Smart Humans with Slava Rubin

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Smart Humans explores the world of alternative investments. From Venture to Collectibles, NFTs to Real Estate, Art to Debt and beyond - we discuss a new world of investment opportunities and the catalysts that impact their demand. Join our host Slava Rubin as he talks with entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders across the diverse ecosystem. Any data, text, or other content on this page is provided as general market information and not as investment advice. Past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future results. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital.

Episode Date
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Investor Briefing on Quantum Computing w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Jul 23, 2026
Smart Humans: Percent CEO Prath Reddy on the private credit market, investment strategies, and the U.S.'s economic outlook
Jul 14, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Waymo and Autonomous Driving w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Jul 01, 2026
Smart Humans: iConnection CEO Ron Biscardi on the SpaceX IPO and the future of private markets
Jun 19, 2026
Smart Humans: SpaceX IPO Investor Briefing w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Jun 09, 2026
Smart Humans: Vincent co-founder Slava Rubin on his market outlook, investment strategies, and picks for the next three years
May 28, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO for the Public Investor Briefing w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
May 21, 2026
Smart Humans: tZERO's CEO Alan Konevsky on tokenization and the future of financial infrastructure
May 13, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Healthtech startups Abridge, OpenEvidence, and Oura, w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
May 04, 2026
Smart Humans: Crypto, Gold, and Prediction Markets w/ Milk Road's John Gillen and Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Apr 23, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on defense tech startups Anduril, Shield AI, and Saronic, w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Apr 16, 2026
Smart Humans: Skybridge's Anthony Scaramucci on the current macroeconomic environment and investment strategies
Apr 08, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO briefing on $20 billion AI startup Perplexity w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Apr 01, 2026
Smart Humans: Orchard Global CEO Paul Horvath on Europe v. the U.S. and current macroeconomic trends
Mar 24, 2026
Smart Humans: Churchill Asset Management CEO Ken Kencel on the evolution of private credit and the impact of AI
Mar 18, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO investor Briefing on Ramp, OpenEvidence, Apptronik, Whop, and Shield AI, w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Mar 12, 2026
Smart Humans: Tether co-founder Reeve Collins on the evolution of stablecoins and the future of finance
Mar 05, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Investor Briefing on Robotics (Apptronik, Figure AI), featuring Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Feb 26, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO investor Briefing on Databricks, Groq, Anduril, Anthropic, and Canva, w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Feb 18, 2026
Smart Humans: Goodfin CEO and co-founder Anna Joo Fee on the current market for pre-IPO startups, predictions for the future, and hot sectors to watch
Feb 11, 2026
Smart Humans: Full 2026 Preview w/ Vincent's Adam Katz
Feb 04, 2026
Smart Humans: Augment co-founder and CEO Noel Moldvai on the vision behind Augment, predictions for 2026, and practical advice for investing in pre-IPO companies
Jan 27, 2026
Smart Humans: 2026 Real Estate Preview w/ Vincent's Adam Katz
Jan 22, 2026
Smart Humans: 2026 Crypto Preview w/ Vincent's Adam Katz
Jan 19, 2026
Smart Humans: 2026 Art/Collectibles Preview w/ Vincent's Adam Katz
Jan 15, 2026
Smart Humans: 2026 Pre-IPO Preview w/ Vincent's Adam Katz
Jan 12, 2026
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Polymarket and Kalshi w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Dec 23, 2025
Smart Humans: Fundrise CEO Ben Miller on the state of the real estate market and his predictions for 2026
Dec 17, 2025
Smart Humans: 2025 SpaceX investor briefing with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Dec 10, 2025
Smart Humans: Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, EquityZen CEO Atish Davda, and Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund on five emerging companies in the pre-IPO market
Dec 03, 2025
Smart Humans: Figma Investor Briefing w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Nov 26, 2025
Smart Humans: Lightstone DIRECT's Sanford Blumenthal on democratizing real estate investing and the unique opportunities available in the industrial sector.
Nov 18, 2025
Smart Humans: Kraken co-CEO and Tribe capital founder Arjun Sethi on Bitcoin and the importance of data-driven decision making
Nov 12, 2025
Smart Humans: Multicoin Capital founder Kyle Samani on the world of crypto, the significance of the Genius Act and the future of DeFi.
Nov 05, 2025
Smart Humans: Heron Finance CEO and Founder Mike Sall on the world of private credit investing
Oct 27, 2025
Smart Humans: VC Investor Tim Draper on his early investments into iconic companies and the role of Bitcoin in the financial system
Oct 21, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO briefing on Elon Musk's companies with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund and Healey Pre-IPO's Christine Healey
Oct 14, 2025
Smart Humans: Grayscale's Zach Pandl and Fundstrat's Sean Farrell on the future of digital assets beyond Bitcoin
Oct 08, 2025
Smart Humans: Siren Biotechnology's CEO Nicole Paulk on revolutionizing cancer treatment and the current state of the biotech market.
Oct 01, 2025
Smart Humans: SuRo Capital CEO Mark Klein on the evolution of IPOs, the current market landscape, and the future of private markets.
