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Defying the Odds

Defying the Odds

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 Defying the Odds is a podcast series, hosted by VC firm Florent Venture Partners, a fund focused on investing in outlier founders at the cutting edge of AI.by Florent Venture Partners Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Inside Shopify’s AI-Native Shift Toward AGI-Level Commerce

    Inside Shopify’s AI-Native Shift Toward AGI-Level Commerce
    Dec 3 2025

    Join our conversation with Carl Rivera, the Swedish Chief Design Officer at Shopify, and learn how he is preparing Shopify for the future. Moderated by Christian Dorffer (GP, Florent) and Mads Rydahl (Partner and Chief Science Officer, Florent).
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    1 hr
  • An Endowment's Playbook for Emerging Managers, with Joanna Rupp, Former MD Private Equity at University of Chicago

    An Endowment's Playbook for Emerging Managers, with Joanna Rupp, Former MD Private Equity at University of Chicago
    Sep 29 2025

    In this episode, Joanna Rupp, former head of private equity at the University of Chicago’s endowment, reveals how top LPs spot standout emerging managers, master pacing and vintages, and tackle liquidity. We also dive into how U.S. endowments can break into European venture and how those new to VC can craft a winning first allocation.


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Picking the Best Emerging Managers, with Lisa Edgar, Co-Founder of Top Tier Capital Partners

    Picking the Best Emerging Managers, with Lisa Edgar, Co-Founder of Top Tier Capital Partners
    Sep 3 2025

    In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Edgar, Founder and former Managing Director at Top Tier Capital Partners, one of the most successful venture fund-of-funds in the past decade. Lisa shares her insights on picking future top decile emerging managers and the evolution of VC in Europe, aligning with Silicon Valley values and terms.

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    55 mins
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