Co-Founder & Partner, Broadhaven Ventures at Broadhaven Capital Partners and Founder, Alt Goes Mainstream
Can European companies become massive without having to go outside of Europe? Today, we have a special podcast with someone who has a unique view on what it takes to build companies of consequence in both the U.S. and Europe. We are joined by Balderton Capital General Partner Rana Yared. Rana was a Partner at Goldman Sachs, where she worked for 14 years and invested in some of the industry's most consequential capital markets businesses, like Tradeweb, LCH, iCapital, Vestwell and more. She left Goldman to join Balderton Capital, which has invested in the likes of Revolut, Writer, GoCardless, Darktrace, and many more. I've known Rana for my entire career and was lucky enough to be able to work with her at Goldman, so it comes as no surprise that she shared such unique and thoughtful insights on venture, fintech, and private markets. She's an incredibly sharp thinker and insanely smart, so it's fitting that industry titan Tradeweb asked her to rejoin the Board as an Independent Director after she moved from Goldman to Balderton. We had a fascinating conversation. We discussed: * Revolutionary and evolutionary innovations in financial services and private markets, including the likes of iCapital, Tradeweb, Revolut. * Why global tech companies can be built in Europe, with Revolut, a Balderton Capital portfolio company, as an example. * Why London and Europe are compelling fintech and financial services ecosystems. * How LPs should look at the European investment opportunity. * Differences and benefits / drawbacks of being a strategic / permanent capital investor versus being an independent VC fund. * The importance of being a risk manager in venture. Thanks Rana for coming on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast to share your wisdom and expertise on fintech, venture, and private markets. Thanks Ultimus Fund Solutions for sponsoring this episode of the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. https://lnkd.in/e7EXWQa5
