How Venture Capital Really Works | Adela Cepeda on Angel Investing, Startups & Building Wealth

Exponential Growth with David Olivencia

Exponential Growth with David Olivencia
How Venture Capital Really Works | Adela Cepeda on Angel Investing, Startups & Building Wealth
Jul 17, 2026 Season 6 Episode 8
David Olivencia

What does it really take to build wealth through venture capital?

In this episode of the Exponential Growth Podcast, David Olivencia sits down with Adela Cepeda, Co-Founder and Chair of Angeles Investors, General Partner at Angeles Ventures, and board member of BMO Financial Group, UBS Funds, Mercer Funds, Pathway Funds, and several leading public companies.

Together they discuss:

✅ How venture capital creates exponential wealth
✅ What investors look for before writing a check
✅ Why early-stage investing is different from the public markets
✅ The biggest lessons from evaluating hundreds of startup companies
✅ How AI is changing venture investing
✅ Why networks matter as much as capital
✅ The future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation

Whether you're an executive, entrepreneur, investor, or simply curious about how venture capital works, this conversation provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's fastest-growing asset classes.

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