Fernando Saiz, Co-Founder of Azet Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Azet Capital’s fund of funds strategy in venture capital. Fernando shares his diligence process for selecting venture funds, what differentiates the funds Azet invests in vs. the ones they pass on, and Azet’s strategic value-add to venture GPs.

(0:00) Episode preview

(1:01) Intro to Azet Capital

(2:40) Views on fund reserves and diligence process for fund investments

(7:44) Evaluating emerging managers

(10:40) Tools for benchmarking and selecting funds

(13:44) LP relationships, co-investments, and fund of funds

(17:12) Educating LPs on venture capital

(20:07) Strategic reasons to take capital from LatAm

(23:09) Value-add from seed stage managers

(24:56) Final thoughts and closing remarks