VC10X - Emerging Markets Are The Opportunity of Our Lifetime - Eva Yazhari, Founder, Beyond Capital Ventures

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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