# Venture Capital, Manufacturing, & Single Malt Scotch with Exposition Ventures' Karen Kerr

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2021-02-09
- Length: 48m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Karen Kerr, Managing Director at Exposition Ventures and former Executive Managing Director at GE Ventures, discusses the state of venture capital in manufacturing and the early stages of Industry 4.0 adoption. She highlights specific investments in agile manufacturing and supply chain technologies, including companies like Azul 3D, Zometry, and GuardHat, while explaining why cross-industry value chain challenges are key investment criteria. Kerr also reflects on her career transition from physical chemistry to VC, the importance of executive sponsorship in corporate venture groups, and her personal interests in baseball and single malt scotch.

## Chapters

- [0:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=50) Introduction and Guest Background
- [6:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=393) Karen Kerr's Career Path from Chemistry to VC
- [11:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=719) Innovation Strategies at GE Ventures
- [21:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=1315) The State of Industry 4.0 and Agile Manufacturing
- [24:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=1477) Key Investment Themes and Companies
- [31:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-02-09-venture-capital-manufacturing-single-malt-scotch-with-exposition-ventures-karen#t=1895) Investment Criteria and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Exposition Ventures (company)
- GE Ventures (company)
- mHUB (company)
- Azul 3D (company)
- Zometry (company)
- GuardHat (product)
- Desktop Metal (company)
- Carbon (company)
- Pitchbook (company)
- Springbank 21 (product)
- Bruichladdich Distillery (company)

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