Episode 11- Jonathan Norris [HSBC]

Episode 11- Jonathan Norris [HSBC]

Our first guest of 2025 kindly agreed to join us for a second appearance. Jonathan Norris needs no introduction, but we thought it timely to have him back to discuss his 2024 HSBC Healthcare Report [https://www.business.us.hsbc.com/en/campaigns/innovation-banking/venture-healthcare-report] and unpack the year that was and the one that might be. Anish and I got insights on the growth of mega rounds, maturity of platform plays, health sectors ex-therapeutics, and reflecting on 2024/2025 (predictions vs realities). Hope you enjoy and if you have any thoughts on potential guests, hit us up!

Episode 10-Anish and Amol | December 2024

Happy 2025 everyone! Hope the first week of the new year has been kind to everyone. To bookend the 2024 season, Anish and I recorded one last show. We spent time discussing Anish’s president-elect prediction, the role of VC and politics, and RBCx’s review of Canadian venture. Look forward to a productive show in 2025. Thanks everyone for listening! RBCx Canadian Venture Overview [https://www.rbcx.com/ideas/startup-insights/spotlight-capital-exited-in-canadian-venture-over-the-past-decade/?utm_medium=&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=ideasblog-capitalexited-en] HSBC Healthcare Report [https://www.business.us.hsbc.com/en/campaigns/innovation-banking/venture-healthcare-report]

Episode 9 Cedric Bisson | [Teralys Capital]

Just before we ring in the New Year over the next 24-48 hours Anish and I decided to drop one final episode to close out the 2024 calendar year. What better way to do that than with an “OG” of Canadian VC, @Cedric Bisson (did I say that right kids?:-)) We touch on several topics on the show including factors driving VC in the future, macro challenges affecting venture capital including the impact of incoming US president-elect Trump, cross-currents relevant to VCs, and sage advice for founders. While we hope you listen to the show please make sure you do so after spending quality time with family, friends, and loved ones during this holiday season. All the best everyone for 2025 and thanks for listening! See you all on the other side. December 30, 2024.

Episode 8-Brian Bloom [Bloom Burton]

Yes, there’s an election today…but honestly would you rather listen to those talking heads or our guest, Brian Bloom? This episode is pretty focused on the Canadian VC market, but don’t despair, lots of good points to take home. Overall, Brian discusses Canada's move to the global stage for life sciences, the divergence of VC funding within the health domain, how investors are looking at markets, and the general return of capital from various sources. Anish does a great job on this pod and we welcome you all to have a listen.

Episode 7 Amol and Anish | October 2024

Hey friends, trust me…you can never have too much macro!! Anish and I are up to it again riffing on where we are as of October 2024. We’re gearing up for some new guests on the pod, but as we do we thought we’d take a few minutes to see what each of us is thinking (or not 🙂). Macro metrics seem ‘sticky’ here with a large rate cut now leaving some questioning if that was too much, too fast? The $USD seems to be gaining strength, and as of this post we are less than 2 weeks away from the US elections. We bring it back to venture with some stats on mega funding rounds for 2024, which might surprise you…at least it did for @anish! Have a listen and as always ping us if you have thoughts on future guests!