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In this episode, Saka talks to Dr Mohammed Nuru about the crossovers between finance, tech and entrepreneurship with medicine.
Dr Mohammed is currently an MD candidate at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, conducting research in the fields of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience.

He shares his knowledge within the field of medicine and how tech and finance is integrated within medicine.

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In this episode, Saka talks to Farhan Ialji about his experience with LTV capital and the building of startup companies.
Farhan is the Founder of LTV Capital who work with founders, venture capital investors, institutional and private investors globally to find the right partnerships, investments and support to build a thriving venture ecosystem that benefits all.
Previously, he was Director in the Venture Partnerships team at Anthemis, exploring venture tech and fund investments. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at King’s College London and a part-time lecturer at London Business School on managing in digital organisations.

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In this episode, Saka talks to Nihil Mehta about how 4 friends started a VC firm from scratch and about how to scale relationships and networks. They also discussed thematic vs opportunistic investing.
Nihal is a Co-Founder at Eniac Ventures and was an Angel Investor at Uber. Early in his career, he honed his ability to spot top entrepreneurial talent by investing in Admob (acquired by Google), Swiftkey (acquired by Microsoft), Tapad (acquired by Telenor), Tala, and Uber, to name a few. Nihal and his wife are now angel investors and LPs in almost 100 underrepresented founders and fund managers.

Nihal is a co-founder of the non-profit “Project Ahimsa,” providing scholarships to disadvantaged youth in India, where his parents immigrated from in the early 1970s. Nihal also recently co-founded initiatives like Help Main Street to help restaurants survive the pandemic, and The 100k Pledge, a social justice tracker of economic empowerment to Black communities

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In this episode, Saka speaks to Ross Haleliuk all about how he leveraged content creation to become an investor
Ross is an experienced operator and product leader at LimaCharlie shaping the future of cybersecurity. He is also the author of the substack, Venture Insecurity where he writes regular blogs talking all things cybersecurity.
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In this episode, Saka speaks to Carlos Pereira about his expertise in the crypto centric side of VC.
Carlos is a Partner at BITKRAFT Ventures based in New York. He generally focuses on crypto-centric opportunities globally, as well as expanding the funds' coverage in LatAm and India. 
Prior to joining the team, he worked at Eldridge, investing in private markets with a focus on growth equity and venture capital, especially in media and interactive entertainment. 

Originally from Brazil, Carlos is a graduate of the Political Philosophy program at University of Virginia. He is passionate about Jiu Jitsu and games.

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In this episode, Saka talks to Sarah Millar about diversity and inclusion in the VC space. 
Sarah is COO of Diversity VC and is director of VPP Operations at OhmConnect. Through her work at Diversity VC, she works with entrepreneurs, investors and universities in order to create an industry that is free from bias.
At Wharton, she held internships with two impact investors in Mexico City (IGNIA and Adobe Capital.) She also served as a consultant for multiple impact organizations, including local and global impact funds and nonprofits.
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Saka’s Is That So? is a podcast that focuses on challenging conventional norms across a range of industries including entrepreneurship, finance, tech, society and culture, to help us question things we assume as true.