Sramana Mitra: What is the geography focus?
Evan Zimmerman: We mostly invest in the US but we actually have done a number of deals outside. The people who invest in the US primarily do so for a few reasons. For some people, it’s because they don’t feel that they can understand the local market. There are also some logistical and legal considerations. We’ve done a number of deals in Israel and UK. You’re seeing a lot more funds going to Latin America, but we haven’t done a deal yet.
>>>Janam Mehta, Partner at Campus Fund and Venture Investments at JSW Ventures, discusses the progress of the Indian startup ecosystem.
Sramana Mitra: Tell us about a bit of your background as well as what are you up to with the investments.
>>>Evan Zimmerman, Chairman of Jovono, discusses his fund’s investment philosophy, especially around pre-seed and seed.
Sramana Mitra: Tell us a bit about yourself and Jovono. Let’s get acquainted.
Evan Zimmerman: I started my first company when I was a teenager. It was a consumer product company called Mighty Mug. I was successful and sold millions of units. From there, I went on to start Jovono which is a venture capital firm that invests in paradigm-shifting founders. They’re solving hard problems and building delightful products.
>>>Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner and CTO at 8VC, discusses his firm’s investment thesis, and we have an interesting discussion about the definition of a “good” entrepreneur.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner and CTO at 8VC, discussing his firm’s investment thesis. We had an interesting discussion about the definition of a “good” entrepreneur.
UpTerra
As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Roland Van der Meer from San Francisco, California, pitch UpTerra, a fascinating AgTech company that is already at $3M in revenue.
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Pawel Maj, Investment Director, Warsaw Equity Group, discusses post-seed and pre-series A funding in Eastern and Central Europe in the context of his firm’s investment thesis.
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