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EP#62 Pearl Agarwal – Building Eximius Ventures, the Web3 opportunity & parallels between a founder and a first time fund manager
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In this episode, Pearl Agarwal (Founder & Managing Director, Eximius Ventures), joins our host Digjay, to talk about her path leading up to Eximius Ventures, the investment thesis & key focus areas at Eximius, the Web3 opportunity, marquee portfolio startups at Eximius, parallels between a founder and a first time venture capitalist, winning the trust of LPs & founders, building the foundation to scale up to a larger fund and more.
Founded in 2020, Eximius is an early-stage micro-VC fund that invests in startups across sectors like fintech, healthtech, gaming & web3. The fund has already made investments in marquee startups like Eka.care, Jar, Stan, Kala Gato and Fego among others.
Prior to Eximius, Pearl spent ~10 years across investment roles in the US and UK, facilitating multi-billion dollar mergers, helping companies raise capital, and more. You can connect with Pearl here on Linkedin / Twitter.
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Show notes –
- (01:32) Pearl’s background & path leading up to Eximius Ventures
- (07:52) Genesis of Eximius; Investment thesis & key focus areas
- (15:34) The Web3 opportunity
- (19:57) Marquee portfolio startups at Eximius
- (24:18) Raising a venture capital fund in the middle of a pandemic
- (32:17) Winning the trust of LPs & founders; dealflow strategy as a first time VC
- (37:07) Importance of having mentors & advisors for a fund manager
- (40:27) Building the foundation to scale up to a larger fund
- (45:00) Rapid fire and closing remarks
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