent Electric Utility and Grid expert. We’ll be talking about energy demand vs supp...
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Episode 175
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51:32
E174 Reviving The Windjammer Barefoot Cruise Line And The Notable And Quotable This Week In Venture
S4:E174 David brings you the notable and quotable this week in Venture and then Paul interviews Zack Luttrell, President and COO of The Windjammer Way on their crowdfunding effort to reviv...
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Episode 174
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41:40
E173 The Weekly Update, Accredited Investor Regulation and Evergreen Funds
S4:E173 First, the weekly update in venture and then a special interview with Ammon Simon the Chief Counsel to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs chaired by
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E172 The Weekly Update and an Interview with MPath Cofounder and CEO Dr. Dave Miller
S4:E172 The Weekly Update and then Paul Interviews MPath Cofounder and CEO Dr. Dave Miller. MPath is an EMR enabled SaaS platform that identifie...
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Episode 172
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44:06
E171 The Weekly Update and the ATDC Spring Showcase Standout Pitches
S4:E171 The Weekly Update and then a new segment with brief pitches from the 3 most interesting companies from the ATDC Spring Showcase that are candidates for our ATDC Fund. The idea is to give listeners exposure to the screening we do for the...
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Episode 171
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55:44
E170 The Weekly Update and a Discussion on Startup Investing for GenZ and Millennials
S4:E170 The Weekly Update and a discussion with co-host Paul Clark and guest co-host Josh Miller about startup invest...
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Episode 170
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35:36