This week Mario Rojas and Andreas Finzel talk about venture capital (VC). They discuss what criteria funds use to evaluate founder pitches and how investing in startups in developing markets differs from more mature economies like the UK. Mario has worked in international VC funds for years and offers concrete insights valuable for anyone trying to understand when, why and how venture capital managers decide to invest.

Speakers:

Guest: Mario Rojas

Host: Andreas Finzel

A transcript of this episode is available at https://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/manstud/futureofbusiness/2022-07-10-manstud-fob-venture-capital-rojas-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Recording date 28 June 2022.