Choose Investors Who Care

<p>Maryanna Saenko, Co-founder and Partner at Future Ventures, talks about what attracts caring investors to venture capital. Maryanna shares examples of her successful investments in deep tech and gives useful tips to help technical founders convince the investor in the first meeting.</p><p><i><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></i><br /><strong>4:13</strong> How can caring venture capitalists help in creating a more verdant future that is more equitable for all?<br /><strong>11:28</strong> Why you should understand your investor’s fund term/investment timeline<br /><strong>13:45</strong> Bring your technical team to the first meeting<br /><strong>24:06</strong> Tips for increasing transparency within the venture capital industry</p><p>The non-profit organizations Maryanna is passionate about: <a href="https://wck.org/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-92&utm_campaign=investors-who-care">World Central Kitchen</a>, <a href="https://www.care.org/our-work/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-92&utm_campaign=investors-who-care">CARE</a></p><hr /><h3>About Guest Speaker</h3><p>Maryanna Saenko is a co-founder of Future Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies across diverse industries. Maryanna has an interest in robotics, quantum computing, biotechnology, aerospace, and the future of food. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that at DFJ, where she focused on frontier technology investments. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus’ future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation.</p><hr /><h3>About Future Ventures</h3><p><a href="https://future.ventures/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-92&utm_campaign=investors-who-care">Future Ventures</a> is a Silicon Valley-based venture capit