Fintech Leaders Zach Noorani, Foundation Capital Partner – The Future of Financial Services, Global Fintech Opportunities, & Lessons From Investing Mistakes
Miguel Armaza sits down with Zach Noorani, Partner at Foundation Capital, a 28-year venture capital firm with $3 billion in assets under management, currently investing out of its 10th flagship fund. Foundation has previously backed great companies like Stripe, Solana, Lending Club, Envestnet, Alto, and many more.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What Zach learned after spending almost a decade at Capital One and why there’s such a strong fintech alumni network coming out of the bank
- Differences and similarities between US-based founders and Latin American entrepreneurs
- The importance of specializing in financial services and fintech and how it’s allowed Zach to distinguish fairytales from reality
- Transitioning from operator to investor, best practices for board management… and a lot more!
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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing 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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