Fintech Leaders Latif Peracha, General Partner at M13 - The Future of Money, Investing Frameworks, & Lessons From Working With Richard Branson
Miguel Armaza sits down with Latif Peracha, General Partner at M13, a venture capital firm with over $900M of Assets Under Management, focused on enabling technologies that power the future of consumer behavior.
Latif is in charge of the investing strategy for M13 and leads the Web3 and fintech verticals, with investments in companies like Rho, Lightning Labs, Solana, Nori, Delphia and many more.
He was previously a Managing Director at Virgin Group where he led investing in the Americas and worked directly with Richard Branson.
We discuss:
- Investing in the future of money and how companies at the intersection of financial services and web3 are modernizing established markets, while building industries of the future
- How M13 analyzes the long-term potential of a business and looks for visionary leaders in industries with significant tailwinds when making investment decisions
- M13 remains bullish on crypto, but it’s gonna take courage for investors to continue backing companies in the category through uncertainty and volatility
- What Latif learned working with Richard Branson and whether every entrepreneur should aspire to be like Richard… 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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