Eva Yazhari is the founder of Beyond Capital Ventures, who believes that the "high risk, high return" philosophy we all take for granted is actually a myth.
She's taken her Wall Street hedge fund background and built a VC firm focused on emerging markets in India and East Africa - and believes her portfolio is actually less risky than Silicon Valley VC.
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Beyond Capital Ventures Website - https://www.beyondcapitalventures.com/
Eva Yazhari on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-yazhari
We talk about:
- Eva's journey from Wall Street hedge funds to impact venture capital
- Why "high risk, high return" is a myth in investing
- Conscious leadership framework for evaluating founders
- Investment criteria: post-revenue, local teams, stakeholder focus
- Emerging markets opportunity in India and East Africa
- Abundance mindset vs scarcity mindset in capitalism
- Sharing carry with portfolio founders
& lots more
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:24) Eva's background from Wall Street to impact investing
(04:20) Challenges and learnings in transitioning to impact-focused venture capital
(07:21) Discussing the myth of high-risk, high-return philosophy
(10:05) Deal diligence process and investment criteria
(12:42) Approach to evaluating exit potential for portfolio companies
(16:12) Emerging markets opportunity in India and East Africa
(19:17) Identifying founders aligned with conscious leadership values
(22:10) Being a preferred investor and building strong founder relationships
(25:10) Abundance mindset in investing
(27:23) Sharing carry with founders
(29:24) Interesting portfolio companies and their solutions
(31:30) Biggest learning from investing in startups
(34:09) Rapid fire round begins - discussing investment sectors and stages
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