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Smart Venture Podcast

InvestingPodcastsBusinessEntrepreneurshipENunited-statesDaily or near-daily
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The best information diet for future CEOs. Subscribe to our video podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GraceGongSmartVenturePodcast Host Grace Gong talks to the most influential people in business, venture capital, and tech. From executives to billionaire founders, Grace helps you get smarter one episode at the time. SVPpro.com LinkedIn: @GraceGong IG/Tw: @GraceGongGG FB: @SmartVenturePodcast
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Episodes
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Category
Investing
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Audience: Under 4K / month
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Cadence: Dormant
Reply rate: 20–35%

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#161 Acrew Capital’s Founding Partner Lauren Kolodny, Alumni Ventures Independent Board Director

Thu Feb 27 2025

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Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital. Lauren leads the fintech thesis area at Acrew. She has made investments in companies including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, & Plaid. Prior to co-founding Acrew, Lauren was a partner at Aspect Ventures. Previously, Lauren worked in product marketing at Google, where she led a number of launches for Workspace, including Google Drive.   You can learn more about:    How AI is Transforming the Future of Financial Services The Evolution of Payments Technology Cross-Border Financial Solutions in a Global Economy   #FintechFuture #VCInsights #AIBanking #StartupGrowth #DigitalFinance ===================== YouTube: @GraceGongCEO Newsletter: @SmartVenture LinkedIn: @GraceGong TikTok: @GraceGongCEO IG: @GraceGongCEO Twitter: @GraceGongGG ===================== Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, superstar founders, as well as well-known tech executives in silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.   Follow my other podcast Venture with Grace on:  Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC

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Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital. Lauren leads the fintech thesis area at Acrew. She has made investments in companies including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, & Plaid. Prior to co-founding Acrew, Lauren was a partner at Aspect Ventures. Previously, Lauren worked in product marketing at Google, where she led a number of launches for Workspace, including Google Drive.   You can learn more about:    How AI is Transforming the Future of Financial Services The Evolution of Payments Technology Cross-Border Financial Solutions in a Global Economy   #FintechFuture #VCInsights #AIBanking #StartupGrowth #DigitalFinance ===================== YouTube: @GraceGongCEO Newsletter: @SmartVenture LinkedIn: @GraceGong TikTok: @GraceGongCEO IG: @GraceGongCEO Twitter: @GraceGongGG ===================== Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, superstar founders, as well as well-known tech executives in silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.   Follow my other podcast Venture with Grace on:  Apple: https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uXthnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC

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76
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Rank
#1777
Top 3.6% by pitch volume (Rank #1777 of 50,000)
Average rating
5.0
From 109 ratings
Reviews
40
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Daily or near-daily
Dormant
Episode count
161
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
12.8K

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Country
United States
Language
English
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Release cadence
Daily or near-daily
Latest episode date
Thu Feb 27 2025

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Under 4K / month
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Reply rate band
20–35%
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3–6 days
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Frequently Asked Questions About Smart Venture Podcast

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What is Smart Venture Podcast about?

The best information diet for future CEOs. Subscribe to our video podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GraceGongSmartVenturePodcast Host Grace Gong talks to the most influential people in business, venture capital, and tech. From executives to billionaire founders, Grace helps you get smarter one episode at the time. SVPpro.com LinkedIn: @GraceGong IG/Tw: @GraceGongGG FB: @SmartVenturePodcast

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