[Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia

The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

On this episode Pat sits down with Inanc Balci, Co-Founder and Partner at emerging markets fintech fund Crestone Venture Capital where he invests across South East Asia and Latin America. We dive into his journey as an operator turned VC, scaling in SEA, similarities between LatAm and SEA in terms of fintech models and much moreYou will learn about: How Inanc ended up in SEA as an operator and Co-founder of Lazada Why operators make good investorsWhat input metrics he finds critical...

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1. [Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia (00:00:00)

2. Inanc's way into the world of startups (00:02:30)

3. Building the back-end at the same time - realities of entrepreneurship in emerging markets (00:07:18)

4. Operators make good VCs? (00:09:01)

5. On Crestone Ventures (00:15:31)

6. Parallels between SEA and LatAm in terms of financial inclusion (00:20:13)

7. Finding your co-founder in VC (00:25:34)

8. Input metrics and their importance in analysing deals (00:31:14)

9. What is next for the fund? (00:36:08)

10. Fast Speed Round (00:37:15)