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24 alternatives to The Bootstrapped VC

The official podcast of Backstage Capital

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Bootstrapped VC launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Twenty Minute VC (podcast)▲286
Learn about venture capital, startup funding and the pitch
2015 · thetwentyminutevc.com · its alternatives →
2
Mission & Values - Backstage Capital - Arlan Hamilton▲64
Meet a remarkable VC betting on underrepresented founders.
2016 · missionandvalues.co · its alternatives →
3
StartUp Podcast - #1: Chris Sacca▲163
How not to pitch a billionaire
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
4
VC Club▲130
The Venture Capital community on Slack
2015 · thevc.club · its alternatives →
5
The Disruptive VC Podcast▲6
The intersection of founders, startups, and Venture Capital.
2018 · its alternatives →
6
Associated Podcast▲67
Broadening access to VC by interviewing junior investors.
2020 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
7
Trends Podcast▲300
A podcast on new markets and ideas
2023 · podcast.trends.vc · its alternatives →
8
The Full Ratchet - Ep 61: Diversity in Venture Capital (Christine Tsai)▲54
Christine Tsai of 500 Startups & Nick Mora talk VC Diversity
2016 · fullratchet.net · its alternatives →
9
The Pitch by Gimlet Media▲260
Real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors—for real money
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Venture Stories▲249
A new podcast taking you inside the world of venture capital
2017 · villageglobal.com · its alternatives →
11
Signal 2.0▲102
Find & connect with the right VCs
2017 · signal.nfx.com · its alternatives →
12
This Week in Startups - Ep 603 with Chris Sacca▲142
Chris and Jason talk Shark Tank, Twitter, and politics
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13BI
Bootstrappers.io – A community for business bootstrappers▲161
2014 · bootstrappers.io · its alternatives →
14
LeadsOnTrees - VC Funded Startups▲145
LIVE data stream of VC startups, acquisitions, investors
2024 · trysignalbase.com · its alternatives →
15
Britstrapped▲87
A podcast about bootstrapping
2015 · its alternatives →
16
360 VC Navigator▲115
Secure your VC round faster with 360 VC Navigator
2024 · vc-360-navigator.framer.ai · its alternatives →
17
Startups for the Rest of Us▲293
The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups
2020 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
18
Slack Venture Capital▲134
Check out famous Venture Capital's portfolio on Slack!
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
MicroConf Video Vault▲234
A huge collection of talks for bootstrapped founders
2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
20
VCbacked▲181
I built this for anyone whose business revolves around funded startups — whether you're a VC tracking new raises, a sales team targeting high-growth companies, a recruiter staffing fast-scaling teams, or an agency looking for clients with fresh capital to spend. The problem I kept running into: Crunchbase has data but no contacts. Apollo has contacts but isn't curated for VC-backed companies. PitchBook and CB Insights are $5–25K/year and overkill for most use cases. We manually verify every contact and add 500+ new leads monthly.
2023 · vcbacked.co · its alternatives →
21
The Twenty Minute VC: Clinton Foy, Crosscut Ventures▲60
Owning an eSports team can be a billion dollar outcome
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
22
The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast▲298
Unpacking underdog stories of founders, creators, VCs
2023 · its alternatives →
23
The Despreneur Podcast - 06: Boris Golden▲64
Everything you need to know about a VC
2016 · despreneur.com · its alternatives →
24
Seedcamp Podcast▲118
A weekly podcast from Europe's leading Acceleration Fund
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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