Tim Hsia, Founder and Managing Partner, Context VC, "Venture Investing in Military Veteran Founders"

Our guest for today's podcast is Tim Hsia, founder and Managing Partner of Context Ventures, a venture fund that invests in military veteran founders and also in consumer startups. Some of Tim's startup investments prior to Context Ventures include Workflow (acquired by Apple), Morning Brew (acquired by Business Insider), The Hustle (acquired by HubSpot), and Thredup (which IPO'd).  Tim is also the CEO & Founder of Media Mobilize (an online ad network, marketing agency, and media company).

 

Tim is a distinguished honor graduate of West Point and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the US Army. Tim transitioned from active duty in 2010 and graduated from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School in 2014. While at Stanford he taught ROTC to cadets at Stanford and Santa Clara University.

 

Tim is the eptiome of the word "grit".  Without further ado, here is our conversation with Tim Hsia.