The VITALIZE Team on Changing the Face of Venture by Making Investing Accessible to Everyone, and the Less Glamorous Side of Working in VC

<p>In this special episode, Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>), the Director of Marketing with VITALIZE Venture Capital, interviews three key VITALIZE team members, Founder and Managing Partner Gale Wilkinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/galeforceVC">@galeforceVC</a>), Partner Caroline Casson (<a href="https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_">@carolinecasson_</a>), and Community Manager Larissa Insogna (<a href="https://twitter.com/LarissaInsogna">@LarissaInsogna</a>).</p><p>VITALIZE Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. VITALIZE has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. We believe in people and process. From our investors to team members to the founders we fund, we are focused on building a community of amazing people. Venture capital is a relationship business, and one of our core differentiators is how we leverage our extensive network to provide value to our portfolio companies. We make valuable connections for our companies, mostly to prospective customers and other VC firms, but we field all types of requests to help our portfolio companies flourish. As founders ourselves, we have learned a lot from building this investment firm. We have implemented effective processes for deal flow, due diligence, and helping our companies post-investment, allowing us to move quickly and offer a high-quality product to founders and investors. </p><p>VITALIZE Venture Capital: <a href="https://vitalize.vc/">https://vitalize.vc/</a></p><p>VITALIZE Angels: <a href="https://vitalizeangels.com/">https://vitalizeangels.com/</a></p><p>VITALIZE on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/vitalizevc">linkedin.com/company/vitalizevc</a></p><p>VITALIZE on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalizeVC">@VitalizeVC</a> </p><p><br>Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>How Gale got into venture and started the Irish Angels investment network