Sep 23, 2025
Smart Humans: InfraHub Compute's Blake Hughes on the potential of real assets and investing in cloud computing hardware
Sep 16, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO briefing on the AI Landscape with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund and Worth Media's Josh Kampel
Sep 10, 2025
Smart Humans: EquityZen's CEO Atish Davda on the evolving landscape of pre-IPO investing and the hottest sectors in the space
Sep 02, 2025
Smart Humans: 2025 Pre-IPO Briefing on Stripe with Sacra's Marcelo Ballvé
Aug 27, 2025
Smart Humans: HEALEY PRE-IPO’s Christine Healey on investing in pre-IPO Tech Unicorns in today’s market
Aug 19, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Klarna with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Aug 12, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on CoreWeave with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Aug 05, 2025
Smart Humans: Entrepreneur James Altucher on becoming a successful investor, the impact of AI on the economy, and the future of crypto
Jul 29, 2025
Smart Humans: Wefunder CEO Nick Tommarello on the evolution of crowdfunding, the importance of community investing, and democratizing startup investing
Jul 23, 2025
Smart Humans: Energea's Mike Silvestrini on the renewable energy sector and the evolution of solar energy investments
Jul 14, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on defense tech startup Anduril with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Jul 07, 2025
Smart Humans: Unlimited's CEO Bob Elliott on the current economic landscape and making hedge fund strategies accessible to everyone.
Jun 30, 2025
Smart Humans: Alture Funds' CEO Harold Hofer on the evolution of alternative investing and the importance of yield and diversification
Jun 23, 2025
Smart Humans: Fenchurch Legal's CEO and founder Louisa Klouda on the world of litigation finance and the opportunities it presents for investors
Jun 16, 2025
Smart Humans: EquityMultiple CEO Charles Clinton on the importance of diversification, the impact of interest rates, and the state of the real estate market
Jun 09, 2025
Smart Humans: Vintage's Alan Feld on managing $4.5 billion, venture investing, and finding great managers
May 30, 2025
Smart Humans: Milk Road's Kyle Reidhead on the crypto space, the importance of stablecoins, and his predictions for the market.
May 22, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Glean with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
May 16, 2025
Smart Humans: FranShares' Kenny Rose on on investing into franchises and how the asset class can hedge against a recession
May 07, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Neuralink with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Apr 23, 2025
Smart Humans: Worth Media Chairman Jim McCann on diversifying across alternatives, scaling 1-800-FLOWERS to a public company, and the value of being curious
Apr 08, 2025
Smart Humans: Neutral's Nate Helbach on developing sustainable, wellness-focused real estate and the future of luxury housing
Mar 24, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Anthropic with Vincent's Eric Cantor and Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Mar 06, 2025
Smart Humans: Argo co-founder Peter Grosskopf on investing in precious metals and building a digital gold investment platform
Feb 24, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on SpaceX with Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Feb 13, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on OpenAI with Vincent's Eric Cantor and Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
Feb 05, 2025
Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Briefing on Stripe with Sacra's Marcelo Ballvé
Jan 29, 2025
Smart Humans: Meanwhile's CEO and co-founder Zac Townsend on life insurance denominated in Bitcoin, thinking long-term, and innovating fintech forward
Jan 20, 2025
Smart Humans: The Year in Alternative Investing and Predictions for 2025 with Vincent's Adam Katz
Jan 08, 2025
Smart Humans: Cambria Investment Management founder Meb Faber on private markets, farmland, and investing globally
Dec 23, 2024
Smart Humans: Nectar co-founder and CEO Derrick Barker on investing into real estate debt, how to underwrite multifamily buildings and picking the next hot real estate markets.
