Justin Smith (Managing Partner @ Recharge Ventures)
Starting a fund from scratch, opportunities for consumer tech in emerging markets, and investing into brands in today's world
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This week we had on Justin Smith (justinbsmith19) at Recharge Ventures.
Recharge is a first-time fund that is betting on consumer technology within emerging markets. Justin is a friend of ours, an advisor to our syndicate, and he’s one of the smartest and most genuine guys we’ve met since starting Confluence.
In this talk, we discuss:
Starting a fund from scratch
The opportunity for consumer tech in emerging markets
Investing into consumer brands in today’s world
Check out the full episode below:
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