Coming Soon - a podcast for Angels and Venture Capitalists who write first checks

Coming soon.

First Funders is a podcast for the Angels and Venture Capitalists who write first checks.

Co-hosted by Shaherose Charania, startup builder turned VC.

And Aamir Virani, founder turned angel investor.

In each episode, you'll hear from angel and seed-stage VCs who wrote the first checks into startups that made it. 

• How did these investors find these opportunities? 
• How did they gain conviction? 
• How did they decide to make a bet? 
• And what can you learn from their journey? 

Sharpen your theses and make better investments by hearing from the First Funders about their successful investments.

This is for information purposes only. This is not investment advice.

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Creators and Guests

Host

Shaherose Charania

Venture Investing at @CakeVentures and @joindvc | Always helping founders | Raised on Atari, MS-DOS, Bollywood & Hip Hop. 🇨🇦in 🇺🇸

Guest

Aamir Virani

Helped 50+ orgs grow product and scale teams.Software Engineer ➡️ Product Manager ➡️ Founder (Nest Cam fka Dropcam) 🔀 Investor, CRE, Founder@pifgov 2021

What is First Funders?

How first checks get written. What it takes to earn them.

First Funders goes inside the minds of the investors who back founders before anyone else believes in them, and the founders bold enough to make that pitch.

Each episode, host Shaherose Charania, Partner at Unshackled Ventures and a 20-year veteran of the startup ecosystem, sits down with angels, pre-seed investors, and operators-turned-VCs for candid, tactical conversations. Guests include partners from First Round Capital, Accel, Precursor Ventures, Climate Capital, Hustle Fund, and beyond.

We cover how investors are building conviction in an era where AI is reshaping every sector, what they look for before traction exists, and the frameworks behind their best bets. Whether you're writing first checks or trying to earn one, this is your inside track.

[00:00:00] Aamir: Coming soon.

[00:00:00] First funders, a podcast for the angels and venture capitalists who write first checks.

[00:00:05] Co-hosted by Shaherose Charania, startup builder turned VC.

[00:00:09] And Aamir Virani, founder turned angel investor.

[00:00:12] In each episode, you'll hear from angel and seed stage investors who wrote first checks into startups that made it.

[00:00:17] How did these investors find these opportunities?

[00:00:19] How did they gain conviction?

[00:00:21] How did they decide to make a bet? And what can you learn from their journey?

[00:00:24] Sharpen your own theses and make better investments by hearing from the first funders about their successful investments.

[00:00:29] Subscribe now in your favorite podcast player.

[00:00:32] Find us on Twitter / X, @Shaherose and @avirani, and suggest topics and your favorite first funders to learn from.