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[Original air date, May 9, 2023] Miguel Armaza sits down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the largest Venture Capital funds in the world, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

Based in NYC, David focuses exclusively on investing in global fintech. Before a16z, he founded Bond Street, a NY fintech that aimed to transform small business lending in the US. Bond Street was eventually acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2017.

We discuss:

• Company building lessons from his experience at Bond Street and why he always looks for people with “humble confidence”
• The power of storytelling and why David believes effective storytelling is crucial for entrepreneurs and investors
• The future of fintech
• Key qualities of a good venture capital investor
• A look inside a16z and the vision of Mark and Ben for the firm… and a lot more!

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Miguel Armaza interviews Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner at Team8, a global Venture-Creation and VC Fund with over a 1 billion dollars in AUM, that creates and invests in companies focusing on Fintech, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and Digital Health. Since launching in 2014, Team8 has built 20 companies and achieved over two billion dollars in exits.

Prior to Team8, Rakefet was the CEO of Bank Leumi, which she drove to become the largest company by market cap in all of Israel.

We discuss:

• Team8’s process behind incubating and launching massive companies
• Transforming and building a company’s culture
• How great talent is the most important ingredient behind achieving great results
• Why embedded fintech will drive the future of financial services… and a lot more!

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[Original air date, July 4, 2023] Miguel Armaza brings you a curated selection of the best lessons, stories, and candid reflections about raising venture capital.

You’ll hear directly from some of the strongest fintech entrepreneurs around the world spanning four continents. The founders featured in this episode have built revolutionary companies. Many of them multi-billion-dollar enterprises. To get there, they’ve successfully raised venture capital from some of the most respected investors in the world.

We feature nine founders:

• Alex Prot, CEO/Co-Founder of Qonto
• Laura Spiekerman and Tommy Nicholas, Co-Founders of Alloy
• Itai Damti, CEO/Co-Founder of Unit
• Brynne McNulty Rojas, Co-Founder of Habi
• Katlego Maphai, CEO/Co-Founder of Yoco
• Jorge Combe, CEO/Co-Founder of DD360
• Kurt Lin, CEO/Co-Founder of Pinwheel
• Rob Petrozzo, CPO/Co-Founder of Rally

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur just starting your journey, or a seasoned founder facing new challenges, we hope you find valuable takeaways in this episode.

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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.

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