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DealFlow

DealFlow

著者: Keira Nesdale
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DealFlow is the podcast for entrepreneurs building at the edge of AI, Web3 and frontier tech.

Hosted by Keira Nesdale from MH Ventures, every episode goes inside real deals, live fundraising journeys and what actually moves capital.

No PR fluff, no safe answers. Just the real stories behind how deals get done and companies actually grow.


What you get as a listener

You will learn how to:

  • Think like a VC so you can pitch, negotiate and close with confidence
  • Spot real opportunities in AI and Web3 before the crowd
  • Structure your fundraising process from first cold email to signed term sheet
  • Avoid the classic mistakes that kill pre seed and seed rounds
  • Turn attention, community and narrative into leverage with investors


If you are an AI or Web3 founder, operator or investor who wants an unfair edge in AI and Web3, DealFlow is your new standing meeting.

© 2025 DealFlow
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  • From Refugees to Remote Workers: Decaf and the Future of Digital Money
    2025/12/08

    When your bank freezes, your app crashes, or Wise ghosts your transfer… life doesn’t stop.

    Rick Martin is building Decaf for those moments.The purpose of Decaf is simple: getting money, fast and cheaply, to people and places banks can’t reach.

    Rick is the co-founder of Decaf, a self-custodial wallet that turns stablecoins into real-world money flows, cash, cards, and bank transfers, across some of the hardest places on earth to move funds. This isn’t another “crypto card” gimmick.

    It’s borderless money for NGOs, refugees, freelancers, and everyday people stuck with broken banks and collapsing currencies.

    Guest

    Rick Martin – Co-founder, Decaf (https://x.com/rickdanielm)

    Decaf – https://www.decaf.so/en

    Host

    Keira – https://x.com/RealMissAI

    DealFlow – https://x.com/dealflowpodcast

    MH Ventures – https://www.mhventures.io/

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    1 時間 23 分
  • From Side Hustle Bots to a $100M Crypto Startup
    2025/12/02

    Sam Battenally is trying to fix the two things everyone hates about trading:it’s slow, and it’s full of hidden costs.

    Sam is the co-founder and CEO of RISE, a new blockchain built to feel like modern web apps: instant, smooth, and (on their new exchange RiseX) zero gas fees. He’s also just acquired perp DEX team BSX to help turn that vision into a pro-grade, on-chain trading platform.

    In this episode of DealFlow Founder Stories, we break it down in plain English no crypto jargon required.


    We talk about:

    - What RISE actually is in web2 terms (think: ultra-fast backend for trading apps)

    - RiseX, the new zero-gas trading app built on RISE

    - How RISE plans to be the “one great app first, ecosystem later” chain

    - Why Sam thinks future apps should feel like grandma-friendly fintech, not clunky wallets

    - How he raised over $10M from VCs and the community

    - What he learned shutting down his previous DeFi product – and why that pain led to RISE

    - The trade-offs: speed vs decentralization, and why he’s okay with “geo-centralization”- Using AI at work (and why it probably boosted their productivity by 30%+)

    - How he’s juggling being a new dad, constant travel, and building a massive infra company


    If you’re curious about where trading, crypto, and “Wall Street on-chain” might actually go next, this convo will make it click without needing to be crypto-native.


    Subscribe for more raw, founder-first conversations from DealFlow.


    Guest:

    Sam - https://x.com/sam_battenally

    RISE - https://risechain.com/


    Host:

    Keira - https://x.com/RealMissAI

    DealFlow - https://x.com/dealflowpodcast

    MH Ventures - https://www.mhventures.io/

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    58 分
  • Why Stablecoins Were Just the Warm-Up: Theo's Plan to Rewire Global Finance
    2025/12/02

    Most people think crypto is about coins, memes, and speculation.

    Iggy thinks it’s about something much bigger: rewiring a $1.5 quadrillion financial system onto better rails… and letting anyone in for as little as $1.

    Iggy is the Chief Investment Officer at Theo Network, a protocol that takes real-world assets like US T-bills, gold, and stocks and actually makes them usable on-chain.
    Not “tokenization theatre.” Real liquidity. Real yield. Real access.

    Before Theo, he:

    • Ran billion-dollar prop books on Wall Street
    • Raised hundreds of millions for hedge funds
    • Co-led Polygon Ventures, seeing almost every serious crypto deal in the market

    Now he’s betting the next decade on one mission: give on-chain capital access to the world’s best financial assets, starting with people who’ve never had a brokerage account.


    In this episode of DealFlow Founder Stories, we unpack:

    • Why today’s financial system still runs on tech from the 50s–60s (COBOL, Fedwire)
    • The three phases of RWAs: scammy STOs, “tokenization theatre,” and why Theo is playing Phase 3
    • How Theo’s first product – tokenized T-bills (THBL), is strictly better than stablecoins
    • Why the market is already pricing Theo’s points + yield at double-digit returns
    • How Theo hit $175M+ TVL and top-tier RWA trading velocity before going hard on marketing
    • The playbook for turning RWA tokens into actual volume: perps, market making, and Hyperliquid alignment
    • Why Korea and emerging markets (Thailand, Turkey, Argentina, etc.) are ground zero for on-chain finance
    • How someone with $1–$100 could one day build a proper diversified portfolio entirely on-chain
    • The brutal truth about fundraising: “heat-seeking missile” VCs vs real “truffle hunters” and how to get your first lead
    • How to choose partnerships that move the needle vs “Barney deals” (I love you, you love me PR)
    • Why founders should obsess over revenue, not vibes, as their North Star
    • Iggy’s personal story: from signing papers with the KGB in Russia → loading trucks in Canada → physics, hedge funds, VC, and now Theo
    • The one mindset shift that lets you make multi-million dollar decisions without losing sleep

    If you’ve ever wondered how Wall Street actually comes on-chain beyond the buzzwords, beyond the press releases, this conversation will finally make it click (even if you’re not crypto-native).


    Guest

    Iggy – Chief Investment Officer, Theo Network (X: @IggyIOP)

    Theo Network – https://theo.xyz/

    Host
    Keira – https://x.com/RealMissAI

    DealFlow – https://x.com/dealflowpodcast

    MH Ventures – https://www.mhventures.io/

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    1 時間 30 分
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