Venture Skipper by Karoly Szanto
Venture Skipper is a journey across the seas of innovation, investment, and leadership.
Hosted by Karoly Szanto, a lifelong sailor turned venture builder, this series blends storytelling, strategy, and straight talk.
Expect short, punchy reflections on navigating chaos, alongside deeper dialogues with founders, investors, and thinkers reshaping how ventures are built. Whether you’re steering your first startup or managing a fund, Venture Skipper helps you stay calm in high winds, make better course calls, and build ventures and people that thrive under pressure. Because you can’t control the wind, but you can constantly adjust your sails.
Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcast.
EP07 - Co-Investing in the Storm: Rethinking Capital Partnerships in Early-Stage MedTech
Karoly Szanto with Peter M. Kovacs and Thijmen Meijer on co-investors in early-stage MedTech and BioTech: skin in the game, trust over transactions, and why family offices, angels, and focused micro funds can outperform fee-driven VC models.