Welcome to another episode of The 7 in 7 Show with Zack Ellison, which features full length interviews with the world’s leading investors in innovation. The guest this week is Digvijay "Sunny" Singh, an entrepreneur, investor, academic and technologist. After serving in the New York Police Department, Sunny earned two Master's degrees and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UCLA. He then founded, operated and successfully exited two startups and later became a very active startup and real-estate investor. Sunny was past president of Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investing network in the United States that has been running for nearly 25 years. He is currently Managing Partner at Alleyway Capital, which acquires e-commerce software startups. In this episode, Zack Ellison and Sunny Singh discuss: 1. Evolving with the Times: Navigating the Changing VC Landscape 2. Beyond Tech Hubs: The Power of Geographical Diversity 3. Uncovering VC Gaps: Underserved Sectors and Founders 4. Down Rounds Dissected: Signals to Investors 5. Strategic Venture Debt: A Shield Against Down Rounds 6. Protracted Funding Challenges: Surviving the Startup Journey 7. Investor's Toolkit: The Art of Diversified Innovation Investing LEARN MORE: - Zack Ellison: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackellison/ - The 7 in 7 Show: ⁠https://7in7show.com/ - A.R.I. Venture Debt: ⁠https://www.arivc.com/ - DISCLAIMER: https://7in7show.com/disclaimer/