Investing in the Southeast, with Venturesouth’s Charlie Banks

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that operates in 16 locations across the Southeast, has over 350 members, and has invested over $50M into 80+ companies.  Today, managing partner Charlile Banks talks about the value of being in a portfolio company rather than a solo investor, taking the community approach to investing in the Southeast, and the feeling he got from writing his first check.

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Voiceover: Welcome to First Check, a podcast so you can learn how to be the next great venture capitalist or angel investor.

You’ve seen the Uber’s, Google’s, and Pendo’s of the world; the 10 X to 100 X returns. And you want to know how you can get in on the action. As a partner at Cofounders Capital, Host of First Check, Tim McLoughlin has invested over $43 million in startups. And on this podcast, he’s going to share with you what works and what doesn’t so you can be ready to write your first check.

On each episode, Tim brings on investors and founders so they can tell you the ups and downs of venture capital and what lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Today’s guest is Charlie Banks, co-founder and managing director at Venture South, which operates angel investment groups and funds comprised of more than 300 accredited investors across the Southeast  Their investment portfolio includes Spiffy, 6AM City, Baebies, and dozens more.

Today on the show, Charlie talks about the value of being in a portfolio company rather than being a solo investor, taking the community approach to investing in the southeast, and the feeling he got from writing his first check.

Here’s the host of First Check, Tim McLoughlin.

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First Check is hosted by Cofounders Capital partner Tim McLoughlin, and is a production of Earfluence.

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