From A Research Engineer To Launching Future Ventures w/ Maryanna Saenko (Co-Founder)
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Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and co-founder of Future Ventures. She started her career as a research engineer at Cabot Corporation and later moved on to venture capital working at firms such as DFJ and Khosla Ventures. Maryanna invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, and women’s reproductive longevity.
Twitter of Host (Shamus Madan): @mbitpodcast
(0:00) Introduction and guest background: Marianne Asanko (2:03) Democratizing access to basic resources and Marianne's venture capital journey (6:19) Transition into venture capital and first role (9:33) Leaving science and engineering for venture capital, formation of Future Ventures (14:11) Investment strategy in future tech companies and importance of incentive structures (16:33) Technology-first companies, concept of winner-take-all markets, and upcoming tech startups (19:29) Interest in climate change solutions, sustainable food production, and AI innovation (22:46) Lessons from venture capital and the importance of pattern-matching (25:33) Key takeaways for aspiring investors and startup founders (27:36) Conclusion and farewell to Maryanna Saenko131 bölüm