First Funders

First Funders features high-profile investing guests across fintech, climate tech, and early-stage startups. For PR, it offers access to decision-makers in venture funding and nuanced founder stories, with credibility anchored by guests’ track records. Booking value comes from deep-dive conversations that surface quotable insights and measurable outcomes for startups and investors.

22 episodes, Irregular, 5.0 rating

<1k, Male, USA

team@firstfunderspod.com

Learn from angel and seed investors bold enough to write the first check. How do they decide which startups to invest in? How do they gain conviction in founders and ideas? How do they add value to their companies? Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani are operators turned investors. They chat with their friends investing in early-stage technology startups and learn about their strategies to fund the best founders and startup companies. If you are an angel investor or seed investor, you'll hear how others operate. If you are a startup entrepreneur, you'll hear how investors filter and decide on writing that first check.

Shaherose Charania, Aamir Virani

Investing, Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology

Founder/investor with a track record in early-stage investing; public speaker or notable portfolio

led notable fintech/climate tech investments, built and scaled early-stage funds, portfolio with high-visibility startups, public commentary on venture trends

Tahira Dosani - Resilience Thesis, Underserved Markets, AI In Fintech, OS Benefits, Fintech Investing, Sundeep Ahuja - Hardware Vs Software In Climate Tech, Climate Capital Portfolio, Language In Climate Conversation, Due Diligence, Andre Charoo - Canadian Founders, Pre-seed Investing, Clay Unicorn Story, AI And Moats, Shalin Mantri - Angel Deal Evaluation, AI Vs Avs, Product Management, Scaling, 1-pizza Companies, Sheel Mohnot - Fintech Investing, Speed Of Execution, Lessons From Fraud/worst Investments

venture capital, fintech, climate tech, hardware, ai, due diligence, pre-seed, immigrant founders, Canadian founders, founder traits