As a science student, you should be able to recite the first 20 elements of the periodic table without looking! 🔬⚗️
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If you can't name the first 20 elements, are you really a science student? 😅
Builders Block EP.20: @Naicker_94 : “At pre-seed and seed, the biggest thing we underwrite is the team”
Brenton Naicker is a venture capital investor, founder, and startup advisor, currently serving as the Principal and Head of Growth at Africa’s leading blockchain-focused early-stage VC fund and accelerator. Committed to supporting the next wave of African entrepreneurs and innovators through the through CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund.
As a former African leader for Binance, one of the world’s largest fintech companies, he spearheaded the company's growth in Sub-Saharan, East and Francophone Africa.
In this episode we cover:
- Who Is Brenton? His Story, Role, and Mission
- The Experiences That Shaped Him
- Three Pivotal Moments That Changed His Life
- Brenton in Three Words
- From Founder to Binance to Venture Capital
- How to Break into Venture Capital
- A Day in the Life of a Principal & Head of Growth at CV VC
- CV VC's Investment Thesis and When Founders Should Engage
- The Mistakes Founders Repeatedly Make When Raising Capital
- What Makes a Great Founding Team?
- The State of Venture Funding in Africa
- A Fundraising Playbook for First-Time Founders
- Venture Debt in Africa: Opportunity or Untapped Market?
- Stablecoins, Local Stablecoins, and RWAs: What's Next?
- What Has to Happen for Africa to Win?