#126 The Value-add of Specialist VCs, Engaging with Corporate Partners, Advice to Founders & Aspiring VCs, Defending Your Moat, & More with Grant Allen (SE Ventures)

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Why you should listen:

• Discover the role of Specialist VCs in climate change solutions with SE Ventures
• Learn about SE Ventures and its innovative climate and industrial tech investments
• Gain insights on collaboration with large companies and startup wisdom

In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) & Somil Aggarwal (@somil_agg) speak with Grant Allen, General Partner at SE Ventures. They are a uniquely positioned Specialist VC with a single LP, Schneider Electric. They function like a typical VC, with autonomy from Schneider Electric as a whole, but can also leverage Schneider's vast global network to add value beyond capital and help their portfolio companies to succeed.
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1. #126 The Value-add of Specialist VCs, Engaging with Corporate Partners, Advice to Founders & Aspiring VCs, Defending Your Moat, & More with Grant Allen (SE Ventures) (00:00:00)

2. Intro & Career (00:01:32)

3. Relationship w/ SE (00:05:16)

4. How SE Ventures Started (00:09:09)

5. SE Thesis: Double Bottom Line (00:11:43)

6. Why the Check Size (00:19:46)

7. Milestones to Get a Check (00:23:36)

8. How to Manage Collaboration (00:26:39)

9. Areas He's Bullish On (00:33:35)

10. Building Incentive-Free Business Models (00:37:34)

11. Advice of Founders (00:42:03)

12. Advice to VC Aspirants (00:51:44)

13. How to Develop a Thesis (00:56:11)

14. If He Started a Biz Today He Would... (00:59:15)