Today’s guest is former NBA player Omri Casspi. Notably, he’s the first Israeli drafted to play in the NBA, he’s the managing director of the Omri Casspi Foundation, he’s got a VC fund, he’s even got his own podcast. Omri is now part of this crossover group of athletes in the right place at the right time. Less than a year after retiring, he co-founded his fund Sheva (seven in Hebrew) with David Citron. Their $50 million fund is focused on pre-seed and seed stage high-tech startups. I had a chance to spend time one on one with Omri in Tel Aviv and am suitably impressed. (Full disclosure: I’m an investor in his fund.) And now he’s back for an in-depth discussion on moving from professional sports to investing. Enjoy.

Guest - Omri Casspi, Tech Investor, Partner at Sheva, Managing Director at the Omri Casspi Foundation

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Show Notes:

(00:39) – Intro
(04:37) – Welcome Omri
(06:04) – The NBA draft
(12:17) – Moving back to Israel
(13:30) – Playing in the NBA
(14:06) – Similarities between sports teams and founders
(17:37) – Bringing value
(19:18) – Back to hoops
(26:06) – Web3 infrastructure play
(29:06) – Getting an investing edge
(30:36) – Helping founders succeed
(33:43) – Hosting a podcast
(35:21) – Screening investments
(37:30) – Israeli politics
(40:24) – The wallet is the thing
(42:48) – Wrapping up
(43:50) – Closing thoughts

Former NBA Player Omri Casspi on Moving from the Locker Room to the Boardroom (EP.200)