Jennifer Lum is an entrepreneur, angel investor, startup advisor and active Network Leader at Village Global. She is also the Co-Founder and COO of Forge.AI, a data company that creates fuel for intelligent machines.
The obvious answer is: whoever founded the company. But that’s not always clear. If you’re a core founder and CEO of a startup, you may be wondering how generous to …
Bumblebee’s first product is one of the rare consumer inventions that truly feels futuristic, ushering in the world once promised by television shows like The Jetsons.
Village Global is proud to back Keyo through our Network Catalyst program. Keyo is a beautifully designed all-in-one app for a more rewarding rental experience.
VeriSIM Life operates in the $35B drug discovery & development market which is projected to grow to over $70B by 2025. Her initial work targets the $10B+ spent on pre-clinical research and the …
Village Global is proud to announce our investment in GlamCam through Network Catalyst. GlamCam is out to be “Twitch for Makeup” as one of the first consumer apps to connect users with beauty influencers …
One of our luminary LPs, Ben Silbermann, co-founder/CEO of Pinterest, met with Village’s Network Leaders recently to share key lessons and insights from his entrepreneurial journey.
Since our launch a few months ago, network-driven early stage investing is in full swing here. With fundraising complete, we can share more about how we support founders.
“The mere association with these people is enough to give a reputational boost to the firm and any young startup it backs, but Village aims to go beyond name-dropping rights.” …
“Rather than having all deal flow and decision making go through its small core team, Village Global will develop a wider scouting network of the kind of people founders already …
Selina Tobaccowala (@selinato) of Gixo and Holly Shelton (@hlshelton) of MoveWith join Erik for a discussion of the state of consumer fitness apps. The Gixo and MoveWith apps bring fitness …
Erik talks to Sara Mauskopf (@sm) and Anne Halsall (@annekate) about Winnie, the “companion app for parents” which Erik calls the “most slept-on consumer social company today.” Sara and Anne …
Erik talks to Tom McLeod and Ryan Delk of Omni about the future of access. Omni provides physical storage but is also a marketplace, allowing you to rent what you …
In this episode, Josh recounts the twists and turns of his career and how they led to him becoming a venture capitalist. He talks about the unique approach he takes …
Erik interviews Ash Fontana (@ashfontana) of Zetta Venture Partners with his co-host for this episode, Abie Katz of August Capital. They talk about how Ash got his fund started and …
Erik and his co-host for this episode, Abie Katz of August Capital, interview Amitt Mahajan (@amittm) of Presence Capital. He talks about the future of both VR and AR, what …
Erik (@eriktorenberg) sits down with Donnie Dinch (@donnie), Michael Galpert (@msg) and Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) to discuss the state of consumer social today. They talk about why people call them …
This episode is all about the state of biotech, with Dylan Morris of Charles River Ventures and Cain McClary of KdT Ventures. They discuss the difference in incentives when investing …
Erik talks with Malay Gandhi and Christine Lemke about the state of innovation in healthcare today, why it’s so difficult to build a company in the space, the blind spots …
A podcast about the future of music. Erik sat down with Parker Thompson, Aston Motes and Ed Aten to discuss how music has been regulated in the past and how …
