The Bootstrapped VC - A Backstage Capital Podcast

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**The Bootstrapped VC – A Backstage Capital Podcast**

Backstage Capital is venture investment fund that backs underrepresented tech startup founders. Since inception in September 2015, Backstage has deployed nearly $2m into 40+ startups around the U.S. that are led by women, POC, and LGBT founders. This podcast takes you behind the scenes to show you what it’s like to build a fund from scratch and give you deep insights into what investors are REALLY looking for. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You might steal a donut. But that’ll have nothing to do with us. Keep it funky, keep it fresh!

Latest Episodes:

#ArlanWasHere Glow Up Mar 20, 2019

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Hear about some exciting developments at Backstage directly from Arlan herself.

Introducing 0G - A new Podcast by Christie Pitts + Peter Rojas Feb 23, 2019

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Peter Rojas loves gadgets and made a career around sharing the stories behind the devices, including vintage mobile phones. Christie Pitts worked on the front lines of consumer device sales at Verizon. Today, they're both VCs investing in startups – Peter at Betaworks, and Christie at Backstage Capital. But, while they look toward the future of technology, they can't refrain from reminiscing about the weird and wonderful evolution of phones that many have left behind in the past. Join us in this fun preview of Christie and Peter's new podcast, "0G: A History of Forgotten Phones". Listen to 0G: https://anchor.fm/0g Full show notes: https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/0g/‎ Credits: Executive Producer: Arlan Hamilton Co-Host: Christie Pitts Co-Host + Editor: Bryan Landers Theme by: Janine Additional Music by: Jeff Kaale

#ArlanWasHere MoveTheDial Global Summit 2018 (with Bea Arthur, The Difference) Jan 12, 2019

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Join a live fireside event that happened November 7, 2018. #MoveTheDial Global Summit in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, brought together incredible tech leaders and influencers dedicated to promoting the participation and leadership of all women in tech. Listen in as Bea Arthur, Founder + CEO at Backstage Headliner The Difference and a Host + Contributor at Forbes, speaks with Arlan about the origins of Backstage Capital, being true to yourself in the face of adversity, and all of us working together to change representation and opportunity for more people. Find out more about #MoveTheNeedle: https://movethedial.com/ Full show notes: https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/arlanwashere-movethedial-2018/

O.school (feat. Andrea Barrica) Dec 13, 2018

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Andrea Barrica shares the story of being raised in a religious, conservative, first-generation Filipino-American family that only taught abstinence to becoming the CEO + Founder of O.school, a non-judgmental source for information on sexuality and dating through medically-accurate videos, articles, and live streams. Greer and Andrea discuss raising venture capital for a Sex Tech company as an LGBTQ woman of color, and Andrea's path to O.school after co-founding inDinero with Jessica Ma and working as a Venture Partner at 500 Startups. Full show notes: https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/oschool/ Credits: Executive Producer: Arlan Hamilton Host: Greer Engonga Producer: Bryan Landers Editor: Chris Keene Theme by: Janine Additional Music by: Lakey Inspired

Civic Eagle (feat. Damola Ogundipe) Nov 14, 2018

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Greer interviews Headliner Damola Ogundipe, CEO + Co-founder of Civic Eagle, a political technology company that helps organizations win their policy campaigns with a SaaS platform that’s powered by artificial intelligence — legislative intelligence made simple. Full show notes: https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/civic-eagle/ Credits: Executive Producer: Arlan Hamilton Host: Greer Engonga Producer: Bryan Landers Theme by: Janine Additional Music by: Lumenbeats.