Canapi Conversations
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About This Podcast
Canapi Conversations is your gateway to the ever-evolving intersection of banking and technology. Join the Canapi team and others in our ecosystem as we explore the people and ideas shaping the future of finance. Get an inside look at the individuals driving capital deployment, the innovations from our portfolio companies, and the strategies of our alliance banks. With challenges like shifting interest rates, regulatory changes, competitive pressures, and the battle for deposits, this podcast dives deep into the issues that matter most in today’s financial landscape.
About Canapi Ventures
Canapi Ventures is a financial technology and enterprise software venture platform investing in early to growth-stage companies offering disruptive alternatives to outdated business models and technologies. Backed by the Canapi Alliance – a network of over 70 of the leading financial institutions across the United States – Canapi's partners have decades of hands-on experience in financial services. Bringing unmatched sector experience and best-in-class sector knowledge, connections, and credibility.
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S2E6 S2:E6 Built, Agentic AI, and the Future of Construction Lending
While our last episode focused on how banks are thinking about AI, this episode looks at how one of our portfolio companies is building agentic AI directly into the products banks rely on. In this…
S2E5 S2:E5 AI, Actually: The AI Conversation with Banks
Banks aren’t only theorizing about AI nowadays. They're operationalizing it.In this episode, host Kristie Han (Canapi) sits down with Sangeetha Menon (Head Cloud Analytics, AI/ML & Gen AI…
S2E4 S2:E4 Nova Credit and the Rise of Cash Flow Underwriting
Host Keenan McCarthy speaks with Misha Esipov, co-founder and CEO of Nova Credit, about the evolution of cash flow underwriting and how it’s redefining credit decisioning. Fresh off Nova’s $35…
S2E3 S2:E3 Demystifying the Bank Vendor Management Process
When a company selling into banks reaches a handshake agreement with a business leader, it can feel like the hard part is over… and then vendor management begins. In this episode of Canapi…
S2E2 S2:E2 The Future of Lending: Casca and Live Oak Bank in Conversation
Season 2 continues with a candid conversation on the future of lending. Lukas Haffer (Casca) and Neil Underwood (Canapi / Live Oak Bank) explore why small business lending has been so difficult for…
S2E1 S2:E1 Reprogramming Bank DNA: How Banks Create a Culture of Innovation
September 3, 2025 | Season 2 opens with insights from two leaders who’ve been on the frontlines of bank innovation. Eric Schwartz speaks with Claire Verville (M&T) and Tyler Craft (First Horizon)…
S2 S2:Trailer Canapi Conversations Podcast
Season 2 of Canapi Conversations is here! Join Eric Schwartz, Keenan McCarthy, and the rest of the Canapi team as they explore the trends and technologies shaping the future of financial services.…
S1E8 S1:E8 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Walker Forehand
February 18 2025 | In our last and final episode of season 1, host Eric Schwartz sits down with Walker Forehand, President & General Partner at Canapi, to talk about his journey from painting…
S1E7 S1:E7 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Eric Schwartz
November 6, 2024 | In our seventh episode, the spotlight shifts to our host! Join us as we interview our podcasting powerhouse, Eric Schwartz, who takes us through his journey from the lawless…
S1E6 S1:E6 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Sara Shackelford
September 18, 2024 | In our sixth episode, Canapi pops into the back office to chat with the source of all that financial reporting – our very own CFO, Sara Shackelford. Join us as Sara shares her…
S1E5 S1:E5 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Jeff Reitman
July 28, 2024 | In our fifth episode, Canapi takes a trip to the city that never sleeps. Join us for a conversation with Jeff Reitman, General Partner and Head of our New York Office. Jeff delves…
S1E4 S1:E4 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Tom Davis
July 9, 2024 | In our fourth episode, Canapi goes west. Tune in for a conversation with Tom Davis, Canapi’s newest General Partner and head of our San Francisco office. Tom shares lessons from his…
S1E3 S1:E3 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Neil Underwood
February 26, 2024 | In our third episode, we explore Neil’s career and transition from technology to banking to fintech to venture and everything in between.
S1E2 S1:E2 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Chip Mahan
September 26, 2023 | In our second episode, we talk with Chip about the start of his banking career, launching the first bank on the internet, starting Live Oak Bank and Canapi, and tech trends that…
S1E1 S1:E1 Canapi Conversations Podcast | Gene Ludwig
August 6, 2023 | In our very first episode of the Canapi Conversations Podcast, we dive deep into the heart of the matter: the challenges and opportunities for our bank investor partners and portcos.…
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Canapi Conversations has published 15 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Business, Investing.
Canapi Conversations is currently declining with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 29m.
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