#20 - VC101 and Funding Diverse Founders with Yvonne Bajela
I ALSO Want Money
English - September 03, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBInvesting Business Education wealth gender inequity society culture pay inequality money Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode we are joined by Yvonne Bajela, Founding Member and Principal at Impact X Capital, to talk us through the basics of venture capital and the incredibly important mission of Impact X in funding diverse founders. Funding diversity has proven to have exceptional returns, and it's a fiduciary duty as a fund to be more active in tapping into communities of talented entrepreneurs with underrepresented backgrounds.
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Speaker Bio:
Recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 as a key influencer of global money flows in 2020, Yvonne is the Founding Member and Principal at Impact X Capital, a UK based venture capital fund founded to support underrepresented entrepreneurs. Over the last five years, Yvonne has invested over £200 million in various startups across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A board member and passionate leader, Yvonne is a champion for female entrepreneurship.
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