Why not Tulsa?Michael is the Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Atento Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm focused on partnering with founders to build technology around healthcare, climate-tech, and business services.Topics in this episode0:00 Intro1:13 Michael’s Career Journey: From Founder to VC4:07 The Origin Story of Atento Capital5:04 Backing from the George Kaiser Family Foundation10:13 Why Atento Capital Partnered with GRIDX12:50 Tulsa’s Startup Ecosystem20:43 How Being a Founder Shapes Michael’s Investment Approach25:40 Explaining Science Simply to Investors30:42 The Convergence of Exponential Technologies34:19 Capital Concentration in Mega Funds46:01 What to Include in Effective Investor Updates48:18 Inside the Atento Capital x GRIDX Demo Day50:35 What’s Next for Atento Capital52:02 Connect With MichaelConnect with Michael on LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebasch/Follow Atento Capital on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/company/atento-capital/posts/?feedView=all Visit Atento Capital’s Website https://www.atentocapital.com/ Connect with JP Orlov on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-orlov/Follow Science VC on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/science-vcFollow Science VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/science.vcSubscribe to Science VC on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4XcR1Efx8SUqZqMZROQfQlSubscribe to our Newsletter https://substack.com/@jporlovLearn how WeArePalta can help your deeptech company communicate its science and impact https://www.wearepalta.com/

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