The Hard Part with Evan McCann

Laviva Mazhar from Luge Capital


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Laviva Mazhar is a Principal at Luge Capital. Luge Capital is a fintech-focused venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies in Canada and the United States. They are on a mission to build fintech champions with amazing founders.

In this episode, we discuss...

  • Her journey from McGill, work in economic development, a startup studio and breaking into VC
  • The first close of their $71M Fund II and what it is like raising a second fund
  • Predicting if a market opportunity can grow
  • Regulatory environment for fintech companies
  • How she keeps an edge and levels up as an investor
  • Unique areas to find strong dealflow
  • Two areas in fintech she is interested in right now
  • My podcast supporter!

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