Smart Humans with Slava Rubin

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.

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  Episode #128

  Smart Humans: Pre-IPO Investor Briefing on AI Infrastructure companies and Fluidstack w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund

  Oct 2, 202650 min

  Brought to you by Templum Recorded 7/13/26 Slava Rubin and Jan-Erik Asplund explore the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market, focusing on Fluidstack and other key companies, technological trends, and investment opportunities. They discuss the energy demands of AI, the business models of neoclouds, and the risks and rewards of investing in this dynamic space.

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  Episode #127

  Smart Humans: Chef Robotics Founder/CEO Rajat Bhageria on the present and future of Physical AI and Robotics

  Sep 22, 202659 min

  Rajat is the Founder and CEO of Chef Robotics. Prior to Chef, Rajat was Founder and Managing Partner at Prototype Capital, a pre-seed venture capital fund investing in founders who apply new technology to old industries. Before that, Rajat was the Founder and CEO of ThirdEye, where he led a team to build a product that empowers the visually impaired by recognizing what’s in front of them; ThirdEye was ultimately sold. Rajat has written a book about education reform, published a scientific paper in electrical engineering, and written for Forbes about entrepreneurship. He has a Master’s degree in Robotics and Machine Learning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Episode #126

  Smart Humans: The Champion Fund's Marques Colston on his journey from NFL star to fund manager and investing across the sports ecosystem

  Sep 9, 202642 min

  Marques Colston is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of The Champion Fund. Operator and executive with more than a decade of leadership across the NFL, emerging sports leagues, and private capital. Co-owner of three Arena Football League franchises. Advised Arena Football League on strategic partnerships with DraftKings, CBS, William Hill, and Facebook. Strategic Advisor to NFLPA One Team Collective and NFL Players Inc. Advised on $350M+ in client assets as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott (Series 7 and Series 66 securities licenses). Co-Founder of Venture Playbook at Columbia Business School.

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  Episode #125

  Smart Humans: Investor Briefing on IPOs after SpaceX w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund

  Sep 2, 202650 min

  Recorded 8/4/26 Slava Rubin and Jan-Erik Asplund explore the recent IPO of SpaceX, its market performance, and the potential upcoming IPOs of major AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks.

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  Episode #124

  Smart Humans: Entrepreneur and Investor Shane Neman on startup failures, successful investments, and the future of AI and innovation.

  Aug 24, 202656 min

  Shane Neman is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He founded and successfully exited two technology companies, JoonBug and EZ Texting, before moving to the investing side. Today he is the Manager of Neman Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on frontier technology, including AI, robotics, defense tech, quantum computing, and longevity. Separately, he runs the Neman Family Office, which holds direct investments and commercial real estate. He is the author of "Nightlife Lessons" and writes about startups, investing, and health at shaneneman.com.

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