Creating a clean water supply from the air and sun
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups , our guest is Dr. Cody Friesen, the founder and CEO of Source Global, a sustainability-focused s...
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McKinsey on Start-ups is an original podcast series from Fuel, McKinsey’s startup practice. In each episode, our experts cut through the noise to help startups and investors accelerate growt...
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Fueling Mexico’s startup ecosystem with an equity-free helping hand
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups , our guest is Camila Lecaros , the Managing Director of MassChallenge Mexico , a start-up accele...
Base10’s Ade Ajao: A data-driven approach to funding more diverse founders
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups , we talk to Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder and Managing Partner at Base 10 Partners. The San Franci...
Investing in transformative tech: EQT Ventures’ long view
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups , we talk to Gautam Nadella, an operating partner at EQT Ventures in the Bay Area, where he drive...
What it takes for successful startups to keep growing
In recent years, the pressure from investors on already successful start-ups to keep growing faster and faster has been intense. Reaching a...
The keys to framing a winning investor pitch
It wasn’t very long ago that venture capital was so free-flowing it seemed as if any entrepreneur with a half-decent idea could raise an ini...
Indonesian unicorn Ajaib: Building a nation of new retail investors
Today’s McKinsey on Startups guest is Yada Piyajomkwan, cofounder and Chief Product Officer of Indonesian digital investing unicorn Ajaib. I...
Versatile’s Meirav Oren: Building the data-driven future of construction
Today’s McKinsey on Startups guest is Meirav Oren , the co-founder and CEO of Versatile, a startup that is working to bring the power of AI...
Plotting an alternative foods revolution
It’s no secret that plant-based foods and alternative meats have been soaring in popularity in recent years. On today’s McKinsey on Startups...
Operator’s manual: QED’s approach to investing in fintech
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:29) > On this episode of McKinsey on Start-ups, our guest is Mike Packer, a partner...
Bringing Latin American micro-business into the fintech age
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 30:43) > On this episode of McKinsey on Start-ups, we speak with Lluís Cañadell, the co...
How harnessing human data could reinvent drug discovery
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 30:44) > On this episode of McKinsey on Start-ups, we talk to David Berry, the founder...
The next test for edtech
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:15) > Since the pandemic began, educational technology (or edtech) and remote school...
Getting remote work(ers) off to a good start
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 37:13) > Chris Herd is the co-founder and CEO of Firstbase, a remote-work infrastructur...
How Veho aims to deliver on last-mile logistics
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:17) > Itamar Zur is the cofounder and CEO of Veho, a next-generation logistics start...
Activate’s Ilan Gur: Bridging the science-to-market gap
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:51) > Ilan Gur is the founder and CEO of Activate, an innovative non-profit organiza...
The emerging use cases of the metaverse
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:52) > In two recent McKinsey on Start-ups special guest episodes, we examined the em...
The emerging shift to responsible product management
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:32) > Once primarily focused on execution and on-time delivery, product manager role...
Exploring the true potential of the metaverse
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 18:08) > Back in April, McKinsey on Start-ups featured a special guest episode explorin...
How marketplaces are reshaping ecommerce: Mirakl cofounder Adrien Nussenbaum
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 33:46) > Adrien Nussenbaum, cofounder and co-CEO of Mirakl, joins McKinsey executive ed...