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Host Grace Gong talks to the most influential people in business, venture capital, and tech. From executives to billionaire founders, Grace helps you get smarter one episode at the time.

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Grace Gong

Previous Guests

Lauren Kolodny

Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital, where she leads the fintech thesis area. She has made significant investments in various companies, including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, and Plaid. Before co-founding Acrew, Lauren was a partner at Aspect Ventures. She also has experience in product marketing at Google, where she was instrumental in launching Google Workspace products, including Google Drive.

Seyonne Kang

Seyonne Kang is a Partner at StepStone Group, responsible for approximately $682 billion of total capital, including $176 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2024. She is a member of the private equity team, focusing on venture capital and growth equity investments. Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Kang was a partner at Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that merged with StepStone in 2021. She has seven years of experience in investment management with a focus on private capital and spent about a decade on Wall Street in institutional equities, where she held various roles including software stock research and distribution of IPOs, follow-on offerings, and convertible financings. Ms. Kang earned an AB with honors from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Topics Discussed

Fintech AI Financial Services Payments Technology Cross-Border Financial Solutions Digital Finance Venture Capital Emerging Managers Fund Raising StepStone Investment Management Private Equity

Episodes

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#161 Acrew Capital’s Founding Partner Lauren Kolodny, Alumni Ventures Independent Board Director

February 27, 2025

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Lauren Kolodny

Fintech AI Financial Services Payments Technology Cross-Border Financial Solutions Digital Finance

Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital. Lauren leads the fintech thesis area at Acrew. She has made investments in companies including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, & Plaid. Prior to co-founding Acrew, Lauren was a partner at Aspect Ventures. Previously, Lauren worked in product marketing at Google, where she led a number of launches for Workspace, including Google Drive.

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How AI is Transforming the Future of Financial Services
The Evolution of Payments Technology
Cross-Border Financial Solutions in a Global Economy

#FintechFuture #VCInsights #AIBanking #StartupGrowth #DigitalFinance

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Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, superstar founders, as well as well-known tech executives in silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

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How AI is Transforming the Future of Financial Services
The Evolution of Payments Technology
Cross-Border Financial Solutions in a Global Economy

#FintechFuture #VCInsights #AIBanking #StartupGrowth #DigitalFinance

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IG: @GraceGongCEO
Twitter: @GraceGongGG

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#160 StepStone Group Partner Seyonne Kang

January 21, 2025

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Seyonne Kang

Venture Capital Emerging Managers Fund Raising StepStone Investment Management Private Equity

Seyonne Kang is a Partner at StepStone Group. As of September 30, 2024, StepStone was responsible for approximately $682 billion of total capital, including $176 billion of assets under management. She is a member of the private equity team, focusing on venture capital and growth equity investments. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Kang was a partner with Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that merged with StepStone in 2021. Before that, she spent seven years in investment management with a focus on private capital. Before moving into investment management, Ms. Kang spent about a decade on Wall Street in institutional equities where she served in a variety of functions, including software stock research and distribution of IPOs, follow-on offerings and convertible financings. Ms. Kang earned an AB with honors from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

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