Today’s guest is Bhavik Vashi, the managing director for Asia Pacific and the Middle East at Carta. His seat at Carta gives him a perfect view as to what’s happening in the region in terms of startup and VC fundraising and formation. This episode is especially helpful for any LPs looking at the APAC region.
  Questions we tackle include:

• What it was like to experience two major liquidity events
• What Carta sees in terms of funding rounds today for startups
• The size and scope of the current funding winter
• Why LPs are on the sidelines today
• VC mark ups and pricing opacity
• How governments in MENA are competing for companies
• Why tokenized ownership of funds probably won’t catch on
• AI’s impact and the challenges in picking a winner
• The future of exits in Asia and what that means for portfolio construction

Carta: Carta.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavikvashi/

Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co
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