#55: In this episode, Jordan and I are chatting with Kiva Dickinson, the founder and Managing Partner of Selva Ventures. Selva Ventures invests in brands making consumers' lives better, and they happen to be a handful of our favorites. A highlight of what we dive into: Taking the leap from his full-time job to start Selva Ventures Why he wanted to start his own VC fund How we are making investing space more approachable What it has been like fundraising money for Selva What a VC fund does and the basics of a venture capital fund The importance of open dialogue in the investing space Why a brand actually needs money from investors What an LP, GP and all these crazy abbreviations mean How to spot the trends in the industry How to know if a brand is worth investing in Where the space is going with food trends + SO much more! Subscribe to stay in the now on all the new episodes coming out. And please rate/review/share the episode and tag me so we can hear from you!! For more from me, I'm over on IG@rachLmansfield, tiktok @rachLmansfield and rachLmansfield.com For more on our VC fund, head on over to grtsht.com