#152: Investing in People Not Just Ideas with Matt Blomstedt of SpringTime Ventures

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on February 22, 2023

Summary

During this episode, Santosh is joined by Matt Blomstedt, Managing Partner at SpringTime Ventures. SpringTime is a seed-stage fund focusing on high-growth start-ups in healthcare, logistics, and marketplaces. During this conversation, Santosh and Matt discuss the exciting landscape of supply chain investing, opportunities for growth in 2023, the importance of investing in teams and not just ideas, challenges in the space, and more.

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

The genesis behind SpringTime Ventures (0:53)
Making the move to Supply Chain investing (6:09)
Exciting investment opportunities in 2023 (9:31)
Investments in Paccurare and Blue Cargo (12:33)
Business Building Advice as a Seed Investor (17:44)
Common mistakes founders make in seed stage (20:06)
Investing in people and teams, not just a business (22:40)
Rapid-fire questions (26:20)

Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on seed-stage, enterprise startups.

Find out more at: https://www.dynamo.vc/

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