Chat with Tracy Chadwell, Founding Partner at 1843 Capital

The Investor With Joel Palathinkal

Joel Palathinkal and Tracy Chadwell discuss eighteen forty three Capital, inspired by Ada Lovelace. Tracy shares her career journey, highlighting storytelling in venture capital, her shift to angel investing, and her focus on aging tech innovations. They explore challenges in impact investing and opportunities in mobility, fintech, and longevity finance. The conversation includes strategies for secondary market opportunities and best practices for emerging managers. Audience questions cover breaking into venture capital and seed stage strategies. The episode wraps up with insights on family offices, raising institutional capital, and defining "SilverTech."

Named to "Forbes 50 over 50" Inaugural List and one of Entrepreneur Magazine's "100 Powerful Women" Tracy is an experienced venture capital investor and attorney. Notable investments include early investments in Beautycounter (sold for $1 Billion), Tempo Automation, HopSkipDrive, and May Mobility.

She is a leader and a sought-after speaker within the community of women founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs, including giving testimony before a U.S. Senate Committee. She has been a speaker for the Nantucket Project, MIT, and TEDx NYIT. In 2018, she was won Moffly Media's "Women's Business Advocate" award.

Tracy has over 15 years of experience in venture capital and private equity. She has 5 years of experience investing in early-stage companies with a female founder through her personal entity Coyote Capital. Tracy was a Partner of a growth capital fund – Baker Capital which had more than $1 billion under management.

Tracy has a broad network in the female founder community. She serves on the Board of Marstone, and Sachs Insights, she also proudly serves on the Advisory Boards of both the New York Institute of Technology and the MIT Enterprise Forum, is an Executive Advisor for the Echoing Green Foundation, and a Mentor for the BIG Accelerator, Monarq, and Techstars KC.

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(0:00) Introduction to Tracy Chadwell and eighteen forty three Capital (1:01) Origin and Background of eighteen forty three Capital and Ada Lovelace (3:37) Tracy Chadwell's career journey and storytelling in venture capital (7:28) Early private equity experiences and international business dynamics (11:10) Transition to angel investing and venture partnership roles (14:45) Focus on aging tech: Innovations, challenges, and impact investing (20:34) Emerging opportunities in mobility and aging tech (24:20) Evolution of enterprise models and fintech in longevity finance (31:13) Strategies for secondary market opportunities in venture capital (34:15) Differentiation and emerging manager best practices in venture capital (38:15) Audience Q&A: Breaking into VC and seed stage investment strategies (43:18) Trust and investor motivations in early-stage investments (45:40) Role and growth of family offices in venture capital (47:17) Overcoming challenges in raising institutional capital for new funds (50:08) Evaluating angel groups and explaining fund structures (53:28) Defining "SilverTech" and closing mentor advice