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.
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Episodes
258 episodes
E254 The Week In Venture
S5:E254 David runs down the most significant events in Venture over the last week and previews Wednesday's E255, a 2 part series for Founders, Rookie Angel Investors and the Tech Curious. And if you’re an active Angel, you may pick up some tips...
E253 The Era of Physical AI
S5:E253 David co-hosts a special episode on the future of Physical AI with Drobot CEO Stijn Van de Velde. Stijn was on the Pod for E178 for Part 2 of my series on Robotics in the summer of 2025. In this episode we’ll be talking about the curren...
E252 The Week In Venture
S5:E252 David reviews The Week In Venture which once again was dominated by AI. On Wednesday July 8th David will be co-hosting a special episode on the future of Physical AI with Drobot CEO Stijn Van de Velde. Stijn was on the Pod for E17...
E251 Voxel taps the AI supply chain
S5:E251 David interviews Daniel Herrington, CEO of Voxel Innovations, a manufacturing Tech startup disrupting the parts supply chain fo...
E250 The Week In Venture
S5:E250 David details the past Week In Venture and previews his Wednesday July 1st interview with Daniel Herrington, CEO of Voxel Innovations, a manufacturing Tech startup crashing the supply chain for cutting edge chip lithography and Power Tu...
E249 eCommerce in the era of AI
S5:E249 David is joined by Doug Giampappa, the CEO of
E248 The Week In Venture
S5:E248 David reviews the week in Venture and sets up Wednesday's show dedicated to eCommerce. For that episode David and Doug Giampapa, CEO of HealthyCell, will update listeners on HealthyCe...
E247 AI Insights with Josh Miller of Gradient Health
S5:E247 AI is exploding so I invited a guest who operates an AI company to take listeners on a deep dive into the current state of AI. Josh Miller is the CEO of
E246 The Week In Venture
S5:E246 David offers up The Week In Venture and what a week it was with the SpaceX IPO sucking up capital like a Supermassive Black Hole. David then tees up Wednesday's deep dive into the state of AI with
E245 How To Win At IPOs
S5:E245 David takes a deep dive into IPO dynamics and how investors can think about the multitude of IPO features to work them to your advantage. (recorded 6.9.26)The VitS Checklist for Pre-IPO Buyers...
E244 The Week In Venture
S5:E244 David updates listeners on the past Week In Venture and tees up Wednesdays Pod for a deep dive into IPO dynamics and how investors can win at the IPO game. (recorded 6.7.26)
E243 A Bublish AI Update
S5:E243 David interviews Kathy Meis, CEO of Bublish, the world’s first publishing platform with built-in AI enabled professional positioning, editing, design, production, branding and distribution. Kathy has b...
E242 The Week In Venture
S5:E242 David updates listeners on the week in Venture and then on Wednesday, David interviews Kathy Meis, Founder and CEO of Bublish, about her publishing startup’s turn to AI and how it’s working. (recorded 5.21.26)
E241 The Rules For Startup Fundraising
S5:E241 David and Paul explain Startup Fundraising Rules in a brief but informative review. (recorded 5.14.26)
E240 The Week In Venture
S5:E240 David updates listeners on the significant events in Venture for the past week. On Wednesday May 27, David and Paul present a short but sweet review of fundraising rules for Founders and Investors. (recorded 5.24.26)
E239 Anthropic’s crackdown on unauthorized secondary sales
S5:E239 Anthropic says wait just a minute, you don't really own the shares you thought you did. David and Paul run down the details of the Anthropic Secondaries controversy, why it happened and what the likely outcome may be. (recorded 5.14.26)...
E238 The Week In Venture
S5:E238 David brings you the weekly update in Venture, dominated by massive capital raises, both public and private. But early stage venture wasn't invited to the party. On Wednesday May 20th for E239 Paul and I will be reviewing the turmoil in...
E237 An Investment Banking perspective on Startup Exits
S5:E237 David interviews Frank Williamson, he's an investment banker based in Chattanooga who specializes in hard-to-serve clients including owner-operators, venture capital-backed companies and nonprofits. He walks listeners through the exit p...
E236 The Week In Venture
S5:E236 David updates listeners on the past week in Venture, which was once again dominated by AI. He then tees up the Wednesday interview episode with Investment Banker Frank Williamson, who is focused principally on Southeast Ventures. We’ll ...
E235 How Battery Tech is Changing the Energy Landscape with Karl Rabago
S5:E235 David welcomes back energy consultant and expert on renewable and smart power, Karl Rabago, to discuss how Battery Tech is changing the energy landscape and how investo...
E234 The Week In Venture
S5:E235 David provides The Weekly Update in Venture in a week dominated by AI. Tune in on Wednesday for the regular interview show. (recorded 5.3.26)
E233 An Update On The Brickyard
S5:E233 David interviews Cam Doody, Co-founder and a GP at The Brickyard, a unique ‘in-residence’ foundry for early stage startups focused primarily on the team with 20-25 startups in residence at any given time. BY has invested in 54 companies...
E232 The Week In Venture
S5:E232 David covers The Week In Venture and previews the Wednesday April 29th show with Cam Doody, GP at the Brickyard in Chattanooga. It’s a unique ‘in-residence' foundry for early stage startups focused primarily on the team with 20-25 start...