[Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia
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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 more
You will learn about:
- How Inanc ended up in SEA as an operator and Co-founder of Lazada
- Why operators make good investors
- What input metrics he finds critical in evaluating deals
- Lessons learned on building a fund
- Similarities between SEA and LatAm in terms of fintech
You can find Inanc on LinkedIn here
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