Marshall Sandman: Inside the Celebrity VC Boom
Post Run High
iHeartPodcasts
1.1 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
He founded a VC firm and invests with celebrities like Paris Hilton, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Brady.
In this high-energy conversation, Marshall Sandman shares his journey from Goldman Sachs and WarnerMedia to launching Animal Capital with Griffin Johnson and Noah Beck. From having a Kentucky Derby horse named after him to investing in billion-dollar companies like Whatnot and Colossal Biosciences, Marshall dives deep into what it takes to succeed in venture capital. He shares details on the deals Animal Capital are involved in and how he's had the opportunity to help Paris Hilton, Tom Brady, Chris Hemsworth and so many more celebrities invest in startups. He breaks down why grit matters more than credentials, how cold outreach built his network, and why obsession is the key to building lasting businesses. This episode is packed with insights on startups, investing, celebrity partnerships, and the hustle behind turning bold ideas into reality.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi guys, welcome back to Post Run Hi. I'm your host Kate Max, and this podcast is where |
| 0:10.1 | movement meets conversation. Today's guest is Marshall Sandman. He's the founder of Animal Capital, |
| 0:14.6 | which is a Gen Z focused venture fund that blends culture, creators, and capital in a totally new way. |
| 0:20.1 | Marshall's background is wild from Goldman Sachs |
| 0:22.6 | to Warner Media to now investing |
| 0:24.6 | in the next generation of world-changing startups. |
| 0:27.3 | He's also one of those people who somehow |
| 0:29.7 | makes business sound fun and human. |
| 0:32.6 | Right before filming this sit down conversation, |
| 0:34.7 | we wrapped up a long run and Marshall is quite the runner himself. So you |
| 0:39.3 | guys have to go check out our running interview as well if you haven't seen that already. Today, |
| 0:43.7 | we're diving into everything from what inspired Animal Capital to how he got his business going |
| 0:49.5 | and how he thinks about legacy, purpose, and building things that matter. We've got our post-run high going and flowing. |
| 0:56.3 | We're feeling good. |
| 0:57.7 | So let's get into today's conversation with Marshall. |
| 1:00.5 | Love you guys. |
| 1:05.6 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:15.4 | Thank you. Art Podcasts. Marshall Sandman, welcome to poster on hi. |
| 1:17.9 | Hi, Kate. |
| 1:18.8 | Hi. |
| 1:19.1 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:20.0 | Thanks for being here. |
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