Dec 11, 2024
Smart Humans: Solana co-founder Raj Gokal on building one of the biggest crypto companies in the world, navigating the asset class, and his outlook for 2025
Nov 22, 2024
Smart Humans: CapitalPad co-founder Travis Jamison on sourcing, investing in, and profiting from small and medium sized businesses
Nov 11, 2024
Smart Humans: Vincent co-founder Slava Rubin on alternative assets, his investment philosophy and supporting entrepreneurs
Nov 01, 2024
Smart Humans: Doorvest CEO and co-founder Andrew Luong on turnkey real estate investing and how to avoid dealing with tenants and tough homes
Oct 16, 2024
Smart Humans: SkyBridge Capital's Anthony Scaramucci on the 2024 election and its effects on the private markets
Oct 02, 2024
Smart Humans: EquityZen's Atish Davda on pre-IPO venture investing and the latest trends in the asset class
Sep 18, 2024
Smart Humans: Auren Hoffman on angel investing, venture capital, and how he invests into data businesses
Sep 03, 2024
Smart Humans: Frec's Mo Al Adham on direct indexing and tax loss harvesting
Aug 14, 2024
Smart Humans: Alliance CEO Ben Reinberg on commercial real estate and medical office investing
Aug 05, 2024
Smart Humans: Hiive's Sim Desai on trading private securities and launching a new private market index
Jul 22, 2024
Smart Humans: Affirm's Max Levchin on entrepreneurship, angel investing, and the future of finance
Jul 08, 2024
Smart Humans: Groundfloor's Brian Dally on capturing yield via real estate investing and predicting the US economy
Jun 24, 2024
Smart Humans: Percent CEO and Founder Nelson Chu on private credit investing and optimizing yield
Jun 12, 2024
Smart Humans: Carry Founder Ankur Nagpal on tax optimization and getting the best return from your investments
May 23, 2024
Smart Humans: Issuance CEO Darren Marble on equity crowdfunding, "Going Public" and storytelling for entrepreneurs
May 13, 2024
Smart Humans: 3i Members' Mark Gerson on their investing network, the importance of community, and accessing unique alternative investments
Apr 24, 2024
Smart Humans: Forge Capital's Kelly Rodriques on private market investing, navigating IPOs, and how to find the next breakout companies
Apr 08, 2024
Smart Humans: Republic’s Kendrick Nguyen on the last few years in venture, revisiting his predictions and the massive opportunities that lie ahead
Mar 28, 2024
Smart Humans: DealMaker's Rebecca Kacaba on investing into private markets and powering equity crowdfunding
Mar 13, 2024
Smart Humans: Equity Multiple's Charles Clinton on real estate investing and which sectors to invest in and which to avoid
Feb 15, 2024
Smart Humans: Fund That Flip's Matt Rodak on real estate investing and evaluating single family homes
Feb 16, 2023
Smart Humans: Alumni Ventures' Mike Collins on venture investing and scaling across universities
Jan 19, 2023
Smart Humans: Fundrise's Ben Miller on real estate investing and 3 housing markets that will continue to appreciate
Oct 26, 2022
Smart Humans: Fanatics Collectibles co-founder Josh Luber on investing into Sports and Culture
Oct 05, 2022
Smart Humans: The Riverside Company's Stewart Kohl on managing $15B AUM, doing 900 transactions in Private Equity, and scaling globally
Sep 21, 2022
Smart Humans: Fin Capital's Logan Allin on the future of fintech, shifting valuations, and the benefits of chess
Sep 07, 2022
Smart Humans: Coinfund's Jake Brukhamn on investing into web3, picking Layer 1s, and finding opportunities in today's markets
Aug 17, 2022
Smart Humans: Republic’s Kendrick Nguyen on equity crowdfunding and the future of crypto
Jul 20, 2022
Smart Humans: StartEngine’s Howard Marks on alts over stocks, understanding the 1031 exchange technique in real estate, and the democratization of venture capital.
Jul 07, 2022
Smart Humans: Jason Calacanis on angel investing, the state of venture capital, and trusting the process
Jun 30, 2022
Smart Humans: QED's Frank Rotman on spotting unicorns, building Capital One, and diversified alts investing.
Jun 22, 2022
Smart Humans: Yieldstreet’s Milind Mehere on investing for yield and navigating a volatile market
Jun 15, 2022
Smart Humans: Propel(x) Swati Chaturvedi on investing into deeptech, life sciences, and biotech
Jun 01, 2022
Smart Humans: Skybridge's Anthony Scaramucci on investing into alts, navigating a bear market, and staying long bitcoin.
May 25, 2022
Smart Humans: The Fund's Jenny Fielding on angel investing, believing in yourself, and innovation going global.
May 18, 2022
Smart Humans: Betterment’s Eli Broverman on building a billion-dollar FinTech unicorn and investing in the future.
May 11, 2022
Smart Humans: FarmTogether’s Artem Milinchuk on farmland as an asset class and hedging against inflation.
May 04, 2022
Smart Humans: Applied Arts’ Ryan Chang on investing into sneakers, the history of the asset, and picking tomorrow’s winners
Apr 27, 2022
Smart Humans: Slated’s Stephan Paternot on investing into movies and predicting box office returns
Apr 20, 2022
Smart Humans: Collectable’s Ezra Levine on investing into sports cards as an asset class, fractional ownership, and finding the blue chip investments
Apr 13, 2022
Smart Humans: VaynerX’s Gary Vaynerchuk on investing into NFTs, trend-spotting, and “doing the work”
Apr 05, 2022
Smart Humans: Cult Wine’s Tom Gearing on investing into wine as an asset class
Mar 30, 2022
Smart Humans: Congressman Patrick McHenry on driving innovations in fintech, navigating regulations, and getting more access for investors
Mar 23, 2022
Smart Humans: Masterworks’ Scott Lynn on art investing, researching the art market, and picking winners
Mar 16, 2022
Smart Humans: Gumroad’s Sahil Lavingia on angel investing, raising $5M from the crowd, and Web3
Mar 09, 2022
Smart Humans: Collectors Holdings’ Nat Turner on making good sports card investments, taking CLCT private, and the future of investing into collectibles
Feb 28, 2022
Smart Humans: Uniswap’s Mary Catherine Lader on the future of DeFi (Decentralized Finance), choosing Layer 1 vs Layer 2 protocols, and the impact of blockchain on our world
Feb 28, 2022
Smart Humans: 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale on spotting unicorns early, macro market trends, and the importance of diversifying into alternative investments
Feb 28, 2022