Laviva Mazhar is a Principal at Luge Capital. Luge Capital is a fintech-focused venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies in Canada and the United States. They are on a mission to build fintech champions with amazing founders.

In this episode, we discuss...

Her journey from McGill, work in economic development, a startup studio and breaking into VC
The first close of their $71M Fund II and what it is like raising a second fund
Predicting if a market opportunity can grow
Regulatory environment for fintech companies
How she keeps an edge and levels up as an investor
Unique areas to find strong dealflow
Two areas in fintech she is interested in right now

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