Jon Bradford | Dynamo Ventures - The 'Godfather of European Accelerators' on advice for founders, scaling teams, and the future of American manufacturing

The Dart Board with Daniel Dart
23/04/2025 41 min

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Meet Jon Bradford, Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures, a leading supply chain-focused seed stage venture capital fund based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.In this conversation, we discuss his journey from accountant to “The Godfather of European Accelerators”, how access to information makes now a great time to be a founder, and why the best salespeople come from Utah.We also discuss scaling teams, how Dynamo Ventures thinks about its tech stack, and what the rebirth of American manufacturing might look like in the age of AI.

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