Scouting for Growth
Over 170,000 FinTech ventures are out there, including FinTechs, InsurTechs, HealthTechs, and WealthTechs. And the number keeps on changing every month. One statistic remains the same: 25% of these ventures have received investment and support from the financing world. 75% of these businesses still seek financing support from institutional and corporate investors alongside value-creating commercial partnership opportunities with Global Fortune 500 companies. Through this podcast series, I would like to demystify the world of corporate venturing, including how corporations collaborate with growth ventures, how venture capitalists and corporate venture capitalists make investment and collaboration choices in ventures and give tech founders and entrepreneurs, the strategies, tactics, tools, and techniques to build, grow and scale their business by understanding how those with financing power think. So, listen in, share and comment as you see fit.
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Jeff Williams: Discovering Kayrros’ geospatial ...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Jeff Williams, Managing Director for Kayrros USA, a technology-focused earth observation analytics company using unconventional geospatial data to bring new insights to the world’s biggest industries, including energy, commodity and insurance
28 min
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Federico Spagnoli: Prudential and Embedded Health
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Federico Spagnoli, President and Head of Emerging Markets Ecosystems for Prudential Financial LATAM.
43 min
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Alexis Cierra Vaughn: Preventing cyber crime wi...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Alexis Cierra Vaughn, the Senior director of Agency Marketing at Cowbell and the producer and host of the Cowbell factor, a podcast which is rated at the top of its category across a number of key international markets.
42 min
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Xavier Gomez: FinTech Trends 2023
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Xavier Gomez, a Fintech Thought Leader and specialist of Investment Banking and Wealth Management with strong expertise in Fintech, Digital Assets and Private Equity.
43 min
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Meeri Savolainen: Inzmo... Driving home rental ...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Meeri Savolainen, CEO and co-founder of Inzmo, a fast-growing European financial services provider, making renting a home affordable for everyone.
30 min
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Newsflash: IBM Partner Ecosystem Strategy 2023
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL shares some timely insights from the team at IBM. One of these findings relates to one of IBM’s strategic themes for 2023, as well as IBM’s new partner program.
20 min
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Elizabeth Lumley: FinTech Trends
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Elizabeth Lumley, an all-round FinTech expert who is currently the deputy Editor at The Banker. Elizabeth has received State Street's UK Press Award Journalist of Year for Technology and Digital Finance in 2022.
45 min
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Steve Abel: Why is EPAM the best kept secret?
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Steve Abel from EPAM, a dedicated, results-oriented executive with a proven hands-on track record and superior ability to build highly effective teams to deliver success within all levels of an organisation.
38 min
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Yann Barbarroux: Scaling Otonomi
46 min
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Paul Roetzer: The Marketing AI Institute
45 min
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Annap Derebail: Simplifying operations with adv...
43 min
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Christie Downs: About handdii
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Christie Downs. A self-made entrepreneur and problem solver who started handdii with her co-founder Kathryn Wood.
36 min
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Mark McLaughlin: What are Risk Experiences?
In this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Mark McLaughlin to discuss the future of customer experience within a fast-evolving world.
51 min
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Danielle Guzman and Theodora Lau: The new and n...
44 min
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Scott Gunther: The CVC world of IAG Firemark Ve...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Scott Gunther, General Partner at IAG Firemark Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund from IAG located in Australia. Scott has been at IAG for over 10 years and has been running the Venture fund for over 6 years.
47 min
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Henrique Volpi: Kakau building a digital platfo...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Henrique Volpi, one of the co-founders and the CEO of Kakau – one of the very first InsurTechs in Latin America. It is also an InsurTech and tech platform that improves insurance operations, deals with complex financial services and delivers a fully digital experience. The SaaS model is powered by machine learning and robotic process automation.
54 min
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Dylan Bourguignon: SO-SURE... how to socialise ...
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Dylan Bourguignon, CEO and SO-SURE. He is on a mission to restore customer trust in insurance, he has set up the digital insurer with a unique model that delivers win-win insurance. In this conversation the pair discuss his journey setting up SO-SURE, why he moved into insurance, how useful sales strategies and skills have been to scale the business and more.
46 min
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Janthana K.: Who is UK's on-demand gig economy ...
On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, co-founder and CEO of Tapoly, an on-demand gig economy worker InsurTech UK startup. In this interview they discuss business model innovation, target market and customer segmentation, what does building a lifestyle brand in insurance mean and company culture, talent acquisition, and founding a business.
39 min
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Mike Minett: Portabl for gig workers
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Mike Minett, CEO or Chief Ideas Guy at Portabl. Portable is a platform and community which provides insurance, benefits, and savings products for freelance and self-employed professionals. On this podcast they cover: Why Mike decided to move from consulting to building an InsurTech focused on the future of work, what Portabl’s focus and core proposition is, what is required to build a gig economy focused startup and a little bit of ESG and the Future of Tech.
40 min
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Naby Mariyam: Who Is Coverhero?
49 min
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Iain Wilcox: Why IoT for commercial property?
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Iain Wilcox , CEO of GWT Insight a tech company focused on making cost effective commercial building data available to their owners, operators and advisers.
49 min
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Henri Winand: Developing an electronic marketplace
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Henri Winand, co-founder and CEO of AkinovA, an electronic marketplace built to ease the transfer and trading of insurance and insurance risks. During the conversation they discuss the importance of strong taxonomy when moving into multi-party electronic placements, tangible and interllectual assets, transition risk, cyber risk and NFTs, and driving liquidity in liquid markets.
48 min
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Simon Schneider: Investing in young ventures
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Simon Schneider – founding partner of Neoteq Ventures. They cover three areas: Simon’s path in VC Land, great minds not thinking alike, and sharing startup tips to make sure ventures do not get side-lined when the corporation’s strategy changes.
37 min
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Kobi Bendelak: From retiring twice to building ...
On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Kobi Bendelak, a 22 year veteran in insurance. Kobi is the CEO of InsurTech Israel which he established to promote and lead innovation within the Israeli Insurtech ecosystem. Sabine has known Kobi for over 6 years. He mentored the startups in her European Accelerator and has always been the kindest individual for our startups and her team members to access for advice and mentorship.
38 min
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Farron Blanc: L&G America
On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Farron Blanc, VP, Brokerage Distribution & Strategy, Legal & General America where he works with an amazing team to drive growth leveraging technology to accelerate opportunities within the brokerage channels. Farron is an entrepreneur too. He started Gerry, a concierge Service platform that used data and licensed Social Workers to help thousands of Americans navigate requirements and support for long term senior care. Farron and his team sold the company in 2021 which is when he made his move to L&G America.
43 min