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Speaking to leading Investors and Entrepreneurs around the world - Check out our Substack for the previous conversations!

  1. S1, E3: Building for the Crypto Infrastructure Mission - Travis Scher, North Island Ventures

    OCT 7

    S1, E3: Building for the Crypto Infrastructure Mission - Travis Scher, North Island Ventures

    In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Travis Scher, co-founder of North Island Ventures, to explore crypto investing and venture capital. Travis shares his journey from a disgruntled lawyer discovering Bitcoin in 2014 to becoming a seasoned crypto VC at Digital Currency Group and launching his own fund. He discusses North Island’s thesis on crypto as an enabling technology, the challenges of fundraising during COVID, and building a values-driven firm. Travis offers actionable insights on selecting partners, diversifying investments, and backing entrepreneurs solving real-world financial problems with blockchain, making this a must-listen for crypto investing enthusiasts. ---- The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack for show notes and transcript! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    30 min
  2. S1, E2: The Quest for Real Crypto Adoption - Lucas He, Tomorrow Ventures

    SEP 30

    S1, E2: The Quest for Real Crypto Adoption - Lucas He, Tomorrow Ventures

    In this episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Lucas He, founder of Tomorrow Ventures, to dive into crypto investing and venture capital. Lucas shares his journey from buying Bitcoin in 2013 to building a crypto fund focused on real-world adoption. With experience at State Street and OP Crypto, he discusses bridging crypto to industries like healthcare and AI, navigating fundraising challenges, and crafting a portfolio for institutional adoption. Lucas’s insights on real-world crypto use cases and portfolio exits offer actionable strategies for investors and founders aiming to drive crypto adoption beyond speculation. ---- The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack for show notes and transcript! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    39 min
  3. S1, E1: Raising A $20M Fund 1 At 27 - Sal Gal, Escape Velocity

    SEP 23

    S1, E1: Raising A $20M Fund 1 At 27 - Sal Gal, Escape Velocity

    In the premiere episode of Inquisitive VC, host Nawaz Ahmed interviews Sal Gala, co-founder of EV3, to explore venture capital and crypto investing. Sal shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin during Venezuela’s hyperinflation to launching a venture fund focused on DePin (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) and real-world crypto use cases like zkTLS. He offers insights on overcoming fundraising challenges, embracing non-consensus investing, and driving escape velocity for startups. From his Ribbit Capital experience to EV3’s bold bets on crypto innovation, Sal provides actionable strategies for founders and investors navigating crypto markets. ---- The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack for show notes and transcript! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    28 min
  4. Boris Revsin - Tribe Capital

    07/01/2024

    Boris Revsin - Tribe Capital

    Welcome to The Inquisitive VC. Today I am speaking to Boris Revsin, the Managing Director of Tribe Capital. We speak about his journey to crypto, how Tribe invests, crypto cycles and narratives, airdrops and more! I hope you enjoy this episode. The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack for show notes and transcript! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    33 min
  5. Richard Chen - 1confirmation

    02/12/2024

    Richard Chen - 1confirmation

    Welcome to the Inquisitive VC, today I am speaking to Richard Chen a General Partner at 1confirmation, a seed-focused crypto venture fund. We talk about Richards's prediction of underrated product trends for 2024, the function of airdrop and points, difficult questions asked by LPs and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode! The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack for show notes and transcript! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    30 min
  6. Founders Funds Joey Krug on building crypto native vs building general products, his anti-portfolio and more!

    05/22/2023

    Founders Funds Joey Krug on building crypto native vs building general products, his anti-portfolio and more!

    Joey Krug is a Partner at Founders Fund (FF) and leads their crypto investments. Joey is also a co-founder of Augur, one of the first projects on Ethereum, and of Eco. Prior to FF, Joey was the Co-CIO of Pantera Capital. We speak about practical use cases of crypto, challenges crypto founders face, building crypto native vs building general products, Joey’s anti-portfolio and much more. The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack  Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    21 min
  7. Polygons Sachi Kamiya on Polygons zkEVM, learning early stage investing & what interests her in this market!

    05/01/2023

    Polygons Sachi Kamiya on Polygons zkEVM, learning early stage investing & what interests her in this market!

    Sachi Kamiya does Investments at Polygon, one of the leading scaling solutions for Ethereum. Prior to Polygon, Sachi worked in the traditional finance world. We talk about her journey to crypto, Polygon zkEVM, the Polygon Ecosystem Fund, learning early-stage investing and a lot more! The podcast is also available on your favourite podcast sources like Spotify, Apple and Youtube! Check out the Substack  Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    22 min
  8. Hasheds' Baek Kim on going from AWS to crypto, being a crypto native VC & how the Asian market differs to the US

    08/22/2022

    Hasheds' Baek Kim on going from AWS to crypto, being a crypto native VC & how the Asian market differs to the US

    Baek Kim is a General Partner at Hashed, a crypto-native VC focused on bridging the ecosystem in US and Asia. Prior to this Baek was a software engineer at AWS working on IoT and Robotics. He was also the founder of a last-mile logistics startup. We talk about his entry into crypto VC, Hasheds’ thesis, crypto gaming, the Asian market and more! Check out the Substack for a full transcript of the episode, with links and images! Intro & Outro soundtrack from - https://www.purple-planet.com

    21 min
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Speaking to leading Investors and Entrepreneurs around the world - Check out our Substack for the previous conversations!

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  • Creator
    Nawaz Ahmed
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
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