Oliver Kicks

1 episode · 1 moment · last on 6 Nov 2025

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1:52:377 min

Oliver Kicks: Concept Ventures GP Promotion & $88M Fund II

Oliver Kicks of Concept Ventures joins after his promotion from partner to general partner, explaining the custodial, deal-leading role of a GP and his six-year journey as the firm's first employee. He outlines the $88M Fund II dedicated to pre-seed (rounds under $4M), the people-first assessment lens, university sourcing pools like Oxford, Cambridge and ETH Zurich, and how angels introduced them to ElevenLabs' Mati and Piotr in a non-consensus round. The segment runs to the end of this part.