Investment Thesis with Kali Norman

Building an investment thesis from the ground up — one conversation at a time.

Host Kali Norman invites listeners to join her on her journey as a startup investor, as she builds her own investment thesis from the ground up—learning directly from experienced investors who have already defined (and redefined) theirs.

Through candid, structured conversations, Kali uncovers the thinking, frameworks, and experiences that shape the way money moves in early- and growth-stage investing.

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Episode Four: Maxine Minter's Investment Thesis

Podcast host Kali invites listeners to join her as she builds her own investment thesis from the ground up - learning directly from experienced investors and founders who have already defined (and redefined) theirs.

In this session, we sit down with investor and founder Maxine Minter.

Maxine is the Founder and General Partner at Co Ventures, and started her investment journey as an angel investor, writing $2,500 pre-seed cheques. She ran angel syndicates in Australia and San Francisco while managing her high-growth coaching and advisory business Co Lab, before becoming the first solo female GP in Australia with the launch of her fund Co Ventures, leveraging her deep knowledge of Australian & US markets.

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