VC10X - Andrew Gluck, GP IrrvrntVC on raising a $10MM early-stage fund, evaluating founder-market fit, expected returns, investment slowdown, portfolio tracking & more..

VC10X - Venture Capital Podcast

03-07-2022 • 35 mins

Andrew Gluck is General Partner of irrvrntVC, a firm focused on early-stage companies in the DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce areas.

He especially loves partnering with first-time founders so they can learn from the mistakes he made as a founder.

Prior to that he co-founded and ran Agency Within, the fastest-growing independent DMA with a focus on direct-response, data-driven marketing. He managed close to $1BB in spend for clients like Nike, Billie, Zola, Outdoor Voices, Goop, and Etsy.

In this episode, we cover:

- How he started investing?

- Building the biggest digital marketing agency in the United States.

- Raising a 10MM early-stage fund

- What he looks for in a company before investing

- Where does majority of his deal flow come from?

- How he stands aparts from other investors?

- Change in investing strategy owing to the recent slowdown

and much more..

Links:

Website: https://www.irrvrnt.com/

Pitch: http://irrvrnt.com/#pitch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/irrvrntVC

Portfolio companies mentioned in the episode:

RevenueRoll - http://revenueroll.com/

Carawayhome - http://carawayhome.com/

Hosted by: Prashant Choubey

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Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/irrvrntvc-andrew-gluck

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