Dec 17, 202546 minS2
<p>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 episode of Canapi...
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Canapi Conversations
Hosted by Canapi Ventures · business · EN
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enterprise software venture platform investing in early to growth-stage companies offering disruptive alternatives to outdated business models and technologies.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 f
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What is Canapi Conversations about?
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.
Who hosts Canapi Conversations?
Canapi Conversations is hosted by Canapi Ventures. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Canapi Conversations covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S2:E6 Built, Agentic AI, and the Future of Construction Lending" (17 December 2025, 46 minutes), "S2:E5 AI, Actually: The AI Conversation with Banks" (19 November 2025, 38 minutes), and "S2:E4 Nova Credit and the Rise of Cash Flow Underwriting" (5 November 2025, 29 minutes).
How often does Canapi Conversations publish?
Canapi Conversations publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Canapi Conversations?
Booking probability for Canapi Conversations is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Canapi Conversations requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Canapi Conversations's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Canapi Conversations?
The strongest fits for Canapi Conversations are Banking & Credit Unions. Canapi Conversations has a business audience.
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Canapi Ventures hosts Canapi Conversations, a business podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Nov 19, 202538 minS2<p>Banks aren’t only theorizing about AI nowadays. They're operationalizing it.</p><p>In this episode, host Kristie Han (Canapi) sits down with Sangeetha Menon (Head Cloud Analytics, AI/ML & Gen AI Platforms, Truist)...
Nov 5, 202529 minS2<p>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 million Series D, Misha...
Oct 22, 202528 minS2<p>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 Conversations, host Keenan...
Sep 24, 202528 minS2<p>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 both borrowers and...
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Sep 4, 202527 minS2<p>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) about what it really...
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Aug 27, 20251 minS2<p>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. This season you...
Feb 18, 202531 minS1<p>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 methanol tanks to...
Jan 30, 202529 minS1<p>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 pinball arcades of...
Jan 30, 202514 minS1<p>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 journey through the...
Jan 30, 202528 minS1<p>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 into how his journey...
Jan 30, 202529 minS1<p>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 extensive...
Jan 30, 202512 minS1<p>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.</p>
Jan 30, 202521 minS1<p>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 can help to...
Jan 28, 202534 minS1<p>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. Gene discusses...
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Kevin Johnson
dean and Mabie-Apallas professor of public interest law at the University of California, Davis, School of Law, Connecticut State Library's History and Genealogy department
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Lukas Haffer
CEO, Casca
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Eric Schwartz
Vice President of Corporate Development, Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Tom Davis
President of the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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