Venture Pill E55: Interview with Michael Fanfant, GP at Runa Capital
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And now, for this week’s prescription:
On this week’s dose, we have Michael Fanfant, General Partner at Runa Capital, a global VC firm built by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early stage software startups around the world. After attending Stanford University, Michael began his career at Capital One, where he eventually got the inspiration for his startup, Octane Lending. Then, in 2014, Michael and his co-founders started building a marketplace to make financing power sports fast and easy. Eventually they realized that they themselves needed to become the lender, and that’s where things really took off. After serving as COO at Octane for several years, Michael transitioned into what he saw as a long term career as a VC investor where he could leverage his experiences as a founder to help other founders in their journeys. In the interview you will hear about Michael’s entrepreneurial journey, what he looks for in potential investments, a couple of notable portfolio companies, and some great advice for the Pillgrims looking to break into venture.
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