Venture Passport
Venture Passport is the podcast delivering the inside view of early-stage global markets, brought to you by TAV; the global pre-seed VC shaping the industries of tomorrow.
The show is co-hosted by two VCs, Jack Richardson, and Richard Armstrong, exploring the inner workings behind the creation of thriving tech unicorns, showcasing conversations with leading pioneers and visionaries in the global startup arena.
Venture Passport
S1E3: Nima Pourshasb, Founder @ minu <> Carlos Alonso-Torras, Principal @ Fintech Collective
This week's guests are Nima Pourshasb, Co-founder at minu, and Carlos Alonso-Torras, Principal at Fintech Collective.
Fintech Collective is a global VC with deep experience investing across capital markets, wealth management, banking, lending, payments, insurance, and DeFi.
minu is the leading employee financial wellness platform in Mexico, offering a SaaS subscription to 300+ employers including Modelo, Coppel and Cinemex and many more. The Company grew ARR by 5X+ in 2022, following a Series A from Fintech Collective in March the previous year.
We discuss:
- The macro trend of entrenchment away from emerging markets, and whether there is going to continue to be a removal of capital
- Considering bias when referencing customers
- The positive impact of Nima's previous investment experience, both on a term sheet and board control level
- Getting a deal done through COVID
- Advice on how to spend early marketing dollars
- To what extent a founder needs to be coachable