Today we interviewed Jalak Jobanputra - the Founder and Managing Partner of Future Perfect Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 to invest in blockchain technology and crypto assets. Their investments include Blockstream, Bitpesa, Blockchain.com, and Everledger. Prior to founding Future Perfect Ventures, Jalak was Director of Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network and had a long career in finance and technology. From attending a Bitcoin conference in 2013 to attending Art Basel Miami in 2021, Jalak has seen the evolution of the blockchain space from its earliest days to the recent wave of growth in NFTs.

In this episode, we talked about 🚀 the beginnings of Jalak's career in finance and technology, 🤝 attending her first Bitcoin conference in 2013, 📈 the investment thesis behind Future Perfect Ventures, 🌏 how Web3 can bring more inclusion and financial opportunity to emerging markets, ⚾️ collecting baseball cards as a kid, 👟 how the role of geography has changed in Web3, 💸 why the next few years will be the golden age of investing, ⚡️ what she's most excited about in the NFT space and much more.