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[Investor Journey] Luiz Manzano & Alex Mello (BigBets) on effective altruism in venture as a strategy and dynamics of early stage investing
BigBets is a novel early stage investing firm based in Brazil. The fund has invested in companies such as Justo and Lemon. Luiz Manzano and Alexandre Mello joined the Emerging Markets Enthusiast to talk about their journey into VC, their take on early stage investing, building relationship and adding value.
On this episode you will learn about
- How the two found their way into venture and started BigBets
- How to match your personality traits as co-founders
- BigBets unique selling proposition to founders and their approach on early stage investing
- How to establish relationships with LPs
You can follow Luiz and Alex on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Make sure to check out BigBets portfolio on their website and the napkin they put together on raising capital.
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