Venture with Grace Andy McLoughlin, Uncork Capital, Managing Partner on B2B Seed Investing
Andy McLoughlin is Managing Partner at Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC).~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~The SF seed-stage firm ($500M+ AUM) backing B2B software innovators like LaunchDarkly (unicorn), Human Interest (unicorn), Tailscale, Crossbeam, Fountain (unicorn), Coder, Mutiny, Focal Systems, Torii, Sym, Nuon, and more—focusing on unsexy productivity tools, dev infra, security, and applied AI that let every business operate like tech giants. Huddle co-founder who raised $80M+ and drove US expansion before 2017 acquisition, prolific angel in 40+ startups including Intercom, Postmates (Uber $2.65B), Pipedrive (Vista $1.5B), Calm, Bugsnag, Tray.io—plus Founders Pledge and GBx co-founder, Sheffield Economics BA, OBE honoree, Kauffman Fellow.Topics:
- How Andy McLoughlin helps early-stage founders grow their teams, culture, and processes while preserving startup agility.
- Patterns across investments in LaunchDarkly, Tailscale, Human Interest, and Crossbeam that reveal what drives durable competitive advantage.
- Why overlooked software infrastructure, developer tools, and operational platforms often deliver the biggest long-term returns.