Fuel Venture Capital

08/12/2026

Soundtrack’s vision and impact recognized on the global stage. In a new episode of BBC Business Daily, Soundtrack.io CEO Ola Sars shares his journey from co-founding Beats Music to building Soundtrack, the platform transforming how businesses bring licensed music into their spaces. Listen to the full conversation at the link below.

Was selling his stake in Beats before Apple acquired the company the right decision?

08/03/2026

We’re proud to see CookUnity continue its impressive growth with the announcement of its first flagship storefront in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood. This expansion represents an exciting milestone as CookUnity continues to transform the way consumers access high-quality, chef-crafted meals at scale. Commercial Observer

CookUnity has inked 4,721 square feet of ground-floor retail space at Lam Group’s 1227 Broadway.

07/22/2026

Fuel Venture Capital Managing Partner and CIO Maggie Vo has been nominated for a "Women Building Miami" award at the 11th Annual Invest: Miami Leadership Summit! Taking place September 10 at Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus, the Invest: Miami Leadership Summit will bring together 500+ CEOs, investors, public officials, and business leaders for a full day of networking, panel discussions, breakfast, lunch, an awards ceremony, and an evening cocktail reception celebrating the people shaping Miami's future. Cast your vote at the link below!
https://form.typeform.com/to/Ngktmo0U

07/04/2026

This Fourth of July, we celebrate the founders, innovators, and visionaries building the future, because the freedom to dream big and create boldly is what drives progress. 🇺🇸

06/08/2026

AI is transforming the way Americans prepare and plan for taxes, but trust, accountability, and human expertise remain essential. Taxfyle CEO Richard Lavina shares why the future of tax preparation isn't about replacing professionals with AI, it's about empowering them. Taxfyle's human-in-the-loop approach combines AI-powered efficiency with licensed CPA oversight, helping deliver faster, smarter, and more reliable tax outcomes. Read the full article in Benzinga.

For most Americans, tax season means a frantic scramble in April, a pile of documents, and the nagging feeling that they probably missed something. Richard Lavina, CEO of Taxfyle, thinks AI is about to change all of that. But he's quick to add a caveat: the technology is only as good as the humans b...

05/25/2026

Honoring the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. This Memorial Day, we remember and thank those who served with courage and dedication. 🇺🇸

05/20/2026

It was an inspiring evening at the latest Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup, where Fuel Venture Capital’s Anuj Maheshwari joined Sunny Patel and Fritz Spencer for a fireside chat on The New Rules of Venture Capital. The conversation explored how AI and converging technologies are reshaping capital allocation, why sustainable growth and strong retention are becoming more important than ever, and how some of the biggest opportunities are emerging at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, energy, defense, and enterprise software. Thank you to Julia Lucidi for having us and to everyone who joined the discussion!

05/18/2026

At Fuel Venture Capital, we’re constantly exploring how the private markets are evolving and one of the biggest shifts happening today is the growing influence of RIAs in pre-IPO investing. In this conversation on The Investor Relations Podcast, our Founding Partner & Managing Director Jeff Ransdell joins Joshua Wilson to discuss how the traditional investor relations playbook is changing.

The public market is 50% smaller than it was in 2000. Companies are staying private longer. And the wealth being created during that private window is bypassing eve…

04/28/2026

Fuel Venture Capital’s Managing Director and Founding Partner, Jeff Ransdell, joins Derek Schwartz on Advisor Lab to share insights on navigating private markets as an individual investor. He dives into how Fuel is helping advisors unlock access to opportunities that have historically been out of reach, creating new ways to deliver value for their clients.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ByUD8p9sSuWpGqmuhTAGQ?si=02b81b292ff14792&nd=1&dlsi=a0e11b9128614822

04/21/2026

Fuel Venture Capital Founding Partner & Managing Director, Jeff Ransdell, is speaking at the Wall Street South FinTech Summit on May 14 at Miami Dade College. Bringing together finance leaders, fintech founders, investors, and innovators for a forward-looking conversation on what’s next in fintech. Presented by 1001 VC in partnership with Miami Dade College, Mana Tech, and citizenM hotels.

https://1001vc.com/events/wss-summit/images