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Unlocking Unsung Potential | LATAM Biotech’s Global Path | What Investors Really Look For | Avoiding Unforced Errors | Why Tulsa? | Building Cross-Border Deeptech Startups, with Michael Basch, GP and CEO @ Atento Capital | Ep 7

JP Orlov Episode 7

Why not Tulsa?

Michael is the Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Atento Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm focused on partnering with founders to build technology around healthcare, climate-tech, and business services.

Topics in this episode

0:00 Intro
1:13 Michael’s Career Journey: From Founder to VC
4:07 The Origin Story of Atento Capital
5:04 Backing from the George Kaiser Family Foundation
10:13 Why Atento Capital Partnered with GRIDX
12:50 Tulsa’s Startup Ecosystem
20:43 How Being a Founder Shapes Michael’s Investment Approach
25:40 Explaining Science Simply to Investors
30:42 The Convergence of Exponential Technologies
34:19 Capital Concentration in Mega Funds
46:01 What to Include in Effective Investor Updates
48:18 Inside the Atento Capital x GRIDX Demo Day
50:35 What’s Next for Atento Capital
52:02 Connect With Michael

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