Stride VC's Fred Destin on how to build trust in a competitive, chaotic world
Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.
On today’s show, we welcome a long-time VC investor who brings the perspective from both sides of the pond. Fred Destin, the founder of Stride VC, a seed fund operating out of London and currently investing out of its second £123M fund, shares his vi…
Fred Destin: On the Craft of Venture (Part 1) | Episode 50
In this special two-part episode of "Nothing Ventured," host Aarish Shah sits down with Fred Destin, founder of Stride VC, to explore the evolving landscape of venture capital. They discuss the complex relationship between founders and VCs, highlighting the discontent many founders feel towards tra…
Fred Destin: Crafting Meaningful Relationships in Venture (Part 2) | Episode 52
In this special two-part episode of "Nothing Ventured," host Arish Shah sits down with Fred Destin, founder of Stride VC. They delve into the evolving dynamics between founders and venture capitalists, highlighting the surprising discontent founders often feel towards VCs. Fred shares insights from…
E387 | Mike Reiner (432 Legacy), Fred Destin (Stride) & Rupda: Founder-VC dynamics & deep personal work impact on our relationships
In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas is joined by Mike Reiner, General Partner at 432 Legacy, Fred Destin from Stride, and Rupda, a coach specializing in deep work retreats. The conversation explores the role of inner work in venture capital, highlighting its potential to improve founder-in…
Fred Destin - Optimize for Intimacy and Speed
He almost needs no introduction as Fred has been investing for over 15 years in the US and in Europe as a General Partner with Accomplice, Accel and now Stride, a fund he started with Harry Stebbings from 20VC. He backed 7 billion dollar companies from Seed onwards, including Zoopla, Deliveroo and …
E486 | Fred Destin, Stride: Living a Meaningful Life in Tech (EUVC Summit 2025)
If you came expecting a neat keynote, you were in for something else entirely.What he gave us instead in fourteen minutes was part sermon, part therapy, and part existential gut check for anyone shaping the future.Here’s what stuck:“This isn’t a rehearsal.”Fred opened with vulnerability: standing i…
126. Fred Destin: How start-up boards create & destroy value (and whether we should be thinking about value at all)
Fred Destin is founder of Stride VC and was lead investor at Cazoo, Deliveroo, Integral Ad Science and Zoopla. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: Where have you seen start-up board members add most value to their organisations? (1:39) How did the Zoopla board get comfortable with giving away 30% equi…
E593 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Fred Destin, Stride: Living a Meaningful Life in Tech
At EUVC Summit 2025, Fred Destin, founder of Stride, didn’t give us a movie, or a polished pitch. He gave us something rarer—an unfiltered meditation on truth, technology, and the role of venture capital in shaping the next 50–100 years.
Not Just Capital. Not Just Companies.Fred framed venture not …
AI, Ethics & Emergence - Rethinking Our Relationship with Intelligence
A circle of inquiry into the soul of intelligence — human, artificial, and planetary.
In this special Voices of Emergence gathering, we convene a deep dialogue with Amanda Efthimiou, Lisanne Buik, Timothée Brès, and Fred Destin — exploring what it means to stay human in an age of accelerating intel…
Fred Destin on Venture, Velocity, and What Endures
Fred Destin is co-founder of Stride.VC and one of Europe’s most respected venture capitalists.
Over two decades, Fred has backed some of Europe’s most iconic startups, but this conversation goes far beyond business. Fred shares his deeply personal journey, revealing how he moved from hyper-performa…
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