Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars – Lessons from Backing 9000+ Founders, VC’s Dire Need for Reinvention, Why Nothing Worth Doing is Ever Easy

Miguel Armaza sits down with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, a premier global accelerator and one of the world's most active pre-seed investors. Techstars was founded in 2006 and has backed almost 4000 companies with a combined portfolio market cap of $105B. Some of their invested companies include Remitly, Chainalysis, DataRobot, and Alloy.

We discuss:

• Trends and lessons learned at Techstars after 16 years, countless programs, and backing 9000 founders
• Maelle’s criticism of the venture industry and how it could improve to better serve founders
• How Techstars has been able to scale internationally and across programs with a partially decentralized approach
• A deep dive into Maelle’s impressive background as a former founder and operator… and a lot more!

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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.

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